“Which bus should I take in order for me to arrive at the Doornfontein Campus” I asked the worker at the Rea Vaya station, downtown Johanne...

Trip delayed, not denied

“Which bus should I take in order for me to arrive at the Doornfontein Campus” I asked the worker at the Rea Vaya station, downtown Johannesburg. “Take the T3” she replied and further insisted that it will take me straight to Doornfontein Campus. I had a peace of mind for I will get home ASAP. Those who know Jo’burg can attest to the fact that the distance between Downtown and Doornfontein is not much, why did I use the bus then? For convenience sake. Downtown can be rough at times, you are always a target, one mistake! Your underwear could be missing. Those thugs are pro's, they can steal your milk and leave the coffee whilst you carrying the mug- one minute the coffee is creamy white and the next it's black.

Waited for approximately 40 minutes(Yes, it took that long) at the station then T3 came, got on the bus and as we were going out of downtown we were supposed to take a right at Park station then head to Doornfontein Campus(at least I thought), but the bus didn't take the turn as I have anticipated. I told myself that maybe it’s taking a different route, only to find out that I was just consoling myself because I ended up at Soweto and it’s getting late.

Who is your mentor? Who is the person that is guiding you? May I suggest that sometimes we follow instructions from people whom we trust and don't question their instruction because of their position, only to find out that they are delaying us from our destiny? It happens a lot to students of whom their parents choose a “right” career path for them, even though they don't like it but for a mere fact that it's marketable and practical they do it and end up not being happy with their career choice and have to start all over again. The people we hang around with everyday influence our lives in a manner that we can’t even understand. We get hurt because of friends, get in trouble or even in jail because of friends and all it does is delaying us to reach our destiny, not denying us.

You have a destiny, and nobody can stop you from reaching it. Some people can even help you to achieve your goals faster, but the majority is just here to delay you. Are you blinded so much that you cannot even see that your partner is delaying you from attaining your goal? Parents can do that too, some people have all the good intentions to help you reach there fast, but they can delay you whilst they haven't even intended to do so. Why are you working for that company? They are able to give you reasonable salary to sustain you, is it possible that they are also hindering you from your destiny?

It happens in business too, people discourage you from starting one and when you have started, one funder hinders your progress through empty promises and usually when you have succeeded everyone says “I knew you would do it”. Re-evaluate your life, who is delaying you? My trip was delayed, but I thank God that I arrived at my destination but some cannot boast about that. Time is a very limited resource, you may die on your way to your destiny or lose momentum and give up, it’s reasonable to do so. We all get tired. Before you sleep, every night, do a reality check. Are you a step closer or a step further?

"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination."- Jimmy Dean

And this is not only about money, career or family but also life in general. At times you delay yourself, bad habits of not completing things, waking up late, making empty promises all of these are unforced errors that you delay yourself with. You will also be surprised by the people who are being misled in churches, organization, circles, etc.

I heard a quote that says “Life is a journey”, my question always was “journey to where?” then I later realized that I have to answer that question myself, “where is my life headed? what about yours?” before you eliminate people, do you know your destiny? That’s the most important question, “where are you heading to?” When dogs run to the east, every dog follows and run with other dogs but if you can stop just one dog and say “Hey! Mr. Dog, where are you going?” the response will be “I don't know”. Don’t live your life without a purpose.

Back to my trip, I couldn't stand it anymore for we were going even deeper to the streets of Soweto so I withdrew from the bus and made a U-turn, there was no way that the bus I took was going to arrive at the Doornfontein campus. Took another bus back(luckily I didn't have to pay for my way back for the system is not structured that way), It dropped me off by Park station then I realized that if I want to continue using the bus to my destination, I have to go back to downtown with the bus and come up again. I was not willing to waste another second baby, so I walked.

Maybe you need to make a turn around too. For you to arrive at your destination, you may have to walk alone. Walking may be risky, lonely, and uncomfortable but you have to do it either way. For your own benefit, walk. You may lose your job but you will be a step closer. You may lose friends but you will be a step closer. You may lose influence, but you will be a step closer. It will hurt but you will be getting there slowly, but surely. Get moving and grow. Again life is a journey, where are you going?



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