All
the articles or the books you have been reading from me are obviously
my silent thoughts. However, there is one of those several thoughts that
stands out all the time. I can’t stop thinking about this and it just
will not stop coming back. It hits hard when it comes, and it is really
not one of those thoughts that I can shake away easily. Once in a while,
this thought makes me ask myself questions and it really motivates the
things I sometimes do.
What is this thought that can make me
stop everything I am doing for a few minutes and really get me thinking?
That thought always comes in form of a question and it is ‘Who will
miss you when you are gone?’ To put it in a clearer way, it is also
another way of asking: how many people will feel like their world will
come to an end if anything happens to you? Who are those who will feel
like dying if you ever die?
Now I don’t want to scare you. I don’t
want you to die yet if you are young and I am also still very young so I
am not going to die any time soon by God’s grace. Having cleared that,
knowing how religious we can be, it is also very important to fast
forward into the future once in a while and just try to imagine what
will happen when we are gone. Continue..
For me as an inspirational writer and
speaker, my best motivation is not in the inspiring things I write and
say to you. It is in the inspiring things I do to you. That is why I
always ask myself questions about how many people I have impacted in
this life and how many will miss me so much when I am gone.
If we think like this most times, there
will be a lot of difference in our personal lives and then the community
that we live in. It means that we will not only think about ourselves
but about other people. Let me open my window of wild thoughts to you.
Sometimes when I walk into or drive through bad streets, I just suddenly
feel like I should have enough money to help them level the street, dig
proper drains and pour asphalt on the entire street then put street
lights for them. When I see people without jobs, it makes me imagine
owning a company with several vacancies and I can employ all of them. I
am not happy when I see those who genuinely have a purpose and skill and
they appear to be frustrated because of lack of capital.
Someone who is reading this right now
probably has a wrist watch which is more than the capital someone else
needs to start a business. Don’t get me wrong. There is nothing wrong
with buying a wrist watch that you like regardless of the price. It is
your choice and it is your money. But I will also be happy to see that
you are helping someone out there and creating a lasting impact in their
lives. How can I wear shoes that are twice the capital that someone
needs to start a business? How can I go for a weekend shopping and in
less than three hours I have already spent an amount that will probably
help someone start a company.
I can’t stand such thoughts and that’s
what I always think about. As at the time of writing this, I have found
some young talented people who can do a lot better if only they had
laptops to work with. I have since been looking for a way to help them
and trying to get others to help provide laptops for young folks whose
dreams are being delayed just because of a laptop.
Do you ever think about things like
this? Do you ever ask yourself who will ever miss you? Has it ever
struck you that life is never about you alone? It’s easy for me to keep
talking to you about how you can make money and help you stay motivated
but I will really not be doing much good to you if you don’t hear about
your impact on the lives of others.
I think that this is not one of those
several other things you should read, think about it for a while and let
it fade away with time. I will be glad if you pick up a pen and
notebook (notice I didn’t say paper so that you don’t throw it away
easily) to write your action plan.
Simply write practical things you want
to do in order to impact the lives of other people around you. You can’t
limit this to your family because you already have an obligation
towards them. It’s even greater when it is towards those you know little
about and are people who can’t pay you back.
Please let this ring in your hearts from today and all the days of your life. ‘Who will miss you when you are gone?.
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