9 Golden Lessons that I Learned From a Camel
By: Hari Sudhan
Tags: Life Lessons, Inspiration, Awareness, Self Improvement, Life

Recently I heard a news about a camel that walked more than 100 kilometers alone back to its home in North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region eight months after its owner sold it to his friend in October 2019. The camel was found to have been covered in bruises after walking through mountains, rivers, crossing fences and highways.

I have learned nine golden lessons from this camel that can be used in almost every walk of our life.

Chose a definite destination: The camel knows the destination so the only thought it might have in its mind was to find the ways to reach its destination. Lack of choosing a definite destination results in either doing nothing or starting one thing and then, quitting and starting something else. Everyone should first define a definite destination, it can be anything like to be a popular YouTuber or to be placed in a company like Google or Apple, or even to own a definite amount of money.

Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass. ― Napoleon Hill

Love your goal: The camel succeeded because he loves his owner, so placed all his energy, all his will power, all his effort, everything back of that goal to reach his owner. It is a remarkable illustration of the power of love towards a goal. Choosing a definite goal is important but it is more important to love your chosen goal. A great interest and pleasure in your goal will give you intense power so that you can reach your destination.

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love ― Maya Angelou

Don’t wait: Do not wait for anyone to start your steps because everyone has a different goal and different time spans to reach their goal. If you wait for others to accompany you or wait for the right moment when everything is in perfect alignment you will never get started.

Your success lies in your own hands. You must therefore not wait for the grass to become greener by magic. You have the hands to irrigate your own territory by doing what is expected of you! ― Israelmore Ayivor

Don’t overthink: Thinking excessively and walking through countless scenarios and outcomes can lead you away from your destination, especially when you’re overthinking in order to rationalize or justify something. Always follow your inner feelings that give us information that our logical, observational mind doesn’t have.

When you lost sight of your path, listen for the destination in your heart ― Katsura Hoshino

Take small steps daily: The camel has traveled more than 100 kilometers by taking small steps daily for almost one month to reach its owner. Whatever the situation is, you should at least move one step forward daily that will move you a little closer towards your destination. Do not halt this forward progress until your end result has been achieved.

If you can’t fly, then run, if you can’t run, then walk, if you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving ― Martin Luther King Jr

Accept failures as your mentor: In this one month of travel the camel would have traveled in the wrong paths many times but these wrong paths taught the camel to find the right path to reach its master. In the same way, you should always accept failures as a mentor because these failures will teach us the right path to our destination.

The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn’t matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark. ― Barbara Hall

Think of the end result: Camel has managed to overcome huge obstacles just by thinking about his old owner and a life with him. Whenever you are facing an obstacle just think about the end result and the life that you are going to live after achieving the result. This thought gives you a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness which in turn demolishes the obstacles that you might face in your way.

Stay focussed on your goals. Pictures the end result and all the satisfaction it will bring.

Welcome wounds as a success marks: The camel had a lot of wounds on its body when it reached its owner, as it must have got crossing the fences. These wounds on the camel are the marks of remembrance for its hard work. Everyone has wounds caused by criticism, we should accept it as the prizes for our hard work because criticism will give you the power to stand up for your work and defend it, knowing with confidence that you have made the right choices and that you have addressed previous criticism fully.

Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting. – Emmet Fox

Don’t blame your situation: I have seen many of them blaming their situations and giving excuses that they don’t have the proper resources to attain their goal or destination like “I didn't have a laptop to prepare for the google interview”, “I didn’t have time to create videos for youtube”, “No one guides me to start a business”. Just think about this camel that didn’t even get the proper food and water in the desert for this one month of time but able to reach its destination. So don’t blame your situations and always embrace what you have.