For most
of us when we were little we all had this notion of what we want to be when we
grow up. When someone ask us who we want to be, in our young and innocent minds
we begin to dole out series of professions we would like to take up. For
example, we want to be an Engineer, a Doctor, a Lawyer, an Architect, a Banker
and so on. But what we never knew at that point was what 'life' as it is will
throw at us. At that time we never see beyond our noses, rather all we saw was
a life full of beautiful roses.
Still as
we grew much older, some under the comfort of their parents or guardians, we
still didn't understand where we were heading, because at that point we still
didn't know the difference between what we 'wanted' and what we 'needed'. Why?
The truth is, for some what they wanted to become actually worked out for them,
they attended school or started a business and achieved their lifelong dream in
becoming ‘whatever they said they wanted to be, but for the majority it’s in
the opposite direction, because one way or the other, life or something
happened that altered that notion they had when they were still pretty young.
But wait
a minute, in the previous paragraph I'm definitely certain you saw or noticed a
word in bold letters right? What is the purpose of that? If you really observed
right from the first paragraph, we've been talking about what we want to be when
we grow and in the second paragraph we used the word 'whatever' too. The untold
fact is, most of us never ponder about this question: who do I need to be when I grow up or in
another way that do I need to be as I grow older? Now to address this question and to ponder deeply
about it, we need to leave what I want to be aside and think of who I need be .
The untold truth is, to understand who we need to be, it takes
"humility and modesty". Why you may wonder? Well as humans our wants
is insatiable, we always want the best of the latest. The latest cars,
apartments, shoes, clothes, bags, phones, gadgets and appliances. We even want
the current most beautiful ladies and handsome men. The spirit of what we want
drives us to a point when we begin to feel desperate, sad and empty despite our
present level of various achievements. So how can we be happy within?
First,
we have to understand the value of who we need to be. Why? If we take time to
ponder on who we need to be, it will go a long way to helping us know what we
need Let's take an instance, if you have learned to be a patient person which
is one of the qualities we need, when you observe that a coworker or a friend
isn't fast about doing something, you'll understand and easily go with the
flow. Or let's say you are expecting something from a person, patience also
helps you not to put pressure on them. The same goes for other beautiful
qualities that exist.
Secondly,
what we need comes from necessities and essentials. Just to make it easier to
understand, you can read these texts on your screen; you can scroll and do
other tasks. You can touch, feel, cry, laugh and express yourself through
various means. But the question is: Do you know there are millions of people
who can't do what you can? Do you know there are millions who need just a pinch
of what you can do or possess? So, rather than pursue the things you want, seek
qualities you need because they'll build
and help you to knowing your essential. Let's work on who we need to be not what
we want to be. Keep your fingers crossed for the next one, entitled. Let me
keep you all guessing.
LOVE, LIFE AND LIVE.
MacKennery Heartz
a touch of mine
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