JUST SUCCEED

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 JUST SUCCEED 

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You don’t have to trample on others in order to climb up. Don’t step on people’s feet because you want to progress. And take note that somebody’s success doesn’t stop your own; the sky is big enough for every bird to fly without hindrances of any kind. Live and let others live, you can all rise together or apart. Someone’s rising will and should not affect your own. In fact, you should even help others to rise instead of seeing them as competition.

I keep saying this: when you help others, you are helping yourself. And when you hinder people’s progress, you hinder your own. Like the popular Nigerian English otherwise known as pidgin/broken English says “Life na turn by turn”. This means that in life, your success’ timing is different from the success timing of someone else.  So, WAIT FOR YOUR TURN.

Life is in stages. Just like even the two children born on the same day will not crawl, walk or run on the same day, so also the time of your rising defers from another’s. That you have not risen when your friend did doesn’t mean you won’t. IF YOU DO THE RIGHT THINGS WHEN YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO, YOUR TIME WILL EVENTUALLY COME. So when your family, friend, neighbour or acquaintances are rejoicing or celebrating one milestone or the other, rejoice with them. And when the time for your celebration comes, people will also rally around you and rejoice with you.

Try not to forget that your timing is different from there’s and your life is not their own. Your destiny is different from another person’s destiny.

There is a Nigerian proverb that says “do not live your life based on another person’s timing”. The Bible says they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise (2 Corinthians 10:12b). This means IT IS FOOLISHNESS TO COMPARE YOURSELF WITH SOMEONE ELSE. Just live the best of life; love yourself and love God enough to believe that He will make everything beautiful at the right time. I love you, so let me leave you with this:

THE SECRET OF A FULFILLED LIFE

1.      Love God and shun evil

2.      Be good to others

3.      Be diligent in your business or job

4.      Make impact/Live a life of servitude.

5.      Pray without ceasing.

Elizabeth Oduwaiye Martins

© Life Skills Counsel

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