It is okay to ask for help when overcoming challenges, says Nithya Shanti

Troubled by challenges? Time to assess your strength first.

New Delhi | Updated: November 19, 2019 12:14 PM IST

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Sharing the importance of facing challenges head-on by making use of one’s full strength, spiritual facilitator and storyteller Nithya Shanti narrated an inspiring story in this YoursWisely video.

Once, a young boy and his father were enjoying a walk through the forest when they came across a large branch that obstructed their path. The boy turned to the father and asked, “Do you think I can lift that branch?” The father said, “Yes, my son! But you have to use all your strength.” And the boy ran up and held the branch, trying his best to lift it, but in vain.

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When he mentioned his predicament to his father, he pointed out, “Son, I said, you have to use all your strength”. When the boy couldn’t manage to lift the branch, his father explained, “You never asked me to help you. I said use all your strength.”

Shanti shared that one can learn to ask for help and make use of one’s “full strength” when situations arise. “We haven’t used all our strength unless we have thought about who all we can ask for help. There is nothing wrong with asking for help. This is how we bring out the best and conquer all challenges of life when we face them with the right attitude,” he explained.

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