A chance to be great?

A commonly ignored fact today is that we are the product of what we feed our minds. There are some persons that go as far as saying that we are the product of what we eat. One of history great teachers pointed out, however  that what we eat ultimately end up in a four inch pipe but what come out of us will ultimately determine our eternal destiny. The things that we say and do reflect the things on which we feed into our minds.

I presently spend a reasonable amount of time visiting social media sites. I do not know if social media was intended to help sharpen the intellect but what I do realize is that it serves out fodder and the things that appeal to the senses. I do not envy those persons who have taken on the task of keeping those person up to date with trivia and things that does not benefits. It would be baffling to the intelligent to comprehend how such material on social media is uplifting.

It could be that I am wrong  and expect too much when I believe that the time could be better spent enlightening and stimulating the mind. The things that are uplifting is quite often ignored.

A few years ago a teacher gave an assignment to a class that I attended and the assignment was to write our obituaries. It may have been a bit bizarre to ask a young person to think, if I were to die what would I want to be said of me. The reality is that presently we are writing our life's journal and the entries cannot be removed.

This is a bit ironic because records are being kept. Each individual born on this earth is given a name and certain identifying characteristics. Death will not be our end because even after death the records shall remain. This is so that additions or subtractions can be made to these records and future accolades bestowed.

There are many persons that will contend that if the records are altered later, it will not make a difference because they will be dead and will not know. This argument is true but it could be taken into consideration the millions who have died yet continue to influence those of us who are alive. One should also consider the number of persons who are dead yet the mention of their names evoke disgust and contempt.

Here is the reality you and I today have a chance to make entries into our life's journal. There is a chance to enter an entry that is high and noble or we can make an entry of trash or trivia. One of the worst thing that could happen is to have allowed twenty four hours to pass and there is nothing that you can enter in to your that you accomplished for the day.

Life is presenting us with great opportunities and this include what we shall be feeding our minds today. The things that we find to be really interesting are indicative of  how intelligent we are.

There are men who lived hundreds and thousands of years ago but today they are still revered. There is the possibility that you or I could be studied hundreds of years in the future. The question is however what path are you on and are you pursuing a path that one day could lead to greatness.