The world today seems to be moving too fast, things seem to be happening too quick and people are found and lost so speedily you may just wonder what everything is rushing to. You wake up in the morning in the middle of the city of Johannesburg and all you see is people rushing left and right that even if someone pushed you of the road they don't have the second to say "sorry" or "hardy bro". It is as if we are all competing for or rushing towards the same thing. We are so much in a hurry that we sometime forgert who we are and what the purpose of our lives are... if there is any.
If you could take time out and stop comparing your accomplishements with your friend's you may start appreciating your own virtues and worth. People are so silly in that they think that the best determiner of their own success or distance in life is how far ahead they are to others forgetting that we did not all start at the same starting point. You know the saying that others are born with a silver spoon in their mouths? Yes, that says a lot but aslo there are others who are born with gags in their mouths. Unable to speak for themselves in abusive households, moneyless house holds and all sorts of households. Some, from the moment they were born they had to take up fatherly responsibilities and for them it is an accomplishment that their little sister has made it to 21without a kid or that the little brother is still alive coming from the neighbourhood as such.
For others it is a great cause of pleasure that they made it to varsity without a child while for others having a child is a great blessing that they never thought possible. For others the child they have represents a great misery in their life that will remain forever a part of their lifes, a constant reminder of the pain once endured. For others again the child they borne represents the most pleasureable moments of their life. Others just don't care. So if you are to compare yourself with another based on what they have and you don't have, based on what they can do that you cannot do. take a second and think of what the things and people you have in your life mean to you. You could see a person driving a Beemer or a Mec and think that they are happy with their lives. You don't know that, thatr car could be representing the bounds that keep that person down. That car probably has a tracker put in by the hubby or wifey to restrict their movements. That car could be a symbol of the oppression this person suffers everynight and day yin the hands of the parents, guardians, spouse or sibling. Of course it could also be a symbol of success as it is commonly assumed to be.
Any way my point is, life is not too short for everyone. Life can be very long, ask Madiba he knows. Patience is a virtue. As long as you remain true to yourself and not be destructed by the smoke screens on your face. These people that make you wanna drop-out of school and start working are smoke screens; The people looking flashy and posh making you want to change your course of study, they are the smoke screen. The chicks you hook up with every weekend when you drunk and the guys you drink with who have nothing better to do than get drunk at every chance they get, they are the smoke screen.
You get a grip of your life and hold it down where you want it, you will not need to hurry. Everything changes, but it is surprising how much in life stays the same over time. You can grow and change but still remain the same you they all know and love or hate. Fast is good, but slow is better.
Life is a race of course, a marathon not a sprint. Take your time, know thyself to love thyself. Its good for you. Not that I'm saying you should be lazy to be happy, NO!! If it hasn't arrived yet, it's still coming to you that's all I'm saying. Your life must be a bigger book slowly unfolding unlike your friends life which are handbooks, a quick read that is soon done with.
Be patient.
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