Continuity!!!
“An ant on the move does more than a
dozing ox.”
---Lao Tzu
“Things may come to those who wait,
but only the things left by those who hustle.”
---Abraham Lincoln
“I know that I have the ability to
achieve the object of my Definite Purpose in life, therefore, I demand of
myself persistent, continuous action toward its attainment, and I here and now
promise to render such action.”
---Napoleon Hill
Day after day, Night after night, the
sun shines and the moon never stop to glow, which signifies that the Earth is
always spinning, and who can tell when the Earth would stop to rotate? Maybe
when life cease to be. This is why man as an inhabitant of the earth must learn
to move on in life, come rain, come sun shine, to be fulfilled on this planet
because continuity is the foundation on which this world is built.
Life don’t get any better, everything loses
their good vibes and becomes tasteless the moment they cease to go on. One
great visitor that comes knocking on the door of anything that is not fueled to
satisfy its purpose, be it living or non-living is death. Uselessness and
futility is the consequence and product of a halted entity.
As everyday come and go, i have gained
an understanding that inactivity only activates decay and the good, better, and
best only comes from steady and continuous actions. Many times, I feel very
lazy and would just feel like sleeping, sit and do nothing, and just play and
play and play, but each time i lose myself to this feeling and get drowned in
the pool of inaction, the outcome has only been regrets because the activities
i left unattended to, comes back to launch punches at me. Then i say to myself
‘what shall it profit a man, that gives himself to excessive merriment and
idleness, and afterward bit his finger in regrets because a lot has passed him
by’. Life always have its gaze on us, evaluating our actions and idleness, and
at the time of reward, pays everyone judiciously according to your level of
investment, which simply means whatever you sow, you reap.
One of Rishikan Jain’s quotes caught my
attention and this is what it says “Stone is broken with the last stroke of
Hammer. This doesn't mean that the first stroke was useless. Success is the
result of continuous efforts”. This preaches about continuity in the course of
action directed towards materializing and attaining your dreams and goals in
life. Your persistent, continual and worthwhile actions are the strokes of
hammer needed to break hardship, poverty, failure, mediocrity, obscurity, and
frustration which are the stones in life.
Tell me of an athlete (Runner) who
started a race and stopped along the way before the race finish line, and got a
gold medal for that. Such a runner would only have to watch the ones that made
it to the finish line collecting the deserved medal celebrating their victory.
Nothing will change the story of such runner until he determines to persevere
and run till the end of race finish line and possibly be ahead of other
competitors before he could have a medal to himself. The bible also confirms
this in 1 Corinthians 9:24 “Do you not know that in a race
all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way
as to get the prize”. With determination in your action and dedication to your
course, nothing can hinder you from attaining success and fulfillment.
Lao Tzu said and i quote “An ant on the
move does more than a dozing ox”. We all know ants are quite small and you can
step on tens of them without noticing, yet, this great creature has
demonstrated doing little things consistently to arrive at their goals through
their house ‘Anthill’. If this little
creature is wise enough to know the power in doing and continue doing until the
did is done, how much more you and I that has strength, wisdom and ability to
greater and more awesome things. Remember, you have got to grab the bull by the
horn, if you toy with your time; you have succeeded in making life make a mess
of you.
I see a better and greater you evolving
as you stay focused, determined and dedicated to your life pursuit continually.
Promise yourself that as the earth continues to spin, your life will not be
static, and as the clock continue to tick, nothing will trick you into
uselessness and redundancy. Keep rolling, because you are indeed unstoppable.
God Loves ♥ You
Ogundipe Clement Shola
shollyclem@gmail.com
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