Don't be like a vulture when you are endowed to be an eagle.
When I was growing up, my father said something to me I will never forget, “Son, when you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you die the world cries while you rejoice.”
When I was growing up, my father said something to me I will never forget, “Son, when you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you die the world cries while you rejoice.”
We live in an age when we have forgotten what life is all about. We can easily put a person on the Moon, but we have trouble walking across the street to meet a new neighbor. We can fire a missile across the world with pinpoint accuracy, but we have trouble keeping a date with our children to go to the library.
We have e-mail, fax machines and digital phones so that we can stay connected and yet we live in a time where human beings have never been less connected. We have lost touch with our humanity. We have lost touch with our purpose. We have lost sight of the things that matter the most.
And so, as you start this article , I respectfully ask you, Who will cry when you die? How many lives will you touch while you have the privilege to walk this planet? What impact will your life have on the generations that follow you? And what legacy will you leave behind after you have taken your last breath?
One of the lessons I have learned in my own life is that if you don’t act on life, life has a habit of acting on you. The days slip into weeks, the weeks slip into months and the months slip into years. Pretty soon it’s all over and you are left with nothing more than a heart filled with regret over a life half lived.
Bernard Shaw was asked on his deathbed, “What would you do if you could live your life over again?” He reflected, then replied with a deep sigh: “I’d like to be the person I could have been but never was.” I’ve written this book so that this will never happen to you.
As a student of Sociology,I spend much of my work life delivering keynote addresses at conferences across my faulty and to my junior students , flying from class to class, sharing my insights on leadership in the society and in life with many different people.
Though they all come from diverse walks of life, their questions invariably center on the same things these days: How can I find greater meaning in my life? How can I make a lasting contribution through my work? And How can I simplify so that I can enjoy the journey of life before it is too late?
My answer always begins the same way: Find your calling. I believe we all have special talents that are just waiting to be engaged in a worthy pursuit. We are all here for some unique purpose, some noble objective that will allow us to manifest our higher human potential while we, at the same time, add value to the lives around us.
Finding your calling doesn’t mean you must leave the job you now have or abandon your studies. It simply means you need to bring more of yourself into your work and studies and focus on the things you do best.
It means you have to stop waiting for other people to make the changes you desire and, as Mahatma Gandhi noted: “Be the change that you wish to see most in your world.” And once you do, your life will change.
Until you change certain aspect of your life that is inimical your social life and interaction with others, the change you desire you come. You can only discover your calling through what others sees in you. That special feature that distinguishes you from other people is what the world want to see you showcase.
Stop living a photocopy life when you are made original, don't try to be like others because they are living their lives. Look inwards there is something hidden inside of you that needs to be revealed.
How can you better the world? To change the world ;you must begin with a change of mindset , change of attitude, a change of will, a change of belief and a change of perspective. There should be a paradigm shift in your relationship with others. Be that significant other that the world will make reference to.
Though the road to success maybe narrow, with determination you will overcome the hurdles of life. The world is waiting to see you , not your photocopy.
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