What I am

whiterose · #1 (**permalink**) 09-05-2008, 03:48 PM

What I am

I am not on this earth by chance. I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain and not to shrink to a grain of sand.

I am nature's greatest miracle. None that came before, none that live today, and none that come tomorrow can walk and talk and move and think exactly like me. I am the end product of thousands of years of evolution.

No beast, no plant, no wind, no rain, no rock, no lake had the same beginning as I, for I was conceived in love and brought forth with a purpose.

Though all may laugh at my utterances they will hear my plans, they will know my dreams; and thus there will be no escape for me until my words become accomplished deeds.

The height of my goals will not hold me in awe though I may stumble often before they are reached. I am a man. Let others build a cave with their clay. I will build a castle with mine.
I will build my castle one brick at a time for I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any undertaking.

I have been given eyes to see and a mind to think and now I know a great secret of life for I perceive, at last, that all my problems, discouragement, and heartaches are, in truth, great opportunities in disguise.

I have a choice and I will not let my life be fed to a swine nor will I let it be ground under the rocks of failure and despair to be broken open and devoured by the will of others.

I will enjoy today’s happiness today. It is not grain to be stored in a box. It is not wine to be saved in a jar. It cannot be saved for the morrow. It must be sown and reaped on the same day.
If I feel incompetent I will remember past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals.
If I feel my skill is unmatched I will look at the stars. If I feel all-powerful I will try to stop the wind.
The prizes of life are at the end of each journey, not near the beginning; and it is not given to us to know how many steps are necessary in order to reach our goals.

Many others face each obstacle in their path with fear and doubt and consider them as enemies when, in truth, these obstructions are friends and helpers. Each struggle, each defeat, sharpens your skills and strengths, your courage and your endurance, your ability and your confidence and thus each obstacle is a comrade-in-arms forcing you to become better. Each rebuff is an opportunity to move forward; turn away from them, avoid them, and you throw away your future.
Never feel shame for trying and failing for he who has never failed is he who has never tried.
Failure will never overtake you if your determination to succeed is strong enough.