Wishes....

There are so many things i wished for

Wished i could turn back time

I would have done it differently,

Change my past and make my life better

Wish my nose was bigger

Wish i was a bit fairer

Wish i was a little bit slimmer

I would love to be a bit taller

While i am wishing all these someone is wishing the exact opposite

It's amazing that at one point u wished for something

Soon  you are wishing for the exact opposite of what you wished for

For example

In Primary 3, i wished to be in Secondary School

When i got into the Secondary school and

faced punishment from seniors and teachers

I wished i was still in Primary school

As a teenager i wished i was all grown-up

and responsible for my upkeep

Now as an adult i wish i was still that kid

who cares about nothing but reading, eating and attending school.

We wish for the good life

Riding in posh rides and living in mansions

But make no mistake about it

Those, you envy, in that position are not finding it funny either

I know of a star who said he wish he wasn't so popular

Wish he could go back to the days he would just stroll

down the street to buy "fries" (akara and fried yam)

It's amazing that we lack the capacity to

maintain nor acquire most things we wish for

I wish for a private jet

But do you know how much you would

pay to keep it in an hanger for a year?

You want a loving girl, do you have what it takes to

 get so emotionally involved so as to win her heart totally?

I started wishing for a car at age 12

Could remember the car vividly it was a Volkswagen Jetta Saloon car

How did i plan to get it? Like more than 80 million others, Promo from 7up

Now it seems more feasible for me to BUY a Car, not WISH for one.... why?

I have a well-paid job and can afford it.

Life is not a game of chess

It is a set of defined rules, law and principles e.g.

If you sow, you will reap

If you invest, you will get returns

Whatever you do not prepare for

You would miss and even when you get them, misuse

Imagine that God gave me all i wished for

A car at 12,

The death of my Primary School teacher

Who flogged BODMAS into my skull

To become a 20graudate at 18

A manager at 21, Married at 23

Would have been so funny.

Friends i know there are so many things

 we would wish to change

A lot we want to forget

Steps we wish we dint take

And mistakes we all regret

But dwelling on them and wishing we could change time

Is a luxury we do not have

It is a trick from hell to keep us in bounds

No matter what that situation is

You can get up, like a child who fell

Dust yourself and move ahead.

I understand that sometimes it is not that easy

But fellows with conscious effort and practice you will get there

Dwelling on that situation would only shorten your life span

And keep you in perpetual bondage

Do not throw your future away over the mistakes of your past

Keep moving forward.

Instead of wishing to change your past

Get a hold of your today and shape your tomorrow

Into that glorious future you once dreamt of

Anything is possible if you can only believe, not wish.

Let your belief drive you into actions

Stop brooding over your loss

Sit-down and plan your recovery

You might be amazed that the loss is what you needed,

God design to move you into a better place.

Wishes are for Daydreamers

Illusions for the depressed and desperate

Achievements comes when you act

Stop your wishes

Up your Beliefs in a better tomorrow and

ACT!