You know I've not taken too much time to read some of his quotes but this morning as I chose to write about hope and perseverance within hope I turned to his quotes and was impressed at the reading. In all a man can write or say, there are usually one or two lines that speak volumes. The ones worth repeating...amazing.
The setting is Sunday school in the 90's. Emmanuel Pentecostal Temple...right side balcony. My dad is teaching Sunday school and the text he used that day would be the foundation for a lot of what I carry with me as a man today. October 29th 1941; Winston Churchill stood before the Boys of Harrow and gave a short speech. The synopsis of that speech is captured in this line:
An inspiration that birthed the most stubborn man you might ever meet lol Couple that with a text from the Bible that reads "If God be for us, who can be against us" (Romans 8:31) and you have on your hands a man that believes that after he's exhausted all probability and possibility through his own might...God will see the rest through. Yeah, I pretty much believe I can do anything lol
To me time is of no consequence. Momentary failure doesn't mean shit. A loss here and there doesn't move me. You will see me fail at a thing over and over again wondering "what the f**k is his problem?" lol Get with me later and find out I solved the pressing issue but ran into another one. I kept pushing until I got the end result I was looking for. People wonder how I know so much about different topics. It wasn't my "thirst for knowledge"; I learned all I know because I needed to achieve an "end result". I could give a shit about filling my head with information that will serve me no purpose. My end result and how I got there is of most importance to me. That is who I am.
I see people face setbacks that have left them homeless and they still carry on with head held high and shoulders back knowing that anything less will slow down their "progress". Progress?...yeah progress. They understand that even in the midst of seeming failure they WILL find a resolution and if they cant find one they know that God will present one they will be able to grab hold of to carry them out. That is progression and that outlook takes maturity. That is a person in training...becoming steeled to manage anything and everything life brings their way. They can handle ANY situation with ease and they don't overwhelm easy. They don't fake it...it's who they actually are. They don't carry the pessimistic "life sucks, oh well" attitude. They preserve within them the optimistic "yeah, I know this is bad now...but it will get better" stance. They have been through situations in life that seemed insurmountable at the time only to get through and not know how. So yeah, they know better than to allow "set-backs" to set them back. It is characterized by a maturity to understand that not everything will move the way you want it to. That most of the time you MUST move things yourself and if you are not willing to then it shows your lack of seriousness and by extension...your lack of maturity as well.
I have to say that in my life I have come across all types. I have seen people show themselves "seasoned" at their jobs or at school but completely immature when it came to life. They can command the details of their work or study easily because these are usually based on protocol one can master. Yet when it comes to life and emotion they allow themselves to be tossed to and fro because they have never taken the time or effort to study the protocol within life itself. They have surrounded themselves with people that are either younger with no clue as to who they are or people that will coddle them the way they themselves like to be coddled. Some have never worked or remained in environments surrounded by people they can glean from...only people that needed gleaning themselves. They lack the same confidence and maturity in life they have in the environments of "protocol" and it's usually because they either haven't really tried or been given the chance to push through a thing without the comfort of knowing there is a safety net they can always run to. They always wind up in the same place when the going gets rough and sometimes wind up staying there in perpetuity to their own detriment. I don't care what kind of job you have, what kind of house you have, what kind of car you drive, what school you went to and if you pay all your bills on time...doesn't mean shit to me. Show me how you respond to crisis. Show me how you respond to seeming "loneliness" or "boredom". Show me who you are when things don't go your way. Are you "steady"? Are you one to give in? Are you one to quit? Are you one to give in to vice just because or for the sake of "stress release"? These tell me more than any status you can attain in your world. These actually test levels of maturity and I have been surprised more than once at how many people I thought "had it together" fail miserably when confronted with these challenges. I have seen grown men and women throw tantrums when things haven't gone their way. Completely throw away their months long determination to quit a vice just because they "needed relief". Life requires the ability to stand behind a "life decision" come hell or high water. That requires determination and the maturity to understand the seriousness of that decision. Never giving in to ANY pressure and moving forward in all you have decided to be...like a f**king stubborn mule lol
Remember the quote? "Never give in"? As in every other virtue, one must train in this as well...for all things. Learn lifes protocols and be consistent in your practice of them...always resisting your urge to treat challenges with the temperment of a child. Be what you said you would be and "NEVER GIVE IN."
The setting is Sunday school in the 90's. Emmanuel Pentecostal Temple...right side balcony. My dad is teaching Sunday school and the text he used that day would be the foundation for a lot of what I carry with me as a man today. October 29th 1941; Winston Churchill stood before the Boys of Harrow and gave a short speech. The synopsis of that speech is captured in this line:
An inspiration that birthed the most stubborn man you might ever meet lol Couple that with a text from the Bible that reads "If God be for us, who can be against us" (Romans 8:31) and you have on your hands a man that believes that after he's exhausted all probability and possibility through his own might...God will see the rest through. Yeah, I pretty much believe I can do anything lol
To me time is of no consequence. Momentary failure doesn't mean shit. A loss here and there doesn't move me. You will see me fail at a thing over and over again wondering "what the f**k is his problem?" lol Get with me later and find out I solved the pressing issue but ran into another one. I kept pushing until I got the end result I was looking for. People wonder how I know so much about different topics. It wasn't my "thirst for knowledge"; I learned all I know because I needed to achieve an "end result". I could give a shit about filling my head with information that will serve me no purpose. My end result and how I got there is of most importance to me. That is who I am.
I see people face setbacks that have left them homeless and they still carry on with head held high and shoulders back knowing that anything less will slow down their "progress". Progress?...yeah progress. They understand that even in the midst of seeming failure they WILL find a resolution and if they cant find one they know that God will present one they will be able to grab hold of to carry them out. That is progression and that outlook takes maturity. That is a person in training...becoming steeled to manage anything and everything life brings their way. They can handle ANY situation with ease and they don't overwhelm easy. They don't fake it...it's who they actually are. They don't carry the pessimistic "life sucks, oh well" attitude. They preserve within them the optimistic "yeah, I know this is bad now...but it will get better" stance. They have been through situations in life that seemed insurmountable at the time only to get through and not know how. So yeah, they know better than to allow "set-backs" to set them back. It is characterized by a maturity to understand that not everything will move the way you want it to. That most of the time you MUST move things yourself and if you are not willing to then it shows your lack of seriousness and by extension...your lack of maturity as well.
I have to say that in my life I have come across all types. I have seen people show themselves "seasoned" at their jobs or at school but completely immature when it came to life. They can command the details of their work or study easily because these are usually based on protocol one can master. Yet when it comes to life and emotion they allow themselves to be tossed to and fro because they have never taken the time or effort to study the protocol within life itself. They have surrounded themselves with people that are either younger with no clue as to who they are or people that will coddle them the way they themselves like to be coddled. Some have never worked or remained in environments surrounded by people they can glean from...only people that needed gleaning themselves. They lack the same confidence and maturity in life they have in the environments of "protocol" and it's usually because they either haven't really tried or been given the chance to push through a thing without the comfort of knowing there is a safety net they can always run to. They always wind up in the same place when the going gets rough and sometimes wind up staying there in perpetuity to their own detriment. I don't care what kind of job you have, what kind of house you have, what kind of car you drive, what school you went to and if you pay all your bills on time...doesn't mean shit to me. Show me how you respond to crisis. Show me how you respond to seeming "loneliness" or "boredom". Show me who you are when things don't go your way. Are you "steady"? Are you one to give in? Are you one to quit? Are you one to give in to vice just because or for the sake of "stress release"? These tell me more than any status you can attain in your world. These actually test levels of maturity and I have been surprised more than once at how many people I thought "had it together" fail miserably when confronted with these challenges. I have seen grown men and women throw tantrums when things haven't gone their way. Completely throw away their months long determination to quit a vice just because they "needed relief". Life requires the ability to stand behind a "life decision" come hell or high water. That requires determination and the maturity to understand the seriousness of that decision. Never giving in to ANY pressure and moving forward in all you have decided to be...like a f**king stubborn mule lol
Remember the quote? "Never give in"? As in every other virtue, one must train in this as well...for all things. Learn lifes protocols and be consistent in your practice of them...always resisting your urge to treat challenges with the temperment of a child. Be what you said you would be and "NEVER GIVE IN."
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