A Child born begins to SIT in the 8th
month, CRAWLS when he is 1year and 6months, STANDS when he is aged 2, WALKS
when he is 3years+... Could this child be said to make PROGRESS? YES! He’s
moving expectedly from STAGE TO STAGE, but this is SLOW PROGRESS. SUCCESS
is PROGRESS in TIME. -PA
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When we were younger we wished to be older, when age
comes knocking we wish we were altogether younger. Now that’s one irony of
life. I recall looking myself up in the mirror while I was a teen, searching
diligently for any sign of beards. The first strand of hair I saw was a
treasure to me. I wouldn’t cut it for anything. But today...
It’s thrilling being youth. This phase of life
offers us opportunities to express ourselves in different outfits of life and
in so doing we come to recognize the ones that fits our skins. I’ve never been
a fan of early marriage, I feel there’s so much, youthful singlehood have to
offer that would create life expanding perspective that may not be gotten when
married. This shouldn’t be mistaken, because it’s purely MY OPINION. I’ve seen
quite a number of really young couples who really are amazing.
There’s a MENTAL
TRANSITION which occurs when we get into a new phase in our lives. All of a
sudden we see a new reality previously hidden from our understanding that we
thought we were familiar with. This transition occurs between the ANTICIPATION
of something desired and its final ATTAINMENT. It’s that transition that occurs
when you realise you’ve just graduated. Truth, you anticipated and prayed you
did so successfully. Now it comes, its a whole new world altogether. PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILIY becomes real... Societal expectation of your capability to pay
your bills is thrown at you and it looks like some of our parents don’t spare
us of that expectation. Indeed It’s a whole new world. This comes as a rude
awakening to so many that leaves them in a hapless state of confusion.
Attaining 30years of age is a milestone
‘achievement’ age wise... if you are 30, CONGRATS! I look forward to getting
there in a couple of years time. If you’re not... you surely will be alive till
then.
As it were, most persons never really knew when they
turned 30. They seem to have gotten used to being twenty something for almost a
decade and you know, when in the twenties there’s this feeling of having so many
years ahead. 30years tells another story... AGE doesn’t just look like a number
as you were once told... your achievements, and probably lack of it comes to
view... you suddenly realise you are an ADULT and time is running out. It looks
like that age of 30 comes with an attendant wisdom.
Good enough, not everyone is taken unawares. Some
have maximized their youthfulness inculcating FUN, ADVENTURE as well as
PURPOSE. To these set, unfortunately very few in number, being 30 becomes another
year in measuring their steady progress.
In the next couple of days I’ll be writing on
#30AchievementsBefore30. These are what I strongly feel should be a worthy
yardstick in measuring your progress in life. It’s simple, free from our lingua
jargons, easy to understand, informative as well as motivational... it
certainly would get you to act.
Unlike that child who begins walking at age 3, do
well to measure your progress in the RIGHT TIMING.
