No Rush For Greatness

The idea of blogging has been on my mind for quite sometime. I kept shunning it because of fear; how do I maintain my blog, what if what I write is boring, what if I run out of good things to write... e.t.c. Heck! One has got to start it to find out. So I decided to give it a shot after much thought and inspiration by a close someone.

Remember the age of 13 to about 18 years? It is one of the most vengeful stages of life. Ranging from getting to high school with all the new subjects to discovering the talents that one possesses. The discovery phase is the most challenging and sets the ball rolling for the rest of our lives. Funny how fate works huh! I recall an incident in school when I was in Form 1 and most of us, the 'monos' actually went to audition for the famous Luhya dance. This is the kind of dance that requires not only whining of the bum and flexibility of the waist but also the co-ordination of legs and hands in some kind of unique movements. It is either you are born a pro or you have to work your way through practice for a long period of time. So the audition had hillarious show of 'talent'. If anyone had taken video clips of that fateful night, they would be living comfortably earning a lump-some living from blackmail. Trust me, it was that bad!!!!

Going through the dreadful stage of self-recognition, I wound up into doing more of reading(anything apart from school books), analyzing and observing situations and best of all writing. One of my most awful moments was when I lost my 2 poetry books. It felt like a piece of me had been torn off me completely. I had to keep on going either way. The zeal that drives me is publishing a book of my entire poems in memory of my late uncle who was awesome at it... Whoah!!! Big stuff I know!

I am yet to met and hear of someone content with there life as they are. Goals drive and motivate us. Once you feel like you are at the mountain top, you realize that it is just but another peak. Even Bill Gates earning his billions doesn't sit back and let life flow. Instead he started Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation which seeks to fund the charitable organizations. My point being, anyone comfortable with their life is either lost or suffers a psychological illness.

To get somewhere, everyone has to begin from some point. Mistakes we make, accomplishments we get, they all win approvals and act as stepping stones to greatness. In the quest for greatness, we tend to toil to hard and neglect some vital things and make unnecessary sacrifices; all in a bid to reach there. Call it fate or destiny, if something was meant to come your way, eventually it will. There is only one chance to being the 'new' guy in your department or school. Take it all in, learn all you should and do as required. There  is no  rush to greatness.