Unless one has a burning desire to achieve something, it is very difficult to succeed. If one wants to lose weight, one need to give 100 percent and nothing less and then every target seems easy. This concept is put up very nicely in a story by the great Greek philosopher Socrates.
According to story, a young man requested Socrates if he could teach him the secret to success. Socrates agreed and told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning.
Socrates asked the young man to walk with him toward the river. When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into the water. The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue.
Socrates pulled his head out of the water and asked, 'What did you want the most when you were there under the water?" The boy replied, "Air." Socrates said, "That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air while you were under water, you will get it." There is no other secret.
A burning desire to lose weight and fight against obesity is must for successfully achieving the target in addition to the right education. One must remember that a small fire cannot give much heat and similarly half hearted effort or a weak desire to lose weight will not give great results.
Issues in the public interest by yoga trainer Barbara Tomasik based in London. Barbara conducts private yoga in Chelsea, Kensington, Notting hill and Holland Park and writes for Obesity Campaign UK.
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