“…..humility is
hard to maintain
for all of us,
especially where
there is talent and
also finance but
there are a lot of
bitter pills to
swallow before
you get to the
top…..Those
people who took
the long route are
not stupid, it takes
time to get to the
top of a building
and with every
level you learn
something new
about where you
are going. You pass
one level to get to
the next.”
It reminds him of home. On
this patch he falls into a
peaceful sleep, but this time
with a sense of fulfilment.
Wait a minute…what’s that
loud sound? It sounds like as
trumpet but with him
sleeping, whose trumpet is it?
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He opens his eyes only to see a
whole lot of machines like the
few he had seen occasionally at
the game park. He never
thought they’d be so many! He
stands up and he realizes he’s
surrounded by them. Some are
speeding past him; some are
going round the little round
patch he is standing on. He
doesn’t know if he should move,
lest he tramples on what could
be his ticket to stardom, but
these same machines seem like
competition, as they trumpet
almost like him and they seem
like they never get tired. Maybe
if he follows them, he will learn
more, at the same time they
might limit him, they might
block him from rising, and
maybe he can do better than
them? Then he is stuck on the
island in the middle of the road,
watching others make decisions
and move on. And he wonders
how they do it, and if he can do
it too. Then he realizes it’s not
all about the trumpet, how loud
it sounds the tempo or the style.
It’s also about decisions,
responsibility, learning your
surroundings and knowing
which way to walk.
Word to the young artist, who
in this case, is the elephant,
humility is hard to maintain for
all of us, especially where there
is talent and also finance, but
there are a lot of bitter pills to
swallow before you get to the
top.
It’s important to be humble
before the Lord and others. It’s
better to seek guidance before
we breakaway from our own
game parks and tear down our
fences; so we can find our inner
selves and discover what drives
us. Those people who took the
long route are not stupid, it
takes time to get to the top of a
building and with every level
you learn something new about
where you are going. You pass
one level to get to the next. You
can’t do a Masters without a
degree. The fence is there to
keep you grounded until you
are ready. When the time is
right, the gates will open and
there won’t be need to break
anything. No need to trample
on anything whilst in the
jungle, because as big as you
might be, young elephant, and
as strong as you might be, Mr
Bull; those tiny forces joint
together could be a major cause
of your downfall. Be nice, you
never know where your bread is
buttered. Learn from living
testimonies, the success stories,
and ask the how they did it. But
first, you need to be humble
because without humility, there
is no learning, without learning
there will be no knowledge,
without knowledge there is no
power. And that’s a biscuit to
chew on…