There was a time in my life when I voted a man for presidency. At that time I believed with all inside me that this particular man would win the presidency and that he was the right candidate. Then was a time when I told a girl I loved her. What I meant was that I would marry her. I meant every word I said. There was a time I sat for an exam an I thought I had done my best that those results would be the best ever.
Do you want to know the results? That man will never lead this country, the girl can never be a wife of mine and I have done better exams and got better result. What makes us do things again and again even when our expectations are not met?
I have proposed to another, again, voted for another, again and sat for other exams, again. There is something in our fabrics that sees us rise from our dusts, that sees us hope again and keep aspiring for better. The man who has got his satisfaction and the one who has lost hope are the same. We should also note that satisfaction and contentment are not the same. One settles for what he has and the other settles while he has what he has.
When we fall or fail, as we are bound to once in a while, we need to remind ourselves of where we had set out to go and of the fact that a mistake only remains so if the treasures in its lessons are not attended to. We can choose to sit and wail or learn from every moment of our lives. The destination is always light for us while we move. There is power in realising that we all can get to where we have always wanted to get. thats where the fun is, in being where your heart desired to get. The challenge for many of us is that we have set boundaries for ourselves. Boundaries of time and of capability and of opportunities. We have let society and experiences of those others dectate for us what we can do and how we can do it. But we all need to discover for ourselves what is possible and we all can in this lifetime.
The word again is not one we shall say once in our life time, we shall say it over and over. And in all our endeavors, we refrain from trying because we determine to actually do those things we set our hearts to. Again you will hurt but again you will heal. We are only a result of what we know. When we know where we want to go then we deem it worthwhile to encounter the perils that stand in front of us daily. The man who has lost hope is dead. He is dead to the knowledge of his destination.
So today I know I will marry and I will do it with joy, I will vote and that, with hope that my decision is right. We are here so that tomorrow can be better. That’s why we cannot afford to arrive now. The man who has arrived now is living a narrow life. As long as there are people other than me I will keep arriving. In a particular area I might arrive but not in totality.
To you my friends, better in always in the future never here with you. We aspire to make our businesses better, marriages better, parenting better, knowledge better and every thing you can think of. It all has the potential of getting better. But while we are at it, we need proper directions, a code of sorts. My opinion is the book called the bible does it best. It is the only place where better springs from in its most accurate form.
Will you hold that book today?
Do you want to know the results? That man will never lead this country, the girl can never be a wife of mine and I have done better exams and got better result. What makes us do things again and again even when our expectations are not met?
I have proposed to another, again, voted for another, again and sat for other exams, again. There is something in our fabrics that sees us rise from our dusts, that sees us hope again and keep aspiring for better. The man who has got his satisfaction and the one who has lost hope are the same. We should also note that satisfaction and contentment are not the same. One settles for what he has and the other settles while he has what he has.
When we fall or fail, as we are bound to once in a while, we need to remind ourselves of where we had set out to go and of the fact that a mistake only remains so if the treasures in its lessons are not attended to. We can choose to sit and wail or learn from every moment of our lives. The destination is always light for us while we move. There is power in realising that we all can get to where we have always wanted to get. thats where the fun is, in being where your heart desired to get. The challenge for many of us is that we have set boundaries for ourselves. Boundaries of time and of capability and of opportunities. We have let society and experiences of those others dectate for us what we can do and how we can do it. But we all need to discover for ourselves what is possible and we all can in this lifetime.
The word again is not one we shall say once in our life time, we shall say it over and over. And in all our endeavors, we refrain from trying because we determine to actually do those things we set our hearts to. Again you will hurt but again you will heal. We are only a result of what we know. When we know where we want to go then we deem it worthwhile to encounter the perils that stand in front of us daily. The man who has lost hope is dead. He is dead to the knowledge of his destination.
So today I know I will marry and I will do it with joy, I will vote and that, with hope that my decision is right. We are here so that tomorrow can be better. That’s why we cannot afford to arrive now. The man who has arrived now is living a narrow life. As long as there are people other than me I will keep arriving. In a particular area I might arrive but not in totality.
To you my friends, better in always in the future never here with you. We aspire to make our businesses better, marriages better, parenting better, knowledge better and every thing you can think of. It all has the potential of getting better. But while we are at it, we need proper directions, a code of sorts. My opinion is the book called the bible does it best. It is the only place where better springs from in its most accurate form.
Will you hold that book today?
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