Athar belonged to a poor family in a small village. From his childhood, he had set a goal to become a doctor and help the poor. To achieve his goal, Athar worked hard but when he appeared in the medical entrance test, he failed.

It came as a shock to him and he locked himself in his room, refusing to eat and drink. After a few days, Athar came across a magazine in which a renowned doctor had been interviewed. The doctor had talked about many hardships that he had faced in his life to become a doctor and achieve success. In the end of his interview, the doctor had said that a person should never lose hope, but he must always continue to struggle.

After reading the interview, Athar realised that if the doctor, who had seen so many hardships in life and he never lost hope, then why was he losing hope after just one failure?

After realising this, Athar started studying hard for the entrance test of another medical college and this time Athar was not only selected, but he also got a scholarship.

Now Athar vowed that he would never lose hope and would always work hard to achieve things, because life is another name for continuous work and struggle.

Published in Dawn, Young World, November 16th, 2019