Scientists and experiments have proven that humans possess many types of skills and intelligence. Many people with talents in music, sports, fashions have proven to be very successful. But what is being measured in our educational system is usually the ability to write, to add and to remember. Albeit these abilities do give an advantage to a person in achieving his/her goals but inadequacy or a lack of them does not mean that the person is a failure.

My mum can't write and can't really add but to me she is one of the most successful mums in the world. She is humble, she gets along with all kinds of people. She is honest and truthful, she is kind, she is able to console us. She gives us a shoulder to cry on when we are down. She maintains harmony in our family. She is the unifying factor among all my siblings.

On the other hand, my father is intelligent, can calculate, can add, can strategize, can speak etc. But he is arrogant, hot-tempered, can't get along with anybody (he doesn't even have a single friend in the whole town). He creates disharmony in the whole family and is a dis-unifying factor.

The above has taught me that success in life is not measured by what or how much we achieved but by how much we bring out the best in us.

The following wisdom shared by an Indian native will shed more light on what I said:-

"When I was born, the whole world smile and I cried.
We should live our lives in such a manner that when we die,
the whole world cries and we smile."

Coincidently, the best academic result I've ever got in all the public exams was a 'C'.

Till then and wishing all mothers a Happy Mother's Day!

Your fellow traveler in time.

Billi Lim
Author of No. 1 Best-seller “Dare To Fail”