“He
who wants to change the world must show it with his act and not words”
“
There
is always a personality behind every good or bad cause. Marshal of France,
Ferdinand Foch said, “You think out of every possible development and decide on
the way to deal with the situation created. When one of these developments
occurs, you put your plans in operation, and everyone says “what a genius
….whereas the credit is really due to the labor of preparation”. Sometimes it
may take time for it to be revealed, but the truth is nothing is to be left for
chance. For years, the 4-minute mile was considered not merely unreachable but,
according to physiologists of the time, dangerous to the health of any athlete
who attempted to reach it. For Roger Bannister, it was vindication. When he
crossed the finish line with a time of 3 minutes 59.4 seconds, he broke through
a psychological barrier as well. After Roger Bannister broke the four minutes
mile, within one year, thirty seven others broke it; within two years, three
hundred had broken it. What if Roger Bannister had decided to play safe and
followed what was said? This is an indication that there is a place for you
only if you decide to be the answer. Thinking high and acting high radiates.What about Usain Bolts.. From 3min59.4 sec to 9.58 seconds. This is how fast things can change but someone has to lead at first
Admiral
Ernst said,” Machines are nothing without men”. Remember every great cause is
towards the development and betterment of humanity. It takes a man with a sense
of identity to make this happen. Collin Powell said, “As we climbed on the
backs of others, so must we allow our backs to be used for others to go higher
than we have.” We must not allow ourselves to be defeated. If you cannot be
defeated inside, defeat is not possible unto you. Sometimes, we underestimate
our ability towards achieving greatness. Note that you will not know how
powerful you are until you do it.
Some
years ago Louis Victor Eytinge was given a life sentence in the Arizona
penitentiary. At the time of his imprisonment, he was an all round "bad
man," according to his own admissions. In addition, it was believed that
he would die of tuberculosis within a year. Eytinge had reasons to feel
discouraged, if anyone ever had. Public feelings against him were intense and
he did not have a single friend in the world who came forth to offer him
encouragement or help. Then something happened in his own mind that gave him
back his health, put the dreaded "white plague" to rout and finally
unlocked the prison gates and gave him his freedom. What was that
"something"? Just this: He made up his mind to whip the white plague
and regain his health by his decision. In less than a year from the time the
decision was made, he had won. Then he extended that decision by making up his
mind to gain his freedom. Soon the prison walls melted from around him. No undesirable
environment is strong enough to hold a man or woman, who understands how
powerful a decision can be in the world. Such a person can throw off the
shackles of poverty; destroy the most deadly disease germs; rise from a lowly
station in life to power and plenty. All great leaders based their leadership
upon a decision to make the world better than they met it.
Followers
will be willing when they know that their leader is capable of making decisions
and has courage to back up that purpose with action. Even a balky horse knows
when a rider with a definite aim takes hold of the reins and yields to that
rider. When a man with decision walks through a crowd, everybody stands aside
and makes way for him. But if the man hesitates and shows by his actions that
he is not sure of the way to go, the crowd will step all over his toes and
refuse to budge an inch out of his way. Children sense very quickly the
wavering attitude of their parents and take advantage of that attitude quite
freely. It is the same all through life: men with a decision commands respect
and attention at all times.
Louis
Victor Eytinge’s story shows how a man can free himself if he decides to do so.
This is called true liberation. When you are free from yourself, it helps you
abandon the bird eye look and see the pain that many are going through. Only
then will you become the angel they have been dreaming about.
It is
time. What we do echoes from now till eternity.
By
Olumadewa A Olutayo
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