At times when I hear or read about the amazing stories of achievement of a person, it leaves me to wonder if anyone really has an excuse for not achieving. Making excuses is one of the easiest things to do if one has not heard what another person has experienced on the road to success.
One story that baffles me and would equally baffle anyone is the story of Helen Keller. She was born normal but at just 19 months of age she had an illness that left her both deaf and blind; but this same lady through Divine providence eventually learnt how to read and went on to write several books.
Now take a closer look at this situation: a person both deaf and blind at 19 months long before she was able to learn the skill of reading and writing being able to write books. This means there was no sound around her and she could not see either. She could only speak.
Can you now stop and sit for a while and try to imagine in your mind’s eye what that means? If such a person had no excuse, then what excuse could anyone ever have as failure to achieve? Most people are unable to achieve because they feel one obstacle or another caused it.
The most common excuses you find people make is:
Ø If only I had money
Ø If only my parents were rich
Ø If only I went to school
Ø If only I had connection to know someone to help me
Ø If only help came from the government
Ø If only if only if only
A friend of mine told me recently that the government of the country where he presently resides provides its citizens with money for schooling, medical care and even unemployment benefits. However, he further said that even with these things, you still find some citizens refusing to go to school and expect their government to do much more and even everything for them.
Most governments in Africa hardly ever do anything for their citizens and yet the citizens wish help could just come from the government. I have given these two examples for all to see that no matter the kind of help that comes from government only few would be serious enough to make use of it to attain their goals, that is if they ever set any.
The story of Helen Keller should be more than an inspiration for anyone on the road to success. If you encounter an obstacle therefore, it should not mean that the end has come but rather it is an opportunity to raise your game and find a way around it.
Believe me when I say that no obstacle should stop you from achieving. The world is already filled with too many success stories to give anyone an excuse for failure to achieve. Go out there and ride your way to success.
© copyright Gabriel Ama.
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