By Dr Charles Leyman Kachitsa
Most people in this era are impatient in examining all angles of issues before reaching a conclusion. Quite often this results into laziness as those who are celebrated as popular public opinion givers, provide easy fallacies and or name calling just to be seen that they are still relevant. Most household rearing farm animals are quick to blame the dog for eating freshly dropped eggs yet it is the hen itself eating the eggs unbeknown to the owner.
We are in a time in which people are impatient to listen and understand issues before reaching a conclusion. Most people without caring to listen, make out in their mind what they want to hear drawing hasty conclusions and provide that to others interested as what was said on the issue under consideration.
Listening is an art although it is now threatening to be a forgone art in most societies. For proper harmony in society and for justice to prevail we need to listen to each other. It is in listening, active listening that we can solve most of the issues affecting the world today.
The quotes this week are taken from a book which comprises wise compilation of advice given by a father to his son about hard facts in this world. I am sure the few selected quotations from this book listed below will enlighten you to one or two life lessons. Read and enjoy:
LETTERS FROM J.D ROCKEFELLER TO HIS SON – Perspective, ideology and Wisdom
“There were times of the very low, there were times of the very high. But what goes up, must come down. —— To all my failures and rejections, you may have thrown one down, but you will never stop one off the passion I have for entrepreneurship …….. For it is with my loved one that stands by me, I ought to bring about what what I truly seek.”
“People who are privileged but have no power are a waste, while those who are educated but uninfluenced are a pile of worthless rubbish. ….. (Men of privilege without power are a waste-material. Men of enlightenment without influence are the poorest kind of rubbish). —- My son, the privileged but powerless people are a waste, while the educated but unaffected people are a pile of worthless garbage. Find your own way and God will help you!”
“Dear John: — You hope that I can sail with you forever, this sounds great, but I am not your eternal captain. God created feet for us to let us walk on our own. — Maybe you are not ready to go alone, but you need to know that the challenging and magical business world that I am in is the starting point of your new life. You will start from there in order to participate in the feast of life that you have never enjoyed before and that relates to your future. As for how you use the knives and forks that are placed in front of you, and how you taste every dish served by the angel of destiny is entirely up to you.”
“……. However, history has also been filled with examples of rich children who were privileged but have failed in life. According to a study that was conducted in Massachusetts on 17 wealthy people, it was revealed that none of their children left the world wealthy. —– A long time ago, there was a story in society that satirized the incompetence of rich children. It mentioned that in a small bar in Philadelphia, a guest was talking about a millionaire when he said, ‘He is a self-made millionaire,’ ‘Yeah,’ a smarter man next to him replied, ‘He inherited 20 million dollars, but now he is only left with a million.’ ——– This is a distressing story but in our society today, the rich children are caught between advancing and retreating. Many of them are destined to be sympathetic and pitiful, and even, go to hell.”
