“Realizing the many miracles of life is also in knowing love that can move the soul of our being. We can consider ourselves lucky to even have been touched by a love like that!”
“I want to remember your face so that when I meet you in heaven, I will be able to recognise you and thank you once again.”
When Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola in a telephone interview, was asked by the radio presenter, “Sir what can you remember made you a happiest man in life?”
Femi said: “I have gone through four stages of happiness in life and finally I understood the meaning of true happiness.”
The first stage was to accumulate wealth and means. But at this stage I did not get the happiness I wanted.
Then came the second stage of collecting valuables and items. But I realised that the effect of this thing is also temporary and the lustre of valuable things does not last long.
Then came the third stage of getting big projects. That was when I was holding 95% of diesel supply in Nigeria and Africa. I was also the largest vessel owner in Africa and Asia. But even here I did not get the happiness I had imagined.
The fourth stage was the time a friend of mine asked me to buy wheelchair for some disabled children. Just about 200 kids.
At the friend’s request, I immediately bought the wheelchairs.
But the friend insisted that I go with him and hand over the wheelchairs to the children. I got ready and went with him.
There I gave these wheel chairs to these children with my own hands. I saw the strange glow of happiness on the faces of these children. I saw them all sitting on the wheelchairs, moving around and having fun.
It was as if they had arrived at a picnic spot where they are sharing a jackpot winning.
I felt REAL joy inside me. When I decided to leave one of the kids grabbed my legs. I tried to free my legs gently but the child stared at my face and held my legs tightly.
I bent down and asked the child: Do you need something else?
The answer this child gave me not only made me happy but also changed my attitude to life completely. This child said: “I want to remember your face so that when I meet you in heaven, I will be able to recognise you and thank you once again.”
What would you be remembered for after you leave that office or place?
Will anyone desire to see your face again where it all matters?
How about trying to touch lives and make a positive difference in our own individual ways?.
Irony of cognition As long as our beliefs are taking us through We are comfortable But if our beliefs, blur our vision We are confounded We become guarded And want to protect our opinions Even if they are erring In fact we are most hostile When we are aware deep within How wrong we actually are !
Rather than allowing ourselves to evolve We step in our own way of growth Becoming mental contortionists Twisting and turning With the assumptions & notions of truth Until we find an angle that upholds Our current views.
Our beliefs can be our strength as much as our weaknesses. In allowing ourselves to accept something new or different to what we are used to or expect, we begin to open up our minds and hearts.
Think about your own beliefs, are there moments where you were challenged by your own beliefs,
Were there times when you feel that some of your own beliefs need a thinkover?
Often we assume we are totally in the know and believe it to be so like a frog in the well.
Yet the truth shows up differently from these illusions we live in, and then we realize how far away from the truth we actually are!
Light a lamp of hope Be an illuminator of hearts Be led by the pull of passion Envisage possibilities in faith Envision the pathway beyond In collaboration and connection
Your energy is expansive Sense the synergies Allow yourself to explore possibilities The expansiveness of the spirit within Light the pathway for others to follow.
Peace is a state of being More than just a state of mind Peace needs consistent practice You have to nurture your heart Towards a state of peaceful being
The mind wanders in a million ways The heart flutters at a moment’s notice Such is the way of life and living So let your dancing heart & mind Find their way towards coexistence Acknowledging each of their diverse states.
Let their potential converge to strengthen Let the sense of peace be understood well Until peace becomes of a way of life. Care to protect your peace.
Thanking the past for the precious lessons of life and lets emerge as wiser and brighter and stronger than ever before while embracing the present in conscious awareness !🙏
In deepest turmoil Choose the power of Gratitude For in its positive intentions And glory of goodwill Life turns harmonious Every things aligns perfectly And music resounds its magical melodies All is well once again
Gratitude is gratefulness In acceptance & acknowledgement Of the grace in goodness Bestowed upon us No storm is too strong in its wake Glory to the Gladiator of Hearts The chaperone of connectedness That seeks to invoke the strength In these interconnects in life & living For no man is too strong As much as all of us together I bow to the grace of Gratitude!
If we are ready to explore Beyond our limited existence We begin to envision our potential
If we are ready to receive We learn some more! Our paths are unique in every now And limitless are our possibilities We are meant to evolve along the way Such is the way of life
And yet …
We are all a work in progress We cannot know it all
There is always room for more Change is the only constant
While nature is abundant Knowing is finite Yet infinite are the possibilities!
Savvy Raj 
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