Greetings!!!
18Th Day of February marks my 4TH Birthday after teens.
I’m thankful to God, that it has been another year of not being self-made. I
can boast little of my strength. Thus far, GOD HAS BEEN A WARRIOR WHO GIVES ME
VICTORY. I’ve a share of remarkable personal growth and can’t complain. I’m work
in progress aiming for perfection daily. Happy Birthday Jeremiah!!!
A New Year, New Agendas
It’s
a new year, I’m another year older. Welcome back to my media space. I’ve grown
up hearing stories of Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and other crazy
20-something-years-old founders making a dent in the technology world. And you
do I guess. They have created a sense of urgency in us (the
all-too-ambitious-millennial - wantrepreneurs) me included. It also doesn’t
help when there are countless stories telling us that there’s no better time
than now — when we’re young, out of school, with nothing to lose. Don’t wait
until you have a family, mortgage, responsibilities etc. And so we become victims
of the sensation of now. We thus have become very impatient to grow and
create value.
See
also Signs of go
and stop in life
We
want to get to my goals faster. We want to be better tomorrow. We want to learn
everything we can so we can create value ASAP. We feel compelled to use every
minute in the most productive manner. We want to make printable marks on our
own paths and show we’re better than everyone else. We can do fantastic things
to change the world. We want to change how things are today. We end up wanting
to be richer than the moguls, famous than the celebrities and powerful than
monarchs.
Wantreprenuer?
Not me!
But
then honestly speaking is that all there is to life? I want to believe there's
something better and more significant than just chase “who” and “what” that we
are taught directly or indirectly by the society. Mind you it's not all that
bad to want to be ridiculously crazy in doing things that create value now and
then. Wanting not to make progress in life in your career, business, family and
faith is basically being complacent, non-ambitious and pessimistic. But being
overly ambitious qualifies one to face trial and be convicted of greed. The
desire to become rich has made many to fall into the temptation to lust, to be
covetousness and brought destruction to them. However, being content
with what we receive and working hard with gratitude and faithfulness brings a
greater gain.
Ambitious?
Yes, That’s Me!
And so for me while I remain true to my vision
and dream I want to be a bit fairer, careful and just to do things that also
matter in life that sometimes we take a little less. I'll continue to pursue
with excellence my resolution this year and grow holistically. While doing
this,
I
want to spend more time being present in the present and interacting with the
current landscape. I want to be mindful of the people and surroundings and
culture and the spiritual warfare around me.
I want to establish meaningful connections with
the person on the other side of my coffee mug or in the booth across from me at
dinner or the passenger seated next to me as I travel in a matatu. I want to
lean in and connect with the stories being told. I want to actively console the
sorrows being shared. I don’t want to go through conversations absentmindedly anymore.
Destructed By The Environment
After
two decades of being distracted by tomorrow and by my phone and by what’s happening
in my peripheral, it’s about time I get engaged fully in these moments. I'll
not fear coz of tomorrow. I want to connect with the emotions of the presents. I
want to share in the joys, in the pains, in the losses and in the victory of
the day. I don’t want to be destructed by thoughts of “a ring” around it to
connect with the opposite gender. With or without; I want to be engaged in the
affairs of people around me gents or ladies.
A
Hobbit A Wardrobe and A Great War by Joseph Loconte - A book about J.R.R.
Tolkien’s friendship with C.S. Lewis and how the events of WWI shaped their
views on life, transformed their writing, and grew them together as best
friends. About what true friendship is, Lewis says, “You will not find the warrior,
the poet, the philosopher or the Christian by staring into his eyes as if he
were your mistress: better to fight beside him, read with him, argue with him,
pray with him.”
I
don’t think we’ll ever be fully engaged in the lives of others by staring at
them through Instagram or Facebook or by sampling their taste of fashion on
whatsapp (all of which I’m fully guilty) Contrary, it happens when we turn off our
phones, laptops and TVs and fight beside the people we love and want to know
more. It happens when we sit together in the silence of reading or doing a
puzzle together or in the gentle murmur of prayer for one another.
I’ll Get Engaged In The Present More This Year
I
want to be engaged with this planet in my next year of life. I’ve already
explored some of the most incredible landscapes in the past years. I have tried
amazing and fantastic things in business,
education and in life generally. But I want to try and experiment more. I want
to have the world at my fingertips. I'll take time away to rest and leave my
house and occupy my body and mind with the waterfalls and mountains and deserts
and cobblestone streets of this planet. I want to engage in other cultures and
environments and languages in this next year. I want to encounter more new
places and faces than sticking to the social norms would allow.
More
than that, I want to engage in the invisible war that’s taking place over the
souls of the people around me. I want to be fully aware of God’s
presence in every moment and not as much like Jacob who woke from his sleep and
said, “Surely the Lord is in this place and I didn’t know it!” I don’t
want to be one of His own who is too busy or distracted or preoccupied to
recognize his presence in every moment. The enemy has quietly and viciously
crept into this world and distracted us with empty connections and excuses of
worrying about tomorrow.
No more
Worrying and being anxious
Biological
necessity makes all our passions point in the direction of worrying of the
unrealities and impossibilities so that thought of the Future inflames hope and
fear. This year, I want to live fully aware of the battle taking place for
the weary, helpless souls around me, tomorrow can (responsibly) worry about
itself. Why should I be concerned about what don’t have and yet I will
not need it? I should be more concerned with what I need and don’t have. Why
should I condemn myself because I am not like the great tech innovators of
Silicon Valley? I can be
excellent where God has placed me. I can make a whole difference in
my own world. I can be better pursuing things I’ve passions for than ship
wrecking my vision to go after things that will make me “famous”. You walk with
me this year
CONCLUSION
Have
a reflective life. Remember to stay in touch with me at jeremiahwakamu@gmail.com or on
Facebook Jeremiaho
Wakamu to keep this discussion going. And again referrals though you
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