The road to success is not straight; there is a curve called failure, a loop…
2025
The road to success is not straight; there is a curve called failure, a loop called confusion, speed bumps called friends, caution lights called family and a roller coaster ride called jobs. But, if you have a spare called determination, an engine called perseverance, insurance called faith and a driver called God, you will make it to a place called success!
In spite of all our planning and preparation, unexpected challenges are certain to arise. The bumps in the road are unavoidable, but you’ll never get to your destination if you aren’t willing to drive over them. The difference between a disaster and triumph lies in whether or not you’re prepared and willing to weather the storm. If you’re ready, those bumps will become stepping-stones.
The key thing to realize is that working harder is the same as working smarter. How do you work smarter? You just need to have the right skills. People want improved circumstances and better life without an improved self. They want victory without paying the price or making efforts. It really cannot happen without the other. Any improvements that have not been generated by improving yourself are superficial and short-lived. If you want to have a better future, you have to change yourself. Stop worrying about the various challenges that will come your way. Just believe in yourself and use them as stepping-stones.
‘Success’ is getting whatever you want out of life without violating the rights of others. It is not an accident. Success is the result of our attitude and our attitude is a choice. Hence success is a matter of choice and not chance.
Today success represents a holistic and positive attitude to life. Attitude is everything. Success is not restricted to some kind of brick and mortar premises. It assumes the individuality of a complete act executed with perfection; material achievements do not define life. We don’t remember sports stars for the products they endorse but the spirit of achievement they represent. The abundance of a positive attitude underline the grandeur of a truly rewarding rich life.
Success can be measured from two standpoints- the external and the internal. Externally, it is the measure of a job well done, and recognition. Internally, it is the feeling of achievement and wholeness derived from the completion of a task, or the fulfilment of desire.
Choose the most appropriate option to complete the given sentence. Bumps become stepping stones when _______.
- A.
one is willing to drive over them.
- B.
one is able to dodge them.
- C.
one finds an alternative route.
- D.
one approaches the authorities to level them.
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Correct answer: A
In a passage-based sentence-completion question, the correct ending is not simply the idea that sounds thematically related to the passage — it has to be the exact claim the passage itself makes about how the outcome comes about. The task is to locate the specific sentence in the passage that states the causal link the blank is asking for, and match the completion to that stated mechanism.
The passage explicitly says: “The bumps in the road are unavoidable, but you’ll never get to your destination if you aren’t willing to drive over them… If you’re ready, those bumps will become stepping-stones.” This sentence names the exact condition under which bumps turn into stepping-stones — being willing to drive over them — which is precisely the completion “one is willing to drive over them.”
Checking this against each offered completion, by value:
willing to drive over them — restates the passage's own stated condition for bumps becoming stepping-stones.
able to dodge them — the passage explicitly calls the bumps ‘unavoidable,’ so dodging them is not the condition it describes.
finds an alternative route — the passage never mentions rerouting around the obstacle; it only discusses driving through it.
approaches the authorities to level them — the passage frames overcoming challenges as a matter of personal attitude, preparation and choice, not something handled by an external authority removing the obstacle.
So the sentence is completed by the option that matches the passage's own stated condition — being willing to drive over the bumps.