"A genius can't beat one who is hardworking. One who is hardworking can't beat one who perseveres." - Korean Adage
Stumbled upon a post on Facebook a couple of days ago. It had been posted by a man who had just bought a brand new QX56/80 for his wife. He wrote a lengthy 'speech' about his wife having been there for him through the years, and now that he was successful, he was going to do everything he could for her.
What struck me was not the fact that he was showing appreciation to his wife for being with him through the years. It was his last statement that caught my attention. He wrote that he would make it "hard for another man to steal" his wife.
Why his statement struck me? Simply put, a lot of people believe that once something is theirs, it is theirs forever. They become lazy, or less concerned about their attitude towards that thing. Whatever happens to it is hardly important as long as it does not affect them terribly.
We have, at one point or another, met people who, after struggling to start up a business or get a job, they later developed a nonchalant towards that business or job. Expecting that others will do whatever is necessary to secure that business or job for them. Forgetting that it is THEIR responsibility to do that.
Life is a constant battle to stay alive, be good, be successful, be comfortable, etc. Just because you have got a job, begun a business, gained admission into that college, married your dream man or woman, given birth, etc, does not mean that you should stop doing the things that you are required to do to keep those things or be successful at those things.
Like in the television show, "Who wants to be a millionaire?", success at one stage takes you to the next stage, then the next stage, and so it goes until there is a failure or the game ends. Same in life. Just because you have succeeded in getting something that you desire does not mean that you have to stop. That success only led to the next stage which is for you to fight to keep that thing.
This is where a lot of people miss it. But it ought not to be so. No matter how long it took you to be successful at that thing, you need to celebrate your success, while acknowledging the fact that you now have a responsibility to keep that thing. Most times, success is not in getting somewhere, it is in remaining there or getting to some place better.
Don't go doing something you have no passion for because the moment you begin doing that thing, you automatically take on the responsibility of dedicating your time, passion, and ability to that thing. That responsibility stays alive through the life of that pursuit.
The real success is in the struggle. Keep fighting the good fight.
Have a great weekend!
- The Lady
“And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.”
Matthew 21:19
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