LIFE: WE ARE FAR FROM PERFECTION

 Fortnight ago, I sat down to figure out certain things which for a very long time has become more of disturbances within me that I could even describe if asked to do so. Within this very short time of deep thoughts and self search, one thing that kept resounding within my inner most man which I deem necessary to share with the world was “Life; we are far from perfection”.

The resounding of this phrase brought me so much peace and calm and led me into  this place where I realized how true this was; thus decided to give up on any move that will bring about the very convictions that I have to be perfect in my daily living and dealings. Giving up was not because I see myself as a coward or as someone who could not face the very truths of life; rather giving up meant taking a new path that will bring happiness and perpetual rest of mind because this life is not only about the very little things that makes our day; it includes those very big things too which if we throw the perfectionist mind-set at will turn life for us into total boredom which leads us into that very path where ends meets up with pains. Not leaving out the regrets which are always accompanied by the “had I known syndrome”.

Personally, this has now made me to a greater extent believe that truly life is not only a lesson but a teacher as well because if it weren’t, then all humans would have been created into perfection or better still grow into perfection as they grow into old age but this is totally wrong because even a child of today might as well be more into life than a man or woman who has lived life for a long time; Hence, life is truly a lesson. Life is truly a lesson because it offers us the very truths that we must face and each time we neglect these truths life itself turns into something we cannot describe even when given a million years to do so.

Therefore for a better world, life must be lived with this understanding “LIFE: WE ARE FAR FROM PERFECTION”.

JOIN ME AS WE TAKE THIS RIDE INTO GETTING RID OF ALL CONVICTIONS THAT “THE HUMAN DAILY LIFE MUST BE LIVED CHASING PERFECTION WHICH IS A TOTAL ILLUSION”.

Written By

Ahiamadu Jackson Samuel

Yesterday’s Illusions

As I walked past yesterday into today, I realized that yesterday gave me so many illusions about today which almost made me think today was just yesterday. But nay! I realized that today is that day when all that I failed to achieve yesterday could possibly be achieved if only I could interpret the illusions yesterday has given me about today and as I thought about what interpretations there are about these illusions, I realized that in these illusions I could find truth and fallacies; truth in that, yesterday told me today must come and that when it comes, it will teach me and fallacies in that yesterday told me that today must be perfect and perfection yesterday said today must be. As I continually wondered in this state of seeking and finding interpretations to all that yesterday had told, I got to understand that I have the power to hear and after hearing choose what sticks and what doesn’t stick to me, hence another struggle/battle of filtering all that yesterday has told about today started and this came so sudden that saying “no battles” was just a dream too far to achieve and at this juncture, my mind became self indulging in working out ways of filtering these illusions.

I know you may want to ask, what are these illusions? The very truth about these illusions of what yesterday told me about today is that every human that exists on earth have their own versions of these illusions and it is only you who knows and can say them, so probably my telling you about these illusions might be personal but I know it sure will help you in that yesterdays illusions about today is almost the same to every human. So, where do we go from here?

The first illusion and fallacy yesterday told me about today is that “there is enough time for you to do that which you want to do now in today” and when today came, I realized that it was a fallacy because yesterday and today had exactly 24 hours each. Hence, I could have just done whatever was due to be done yesterday in yesterday rather than procrastinating thinking that in today I would have more time.

Secondly, yesterday made me believe “that the situations I failed to learn from yesterday will reoccur in my today”  but I realized that in every situation I find myself in life today that there are actually unique and renewed lessons to be learnt from such situations even though such situations came knocking at my door in my yesterday. Hence, my failure to learn about these unique lessons in my yesterday became a horror because I did believe in the illusions of my yesterday.

More so, yesterday told me that “today will be different from yesterday” but I did see that today was yesterday renewed into another day without me accomplishing those things I had told myself I was to accomplish in my today. So I sat down and thought over life and realized that life is about now and nothing more than now because whatsoever you don’t do now when you have the time, you will never do when given a million more time of now in the nearest or farthest future”. As such I concluded I will treat each day with carefulness because what I missed yesterday might be given back to me but renewed and unique in my today.

However as I continually pondered on all the illusions that yesterday told me, I realized that it is better not to talk about them but act against whatever illusions yesterday had made me believe about today so as to enter today with an open mind which gives me the key to “take on the world”.

Finally, I don’t really know if you get me? But the truth is get rid of all the illusions yesterday gave to you and act now for a better today and tomorrow because yesterday is today and today is tomorrow. Therefore, think, act and chase that dream!!!

Written By

Ahiamadu Jackson Samuel