Your Dreams Are Within Your Reach
“Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true” –Leon J. Sueres
Humans
naturally have the proclivity to quit in the cause of the pursuance of a given
dream or set goal when in spite of significant efforts over a considerable
amount of time, failure stares them in the face. The reality is that, we
sometimes go through seasons in life where giving up seems the only logical
option; seasons where nothing seems to work and where challenges seem to defy
all attempts at proffering a remedy.
It is interesting to note however
that people who have made their mark in the annals history and left indelible
imprints for good in the sands of time such as Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela,
Mahatma Ghandi, Abraham Lincoln, Billy Graham,
Hellen keller, Thomas Edison and the likes encountered long streaks of failures
and disappointments in their life`s journeys. In such instances, giving up
might have been an easier option but they chose not to give up. Their refusal
to quit in the face of obvious failures and setbacks paid off, for in many
instances their dreams eventually metamorphosed into realities. Thomas Edison once quipped, “Our greatest
weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try
just one more time”. So true!
The
story is told of a miner who after digging at a mining site for a considerable
amount of time called it quits in a state of frustration and disgust. He quit
primarily because all his efforts seemed not to have yielded any fruitful
results.
Months later, another miner came to
the same mining site and after a relatively little effort broke through into
untold wealth. The first miner was obviously closer to his goal than he
thought. Had he known he was that close, given up would not have been his
option. Elbert Hubbard was right on point when he observed, “a little more
persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to
glorious success.”
If ever you want to amount to
anything in life; if ever you desire the realization of your goals and dreams –
your only logical option is and will always remain to refuse to give up as long
as that which you seek is ethically and legally right. Motivate yourself
somehow. You may do so by praying, spending time with the Holy writ, listening
to motivational messages or reading motivational books. Sir Winston Churchill,
a former Prime Minister of Great Britain once remarked, “never, never, never
give up”. It is said that this remark by this great leader was the full content
of a speech he delivered at a particular public gathering. Sir Winston
Churchill obviously knew its worth; the value of never giving up. I say to you,
quitting is not an option; dare to stand your ground. You can; yes you
certainly can.
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