Always be confident
People talk about lack of confidence all the time. Let’s now talk about what happens when we have too much of it.
Once a fox and a wildcat met on the outskirts of a village.
“This is a dangerous place,” said the cat, “infested with wild dogs.”
“Dogs don’t bother me,” boasted the fox. “I know a hundred ways to get away from those stupid animals.”
Just then, they saw a pack of wild dogs coming. “Goodbye, friend,” said the cat. “I’d better be going. Unlike you, I know only one way to get away from dogs. That is to climb up a tree.”
And with that, it sped up a tall tree. The fox tried all the tricks it knew in its attempt to get away from the dogs. But it was soon caught and killed.
It is said, “Confidence is good, but overconfidence always sinks the ship.”
Yes, excess of everything is bad. Even too much of confidence can be ruinous. An overconfident person always considers himself to be right. Such people also disregard pros and cons of things. Thus they often tend to make wrong judgements, and disastrous decisions. To them, the experienced or learned opinions of others do not matter.
Be confident. But not overconfident. Remember that overconfidence precedes carelessness. It blocks your progress in many ways. In studies and in life, do your part well; and that too with confidence and determination.
