II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

कैसा भी सामर्थ्य हो, बिन उद्यम दुख पाय I
निकट असन बिन कर चले, कैसे मुख में जाय II

It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.
Nothing is easy to be achieved in life without doing any hard work. Determination guarantees achievement. Without hard work, it is not possible to be an odd one out and achieve something that you have always wanted. Even those who fail initially end up winning at last if they don't leave the hand of hard work. Prayer alone will never make a student pass his exams or excel in his academics; every student must study hard.  Diligence is one of the ingredients for success in life.
We must pray hard but we must also work hard. We must labour in prayer but prayer is not enough. We must work hard. The work gets accomplished by effort, not merely by wishing. The animals don't enter a sleeping lion's mouth.

"Kabir says, even if by sheer luck, a treasure is seen lying in front, destiny doesn't give it in hand, some effort of picking it up is still expected. Similarly the food in the plate will not go into the mouth on its own unless hands do the needful. Without hardwork only suffering will come his way however capable and strong man can be."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II