The Moral Vision
Aiming High
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AIMING HIGH
Several disgruntled Muslim youths stood in an
agitated group outside the University Offices,
loudly bewailing the fact that they had not been
admitted to the various academic courses they had
chosen.
Without
exception,
they
blamed
circumstances for their failure to gain entry to the
University. Some also blamed the environment for
their having remained out of work for so long. An
elderly gentleman, who was sitting close by, could
not help overhearing their lamentations. Finally, he
could contain himself no longer, and he jumped up
and said to them, “I am sure you feel your
complaints are well-founded, but, why compete at a
level where the seats are all bound to be taken
already? That will get you nowhere. You should
attempt to enter at the top, for that is where you
will find the vacant seats. Produce distinctive
qualifications and there will be no question of your
being rejected. There are always places at the top for
people of merit. Be you a student, businessman,
lawyer or doctor, try to distinguish yourself in
whatever field you have chosen, for that is the sure
way to success. Even if it is only something like a
