We live in a generation that bears so much knowledge, one in which kids are super smart and have access to all sorts of smart gadgets, an era of continuous evolution with so much at our disposal… In these times, the competition is high; however, everyone stands a fair chance of survival. But the question is, “will you survive?”
“With each new day in Africa, a gazelle wakes up knowing he must outrun the fastest lion or perish. At the same time, a lion stirs and stretches, knowing he must outrun the fastest gazelle or starve.- Mohammed Bin Rashid Al maktoum
I like to see this quote as a perfect illustration of our predicament as humans, as I like to see it as a contest between us humans and our numerous challenges. However, we are much stronger and a lot more agile than they, being endowed with a mind so powerful and elastic it can take much more than we have the ability to gather in a life time. Unfortunately, we don’t realize it, hence the possibility of a defeat. So we sit and complain and cower in fear or sheer laziness giving room for our challenges to overwhelm us… Guys, this is the survival of the fittest. Life is not necessarily interested in being fair to you, but you can command it to…
We take in our environment; at school, at work, on the street, on the internet and everywhere but here’s my question; what do we do with all we get? How do we sieve and how do we maximize the residue? Because we must! It would be a shame to have access to so much, yet be of no consequence in these times of massive opportunities. Everyone carries a solution and when things start getting though, it is probably time to look into your tool box in readiness to fix it because you can!
Its recession guys, our food security is being threatened; talk more of clothing and shelter but I say, it’s the best time ever because in these times I have seen how resourceful governments can be, how motivated individuals can be…the thought of waking up and not having a decent meal is motivation enough. But far beyond food, should be the need to make a difference, make things happen...That’s why I believe that this is just what we need as it would help us take our eyes off the external and focus on the internal!
There is gold everywhere. I mean gold! Probably buried in a pile of dirt. But instead of us getting on our knees with our hands buried in the dirt in search for something genuine, we would rather wear trendy clothes and shoes parading ourselves as big boys who do nothing but depend helplessly on someone who won’t be there forever. What will it profit a young man if he wears the trendiest on an empty stomach resulting from dry pockets, in turn resulting from highly underutilized brains leading to zero influence? You don’t want to wake up one day only to realize somewhere in the middle of your life that you at point zero influence/control. Now is time to act!
If you are still sleeping, I suggest you wake up right away, open your eyes and look! Look around you, dig into the dirt if you must, until your hand finds something of worth, something to contribute to life while you gradually but perpetually disable the giants that threaten our peace, progress and stability. Get up! Do something and stop wasting away, polish what you already have and make a difference. An academic certificate these days isn’t a big deal. It’s good but just isn’t enough anymore. How many of us who have certificates work with them? How many of those certificates are genuine? Does having a certificate secure for you a future? Well it may give you a better chance, an opportunity to succeed but never solely gives a secure place of satisfaction and purpose or even wealth. So to your academics add a skill.
You want to be fulfilled; find your field and plough
You want to be secure; build your own bars of iron
You want to be wealthy; then create your own wealth, the Midas touch is in your hands. Stop the blame game and get responsible!
You want to add value; just do it already for you have the mind of the creator himself!
If pastor Nick Vujicic with no hands and no legs can do something, then you must realize that all that you need is in you. God didn’t give us money at birth, He gave us brains and hands to produce whatever our brains have the capacity to hold. It may need a little tweaking but no idea is stupid, bring them all to the table and let’s make a total mockery of mediocrity. Now think guys, search, there must be something upstairs that the hands can handle. You have all it takes to sour even in a recession.
Written by Fidelia Ben-Udi
Written by Fidelia Ben-Udi
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