Pursuing
life's goals calls for tonnes and ounces of patience, persistence and lots of
practice (by this I mean trying, trying and trying). I am grateful for my work,
relationships, my cell phone, Gloria - my PC and above else Jane, a girl I met
last month. This is a girl I like with my whole heart and soul. In fact she is
the only girl who doesn't make me check my balance every time I want to call
her. By the way, my cell is on the Uwezo tarriff, which is a loose translation
that means the ability to do something.
So
today I have chosen to put away everything else that has been troubling me. I
have chosen to ignore the fact that I still need money to go to college. I have
chosen to ignore the fact that classes are already on and the best I have come
to joining the class is peeping through the window as the lecturer walked from
one end of the class to the other.
I
am celebrating life. I am celebrating knowing Jane. Which reminds me...
When
you are pursuing a goal in life a lot happens that makes you want to give up.
Of late I have felt like throwing in the towel. But I cannot just do that
because I don't have another towel. And if I throw in the only towel I have
what will I use to dry my body after taking a bath? In life a lot of things
happen that make us want to give up. Fortunately we meet people who promise to
help us (and even if they don’t give us the kind of help we are looking for it
kind of help boost our self belief to achieve our goals).
I
have met such people and I am happy, really grateful to have done so. I used to
get angry, frustrated and disappointed after someone failed to deliver on their
promise. Now I think I know why. Such people, and their promises are just to
help keep the fire burning inside us. Its like you are a cow, chewing what you
think is a-not-so-good chunk of grass. You look at the cows on the other side
chewing away and you think the grass is greener on the other side of the fence!
Its only when you are on that other side that you finally realize the grass on
what used to be your side was better.
The
thing is, life is wonderful and beautiful. Forget what the naysayers say or do.
Life is worth living. Those who promise to help and they don't, are there for a
purpose. Theirs is to help us climb another step on the ladder. It is always
about us, what we want and how badly we want that thing. So go on, live your
life and have a song. It is good to keep yearning for better things. But be
content with the grass that is on your side and stop thinking about the grass
that looks greener on the other side. Above all, enjoy life and count your
blessings. That is what I do everyday.
I
still need a lot of things in my life and there are still so many goals I would
like to achieve. I am taking each day and goal in my stride - one at a time.
Meanwhile I am grateful for my work, relationships, my cell phone, Gloria - my
PC and above else Jane, a girl I met last month. Who knows, in Jane I may
finally find the elusive girl I have been looking for. Being grateful is the
reason why I can't throw in the only towel I have got.
