JOURNEY OF 1000 MILES

As the saying goes, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step” but that leaves me wondering about the journey of a million miles. Does it begin with 1000 steps? Those are the thoughts that seem to be going through my mind I’m sure the thoughts have gone through your mind too. This is because there are endeavors in life we have embarked on which years later seem to have stalled. That prompts one to ask whether the above saying needs to be qualified. Could it be that the journey begins not only with one step but one step towards the destination your want to go to.

Therein lie’s our greatest challenge. Being able to establish the destination we want to end up in. I have heard of people who started and went on a journey very successfully only to find out, towards the end, that they had taken the wrong journey. Such people are forced to go back to the beginning and start the right journey. I have therefore come to a conclusion that this journey of 1000miles begins with one step in the right direction.

We therefore should seek to know which journey in life we should take. Being sure you are on the right journey enables one to confidently overcome all the obstacles that most certainly will stand in your path. The challenges we face in the journey of life can be categorized into two; struggles within and without us. My life experiences have taught me that the hardest struggles are the ones against our selves. We are always wondering whether we are capable enough to successfully finish the journey. How will we be received by people in the different stages of the journey of life?

I therefore have come to one conclusion. How you deal with your inner challenges will to a large extent depend on your attitude. If you strongly believe that you have the strength and ability to finish the journey then you definitely will finish. I have learned to do so. What you’ll need is the company of like minded individuals to encourage you in your journey

The journey of life therefore has to begin with many steps in the right direction.

HELP!!!!!HELP!!!! HELP!!!!!!

Of late there has been a very high rate of suicides; the most affected being the youth. I’m sure those of us in this side of eternity are asking ourselves what could drive a person into taking their own life. And yes we are of the opinion that nothing could warrant or be reason enough for one to take their own life. But if we were to delve deeper into the issue you will realize that different people are weighed down by different issues. There are people who will feel like the world is coming to end because they are unable to make ends meet. Others just can’t imagine life without a girlfriend/boyfriend. Others are shocked when they find out they have a terminal illness. Yet many more are overwhelmed by issues in their families. The latter is always a big issue among the youth.

My interaction with teenagers and young adults has made me come to one conclusion; family situations contribute the greatest to the stresses the young people go through. Conflict between parents is a major headache for the youth. Most guys find themselves having to suffer consequences for mistakes made by their parents or their guardians. When in such situations they have nowhere to run to for advice or audience.

Therein lies what I think can help mitigate the challenge. Our young people need to be offered avenues to ventilate about what is happening in their lives. Those avenues are lacking since the parents are busy earning the money, the teachers are overwhelmed by the students who are their responsibilities. Older men and women in the society need to sacrificially offer themselves to steer their lives and that of their children in the right direction by being there for them at all costs. The same men and women need also to do the same for younger men and women who haven’t received the same from the parents.

When that happens then a few more lives will be saved. I personally have purposed to be there for my two children but also go out of my way to do so for as many young men and women that God allows me. I have purposed to respond to the cry for help from our young people. The decision is there for you to make; what will it be? Death or Life!!