ARTICLE BY Edikan Ekong : Challenge Yourself

Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.

                                                             -Mary Kay Ash

A lot of events are happening in the world. They all stem from people's actions and reactions. It is the same message many people, including myself, have preached in decades. So again, what is the way forward? If you must change the world, start from somewhere..start by changing yourself.

Challenge yourself. Listen without prejudice, love without limit, reverse  the hate.

We are so used to doing things our way or no way at all. It is this selfish attitude towards gaining ground that belittles us and demolishes the foundation on which trust was built in the first place.
To surrender or relinquish power for the sake of peace is as honourable as to resist.
Examine yourself carefully.

Being violent has never solved a problem permanently. It may be effective yet unjust and it will creep up on you once again. You really should not exercise power just because for some reasons, you think you can. Many people walking around with their heads held up high and their noses in the sky are actually vague on the inside and most people who do not appear all vogue are not vague at all but we are already too used to judging appearances that we often end up messing up priorities.

You can be popular, rich, beautiful, brilliant and powerful but you are dead without character.

However, whatever has happened in the past is past.

Whatever you did back then cannot be changed but now that you know better, do better.

In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope.

In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort.

In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream.

In a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.

 Source: treasureinhearts