Just
last weekend, I planned meeting a friend at Sweet Sensation. I actually kept
him waiting a bit due to traffic. Bike driver got me grumpy that I couldn't
wait to get off that thing.
Anxiously, I rushed into the eatery, I glimpsed at
the already seated customers as I ‘catwalked’ through the hall to get the sight
of my friend who I thought should be putting on a straight face after delaying
him for an hour. I walked past the already seated-customers and found myself at
the reception desk without seeing my friend.
As a good actress, I perfected the
scene by ordering for snacks.
While
waiting to collect my balance, I called my friend ASAP to come out from
wherever I felt he was hiding (thinking there was a secluded place for
customers in the eatery). My friend called back and the following conversation
ensued between us:
Me:
hey you! Where’re you? I'm @ Sweet Sensation already.
Friend:
like seriously? I can't see or find you
Me:
(rolls eyes, turns and faces d wall* saw the inscriptions on the wall
"Tantalizers" *shockedlook*) Oh My God! *ends call*
The
bottomline is I was meant to meet him @ Sweet Sensation and not Tantalizers.
I
rushed into the wrong place because
1)
I was an hour late
2)I
was eager to meet the friend(because I've terribly missed him)
3)
I wasn't observant.
This
happens to many of us in our lives’ journey.
We
head to the wrong place because we feel time's running out and crappy thoughts
from nowhere just screws up. Ain’t getting
younger, we think. “I don’t think God even knows I exist” becomes their
constant start-up thought and then,
anxiously, we tread the wrong path impatiently without being observant.
I
keep reminding people “it’s not how far but how well.”
If
I had actually taken my time, and didn't hurriedly step into any random eatery,
but carefully observed the walls alone before got to the reception desk, I'd
have seen the boldly written inscription. That'd have been enough to make me
realize I was in Tantis and not SweetSensation.
But
nah!
My
thought line was "I'm late, I hope he's not angry".
Most
people rush to get there (where they wanna be) because they feel they're
disappointing other people. They keep talking "Mom's looking up to me, I'm
the 1st son and haven't gotten a job.” “I'm a smart chap, I should do YY(cybercrime) for just a
shortwhile, get the money, stop the game and set up a biz." Like it’s that
possible!
Fact
is, you might not even get to the reception desk (end of the journey) before
you get caught up and by then it’s too late.
You
could perhaps get to the reception desk and things are messed up already.
Trying
to re-shuffle it could even end up in an impossible state.
Accept
that delay the way it comes. I still keep reminding friends every chance I get
that "delay ain’t denial."
People
might give some disgusting looks at you that could make you feel dejected but
the creator knows what's best for you. He knows why he caused the delay. Patience
still remains the key.
My
friend still patiently waited even after an hour delay because he knew I was on
my way and I'd turn up soon.
Why
don't you switch those thoughts into positive, optimistic ones by believing
God's almost there to unlock the key to your breakthrough?
There's
a popular saying, "look before leaping", not "rush".
It
implies you being attentive and mindful of every step you take, not doing
things on impulses.
God
speaks to everyone but only those who are attentive hear him clearly.
We
should know what we're getting into before committing ourselves.
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