Quality Of Life

Life is not a bed of Roses

This is a phrase i was reminded of through childhood

But over the years i discovered that

Many people made their bed of Roses out of life.

After all as you make your bed, so will you lie on it.

Irrespective of the quality of your bed,

What determines its comfort is how you make it.

Friends Know this

Life is not a gift, It is an investment

Gods investment to us

And we all will be accountable to God

How we managed this investment we call our Life.

Like every investment,

How we manage it determines, its quality, worth and Value.

I know life your has not been easy,

I understand it is has not been fair (seemingly) and

full of trials and tribulations (whose isn't?)

i know your peers are way ahead

and their life seems to be that you dream of

but consider this

if Gold goes through the same and exact process as Limestone

of what essence would its value be?

Though both Limestone and Gold goes through the furnace

Gold needs to tarry a while longer 

for its true potential to be unleashed

Friends some of us are Gold others are Silver

Therefore our refining process differs

I have never seen any refining process

Which is sweet and pleasurable to the material

In fact the purity of a product is determined by

How thorough and rigorous it refining process is.

Everyone has issues, Challenges and trials

The difference between you and the happy fellow is Perspective

The quality of your life would change 

only when your perspective changes

Trials and challenges are a vital aspect of Living

Whether you like it or not and would only cease

When you cease to exist.

So stop living as if you are carrying the world on your shoulders

Yours is just a fragment and everyone has a share they carry.

You are facing that challenge because you have the capacity to bear it

And God can work out something positive out of that situation

It did not come your way to make you miserable

You need to change your perspective.

That is all that matters

I had an issue years back and was so pissed

That it affected my relationship with my parents,

My spouse, my friends and i even became bitter with God

(yea it was that bad)

Imagine a Jobless Graduate with Good grades

Who throughout school did not indulge in anything illegal,

And even out of school when Yahoo was in vogue

Decided to believe in what is right

Now all virtue i believed in looked like foolishness

And the Yahoo boys i knew mocked me

One day on my way to Ikeja

I saw a guy who was paralyzed from waist downward,

Lying in front of ikeja secretariat, begging

I stood there and observed him

while he was chatting with someone with excitement in his voice

and cheerfulness on his face

after a while i approached and gave him some money

he looked up at me and with smiles on his face

said GOD BLESS YOU!

My heart melted!

As i left him i looked up and from the depths of my heart

Told God how grateful i am for his mercies

though i don't deserve them, he has been so gracious to me

Think about this

If you, who has two legs, two hands , the faculty to reason

And the strength to move about

Find no reason to be cheerful, 

what would you do if you were that guy on the street,

Paralyzed, dragging himself for locomotion,

And living off people through begging.

What if you were that Blind guy

Who have lived the whole of his life looking at Darkness?

Is your Life worth more than theirs?

Did they choose to be that way?

No Sir! No Ma!

Many have been bed ridden for longer than they can remember

I know someone who spends a fortune on the drugs she must take everyday

For over 15years i have known her and she still finds joy in Living

Please let's get our perspective to life right and stop being ungrateful

Desperation can only make us vulnerable and Gullible

It is true you need a man to call your own

And you cannot wait any longer

Sweetheart,

I wish you know the number of Ladies who met their true Love

After they married another man

Now they are stuck

Wishing they waited a little while longer

Some rushed into what they felt would be lucrative

Cos they had become desperate, despite the warning signs

Now they are looking for a way out and

those who are out living as single mothers

Patience is a Virtue we all need to develop

Think your situation is worse?

Wait till you hear someone else's story

Please get your perspective right

Every loss should make us remember that nothing is permanent

Failure should teach us how to plan effectively

Disappointments shows us inconsistency of man

And make us to trust in the unfailing God.

Unfaithful friends and friendly enemies should teach us

To be careful who we associate with

And help us to appreciate Good and Faithful Friends when we find one

Broken relationships should teach us the right way to Love

And create in us the desire to have a Blissful Relationship

Life's experiences are meant to toughen us and make us a helper to others

Not make us miserable, a snub and an introvert

All things works together for Good to them that Love (God)

Know this

As long as we are alive

We would always have challenges

As long as we relate with human beings

We would be hurt and offended

As long as we breathe

We would have cares and worries

That is without question

Our perspective, disposition and attitude

Matters a Lot

Cos that is what determines

The quality of our Life we live.....