This life can be quite
complicated at times. Today, many of us struggle through life and can't seem to
comprehend our very own lives because this life just appears to be a mystery to
us.
Philosophers and
religious people have tried for many years to interpret life the best way they
can. Many have tried to find an explanation to why we act the way we do and why
life is unfair to mankind.
There are so many
interesting rules, laws, beliefs and theories mankind has chosen to believe and
hold dear. But occasionally these believes don't hold true. For example the law
of karma. It is believed that whatever a man sows, he would reap consequently.
Many times it is so but at times it really doesn't follow. I know a lot of mean
and wicked people who didn't reap what they sow - getting away with their evil
deeds as it seemed and I've seen a lot of great, hardworking, kind and loving
people, suddenly cut short in their prime with grave disappointment, sickness
or even death.
I've seen some wicked
people get away with murder and I've seen innocent people rot away in jail for
crimes they know nothing about. As humans, we naturally try to explain all
these away and call it destiny. But the fact remains, the law of karma, does
not appear to happen 100% of the time.
Yes, most times people
reap what they sow, but not all the time as I've seen many wayward girls
eventually marry lovely and caring gentlemen and I've seen very decent,
responsible ladies wait and wait or end up with very wicked and abusive
husbands.
I've also seen very
diligent, intelligent, hardworking people struggle to make ends meet and I've
seen average workers, average scholars and average thinkers enjoy mega
financial breakthroughs in life. Truth is hard work and intelligence does not
always equals good success.
If this is the case,
should it then mean we should give up and resign to fate or act as we like?
Definitely not so. What it means is, there's more to success in life, than
theories, philosophies and long standing principles.
You see, many people
today are struggling in life, are frustrated in life and are not happy because
they are reacting to life. You can never conquer life if your strategy is to
always react.
Truth is, it is
perhaps not your fault that you react to life most times because we are mostly
raised to react to life. Our upbringing sets our minds to react to life.
These reactive
tendencies are founded on certain theories and beliefs based on past
experiences which perhaps have ceased to be a fact, as life is not pure since
but a social science. Things change, people change and seasons change. What
failed yesterday could probable work well today and what worked yesterday may
fail woefully today.
Predicting life
exclusively based on history and antecedents makes you reactive and not
creative with your own life.
A great life is a life
you design for yourself not a life lived based on pre conceived philosophies
and theories on matters of life that may be outdated.
The power or potency
of any theory is still judged on the consequence of its outcome. If the outcome
of a rule hurts no one, destroys nothing, is legitimate and not offensive to
God our maker, break the rule.
If you want to enjoy
an exciting fulfilling life, approach life different from how everybody else
do. Be positively unconventional. Chose to be crazy in a good way. Only
positively crazy and daring people rule in life. Acting like everyone else
makes you be like everyone else – just another statistic amongst the masses.
Outstanding people
don't always live by the rules of how things were, they break the rules in
constructive ways and amazingly deliver incredible results.
Crazy thinking births
shocking inventions like the GSM phones, the internet, aircrafts, electricity,
satellites, warships, rockets and mega factories. These inventors didn't react
to life, they created a life that they owned and controlled.
Let me share something
interesting with you this morning. You see, mankind is born with what I call
the king nature. Every human being has a natural disposition to being a king, a
ruler – we are, by nature, dominant, controlling-always wanting to have our way
in everything.
Check out little
children, when they want something and you don't hand it to them, they get very
upset and cry and throw tantrums until you give to them what they want, that is
the natural king nature. The will and desire of the king must be done. We are
all like that. We are by nature kings, we love to rule.
However, our
territory, planet earth, the domain we are created to rule and preside over is
a very rebellious territory. Everything by nature and order rebels against the
wish and will of every human king to dominate.
For everything you
desire and ask for, life will first say no, until you fight and conquer and
subdue that aspect of life, then you'll get a yes.
As a baby you must
fight your inability to talk, you must fight your inability to walk, you must
fight your inability to run; you must fight your inability to dance and jump
and read and write and learn and think and pass exams. Life is rebellious, you
must fight and conquer to remain the king of your own life.
Every time life rebels
against you and wouldn't let you do what you want, your human king nature can't
handle it as disobedience is repugnant to our king nature. Kings hate to be
disobeyed. Disobedience is unacceptable to kings. It bruises the royal ego and
makes kings feel less than their true sizes as kings.
Kings can't handle
rebels. Mankind can't handle rebellious situations in life, they are upset by
it; hence they fight it. Mankind naturally wants to subdue and crush rebellious
situations in life.
Now, truth is the
different rebellious situations in life would demand a different conquest
strategy from mankind. Why many fail in life is, they have no efficient war or
battle strategy to fight and conquer the various kinds of life rebels in their
unique configurations.
The weapons are
different, the war style and approach also vary depending on the rebel type you
want to conquer.
The battle strategy
for poverty is different from the battle strategy for sickness, it's also
different from the battle strategy for betrayal and different from the battle
strategy for hate.
For example there are
some battles where you don't need prayers, what you need is wisdom, there are
some battles where wisdom will fail; the winning strategy is love. There are
even some battles where you don't need prayers, wisdom or love what you need do
is run, take off, run away, then return when you're stronger and more powerful.
There are some fights
where serious studying and knowledge is the winning approach. For example, hard
work is not the answer to that rebel called poverty. Knowledge and humility
will make you very rich even if you're not that hardworking. You can actually
hire people to do the hard work for you if you know what they don't know and
you're humble. Many people don't know the weapons against poverty that's why 3%
of the population in Nigeria control 87% of the wealth and resources in
Nigeria. It is not by hard work Mr. Workaholic.
Conquest in career,
education, relationships, marriage, self-esteem, riches, relevance, talent,
ability, respect, dignity, honour, power and material possessions require
different battle strategy from your human king nature.
The original you is a
king, however, the more battles you lose the less you see and think of yourself
as a king. Check it, I promise you, you're a king by nature. It's the only
logical reason for your anger when you don't have or get what you want. It's
your king nature.
Don't let this
rebellious life treat you less than whom you really are. Forget the principles
and rules of those whom have lost battles in life before you. Stop reacting to
the rebels in life, create your own kingdom your own style; own your conquest
style and your ruling agenda. It's your life, make your great rules; achieve
the unthinkable, leave a legacy.
Written By : Muyiwa Afolabi
CEO; Frontiers Consulting Services
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