Hello
again and welcome to the iExcel360 blog. I am so happy to have you reading this
little piece of mine because it shows that you have taken interest in my work.
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what you think.
Today,
while I was doing my regular Wikipedia reading, I stumbled into an article
about a movie called “Zulu”. Before I get to the crux of the matter, I would
like to give you a summary about this movie. This movie was made in 1964 and
tells a (sort of) fictional story about the defeat of the British army at the
hands of Zulu warriors in one part of South Africa. The Zulus armed themselves
with the ammunition of the dead British Soldiers and proceeded to advance and
wipe out the entire British Army. The British know from the very beginning that
the battle will be a losing one but they still got the courage to fight and
rescue civilians that were in the line of fire. During the movie, one of the
soldiers “Stated the Obvious” that they were going to die and was giving the
commanding officer the full lecture on how screwed they were (forgive my
language), from a “Tactical” Point of View. The commander did the wise thing by
putting the broken officer in the cargo hold to prevent him from bringing down
the morale of the men. To cut the story short, the British soldiers fought with
everything they had and when they felt their end was near, the Zulu warriors
praised the British soldiers for putting on a good fight instead of giving up.
Now
back to the subject at hand. I am sure you might be wandering “what does this
story have to do with anything?” Well, I’ll be getting there. There are times
in your life when you believe you are at your wits end or as one might say,
“You are screwed on a colossal level” and you cannot see the light at the end
of the tunnel. But guess what there is always a light at the end of that tunnel
but the light is only available for those who keep moving forward. The story I wrote
is one of the many stories in this world that tell the tales of people who made
the best use their circumstances and moved forward despite their current
situations. We see them every day, when we walk down the street, in our places
of work and so on. For instance, a journalist has to meet a deadline for a
particular story on his/her beat and she feels she has no tangible material for
her story. This gets the journalist frustrated to the point he/she wishes a
pistol will materialize in her hands and use it to blow his/her brains out. But
she decides to keep looking and looking then all of a sudden, the journalists
finds him/herself in the middle of a juicy scoop and does what he/she does
best, write a story; the deadline is met and the journalist gets to keep
his/her job.
The
fact is, this world is full of battles and believe it or not, every single one
of us is fighting one battle(s) after another. Reverend T.D. Jakes says that
“For every new level, there is a new devil”. This is what I call STATING THE
OBVIOUS which is “stating known facts” but tell me something, do you allow
these facts get to mess with your head? When you are working on a project there
will be people who will tell you that this/that is not possible; some are
pessimists others are just send by the devil to pull you down. But you know
what, I love having these people around me and here is why; these people tell
you the facts of the matter concerning your plans, life goals and objectives.
These facts include the cant’s in your plans; so instead of allowing the cant’s
mess with your goals, you should be the like the commander that used everything
in his disposal to fight and make sure your dreams become reality. For
instance, I want to become a singer and I am told by people that I am not
talented enough; that should give me a boost to go and get singing lessons or I
want to be a programmer but I am told that I am not good at C++ or Python; that
should give me the boost to learn all I can about the subject matter. Please
remember the dreams you have are given to you by God because you are capable of
fulfilling them. God will never give you what you can’t handle. Follow your
dreams and do not get jealous of another person because you feel theirs is
better than yours. Make the best you of the “little” that you have.
If
you know that you are not strong enough to figure out what how to actualize
your plans with the view of these “one sided pessimists and devils inspired
friends”, try locking away these friends of yours and hook-up with people who
can see the cant’s and the can’s in your dream and how you can apply them. These
people will “give it to you” straight without mincing words or holding back
their punches. But with their criticism comes understanding and with
understanding, you will look for new and improved ways of making your dreams
come true.
As
the year draws to a close, you might be thinking, “I have not done what I am
supposed to do this year and it is too late”. As long as you are alive, you
have the strength to fight. As a Christian, I would recommend that you fight in
the place of prayer, and God will drop something in your heart on how you can
fulfil your dreams. Like I said earlier, “For every new level, there is a new
devil” even if you accomplish one goal, there are other battles ahead of you as
you move forward.
Just
make sure your foundation is strong and you will not be moved (Matthew 7:24-27).
I
look forward to reading your comments on the box below.
E-Mail:
johnnyogah2000@gmail.com
So
everyone, LIVE LONG AND EXCEL.
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