Our inherent greatness

From time to time you and i need to be reminded that we truly do not know our selves. We will never fully comprehend who we are because there are too many factors about us that remain outside our control. We will never know when we have maximized our abilities and full utilized our potentials because there will always be more goals to explore and a little farther to go.

The genes in our blood goes back into infinity and there is no machinery as yet to calculate the qualities and characteristics in the genes that we have inherited. Consider for example the fact that a female’s ovary matures one ova each month while during copulation a man may release more than a billion sperms and of this number only one will fertilize the ova. This in itself make you and I rare because of the odds. Coupled with that fact is is another fact that no two of a man’s sperm cells contain the same genetic traits. If this was so then all of a man’s children should have been clones of each other. This also is enough for you and i to see how special we are and allow us to determine our value because we are just as likely to have better potentials that those that we look up to. it is very rare that someone will inform you how to become his equal.

You and I cannot determine what character traits that we inherited from our fore parents will manifest itself in us. It is a proven facts that to allow for a happy and meaningful life then follow the path of our natural talent or have a natural leaning. Perhaps, just nourish the character  traits and let them grow if they are positive. Our own character trait make it difficult at times to determine who or what we shall be. Some character traits are needed early in life while some are required later in life.

There is a lot of onus that lies with us as individuals because ultimately we shall determine our destiny. Being talented is no excuse not to get trained and certified or to make use of the knowledge of those who are more skilled and experienced. Knowledge and training along with talent will always make a better individual. This does not negate the fact of many having the knowledge but not the talent and they become comparable to square pegs in round holes. Ultimately the path of our lives is determined by our decisions and choices. In our minds we determine the heights that we shall ultimately reach. It will be difficult to surpass the mental limits that we have set.

In life there is a point where our teachers can take us and no further. This is because there is a limit to our teachers knowledge and this is the farthest point that our teachers can take us. Our responsibility is to allow our teachers to take us to their limit then go on to explore the unknown. The great discoverers were those who refused to accept the given and were willing to venture into the unknown. It is easy to deceive oneself and think all that is to be invented and discovered have already been invented and discovered but this is not true.

Each new generation has its unique challenges and need to produce its own heroes,inventors, discoverers etc. The accomplishments of the past must be equaled and surpassed by those living in the present. There has to be a legacy for future generations to wonder how it was done. In a similar way to how  we continue to look at ancient restructures and wonder about the technology that was used.

There are countless stories of teachers, coaches, experts etc. who never recognized the potential in an individual and declared them hopeless. These individual later went on to become geniuses, top players etc. There are also stories of teachers, coaches, experts etc. who recognized the potential in individuals and invested in these individuals while providing them with the best opportunities.

In life most of us are simple ordinary individuals or that is how we class ourselves but if we were to check our genealogy then we will discover that there were great individuals in our past. These individuals can become our source of inspiration. If there was none there is no reason why we cannot be the one. We can become the person that our children and those coming after aspire to better.

If you believe that I can’t, there is nothing that I can do then you rightfully deserve to be where you are.