Some months back, I went to visit one of my mentors, who happens to be a Medical Doctor. He was engaged in some chores when I got there and it took some minutes before I was ushered into his office, which was situated in the same house he stays.
On getting to the reception, there was a couple waiting to see him as well and unknown to me and other guests, the two were deaf and dumb! The doctor went in to attend to a patient and I was left with these couple and another guest that had come to say hello to the Doctor.
Moments later, these couple started playing with themselves. It was noticeable that they both have a strong cord binding the two of them together. It was as if those of us present were of little or no significance in their world.
I was just watching them excitedly and thinking at the same time of the scene playing before me. I had to later join them in their fun despite the fact that I didn’t understand most of what they were communicating. I decided later to let them dwell in their own world and enjoy themselves.
This may sound too familiar a scene to you but how many times have you sat to ponder the significance of such event(s)? The important lessons I have drawn from this is that of adaptability. How many times have we experienced a rough patch on our way to achieving our dreams and feel like throwing in the towel? How many times have things not gone our way and we keep worrying for ages?
We probably have wished the world to be so fair to us that everything should go smoothly for us. When our expectations are not met, we tend to complain for ages. I have learnt that it is actually not what happens to us that matters, it is how we see those things and what we make out of those things. You probably would have heard several times that happiness is a choice.
The deaf couple recreated their world inspite of their diabilities, so can you. No matter what happens to you, you can create your own world out of it and choose to be happy and enjoy yourself. There are so many things you cannot stop from happening and when they happen what do you do? Look out for how you can create your own world out of those situations and enjoy yourself!
My plea to you this year is that you choose happiness no matter what happens to you.
This is to your success this year and beyond.
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Oga Bola, i love that statement:
“it is actually not what happens to us that matters, it is how we see those things and what we make out of those things.”
Truly those deaf couple created and were living in their own world,what a
lesson.
November 3rd, 2008 at 3:52 pm
This is inspiring. Nice one.
November 4th, 2008 at 3:02 am
Abiodun,
True talk. I am motivated to share a story that goes with that statement. I will do so SOON!
Great to have you here
November 5th, 2008 at 3:39 am
Bola,
you hit the nail right on the head, we cannot throw in the towel it may just be dawn around the corner.
November 5th, 2008 at 6:04 am
True talk Bola.
Your response(positive) rather than your reaction(negative) is what will determine how far you will go no matter the circumstance.
November 5th, 2008 at 8:18 am
Bola,
God bless you a great deal. First and foremost congrats for being a black man. Obama created his own world. You achieve success by making good use of situations whether palatable or not.