So more about my opinion, from the book, good to great, the
author Collins points out that technology, sitting on the shelf doesn’t make
any difference. But technology tied to a HedgeHog Concept – can make a
remarkable difference. It can even be a game changer. So tie this idea to
something great and be amazed at the influence and reach you would make. The
social media space was practically non-existent when mark Zuckerberg started
facebook in 2004. (I was 15years old). Uber in 2009 helps taxis in the US and
in Nigeria. Who knows, you business idea here in 2016 might be just the next
great thing. While mark helps college graduates, uber helps taxis, google helps
business people in the corporate world, Microsoft helps doctors, etc. So its
not because of the reason that we are smiling. Its not because we made a
discovery that we are happy, .. our lives will be happy without of rwithout a
discovery, an achievement, a goal. We are not driven by a need to be accepted
by making a scientific or technological achievement.. one thing is scertain,
our joy is not determined by external factors, circumstances, people or events.
We retain our joy, our big smile and our happiness because that’s what takes us
through the hurdles. Just as you eat to live, we smile to be happy. (not the
other way around).
We are excited about our jobs not because we have the
highest paid jobs in the world, (remember, human wants are insatiable), nor
becaue we have the highest office on wall street, the principle is simple, if
wealth and power were the source of happiness, then the happiest, longest
living people should be the superrich. But we know that’s not true. That’s just
an illusion. The longest happiest people are those who choose and decide to be
happy. Who smile everyday, are happy about their families, their countries,
their jobs.. they are those who make lemonmades out of lemons.. who make use of
the gift that God gives them… Because thou servest the Lord thy God with
joyfulness for the abundance of all things… So its not a reason, we are happy
not due to a reason, we are happy because we choose to be happy. It’s a choice.
It’s a decision. Its not a reason. It’s a discipline. The discipline to smile
in the face of circumstances, no matter how they are. In the face of the
storm,the wind, everything. To discipline to decide never to worry. That we are
not up to the standard, we will work, but we will not despair, we will work
cheerfuly. When the building comes crashing down, we will wrap our shirts and
pick up our diggers and start digging. No time for pitty party. No time for
self pity. No time for crying. We will get up, smile, put on our positive
faces. Just like our people in church, each Sunday, with hope and bright faces,
they walk up to the hruch in tehri best clothes and go and praise and thank
God.. and present gifts and offerings to God no matter how small with
cheerfulness.. and is that not the fulfilment that “ God shall wipe away every
tear from their eyes” they shall have no need for the sun, for the Lord in the
midst of them, shall be their Light.
Everything will work out. Everything will work out in our
favor. No matter how bad it seems. And no matter what happens….. For all things
work together for good, to them that love God, and who are the called according
to his purpose… Indeed he called us, he invited us to life.. everlasting. He
wished us well,and not evil. And called us to life. And to the praise of his
mercy and grace, we heard and we came to Him and sought from him, his gift, and
we were pleased that He does not discriminate nor cast off those who come to
him.
Our happiness is like a choice to refuse to be downcast. We
choose against mourning, weeping and wailing. We choose against downcast. We
choose happiness. We chose to be upbeat. We choose to rejoice. We chose to be
thankful. We choose to be up and not down. Truly, for the poor, treasures
unknown are reserved. We may be poor, but we are choose to be happy. To laugh
heartily. TO rejoince in every good thing. For every good and perfect gift
comes down from above. The gifts were not th eproduct of our labors, or our
payment, they were free gifts. Bestowed freely and upon which we have come to
receive with gladness.
Just as the rain, the air, the land, the food, the health,
the family, the security, the shelter, the job, the colleagues, the protection,
the guidiance, the church, the Lord, and all that we are blessed with.
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