Vision Is The Bed Rock Of Success
The future is not only clothed with imagination, it is also
decorated with ornaments of reality. This may not seem strange to you, since
the past and present mental pictures of thought obviously unfold into the realities
of the future.
Examine
yourself. What do you want to be or achieve by next year? In two years time? In
three years time? Let the vision take shape in your mind. Vision is the ability
to think about or plan the future with great imagination and wisdom. It is a
dream of preferred future because dreams of today are the realities of
tomorrow.
One
exciting thing about children is their way of life. They live a carefree life.
Majority of them don’t think beyond tomorrow; they focus on what they can see
and enjoy. On the contrary, you are the architect of your future, therefore, it
is left for you to determine what it will be. The mental picture of what you
aspire to be or achieve must first take shape within your mind before you start
to pursue it. Vision is therefore the awareness of your destination before the
journey or pursuit actually begins.
A
visionary sees opportunity in adversity. This involves seeing one’s future the
present. Take a leaf from this great man. Martin Luther king (jr) who in the
midst of discrimination, segregation and racial prejudice upheld and worked for
a dream which has put a smile on the faces of all blacks in America today.
A
person’s thoughts are like water in a deep well, but someone with insight can
draw them out. The wise can see where they are going, having an insight of
their future aspiration; without this, your life dreams will end like a lamp
that goes out in the dark. It is like trying to chew with a loose tooth or walk
with a crippled foot.
The
book of proverbs tells us that, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.”
It is obvious that hope lies on ‘future’ and the future depends on ‘vision’;
thus, a man who is living without a vision is chasing shadows. He is living an
unrealistic life and therefore, will end up completely at sea.
It
is not surprising to hear that even an insane person (for example a mad woman)
in the course of her duty (madness) works with a vision irrespective of the
outcome of her effort. Although, the result might seem useless to you as
reasonable person, yet she is always satisfied with accomplishing her mission.
Vision
is the foundation of success. It identifies direction, purpose, and gives you
the sense to plan ahead. Knowing how to charm a snake is of no use if you let
the snake bite first. If your axe is blunt and you don’t sharpen it, you have
to work harder to use it. Take ants for instance, they are very tinny, but are
one of the cleverest animals on earth that work with vision and plan.
The
saying that “the future does not exist for one who does not have a present”
implies that your future starts today. Your decisions as regard to your future
(vision) determine your destiny. That is why we say that today’s decisions are
tomorrow’s realities. John Mason tells us, “Every accomplishment, great or
small, starts with a decision.” You must know what you want in life. “When you
determined what you want, you have made the most important decision in your
life. You have to know what you want in other to attain it, “said Douglas
Lurtan”. The decision you take, whether right or wrong, will make or mar your
career.