what a sweet topic amazing,
don't count your chickens before they are hatched... so true.
what i always remember is a nepali poem  icchha by Balkrishna sama.
 iccha yo cha mahesh
antim jasai yo mrityusahaiya jali
mero rakta sukaunecha ma garula
anyol  bhai chatpati
tyo bela mukhma buti haru parun Nepal kai kebal
j j ma cha himshailiko madhuro mitho chiso chumbana.