Rome Was Not Built in a Day
Here Rome stands for great achievement. And every great work takes time to be completed. The capital of the greatest empire before the British Empire, Rome, was the biggest and the most magnificent city of the world of its time. Like the empire itself, it grew to its greatness and splendour through the reigns of several emperors. Huge amounts of energy, resources, expenditure and time were involved in erecting the metropolis which became the pride of the empire and the envy of the world. In much the same way, all great things grow out slowly after years and sometimes even after centuries of careful and painstakingly patient work. They do not grow like Jack’s beanstalk and touch the sky overnight. But like the huge banyan tree, they grow slowly, almost imperceptibly, and reach their prime in centuries. Take for example some of the famous wonders of the world. We often admire their greatness but are apt to forget the tremendous amount of money and material, human labour and time that has gone into their making. The Taj Mahal, a marvel of architectural workmanship, took seventeen years to complete. The huge pyramids of Giza took several generations of Pharaohs to attain their overpowering magnitude and staggering height. The Great Wall of China is another case in point. These random examples are enough to prove the truth of the saying. People in our country are impatient of the slow pace of our progress to prosperity. They often contrast our poverty with the affluence of the USA without bothering their heads with the facts that it took even the Western capital coupled with technical skill and the virgin soil of an America, about a hundred and fifty years to make the USA the rich and prosperous country that we admire. We cannot poverty of centuries within few decades. It will take time, as all great things do-For Rome was not built in day.
