I was on a journey to Lagos. On that day, for the first time ever in all my journeys towards the southwest, we crossed the Jebba border into Kwara at about 2:04 pm. I almost couldn’t believe it. Did we leave Minna late? Relatively yes. Around the same time as we usually leave for Ilorin – 9:35 am or thereabout. If we put our hearts into achieving something, it will surely happen. All while I was at Abakaliki, every day we went baking, I always wondered what my uncle was hasty about. He’ll be like “quickly, don’t waste my time. We are out of time already.” As if there was somewhere to go to later or something specific to do. But here’s what I realised: If you have 1k, you only NEED to spend 300. Chances are, if you are not careful, you will spend the whole 1k and still find valid excuses for doing so. In the same way, you have 24 hours in a day. You could achieve 7 things at least. But if you’re not careful, you will achieve only 1 and find excuses for why others could be achieved tomorrow. “Ah, is it not just Ilorin here?” And then we eventually arrive by 8 pm. Same time as we arrived at Lagos. As if the ‘badder’ the situation, the more strength we’re willing to put. Sun Tzu, in the art of war, mentioned actually, that if you threaten a soldier with death, he will fight with all he has and may eventually beat you, as he’s fighting with death in mind. This could also mean that as bad/devastating your issue/situation of disadvantage is, the more you are likely to gather energy to overcome them. Much like where sin abounds, grace (to overcome it) about much more. Realise how much load/responsibility is on you. And then maximise the resources within your reach. Maximise, not minimise or luxuriously use them. Maximise! Wake up! Time is running. Run along, chasing destiny. Scripture says whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might. For there is no work in the grave where you are going. There is no destiny in the grave. I know that nothing evil will happen to you, but sorry baby; the grave is coming nonetheless, and no one knows when it’s going to come for him/her. Old age is coming. Death is coming. Change is coming. The strength of singleness before marriage will soon fade as you soon wear that ring. Maximize now. Serve now! Lead now! What is your goal today?
In my previous post of this series, I talked about the need for predecessors to carry their successors along in their practices/life. So that successors can learn what they should. That’s how they can learn by watching. Now on to this episode… Not everyone of us have fathers (as guys) or mothers (as ladies) who we admire and deeply aspire to become like. I know you are more matured now, and understand some of what your predecessors did or went through. You respect them a lot and wish you could do more to appreciate them. But when you think of becoming like this person, what happens in your mind? Let me try to describe: immediately you try thinking of becoming like your dad or mum, there’s this dread and all your inner strength goes into fighting a twinge of the idea… you don’t even think. Everything within just wants that idea dead immediately. “Crucify it!” your whole being cries, “we don’t even want to hear it at all!” Yeah. And that’s why you would rather seek counsel from an outsider. Your predecessors are so flawed, you don’t trust them anymore to give you guide as you drive through the very path they drove some time ago. Now, I’m not saying we must all get counsel from our predecessors. I mean, we know that some of these people are not even aware they made mistakes, and they will want to have you make same thinking it’s nothing. What I’m saying is this; First, we are so scared of becoming what our parents are that we never asked counsel of them. We fought them off But we need to accept who they are, don’t we? Because our predecessors’ lives should give us some heads-up concerning our natural tendencies. Then we will be more equipped to fight the generational battles. Yes! Even if our predecessor failed. When I saw that ad, I saw a young man who wants to first be like his father. The second thing is, we must understand generational living and transitions. I mustn’t start all over in my time, I can continue the good work my father started. But how can I do this if I have not recognised something good in my father? When I saw that ad, I saw a young man who sees good in his father, wants to be like his father and then do greater than his father by carrying on with the good work. if we don’t do these things, we will realise some day that we need to ask them some questions but they’re no more… we will find ourselves exactly like or even worse than they were. We must accept them and accept our destiny. Admit that you came through them. So you can be sincere with yourself concerning specific weaknesses and be educated. Once you got these two, you are, by far, equipped to do better (that is, carry further not better in comparison) than your predecessors.
Remember the narrative of how I saw an advert by Pete and Yul Edochie In the last post? I pointed out how every great person has or had some shoulders they rested on as pillars. I also added that those who will be great need those shoulders. Did you grow around an elder who had an habit? (That is drinking, smoking, fornicating, lying…) They practice it as if they were held bound by it but they warned you saying, “the day you try this thing that I’m doing, I will just kill you.” This is common in Africa. They had a lifestyle they were ashamed of. They did not know how to lead the younger ones to be better than them, so they threatened the young. On the other hand, I recently heard a group of people discussing how a particular man takes his whole family to an alcohol spot to drink. He did it with so much pride. Unashamedly! This is not so common in Africa. Now here is my point… When I looked at that advert (for an alcohol brand), I saw a man who knows his lifestyle; is sincere about his habits; has forgiven himself for being human; has used a habit that could be a disadvantage to benefit (get cash from the advert for) himself and his son. Now bear with me I am not saying parents should pass down bad habits to their children but how about the good practices they did not pass down because they were ashamed? I was praying loud in the room the other day when my brother came in with my baby niece; dropped her and left the room. I wanted to reduce the intensity of my voice as it burned in my heart so that she would not be terrified. However, within my heart, I said “no! I will continue what I’m doing and will even behave in a way that shows her that I’m aware she’s in here with me, and in a way that makes it look to her that what I’m doing is a norm in life.” Guess what? She was almost mimicking me (a baby not up to a year old). And I did not try to make her stop. I did not want her to ever think that what she’s doing (praying) is something to be ashamed of. Every hero we see today had those pillars behind them; who cheered them early enough to keep certain practices and how to keep those practices well. Every hero of tomorrow, need such pillars too. May we find them always in our lives, and may we not despise the ones God has given us. There is yet one more about this series… it will come later. Anticipate!
We drove along an express road today, and there were banners of an advert. It was Pete and Yul Edochie. Some were both of them and some was only Yul. In both, I could almost see only Yul, and they looked gloriously dressed in the igbo chieftain attire. Now please, keep this in your mind because I will keep referring to it, as so many things have come to my mind as lessons. First: have you ever seen Yul in movies? The boldness, audacity, courage. You might just think that the man has become a star, a lion, a champion all by himself. You might even think that he has become all he is without depending on anyone because of his audacity. But even in the banner, Pete stood behind Yul. Right behind him with a strong face just as Yul had. Tadaa… the man, Yul, suddenly doesn’t seem that independently heroic to me again. He has risen in the shoulders of his father. Pete has modelled a life for Yul. Yul finds that path of life Pete has modelled as worth following, and boom!! he stands to succeed Pete in the role (that’s movie character) that Pete most fits and even more roles. This made my heart bleed, you know. How many of us have such mighty shoulders to stand on as we strive to become who we perceive God wants us to be? What most of us have is what we appreciate but still what drags us from aiming as high as the call. Every champion needed, at some point of (if not all through) their journey those shoulders and mouth and support of every kind, to let them know they have not failed, to encourage them, to paint the physical pictures of what they see within them, to give them the needed validation, to even bestow on them some sense of rights and independence or freedom to be who they want, etc. May we find those shoulders soon before the time for fulfillment of those things would pass.
Examining yourself, is examining your faith. That is what this article is about. But it is completely no what you’ll expect. Read on! It is necessary for you to constantly examine yourself and check your faith because it defines everything for you. There are 1001 perspectives but your faith makes the difference. So your faith is what makes you unique. But what is faith? Faith is an act/mindset/decision(VERB)that is based on a CONVICTION, and that conviction is based on a KNOWLEDGE/information/story, and that knowledge has a quality called TRUTH, and truth is a function of SOURCE. Firstly, your source. Who do you feed from as regards ideas, knowledge, information, perspective, etc. Is it God or elsewhere? If it is in God, then it is truth, if not then it is false even if it is factual. This does not mean you will not have to listen to men. God does speak through men and other means, even as He speaks directly to an individual. Therefore, the first examination to perform on yourself is to check your connection with God. Are you hearing from Him? Are you getting His perspective on life and issues which He has communicated and is still communicating? Secondly, truth. But we do not have to deal too much with this if source is dealt with. When we say that truth is a function of source not fact, we do not mean that truth is completely anti-fact. Actually, over the years/age, when you consider the things that has come to us which were not from God, which we acted on/lived by, you will notice the vanity/emptiness in them. Politicians give huge promises with analysis that proves the feasibility, but fails. Following success principles that are anti-God to attain a level and still feel same or worse emptiness that riches seemed to be able to take away. The facts do not usually or eventually add up (no matter how long) when it is not from God. So you want to examine yourself now: is your worldview true? Is your mindset true? That information, knowledge or prejudice you are about acting on or living by, is it true? Does the facts add up in the long run? Over the ages, how have the people who held same position you’re in or about to hold, ended? Do I want to end that way? How certain were they of the afterlife, how certain am I of it? Truth is a quality from a source, and you will know it from the depth of your being and how that it outlasts time. Third is knowledge/information/story/message. A lot of people live or act based on just empty feelings.Hardly do they know what they are doing or saying or affirming to others. This is not to say that there will not be times one acts or moves without knowledge, for there are many times God takes one through such paths. Rather, other times that the knowledge is very much within reach or common (that is, everywhere – Scriptures, books, patterns, etc) and is necessary. Therefore to examine yourself: while I need to check my ideas and opinions if they are true, do I even have an opinion? What exactly are my grievances or arguments? Do I know about the subject matter I want to talk about or practice? Do I know about the idea I want to question or criticize? Do I have a message? What is the summary of the message to myself or to my audience? Do I know the true story? Is there even a true story or there are many accounts of it and I have to gather them together? Get more knowledge by reading books, scriptures, articles, listen to experts or elders or those who know more than you, etc. Just search andknow. The next is conviction. Let me ask you a question, can you die for what you believe? If no, then you do not believe it. A lot of young people are actually just shallow about some matters, they believe and argue something at the top of their voices until it attracts persecution or criticism or opposition or questioning, and then they suddenly let go of the very thing(s) they have always upheld. Oh God help us! You want to check: this thing I believe, how is it going to affect my talking, my pocket/account, my marriage decision, parenting decisions, relationship with people, my work, my life and death, etc. Am I willing to die for the idea? You get convictions by the Divine One within as you meditate on truthful knowledge. Lastly, we have action. Is there not a difference between what you know and what you feel like doing and what you eventually do? Oh yes, I can bet you feel that huge difference which gives you a sense of insufficiency, hunger for the perfect/ideal, and emptiness sometimes. I guess we all have it to different degrees commensurate to our growth. You need to act, live by, decide based on, think based on, your convictions. Your faith makes no difference until it comes into. That verb might be waiting, moving,talking, keeping quiet, deciding and letting it known or hiding it, taking a stand, taking a position, etc.Just make sure you are ‘acting’ on your convictions. Do not let peer pressure make you act contrary. You display your conviction by surrounding yourself with things and people who echo same convictionsas you. Peradventure you are in a strange place, cloud your mind by your convictions through meditation and beckon those reality deeply rooted in you. In a nutshell your faith makes the difference for you. You must examine if you are in faith. Examining yourself involves checking your source, checking for truth from within and by time/age; checking your knowledge and dealing with ignorance by searching well; checking your conviction, and building it by the Divine one within through meditation; check your actions of and actually living according to your faith.Examine yourself today.Blessings!
One morning I said to my father, “Dad tell me from your experience about forgiveness all through your walk with people…” And he smiled and said forgiveness is much more than what we all think it is. “To err is human but forgiveness is divine”, is a popular quote used by most people who don’t really understand what it means. First let me tell you a little about the divinity of forgiveness. True love is the foundation of forgiveness and this main ingredient is responsible for the divinity of forgiveness. Most times when we encourage people to forgive, we do so, not understanding that love is the main factor responsible for that. As humans we forgive but are limited by the consequence of the crime committed against us, we can forgive when the hurt is not too deep or the repercussion of the crime against us is not too devastating. Forgiveness is what it is regardless of the nature of the crime committed against us. Son, I have from experience discovered that almost every human being by nature has successfully classified offenses relative to forgiveness into two main classes; forgivable offences and unforgivableoffences and this classification most time is not done deliberately but subconsciously, because I can’t think of anyone who would sit down and write or take out time to plan for him/herself crimes or offenses to forgive or not, this classification come as a result of the world we are grown in, thepatterns of the systems, what crime is pardonable and which is punishable, the people we have around us and how they forgive etc. Most times we fail to realize that we are not meant to conform to the patterns of this world. The world system has its own view about everything just to suit its own system even if it is not really what it is. That’s why most people truly don’t understand what it means to forgive. When you come to the true reality of forgiveness you could have people call you a fool. just like a story told of a man who made a quick business trip, this man was known to be a pastor in his neighborhood not necessarily because he was ordained, he was called a pastor in his neighborhood because of how he prays, you know he prays quiet loud… this man travelled and another man known for trouble to an extent, came to his house and engaged in a serious and heated misunderstanding with his wife, the entire neighborhood came out to separate the fight it was really serious. When the man returned so many people though regarding him as a pastor expected him to go and do something about the whole matter and when I say something I meant he should go and confront this man for fighting his wife and maybe have him arrested or beaten properly, but he didn’t and for a while people in the entire neighborhood couldn’t help but fantasize how they would have handled the case if they were in his shoes. You must understand that the first foundation of the divinity of forgiveness is love, that’s why Jesus commanded that we love our neighbors as he as loved the church, for out of the abundance of his love he laid down his life for us (freely forgave us even before we were born and our despicable crimes not committed). The next most misunderstood concept about forgiveness, son, is that aspect of forgetting we sometimes say we have forgiven but never forgotten, people say “how can I forget what this person has done to me, how can I erase it from my mind?” The truth is you don’t and forgetting doesn’t entail erasing the offense or crime committed against you from your mind, it means your ability not to count or regard it as a crime or offense against the person anymore. when you forgive someone you must have to let it go and not carry the same school of thought most people carry, they just place the offense somewhere in the archives of their mind and when the person unfortunately offends them again the simply bring back those documents and build an enormous case there by trying to remind themselves and the individual or people involved “you are already in my black book”. When we forgive, we must do it with the whole of our hearts, the right way, as little children. When little children have any form of misunderstanding, they could fight themselves but just give them a few more minutes they come back together and completely forget they ever had any misunderstanding. You know, son, one question we should ask ourselves is this; as children we forgive better, love better, forget crimes easily, but as we grow things begin to change and we gradually forget that this is not so from the beginning. You know I have never seen a young child keeping malice before, it’s not in their nature to do so. Sometimes it is great wisdom to consider the ways of a child than that of an adult because children by nature have better applied understanding of forgiveness, love, obedience, trust so many other noble traits.
Greetings to you there, and a very happy new February to you.So some useful questions came in as to what the theme “Being Intentional” really means. And you know, it made me realise that just because the theme plainly says “Being Intentional”, doesn’t mean everyoneunderstands it as ought, and thus with the intent of making it understood to everyone as much as is possible, I need to keep defining and redefining the theme as I received/conceived it.So what does “Being Intentional” mean?The word ‘Intentional’ derives from the word ‘Intention’ which means ‘what one wants to do or bring about’. And the word ‘Intention’ comes from ‘Intent’. Intent as a noun from Merriam-Webster dictionary means ‘the state of mind with which an act is done’. And as an adjective from same dictionary, means, ‘having the mind, attention, or will concentrated on something or some end or purpose’. Let’s quickly jump to the meaning of Intentional from same dictionary: ‘done by design’.So you see, the word Intentional comes with two implications: An intention, a goal, a purpose, a vision, an end, or a target, etc. That is, if someone is said to be Intentional, he/she must have something that they’re aiming at to get, do or achieve. Secondly, he/she must actively engage the perceived right actions to put in place in order to get, do or achieve their aim. You see, between March and June 2020, so many governments of countries including Africa’s, declared a lock down of their country. Although, the decision affected the economy of some African countries, the intention of these countries’ governments was to contain or control the spread of the COVID-19, using their perceived right ways. The governments were Being Intentional as regards the problem thatfaced them. If we remember somewhere in 2019, everyone was surprised and wondering why the Nigerian government didn’t seem to want to sign the AfCFTA Treaty. Now whether or not the government was working on it, we all must have assumed that the government was not Being Intentional as regards the state of our economy because, signing the treaty will surely help our economy and the African economy at large. Read more about AfCFTA https://www.tralac.org/resources/infographic/13795-status-of-afcfta- ratification.html. If I fall to the ground, and realise that I can’t stand again maybe because of a fracture or my weight, I will call to you: “please help me up, brother or sister”. I wouldn’t wait there, hiding my inability, wishing that somehow you will pity me and help me. I will call out to you for help. I am Being Intentional with my aim of standing up from the ground. If I need a job, and I understand the system that I’m in – one that needs a connection and adequate competence to get a job. I will build my competence, publicize my skills through LinkedIn and other platforms/means, and while doing so, I will put call through to some of the influential people on my contact list, and then I will keep reminding them. If I have a product but no customers, I will reach out to you, with the product so that you’ll buy or help me market/advertise it, and then I’ll keep disturbing you (in the very reasonable sense of that word to give me feedback of when and where to supply. I won’t just assume you’ll pick it up without forgetting, I will keep reminding you. Meanwhile, I won’t put the whole of my survival on you, I will call the other person too, and I will take the product to retailers and other people that I don’t know before now. If I feel down, disconnected from my faith. I will fast, pray, study the scriptures, as I wait to hear what my Creator is saying to me so that I will be strong again. No, I will not wait or over worry or get depressed. I will do the necessary to get connected again. When I keep this attitude continuously in every area of my life – that is, to intend for something and actively take necessary actions to achieve those intentions – I am Being Intentional.When I take good inventory of my situations, perceive rightly, take decisions to change those situations (i.e. aim), and then actively engage necessary and right actions to change those situations, I am Being Intentional. You see, the direct opposite of Being Intentional is passively hoping that your aim will become realizewithout your active participation. That participation might be involving someone, asking for counsel, asking for help, doing it yourself, taking decisions, setting goals, etc. You know it. Just do it. Be IntentionalBlessings!
Have you been in a situation, position or whatsoever where you wished there could be someone to help you handle something while you focus on what is comfortable for you? For example, you as the leader of a group, knowing what mindsets can help one thrive in the group’s work, but expecting that all the members should be matured without you going through the painstaking effort of training them. Or you as a starter in any reagrds, expecting that a volunteer will give the diligence of a pro in handling something which you’re not good at or comfortable with for your startup. Or you are to start something, but the righteous step to take in order to start it seems strenuous to you so you opt for hoping an angel will do it for you some day – prolonging the time of your delivery. Or you’re in a relationship situation with someone, hoping that somehow an elder will discern what’s up some day and come to settle you two without you doing what is necessary (like talking) to salvage the relationship. See, all the above are only examples of how each of us don’t want to be committed as ought, hoping that we handle administration (or rather our comfort) while someone else goes through the painstaking effort of handling the details for us. But it’s not about roles now…it’s about the quality of commitment and handling details. Important to mention here, that even administration is, itself, a demanding task if it will be effective. So comfort is what is on trial here now. Your comfort zone! So if you find yourself in administration or a PA or receptionist or an accountant, parent, child or student, it’s about having these qualities of QUALITY COMMITMENT AND HANDLING OF DETAILS, not occupying roles. 2020 was a year, indeed, stressful in many reagrds for many people. Yet only some have had their stress yield commensurate results for them. In 2020 people made profits, built companies, started up life, got married, got healed, won competitions, grew influence, etc. iPresh came out publicly in 2020 (oh thank you for the support thus far😇🥰❣, and we’ve learnt so much already, part of which is the content of this very article). I will say basically because they handled their supposed details as ought. Stress without commensurate results occurs when we want to dodge our supposed level of commitment to something, looking or rather worrying for easy way out. We want robots to just take charge while we focus and do other things…. now we have started building robots, but we’re exceedingly stressed in our minds, worried of how we’ll keep robots in control so they don’t rule over us. We want someone else to train our children but we’re at same time just expecting that by so doing, they’ll get the unique wisdom (which is supposed to come from you) that will help them live and thrive on earth. We know we’re ignorant of something specifically (maybe parenting or starting up a business), we also know how the ignorance is affecting our results in that area but instead of reading or seeking counsel, we’re hoping that somehow if we sleep and wake up the knowledge, understanding and wisdom will just be in us (don’t get me wrong, this is possible for God to do). And don’t get me wrong, not like we can’t pay someone else for their service of expertise but, are we being committed as supposed. In 2021, confront the details on your table, handle them with the supposed level of commitment which might include hiring an expert or seeking counsel or planning or training or execution, etc. In any way, handle those details and make moves towards destiny!!! Be Intentional! Welcome to 2021, a fruitful year to be intentional. We are back! This time with a year’s theme: BEING INTENTIONAL.
“You want people to honour you. Are you honourable? ” —- Daniel Agba I was the bible study coordinator of my Fellowship (FCS FUTMINNA) in my campus in 2017. We were having a retreat, and we invited my predecessor. That was when he made that statement quoted above. Hmmm… Oh mehn I felt so incompetent occupying that office! (I will talk about it some day). Consequent of my feeling unqualified/incompetent, I was having a feeling that people were not beingrespectful or loyal to my leadership. Then those words quoted above, dropped from my predecessor’s mouth. Wow! I was swept off my feet. And the feeling changed from feeling disrespected or not receiving loyalty to feelings with questions to myself: Do I really deserve their respect? Have I shown the faith and courage? Do I study diligently to speak as I ought? Do I respect them? Should I even expect their loyalty and respect? Do they owe it to me? Should I beckon on them to pay me the debts of respect and loyalty? All these questions changed my focus… I started setting mind on things like: it is my responsibility to be honourable, if they like they should honour; it is my responsibility to show enough conviction and convincing to them if they like they should follow; it is my responsibility to study diligently, etc. I have seen many elders striving for a place of respect and honour in the heart of a young one or among some young ones. Please tap your neighbor and say that just as the fathers always say “respect is earned”. “Be respectful, honourable, valuable, and that young one will honour you without bounds”. Let’s hope to talk about some practical things to do to command respect and honour. Doesn’t mean people won’t disrespect you though, even when/if you are respectable.Blessings!
“And if I cast out demons by the Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges ” – Jesus in Matthew 12:27. I was in a congregation some few years back. It was a congregation I DIDN’T LIKE. I was there because I was persuaded by people I respect. Then my ‘mr. perfect mind’ started criticizing everything from the pew to the pulpit, members to workers to the point man. “That’s not how to do ministry” “This or that is what the bible says” “Oh even see their this or that, it is not proper or excellent.” while I nurtured these things in my mind, a question popped up that kept me so quiet and humble: you have complained and criticized everything here, but what have you done? Of the visions, great dreams and ideas that you have, how many or how far have you started and sustained successfully? Hmm! And there was silence inthe space of about half an hour within the perfect mind.. Lol. Is this not a dominant attitude among so many people today, even you? You complain about a school, a government, a business, a minister, a leader, even your parents, etc. You analyze the life, beauty, and every good thing about them to death, putting the spotlight on areas they’re still working on to grow or areas they failed woefully. In the passage of Scripture above, Jesus had casted out demons out of people and those who DIDN’T LIKE HIM rather accused Him of doing so by the prince of demons. But the question Jesus asked them is the same each of us should go with from this message. He says (paraphrased) “even if I cast out demons by the prince of demons, by whom do your sons cast them out?” “even if I don’t do it well, how many or much have you, and those you teach, done? ” “You are criticizing me and my works, your works and results will be your judge in the same matter. For with the same measure that you meet, it shall be measured to you” You say “that’s not how to win souls to the Kingdom”. How many have you won? “That’s not how to do ministry”, which ministry have you started or done before, and successfully sustained? “That’s not how to sing”, how many have you sang? Or what are you singing? “That’s not how to teach children or students…” “That’s not…” “That is…” “This isn’t…” What have you started, and successfully sustained over time with tested, proved, and consistent results in your life, calling, field of specialization, your potentials, your ministry, etc. Bishop TD Jakes said, “I have come realize that nothing takes the place of experience.” This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t talk when God directs us or when we see wrong/evil, but we must avoid empty and cheap talking. A great writer said to his son about some people – “knowing neither what they say nor the things that they affirm.” Focus on what God would have you do, not beefing those who are doing, diligently what they perceive God would have them do.
I was in Church, a province headquarters, when one of the pastor said “the church that had 4 members is now a province HQ. I remember when the pastor will be begging us to come to church and worship God.” Greatly amazing was when he mentioned that there had been many pastors who have come and laboured over the house to make it look as/what it is today. It ministered something to me. You know, everyone will think the main headquarters will just release some funds with resourced persons and give the order that a province headquarters be started somewhere. We just see a beautiful auditorium. We see a beautiful system, an organized school. We see a great man whose life is so effective and result-filled. And we assume that those beautiful things and great men were dropped from somewhere exactly as we know them now. Not so? Every beautiful thing and every great man, were made intentionally. They went through processes and phases to be where they are now. No great man was born the way he is now. Processes, experiences and how they responded is what has made them. Beautiful things turned out as they are and lasting through time because they were handled with consistent commitment. The same with your life and whatever beautiful thing you want to build. Take the necessary steps!
