LIVE
YOUR LIFE, BE UNIQUE
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There is nothing to be unique than being yourself."-Josh Shipp
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One of historic lessons
ever experienced in my life is when I faced difficulties in a low income
family; I remember when my mother told us “although we don’t have something now
to "call a day“, don’t express your weakness to other people, be tolerant
and live your life according to what you have today...tomorrow will be better
as we are striving for it to be better .“ I learned to live a real life of mine
with persistence while striving for a better tomorrow.
Obviously, we have been influenced and
influencing other people by being ourselves and living a life according to what
we have and not what others possess. It’s better to live your life as it
conveys the reality of who you are with uniqueness while sketching a map and a route to success in your life.
Believe me, there is a possible danger of living
by following the life and intuition of other people; is that of being into a trap to be manipulated,
enslaved and lose personal value and uniqueness. The same to what Josh Shipp insisted as "there
is nothing to be unique than being yourself." Be yourself in every step of
life endeavor, people will see your uniqueness and use you for your own
advantage. Keeping in mind that "Your time is limited so don’t waste it
living someone else’s life“ as Steve Job once said.
Evidently, you might be tempted and want to
live the life of somebody who has excel in life.This should not be a "rule
of thumb“ as we are not sure of their map and route taken to reach their
destiny.Tempted to adopt "a map and a route“ of other people that we find are
very successful, we might end-up into wrong direction.Taking an example that,
you reside from Iringa and unknowingly, you have adopt a "map and route“
which direct you to Dar es salaam and you have already reached at Ubungo bus
terminal, while you had an intention to go to Arusha.You may guess what will happen to
you.
Remember, life has no formula to
follow and "life is not a rehearsal, it's a performance" well said Mrisho Mpoto- a Tanzanian famous musician in his song "nikipata nauli"...everyone creates a path with a map to reach a destiny, whereby every
path has it’s own challenges to success.It’s not a guarantee that you can win in
life by using a map of somebody else.Everyone has unique character(s) or
strengths to assist him/her in coping with challenges in life.
As I concur with a philosophy of of “There
is no easy walk to freedom anywhere and many of us will have to pass through
the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountain
tops of our desires.” from a legendary
and iconic figure-Nelson Mandela in his book-No Easy Walk to Freedom, also, from a British idiom of "there’s no such thing as free lunch"; the same, there’s
no easy journey to our success.Every success has a price to pay, don't expect for a cheap success.
Everyday, keep learning and practice to
strengthen your potential. But, the mostly important thing is to be unique,
live and identify your purpose in life. Live your life for the other, not the
life of other people while making the most of it within your capacity to tackle
the challenges.I promise, you will never be the same.You'll live your life with contentment.
Published by Jielimishe Kwanza
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