The North News
Chandigarh, July 17
In a world defined by flux—where victories are fleeting and setbacks feel eternal—there are rare moments when a voice of experience offers an anchor in the storm. One such voice is that of Anand Mahindra, an industrialist whose four-decade-long journey through the unpredictable tides of business and life brings not a boast, but a deeply contemplative message.
Reflecting on 44 years of his career, Mahindra doesn’t recount milestones or material achievements. Instead, he shares a lesson that transcends boardrooms and balance sheets—a truth carved by time and tempered by trials: “Nothing lasts forever.”
This, at first, may seem a platitude. But its power lies in its humility. Joy and despair, growth and stagnation, hope and frustration—they are seasons of existence. And in each, the human spirit is tested. It is not success that defines us, Mahindra implies, but the quiet resolve to stay the course even when the horizon disappears in storm clouds.
“When you’re in the eye of the storm,” he writes in a recent post on X, “it can feel like it’ll never end, but it always does.” This is not mere optimism; it is faith born from experience. The lesson is simple yet profound: Do not be enticed by success, nor broken by difficulty. Just do the best you can.
For the young, and for all those burdened by the weight of unrealised dreams or the chaos of uncertain times, Mahindra’s message is a balm: “Stress is only a drain. Just focus on doing the best you can, staying the course, and trusting that the situation will shift. It always does.”
In these words, there is no promise of instant reward. But there is a philosophy of perseverance. A belief that life, much like the sea, is ever-changing—and that one’s duty is not to control the tide, but to sail with integrity and courage.
Perhaps that is the greatest wisdom of all: to act with steadiness, even when all around you is storm.
