Life
is so precious and so beautiful. If wishes were horses men would ride, we would
live in perfect, blissful, tranquility but sadly this is not the case, the
world is in turmoil, it does not give much credence to the line of a song that
says love makes the world go round.
We
are not all equal but are distinguished and separated by social class. The rich
live a life seemingly oppressive to the poor, the poor - many of whom have made
the wrong choices that will make them remain where they are and of course the
so-called disappearing middle class who have a good taste of both worlds.
There
are different types of people; many who possess a passion, strong will of ambition and desire
to work hard and press on utilizing wisdom, knowledge and the power of
perseverance to achieve greater heights, many others who wallow in comfort and
do not desire change, it is too much of a hassle for them, they are born that
way and they will die that way, some others who can't and have not been able to
do anything about their situation, they are engrossed in self-pity and jealous
of others who seem to be living a better life than them, but they forget one
little thing, that there are others who are praying and wishing to be in their
shoes. In everything give thanks; this is what the Bible says in 1Thess. 5:18a,
their lack of appreciation for their present state deprives them of happiness
because they wrongly focus all attention on others instead of themselves.
Many
people pray to be just like someone else are attracted by the glory of the
latter, they do not know their pain nor their story but envy the beautiful
glory, pain and gain is the whole package and cannot be separated, but there
are others who are only driven by the power of greed and envy, they are willing
to strive to acquire wealth by any means possible, even at the detriment of
many just so they can impress people and live by societal standards. Sometimes
we really need to stop and think about the reasons behind our actions of what
we do, why we do it and who we are doing it for and if it would all be worth it
in the end?.
Take
a good look at the bed of roses, filled with beautiful flowers. Each flower
flourishes and blossoms without permission from the other flowers and with no
desire whatsoever to compete with the other flowers in the bed of roses.
The
White Rose so pure, heavenly, innocent and humble. The Red Rose quite
passionate, sincere, lovable and courageous. The Yellow Rose really friendly
and delightful to have. The Orange Rose filled with so much energy, enthusiasm
and desire. The Pink Rose so bright, elegant, graceful and admirable. The Black
Rose very rare, unique and special.
Study
the birds both flighted and flightless, they all have marked territories. It
would be quite impossible for the Chicken to exude the beauty and confidence of
a Swan, so if you are a high flying Chicken, be the best Chicken the world has
ever seen and do not try to be who you are not. It can get lonely at the top
but that is no excuse for the Eagle to start living on the ground or pretend to
be a Chicken. The Ostrich would do itself a great disservice if it loses its
unique gait because it wants to waddle like a Duck. Diurnal birds will wreck
their lives completely if they try to become nocturnal and vice versa.
The
precious gemstones; like diamond, rubies, emerald, jade, opal, sapphires,
pearls etc. just to mention a few are very beautiful, valuable and are an
excellent supply of resource. Each precious gemstone exists naturally and
beautifully without diminishing the beauty of the others.
The
precious metals of the earth like gold, silver, titanium, platinum etc have
unique properties and serve different purposes.,
Our
co-existence is not an excuse to breed unhealthy rivalry and competition. Allowing
the leech of inferiority complex to feast on the mind is quite destructive, it
will create a void and sense of
inadequacy, nothing fruitful can be brought to fore in this state.
If
only man, both male and female could learn to appreciate themselves, discover
and accept who they are, look deep within, see their own beauty and be content
with it, while also showing appreciation for everyone else. Only then would we
have true happiness that comes from within and have a better relationship with
others.
As
the fingers are not equal, we are not all equal but we are all beautiful with special
and unique characteristics. Even when surrounded by a crowd, one should be able
to stand up tall with confidence. You should be able to, I should be able to,
we all should be able to stand up tall in a crowd and say ` I AM SOMEBODY '.
I AM SOMEBODY
Everybody needs
an anthem
This one is for
you, this one is for me
Don't judge me
because I am fat or thin
Big or small,
short or tall, rich or poor
Don't judge me by
the colour of my skin
Black or white,
it should not matter
My race, tribe
and tongue don't define my persona
The contents of
my character do
I can't get lost
out there cos I know who I am
I am beautiful, fearfully
and wonderfully made
I can do all
things through Christ who strengthens me
Marvelous is my
name, I know because I am somebody
I will stand
tall in a crowd and still say that
I am somebody
great, destined for the top
I am somebody
precious, of great value
I am somebody important;
the world will know my name
I look at my
image in the mirror and just love the person I see
I love my hair,
my complexion, my height and every little thing about me
I love me just
the way I am because I am unique in my own special way
Sounds like a
lot but I don't need anyone's permission to give me some self-love, no one can
take that from me
I can sing it,
rap about it or say it, that's my motto because I know who I am and I AM SOMEBODY.
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