A stone-cutter was hammering at a big piece of rock. He was hammering one blow after another. Every blow hoped to break the rock before landing on it successfully. finally it was the hundredth blow that succeeded in breaking the rocks in parts. Swollen with pride, the hundredth blow behaved pompously about being the mightiest blow, leaving the earlier attempted blows feeling dejected.
Think for a while - Did the rock break solely due to the force of hundredth blow? Did the hundredth blow deserve all the credit for cracking the rock?
Think for a while - Do we bestow credit on only those who apparently succeed, ignoring all those who have attempted earlier without making it to the final? Do we recognize that it is not just the last blow that does it but all the efforts that have gone before have equal contributions?
Think for a while - Did the rock break solely due to the force of hundredth blow? Did the hundredth blow deserve all the credit for cracking the rock?
Think for a while - Do we bestow credit on only those who apparently succeed, ignoring all those who have attempted earlier without making it to the final? Do we recognize that it is not just the last blow that does it but all the efforts that have gone before have equal contributions?
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