Your success is the result of not only your efforts, it is a combination of several other factors
and
support systems
Here is the story from Mahabharatham
While the battle of Kurukshetra was at its peak, Arjuna and Karna were fighting cach other. It was a battle to witness, a flurry of arrows were being exchanged, and even the gods were witnessing this epic battle between the two warriors
Arjuna would shoot his arrows and
the impact of these arrows was so intense that Karna's chariot would go
back by 25-30 feet. People who witnessed this were amazed by the skills of Arjuna.
Karna was no less. When he shot
arrows, Arjuna's chariot would also
shake and go back by three-four feet.
More than anyone else, Krishna
would applaud Karna every time his
arrow hit Arjuna's chariot. But not
once did he applaud Arjuna's skills.
At the end of the day Arjuna asked
Krishna "O my lord,I have shot so many arrows at Karna' chariot, it was being displaced like a feather in the wind, but not once did you appreciate me. Rather, you would appreciate Karna's skill despite his arrows just displacing my chariot a little."
Krishna smiled and replied: "Arju-
na, remember, your chariot is protected by Hanuman on your flag at the top, you have me as your charioteer in the front and you have Sheshnag at its wheels, yet the whole chariot would still sway and get displaced whenever the valiant Karna hit us with his arrows, But Karna's chariot is not protected by any such force. He is on his own, yet he fights valiantly."
It is said that after the battle of Ku-
rukshetra was over, Krishna refused to get off the chariot till Arjuna got down.
Once Krishna alighted from the charit, it caught fire and was reduced to dust.
Krishna said:"O Arjuna, your charit was destroyed by Karna a long time
ago; I was still protecting it. Never in
your life have the arrogance to say that you have achieved great heights. If you have achieved something, it is due to the divine will. It is divine intervention that has always protected you, cleared your path and given you right opportunities at the right time!"
(An excerpt from the Mahabharata)

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