There is a Sanskrit
verse that says that animals do not enter the mouth of a sleeping lion on their
own .The lion has to go hunt them . Otherwise it will starve and finally die .
The word ‘industry ‘ in the given proverb refers to the quality of working hard
regularly . So what the proverb means is that hard work is the key to success .
A farmer has to
toil under extreme conditions in his field . Only then can he hope to harvest bumper
crops . Labourers in a factory have to work efficiently in order to manufacture
the goods that , when sold , will reap benefits for all . All prosperous
nations have come up by the unfailing and dedicated efforts of their people . there
is , indeed , no substitute for hard work .no short cut to prosperity . It can
come only through industry or hard work . In this sense , then , industry is ,
indeed , the mother of prosperity .
Good things in life do not just fall
into our laps . The sweet fruit of success has to be earned by the sweat of
one’s brow . No Tata or Birla or Ambani ever reached where they are by sitting
in an easy chair relaxing . Sachin Tendulkar plays well not by mere instinct .
Behind his brilliant performance lies a lot of hard work and hours of practice sessions
on the field . Actors do not become successful merely on the strength of their
looks or physical appearance . They sweat it out in front of the strength of
their looks or take before they finally appear on the screen and charm the
public .