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Today
I want to talk about Fire and Ice. This article is not about the animated movie
of the same name but it’s about the highs/lows, the ups/downs, the good/bad and
the better/worse times that everyone in life has to go through. If you think
that from the day you were born till now everything in your life has been rosy,
you will have to rethink again because everyone has experienced the good and
the bad times of life because the good and the bad times make me who I am as an
individual.
I
want to keep the article short and simple so, please bear with me. What happens
when we keep gold in the fire for too long? Here is what I think. Each and
every one of us is a work in progress. We are not as refined as we should be.
Gold in its raw form is ugly to look at. But when it is exposed to the fire,
dross is removed and its pure form is seen when cooled down with cold water. If
the gold is kept in the fire for too long, it will dry up just like any other
liquid when exposed to fire, and you cannot get pure gold when you wash it in
water alone. You need both to acquire the desired result.
Let’s
take a look at the process of growing up. When we were babies, we experienced
the fire of crawling on our hands and knees and the difficulties of reaching
certain heights. And before we knew it we took what is known as “baby steps”
and after infancy we had to play “tug of war” with puberty in dealing with
emotions and “feelings” that are new to us. And now adulthood where we have to
deal with the uncertainties that life poses on us and then old age where we
have to deal with rheumatism and all manner of diseases that come with old age.
In
life, everything will not always go your way. You have to experience the fire
(harsh realities) and Ice (cold facts) to come out on top in anything you set
your sights on. I was watching a movie titled “Sniper”. The instructor told his
pupils that a Sniper will have to experience and wait in terrible weather
conditions for his/her target and will sometimes have to urinate on himself or
else he/she might give away his position to the enemy.
Life
is not easy but if we want to graduate from the level of “everybody else” to
the level of “somebody”, you should be willing to go through the fire and ice
of life. Do not fear, God in his word told us that he will not allow any
temptation that is beyond our ability to control (1 Corinthians 10:13). The Fire and Ice
we experience in life amount to what we call EXPERIENCE. We take in the
experience we’ve learnt and the experiences of others and transform them to the
people we are today. The bad experiences should teach you a lesson and the good
ones should encourage you to do more and improve on what you are doing.
So
people, when you experience Fire or Ice or both combined, you should be
thankful because, you are one of the privileged people who will come out as
clean and beautiful as gold and as strong as steel. Take both of these challenges (Fire and Ice) in
stride and I assure you, you will come out on top in everything you do.
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So
everyone, LIVE LONG AND EXCEL.
Nice write up. keep it up bro!
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