DON'T BE DISCOURAGED

     You know, it's funny to discover that there are some people who are just bent on discouraging you whenever you are about to lay your hand on something good. I mean something really good. They tend to give you all negative opinions that they have and plant it into you so you give up at last.
     Last week, I was travelling to a city to get some things done when I came across an old acquaintance on the way. And then we started talking. Obviously, he was a talking Tom. Along the line, he asked me why I was travelling and I told him. He started; "Look friend, it can't work. I myself have tried it. It didn't work and I left. See don't bother yourself, it can't work... ."
     " Thanks," I snapped. Then the fellow looked calm, defeated. That's what people like him deserve. Simply because they have failed, they don't expect you to succeed. Please don't listen to them. Ignore them. There are times when you have to grow deaf ears to some people's negative comments. Don't let an already discouraged person discourage you. If you do, you'll be regretting it.
Stay focused!
Stay alive!
Thank you!

AUGUST SPECIAL

           NO EXCUSE FOR FAILURE
     I was playing Table Tennis in my dormitory on a bright day, and one of the players lost a game, but all he could say was that it was the breeze that caused his failure. But another player said "no excuse for failure". It didn't really mean anything to me that time, but later I thought of it.
     In the world today, people always try to shift the cause of their failures to other  things, people, etc, but they'll never want to take the blame that their failure was a result of their decisions.
     Most successful people we see today rose from a poor background to be what they are now,  some went to prison, suffered, and yet their names cannot be erased from history.  In life nobody will want to go to a failure let alone ask for the cause. But when you take the blame and learn from your mistakes and you become successful nobody will remember your failures.
     Therefore, make up your mind today that no matter what may come your way on your journey to success, is it financial problem, family background and all sort, that you will never give up and that you must make it. Don't be to arrogant to know that you've made mistakes now because a time will come when you'll not be able to cover your mistakes.
Stay Focused
Stay Alive.
Thank You.

STORYTIME: THE PENGUINS AND PIGEON.

                    A penguin and a pigeon were once walking together, searching for food. They had traveled for miles and were so tired when the two of them saw some others penguins also searching for food. Then the two friends joined the penguins. As they all went together they reached a very cold ocean and the other penguins jumped into the ocean and swam through. Then the two friends were left behind.

            “Sorry pigeon, I think I’ll join them,” the penguin said pointing to the others penguins in the ocean. 

           “But am hungry too, I also want to swim.” The pigeon muttered

           “Well, you pigeons don’t swim, do you? All you do is fly, fly and fly; and you know it’s not a matter of what you want to do, it’s a matter of what you should do -or can do rather. So find a waaaaaay, off I goooooooo”  

          The penguin shouted happily and jumped into the ocean. The pigeon was jealous. How come he couldn’t swim? Out of envy and in a bid to show them that he also could swim, he jumped into the ocean and as expected, he drowned: food for fishes. When all the penguins had swum across the ocean, the friend of the pigeon turned back and looked up, searching the sky for his pigeon-friend.                    

              “What are you searching up there for?” A penguin asked. “My friend. He couldn’t swim so I expected him to fly over the ocean. It would have been faster.” Later in the day, the penguin saw the carcass of his friend on the shore: he wept bitterly.

          MORAL: What killed the pigeon? Ignorance, envy, jealously, name it! Now let’s relate this story to ourselves. We shouldn’t do something because other people are doing it. Don’t start a business or a project because those in it are succeeding. NO! Look into yourself. There are unique potentials in you: utilize! The fact that other people are doing great in a particular profession does not mean you are going to make it there. 

          The pigeon could have flown across the river and that was what his friend expected him to do, but he didn’t. Let us learn from this story. You are unique and special. Don’t follow the multitude blindly, be wise. Remember: there are many paths that leads to success, and the crowded path isn’t always the right path. Check yourself, bring out the unique potentials and utilize.