The False Human Belief

As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime can break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not.

He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. "Well", the trainer said, "when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size of rope to tie them and, at that age, it's enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe
the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free".

The man was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they are.

Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before?

Failure is a part of learning. We should never give up the struggle in life. You fail not because you are destined to fail, but because there are lessons which you need to learn as you move on with your life.



By Abasa Glory
Delta State, Nigeria

Overcoming Tragedy

It is very sad what has happened in my city this week. From a terrorist attack, a bomb threat in a store to the death of a little boy in one of the most secure places of Florida. The truth is that the world is becoming less secure.

We can feel the sadness of the people wherever we go. We all have been hurt somehow. And now we have the difficult task to explain to our children why this happened. We have cried, and we have prayed together.

But let me see the light that shines in the middle of darkness. We have seen the support, the solidary of the entire world. It is amazing  that a human being who lives far away in another continent has felt the same sadness that we have experienced here in my city. The entire world has made us fell that we are one family on this planet.

That's what human being are made of. We are the same spices created by the same God to make good, not harm. Love, kindness and compassion are in our genes. We were created with those gifts. Those are the values that we need to preserve to move forward and overcome the tragedy.

Although we know that not all mankind thinks the same way, there are some people who live in total darkness, only love can put an end to hatred. Because only love can break down large walls, restore, build, promote and heal.

Today, I will like to inspire you to love more, more, and more.

"Love cannot be killed or destroyed"

 Lin Manuel Miranda

When the time reaches you

For a long time I suffered from neck pain. I am one of those person that have high tolerance to pain. Until I get the day that I could not tolerate anymore. So I finally decided to go the doctor. When I went to the doctor, they did some x-rays and asked me to come back next day.

When I went back next day, they took me a to a difference room. It was a quiet white room with comfortable chairs. My x-rays were in a large screen and I said to myself "something is wrong".
The wear in the bones was visible. The passage of time reached me.

The first thing that came to my mind was my loves ones. And while they were explaining my treatment, they said that I need adjustments beside other therapies.

ADJUSTMENT, this word sound very loud in my mind. Immediately I knew that I need adjustments in my life. Control stress, sleep more, eat better, laugh more,worry less and spend more time with my family.

To those that the time also reached you, don't be afraid. It is just a change of path in our life journey.
It is a time for adjustments, a time to be grateful for every second of life.

In this new direction that mi life is going, I am sure that I am not alone. My God and my family are with me wherever I go. Life might be tough but I have got a God that is tougher.