Have you ever sat down to really think about the saying "the end justifies the means".
Alot of us dream of a life where we can be self sufficient, a life where we can thrive independently and irrespective of circumstances or whether or not the world is with us or against us.
Some not only dream this life but go ahead to accomplish this life.
That's the desire of every human to be self sufficient, a really wonderful, normal instinctive desire.
I for one have this desire and I think about it alot of times. I have always been what people refer to as the non outgoing type. Although I don't think that's true. But maybe it's my desire translating to what I display outside. Most times we just want to be on our own, we don't want to talk to anyone or be beside anyone. And seriously speaking, this is necessary sometimes.
I woke up this morning just before the break of dawn to the sight of a bright shining star from the view of my window. I know it's not usual of me waking up this early, but maybe it's because of the missed targets and unfulfilled tasks of the day before.
I walk down to the lounge, a multipurpose room so to say which is at one extreme of the fifth floor of the old Zik building situated in the heart of the City. The perfect positioning of the building allows me to see with an eagle's eye, the happenings in the major parts of the City.
Coming up here for me was usually to admire the the City, it's wonderful buildings and to observe the chaos associated with the daily toils of man. I didn't mind the smell of clothes my neighbors washed over the night hanging around the corners of the room, or the darkness in which I'm sitting. I just needed fresh air from the magnificent trees soaring from the ground up to the fifth floor and even the roof top. These trees swings and whisper as they direct the wind blowing around them.
Image is mine. Taken in the early hours of the morning, from my window
But this time around it's not me and the city. Just immidiately I sat down my attention got caught by the bright shining star standing alone in the sky. What really got me wasn't the brightness of the star buy the fact that it was standing alone. Ok I thought maybe it's because I'm by the window and my lateral views are limited so I shifted closer, pushed my head through the window and observed well enough the larger sky and it's horizon. And true just above my head, going backwards were other stars with the moon sitting in the center. So I thought, there it is, she can't be all alone by herself.
As a child I have always thought the moon was the mother of the stars because she always sits at the centre with the little stars all circled around her. And their father the sun always went out when it's day to toil for daily bread. Maybe it's really true, I don't know. But I later got to learn that the sun was a ball of burning gas, giving light to all it's friends around the galaxy. And the moon only radiate the light from the sun while the little stars are very large systems that could emit light on their own.
I look up again suddenly and this time around the brightness of the shinning star standing alone has reduced drastically. I immediately stood up, putting my head through the window, I looked above my head to see the moon and other stars. And yeah there they were still emitting their little light.
Ohhh it's the dark cloud. The cloud was gathering already, forcing it's way through the face of the sky, as if it was running towards the horizons. "But why didn't it so much affect the brightness of the moon and other stars" I thought 🤔
So I realized as I sat by the window side that the stars that were standing together encircling the moon all stood the test of the of the dark cloud. But the one bright star staying all by itself nearly lost it brightness.
That's one important lesson.
It's almost day, the brightness of the sun can be seen through the edges of the sky as it battles to shine through the dark clouds. This time around I could no more see the the moon and the other stars circled around it.
But then I look for my beaming star, and there she is still managing to shine forth her light in the presence of the rising sun. This time the clouds have shifted to the edge of the sky.
And wooow I thought again with a smile "there she is." Ohh well if this is not a star then it's a satellite. I still call it the beaming star
Image is mine. Observe carefully to see the tiny star ✨
Often times in life we find ourselves dangling between different perspectives, different opinions and different personalities in life.
Sometimes we just want to be all alone by ourselves and sometimes we want to mix and mingle. It's a two way something. Nothing is fixed in life. And almost everything comes with advantage and disadvantages.
In this stage of our social evolution your ability to connect with other people plays a very huge roll on your success in life and the rate at which you achieve set goals. Always learn to maximize the ride that you share with others and never neglect the protection that loved ones around you bring to you and how secure they make you feel.
And if at any point in time you find yourself alone, lonely, trying to shine forth your light amidst the dark storms, do well to remember that the storm won't last. And your light can still shine at it's peak after the dark storm.
When it's lonely and you're all alone. Always make sure you show up for yourself because sometimes in life you realize that all you've got is you.
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