We all know that Hanuman
found Sita in Lanka. Here is a story that tells us the events that led
him to finding Sita. Hanuman’s first search for Sita ends in failure. The
Sanskrit epic depicts him in a crestfallen mood on the island, reflecting on
what to do next. Hanuman, disheartened by failure is now standing on the shore
of the ocean and reasons that perhaps it is best for him to commit suicide
since he cannot fulfil his promise to Rama. 
While he was contemplating suicide, his attention was
diverted by the activity of a small bird, which seemed to dive from the sky,
collect water of the ocean in her beak and fly away. The frequent repetition of
this act by the little bird aroused his curiosity and he asked the bird what it
was up to. The bird replied: My nest has fallen into the ocean and I am trying
to dry up the ocean to recover it. Hanuman was taken aback by the resolve of
the little bird and asked, full of surprise, how she hoped to empty the ocean
to recover her nest. Thereupon the bird replied:Days and nights are long; My beak is strong as iron. Indefatigability is the root of success. Why will the ocean not dry up?
Hanuman was astounded by the determination of the little bird and thought to himself if this little bird can display such courage and
determination then surely, I should not give up on my goal and at least make
one more attempt to find Sita.
Hanuman did, indeed, succeed in his mission the second time. The little
verse uttered by the little bird in the epic became a famous saying and its
message – Give up giving up – has perhaps inspired many more, just as it
inspired Hanuman.
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