That Little Thing!

That Little Thing!

"I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth I will apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy."
--- Og Mandino

There are many wonderful things that will never be done, if you do not do them.
--- Charles D. Gil

There is one thing that amazes me about life, it is its unpredictable events that surpasses human well-outlined plans, decisions and our perfectly designed actions for tomorrow, which we don’t even have an idea how it will in totality go and end when the sun that rose comes to set. Great and successful people have been wise enough to stay on top of their situation by doing those little things that may not be beneficial today but may serve a purpose tomorrow; they believe that, the little thing today may be the big thing tomorrow, which would be their source of strength and power when weakness set in; their rescue force when all hope is lost. As a player in the game of life, it should be written on the tablet on your mind that every little thing counts!

As a child begins to have a sense of what life is, it is a clear truth that he/she will begin to imagine him/herself growing into someone that interest him/her; into whom he/she have great likes for. As a little child, you and i have a dream of looking a certain way as we ride into the unknown future. We have aspiration for a certain level of success and fulfilment in our lives, this is built based on the environment we live in, the people that surrounds our life or that we have an opportunity to know their stories and achievements in life, and to crown it all the information that we allow to gain dominance on our mind and characterise our heart, this gives a definition of me and you. These have great impact on how we see life, the choices we make, decisions we take and what our values are?

If i may ask you a question but i know many people may find it uneasy to answer, it is that, are you living your dreams? Or are you exactly where you want to be? The response of many would be, No but.............. Yes, there is hardly anyone who doesn’t have this but, for many great people the BUT is, life has fine-tuned me into who i should be, i was able to find the real course for my life after giving my energy to this and that LITTLE THING, they summed up and emerged as the rocket that took me this far, i fly on the wings of those little things i did that had little or no significance to the success of my life then but turn out to count.

Few days ago, i was browsing through some events that took place in my life less than a year ago and i found one interesting, which i wish to share to showcase the impact of THAT LITTLE THING. At some point during summer, i had to move to another city to reside and study there, i didn't have enough cash on me to sustain me for a long time if i don’t get a job on time and i was informed that the only job i can get fast on arrival there, requires riding bicycle so well for hours because of snow and slippery floor, delivering mail and parcel from doors to doors in the late of the night. I was very poor at riding bicycle, because i have never needed to ride bicycle that much, i took this as a challenge and started to learn, it was frustrating at first but got interesting and i was happy i did learnt how to ride bicycle well. At this time, i do go to record my songs at a friend’s studio with another friend in his car. Then came a day, i got an inspiration for a love song, i wrote the lyrics and got the rhythm in my mind, so i call the next morning to my friend who records for me at his studio and i told him about the song, and he asked me to come, but now i have a big problem, my friend who takes me there always in his car, is busy at work. Then, i remembered i could ride my bicycle to the studio even though it’s a long distance for me, i got dressed and set for the journey, i got lost on the way but eventually i got there, we recorded the song and everyone that heard it, loved it and a Spanish friend heard it online, shared it on Facebook and called it *Spanish Summer Song Of The Year*, i was so glad i recorded the song. After few weeks, i moved to the city where i would reside, months passed and i didn’t get a job but when i got a job, i got the one that do not require riding a bicycle, then it came suddenly, few days ago into my mind, that, oh! i did learn to ride bicycle well, because i have to record that song and unknown to me, it’s not for me to get a job. The morale of my long story is that, the little thing we do at times either for one reason or the other may come to serve a greater purpose or give you a sweet fulfilment that you least expect.

THAT LITTLE THING today may be the reason you are favoured, blessed, connected, succeed, stand-out, excel, shine, and have your way tomorrow. I have heard the story of a young lady who gave a dirty-looking and frustrated lad; just a glass cup of milk and many years later got treated of a life-taking sickness for free by the same man who is now a doctor, she was favoured because of that little thing she did years ago. Offer that little help when you can, it is always said what goes around comes around; he who does good, receives favour. There have been stories of people who rose to stardom from little thing they do with their families, at the church or even that little thing they created at first for family use. Many great musicians today started from just singing and playing musical instruments at the church which they did because they are just religious but made them big and fulfilled in life. Many times when i watch dragon’s den, i have seen so many people who comes to table, that idea they came up with, doing that little thing at home and they saw the business prospect in it, this eventually gave them financial breakthrough, if subscribed to by the host of dragon’s den. Even taking a walk every day could be that little thing that makes you see the beauty of life and get you out of depression, improve your health and make you mentally stable. Tap from the energy of every little thing that crosses your path, it could be the reason for your smiling face tomorrow, do everything to help yourself and everyone around you, it’s also that that little thing that makes your mission on earth meaningful and fulfilling.

I will also say that, that little thing you do or neglect, maybe the reason you happy or sad tomorrow. Choose wisely and carefully that little thing you give your energy to, the bad ones definitely would build into a giant and come back hunting you, the good ones gain power over time and they go great distance opening mighty doors unto you. We live in a world where the Law of Karma operates, a place where whatever we sow we definitely reap when the harvest time is due. Let’s focus on and give our energy to every good little thing we encounter and do everything we can to turn our back on every bad little thing  that tries to find its way into our lives, we come out glowing, colourful and beautiful for it. Remember always, every of this and that little thing counts in our sojourning on Earth.

Stay favoured and blessed as you give your energy to every of that little thing that makes your dream come true and make your vision a reality!

God Loves ♥ You

Ogundipe Clement Shola

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