Robert Bruce, king of Scotland, fought several battles to
regain his country’s freedom but was each time defeated. Naturally, he was a
very sad mood for his unhappy condition. Once he was lying in the cave.
Suddenly he saw a spider trying hard to reach the ceiling of the cave. The
spider failed again and again to attain success. But it did not lose heart.
Bruce saw the spider’s struggling. Once it fell down and tried again. It failed
six times. On its seventh attempt, it was successful to reach the ceiling. This
incident shook Bruce’s mind very much. He reflected on his own condition of
failure. He became optimistic to achieve success. The dauntless spider inspired
Robert Bruce to foil despair. He gathered an army of strong men and attacked
his enemies with new force. The enemies were defeated and Robert Bruce regained
his kingdom. It also indicates that “Where there is a will, there is away.