By Dr Charles Leyman Kachitsa
Time as a concept created by man has always mesmerized man and led to him chasing it to catch all what humanity thrive for in life. Most often the fact that as the world is round and revolves on and on, and so does time, is forgotten.
If time was a human friend, most things would have been ticked off leading to satisfaction of all that can be had. It is true we all need that time, defined by the beholder as the true pace of time which experienced reminds humans that it’s a thing not in their control. therefore they need to toll the prescribed lines dutifully.
In the end it is those who master and are obedient to time that rule it and perhaps rule the world. However, any form of pretense in the organisation of time only means no one yet has conquered it without any pitch of doubt. Finally, we are always at the beginning in trying to define what time is and understanding how to tame it. We have to start admitting that we have not yet understood how time works, how to catch it.
The quotes this week are a continuation of extraction from a book that provides life enhancing tips necessary for navigating through successfully. 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
“To win the competition it is more important that you stay alert. When you constantly see your opponent wanting to weaken you, that is the beginning of the competition. At this point in time you need to know what you have, that kindness and tenderness may hurt you, but then you need to use all the resources to win the battle.”
“Of course, to win the competition, courage is only one aspect of winning, and you also need to have strength. Even if we lose, the only thing we should do is to lose gloriously. Crutches cannot replace strong and powerful feet. We must stand on our own feet and rely on ourselves. If your feet are not strong enough to support you, you should not give up and admit defeat, but should work hard to hone, strength and develop your feet and let them exert their power.”
“Son, honesty is a method and a strategy. Because I paid with my own honesty, I have won the trust of bankers and more people, and because of it I survived numerous difficult times and embarked on an Expressway to success. —— Today, I no longer need to turn to any bank. I am my own bank, but I will always be grateful to the bankers who have helped me so much. ——- Your future maybe managing a business. You need to know that the purpose of running a business is to make money. Expanding an enterprise can make money but mortgaging a company is also an important matter with regards to managing and using money. If you only focus on one function and ignore the other, you will face failure; in the worst case it may cause a financial collapse and in a better case, you may miss many opportunities.”
“The most horrifying thing is Spiritual Bankruptcy. Failure is a good thing as long as it does not become a habit. —– When you take advantage of opportunities, you are depriving others of opportunities in order to guarantee yourself. —— Once avoiding failure becomes your motivation to do things, you have embarked on a path of laziness and powerlessness. (An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity, a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.”
