We often hear this phrase "When the going gets tough, The tough gets going"
One morning I was having breakfast with some friends when someone was lamenting the current hard times with all the gloomy news about the financial crisis everyday. Then another person mentioned the above phrase - and he immediately retorted "Oh Yeah, easier said than done, whoever said that is not in the situation of having lost his job and have to feed a family-la"
As I sat there listening to the conversation - I realised that many of us could have experienced such conversations among our friends or may even be participating in such conversations.
Should you encounter this again in the future, I would like to invite you to revisit Thought No. 24
Imagine what it would be like for Abraham Lincoln to go through all the trails and challenges life has thrown at him - I am certain none of us could have "suffered" what he has undergone.
He has shown us that it is possible to keep working towards your dream against all odds - expecially when you know achieving your dream will also benefit greatly your fellowmen and will touch and enrich the lives of so many.
I reckon it is this powerful belief inside him that has enabled and driven him towards success in spite of all the obstacles and crushing painful episodes - financially and emotionally - that came his way. Re-examine your dream - you may discover that it is benefitting not just yourself - it could be much more than that...and if so, imagine the immense meaningful contribution you are making towards mankind when you achieve your dream - so the earlier you do that the greater the joy and the more the people will rejoice together with you.
There are many examples - Mother Teresa, Mahatma Ghandi, Master Cheng Yen, Martin Luther King, Florence Nightingale ...... look towards the inspiration they have given us to spur us that it's worthwhile to hold on to our dreams and make them come true.
Master Cheng Yen once said " The misery in this world is not solely due to poverty, but, also, to a lack of meaningful purpose in life." She believes that the most meaningful life is one of service to those in need. ....perhaps we can do this by first achieving our Dreams!
Ignore the "distractions" and stay Focus on your dream
Wishing You peace, harmony and abundance.
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