"
Every search begins with beginners luck. And every search ends with
the victor's being severely tested."
Besides
pursuing a dream and listening to our heart, what you still need to
know is this: Before a dream is reached, the soul of the world tests
everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it
is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams,
master the lessons we have learned as we have moved towards that
dream. That's the point at which most people give up. Its the point at
which, as we say in the language of the desert, one "dies of thirst
just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon".
- Paulo Coelho in the book "The Alchemist". The
guiding spirit of my life.
Dr. Tapan Kumar Panda
Professor in Marketing
Indian Institute of Management Indore, Pigdamber, Rau,
Indore-453331, M.P. India