First, I must apologize to you all for being extremely rude and keeping you waiting this long before putting up a new post. You know what they say... “Rome wasn’t built in a day”..lol. I can give you all the reasons why I have not written in a while but would rather not go into that.
Two very interesting concepts yet quite at contrast. While the former says that the future is always predetermined and according to a fixed natural order of events…. the latter is about daring enough to believe for or in something with the hope of it manifesting in the course of time. In very simple words and with the help of the perfect literature, faith is defined as “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” *wink*(Paul, 500BC: 1028).
My question is: which school of thought would you rather your life be guided by...?
I’m not oblivious to the fact that a vast number of people still believe in “fate” and would argue even to their death beds that every man has a destiny mapped out for him/her and their task is simply to role play. If this be true, it means that we are put on this side of eternity not to have dreams or to make attempts at following them but to accept to be tossed by life’s wave, at its speed and remaining in the rubbish if that’s where it lands us. It also probably means that we are to be reactive or to simply play victim to life’s events and having no say whatsoever in the affairs of things. Does this then mean that life is brutally unfair and God is partial? Do these then also suggest that only a few are fashioned to be successful? Or must one consistently exist in mediocrity contrary to one’s level of ability, skill or intellect?
“Faith” acknowledges the human nature and its ability to dream; its need to exceed previous achievements. It understands the concepts of opportunity and the optimum use of time; it fuses with a daring mind to create the most exquisite inventions imaginable and cooperates with nature to reward the diligent. It seems to be fairer in apportioning lots and nepotistic in attributing accomplishments. It won’t simply award you because you have wished but because you have blended your dreams, aspirations and believe with a force beyond yourself. They say “the mind is the greatest thing” and it’s true... the best ideas were birthed in one. Faith is what drives our belief. It is that unquenchable hope that always whispers “just a step further; you’re closer than you think”. To have faith is to believe in one’s self, to work towards your life’s goal (whatever it may be) and to hold fast to it against all odds because somewhere somehow, you know it stands the chance of succeeding.
....I’ll end with this –
A friend once said: “Whatever your belief system; whatever you believe in... I dare you to have faith enough. You owe yourself that much.....you owe yourself that soothing smile that accompanies pursuing something purposeful”
