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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFailures often feel like the end of the world, like there\u2019s no light beyond the tunnel, a dead end. In those moments, we are drenched so drenched in hopelessness that it almost seems the world is ticking into judgment and no way beyond, with every passing second.But we forget that these shortcomings are not the end of the world, but roadblocks with better times waiting ahead.<\/p>\n Raja Ravi Verma (Photo: @casteobession\/ X)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Raja Ravi Verma shed light on this scenario through his wise words.The quote which is widely attributed to him, feels like a warm hug from an old friend who knows you\u2019ve been beating yourself up over a setback. It tells us something simple but life-changing, that \u201cfailure\u201d is really just success that hasn\u2019t finished taking shape yet.Raja Ravi Varma, the legendary Indian painter, whose work was based on Indian themes with European art techniques. He also lived through years of criticism and doubt before becoming one of India\u2019s most famous and revered artists. His work wasn\u2019t immediately accepted everywhere. Some called it too Western, while others said it wasn\u2019t traditional enough. But he did not give up and kept painting, kept refining, kept going.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There is no failure, it\u2019s only unfinished success<\/p>\n Raja Ravi Verma Raja Ravi Varma shared a mindset, through this quote, that carried him through years of struggle before his art became iconic.The quote is simple on the surface, but has a deeper meaning underneath. We call situations a \u201cfailure\u201d when something doesn\u2019t work out the way we planned on the first try, like when a project doesn\u2019t work out, a business flops, a relationship ends, or a dream feels out of reach. We label it as final, and think that we\u2019re not cut out for this.But Ravi Varma tells us to be patient, hold on, and hope that it’s not final but just unfinished.<\/p>\n Relate success like a painting. When you\u2019re halfway through, it might look messy. Colours are smudged. The face isn\u2019t quite right. The background feels flat.And if you stepped back at that moment and declared, \u201cthis is a failure,\u201d you\u2019d be missing the whole point. You haven\u2019t finished painting it yet.The same goes for life. What looks like failure today might be the rough draft of tomorrow\u2019s climax. Every mistake, every rejection, every late night of rewriting or beginning from scratch is part of the process and not the end of it.<\/div>\n![\"Quote](\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-131522302\/quote-of-the-day-by-raja-ravi-verma-there-is-no-failure-its-only-unfinished-success.jpg\" "\\"Raja")
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<\/h2>\n<\/p>\nBeing successful is just like painting a beautiful piece
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