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25.06.2009 Feature Article

BE MOTIVATED, BE INSPIRED

BE MOTIVATED, BE INSPIRED
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In Genesis 2:15 one important obligation among others that God gave to man in the Garden of Eden was that man must dress what God had given to him and keep it. In other words, what God was reiteriating was that man must improve, develop, beautify and maintain what had been committed to him. Undoubtedly, from the days of Garden of Eden to date, the world is now filled with glittering beautiful cars, glamorous architectural buildings, great roads, not forgetting the mind boggling technological inventions, explorers, outstanding academicians, prolific leaders of enviable attainment, multi-million business standing and a cornucopia of whopping and phenomenal advancements that are evidently and glaringly seen over the world. Any meticulous observer will agree without hesitation that one latent power imbdded in mankind that has glamorously dressed and tremendously enveloped the world with such a super-dazzling, peerless and immaculate beauty to the benefit of human comfort and solace is what we call "ideas" There is nothing more powerful than an idea. Ideas created and now controls the world we live in. When an idea is concieved it is called a thought; when a thought is conceived is called concept.

Concepts are the material that dreams are made of and they serve as the substance for living and interpreting life. Everything humans have made or invented was first preceded by an idea. Indeed, inventions are often called one's ".brain-child". In essnce, the beauty that has filled the world was once impregnated ideas of some people that developed into concept that became a vision that produce reality. Concep t are to life as what the blood is to the body. Progress in any activity is made only when its potentiality is envisioned, and not when it is restricted by reality. Great architects look at slums and worn-out building and they see the potentialiy in converting into palaces, castles and skyskrapers. As a matter of fact, every attractive edifices, multi-billion executive business, great academic institution of scholarstical attainments and unparallel pedigrees, reputable inventions, renowned explorers, outstanding leaders etc were all once ideas and dreams of people that made it happened.

Success-oriented dreamers see future as filled with challenges. They see work as a road to advancement and prestige, and to enlarge rewards.Creative dreamers choose to dream of a good and great life. Whether we spend life winning or losing depends on how we use our mindsigh, in other words, how we choose to "see" or to dream. Genesis 13:15 "God spoke to Abraham, for all the land which thou sees, to thee will I give it and to thy seed forever". Each of us has the power to make this life an arena of winning or losing depending on how we choose to see or dream about it. Those who see life, in spite of its bottlenecks and horrendous challenges, as no surrender battle ground and never giving up until you win, are eventually the hilarious winners. It is said, one of the secrets of the outstanding men and women who have made indelible mark in the annals of history and impacted wealth of achievements on mankind, is never giving up untill you win attitude. Sir Wintson Churchill, the renowned British stateman said, "I will never give up until I succeed" and Napoleon Bonaparte, the France army general once said "impossibilities are found in the dictionary of a fool". However, those who see difficulties in every opportunity and susceptibly and gullibly surrennder so easily to any little difficulties are always the regrettable and disliusioned losers.

In this vein, we can divide people into two categories. The superlative winners and disenchanted losers. Winners are active dreamers working to convert their dreams into positive, innovative, tangible accomplishments. Losers, however, are inactive, mediocre-minded and surrendered-prone who believe success is relative which depends on fate or luck. But its expedient and refreshing to constantly bear in mind that success, wealth, happiness and other pinnacle of achievements and accomplishments stem from the ideas and dreams converted into reality by unyielding, unflagging and unflinching hard work. So dare to turn your stumbling blocks into stepping stones. Be motivated, be inspired.

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