Opportunity
is when preparation meets demand. This has been a misconceived concept by many
people on a large basis. This is because people think that opportunities just
happen but in essence, they do not just happen but rather they are created by
the demand. Therefore, if there is one who is prepared for that demand, then we
can say there is an opportunity for that individual. The point to be noted here
is not in the opportunity itself but the preparation which has been made for its
demand. The preparation for the future, creates the opportunity for it. For
instance there can be a demand for accounting in a bank, a Lawyer cannot be
called for it, rather an accountant will get that opportunity because that has
been his/her preparation for that particular need over time. It is a sad
development to hear some folks complain that government is not working in
setting up opportunities, meanwhile, there are a lot of demands all over which
are seeking for people’s preparations.
Moreover,
what can be an opportunity for one cannot be an opportunity for the other;
rather each one prepares his/her chances regarding to what demands he/she is
able to foresee. This is a blessing on its own. A blessing is not in looking at
things but rather it is in discerning what is going to come ahead in life and
this is what vision is.
Nevertheless,
do not wait for opportunities to happen but make them happen by preparing
yourself for what you perceive can be the demand in the next years to come
because we do not just become. For occurrence, if you want to become a
politician you prepare for it. Even when the demand for a Member of Parliament
in a certain area arises, definitely you will get that opportunity because that
has been the preparation. The main point is in preparation for the future. You
can only attract what you have been preparing for.
Furthermore,
the principle of a magnet is in attracting what is of its kind. The main point
here is when you prepare for the future and the demand for it arises, there can
be no corruption which can hinder its acquisition. Many times we spend most of
our times blaming people and our backgrounds that we come to wish to be born in
a better family, forgetting that better backgrounds do not represent
opportunities. Demands happen to everyone, whether rich or poor. The bible puts
it clear that time and chance happen to all. Time does not just move but its
movement represents and draws one closer to the demand of something. Wisdom
comes when one descends the demand and prepares for it.
Therefore,
wisdom in one discerning the demand and preparing for it. The bible says that
when a diligent man sees trouble, he hides himself. The focus is not in the
trouble but in the acquisition of safety of that man. Transformation of society
is yet to be seen but how much have we prepared for it? When that demand comes,
how are we going to incorporate ourselves with it? Even if you have a lot of
money, if you do not plan for it, you will always be lacking.
Felix
Banda otherwise known ‘Galamukani’ says, ‘We Do Not Just Become.’ This means
that before we become there are certain things to put in place. That is
preparation.
Prepare
for your life and be ready for the demand of what you have invested in yourself
with. If you invest a lot in yourself, you will have a lot of things calling on
you. Prepare yourself and see you at the top.
:: Olly Moonga
:: Thoughts Are Things
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