Brethren, it is true or a fact that everyone was born to win. But we must also acknowledge the fact that for one to be a victor, or a winner, he or she must plan to win, prepare to win and above all, expect victory at all times. It is obvious that most of us are yet to embrace this candid analogy; that’s why we often fail in our respective endeavours.
He was damn scared of hurting his subjects or stepping on someone’s toes;
but amazingly, unknowingly to him, he ended up hurting virtually everyone. This
is the summary of a true-life story that is not unconnected to one of my
friends who happened to be the overall leader of one of the local government
councils in my home state, Imo. That’s the irony of life.
The theme of today’s crusade bears “Vision and Mission”, which I tagged as “Interwoven veritable tools”. This simply implies that vision and mission are two obvious facts that are closely related, and can never be taken for granted. In other words, they are tools that are not meant to be overlooked by anyone provided he or she is sane or in a state of sanity.
Vision, according to the context of this piece, can be described as the mental picture of a certain possible situation that is yet to occur. Thus, if one sees a vision, he/she is imagining or picturing how things might be different from their current states. On the other hand; a mission, based on the context of this crusade, is a crucial task that one willingly or mandatorily embarks on.
The bone of contention is that, both
vision and mission are worthwhile, interdependent and inevitable factors that
are expected to be embraced by every living soul. Of course it is needless to
reiterate that life is all about “Task”. Therefore a life without a task is
simply meaningless, because it is only a task that can guarantee victory, which
everyone looks forward to.
At this juncture, we sincerely need to take reference from the first
paragraph of this piece. Then I ask; how do you intend to grab victory or
success if you do not have any task ahead of you? And eventually if you are
faced with a task, how do you intend to maneuver it? It is already boldly
stated that, for one to win or to become victorious, he must plan towards it as
well as prepare for it. Above all, having planned and gotten thoroughly
prepared, he must anticipate victory; and this is where prayer and faith come
in. Let’s ride on!
Mind you; the intention to win or to grab victory is your vision.
Whilst, the plan or onward preparation towards the anticipated victory remains
your mission. Suffice to say; a mission begets a vision. Thus, there is no
vision without a mission. In the same vein, any mission without a vision is
useless therefore doesn’t worth embarking on. There are no two ways about it.
This signifies that Mission and Vision are interwoven or interdependent.
Summarily, your life journey or odyssey is your mission while your target or foreseen
destination remains your vision.
At this point; let’s take reference
from the second paragraph of this piece. Beware; whenever you embark on a
mission, don’t ever be scared of hurting someone, because for a mission to
beget success or to be fruitful, you must surely hurt one or two persons at the
long run either intentionally or unintentionally.
The aforementioned phenomenon is not
by our making; it is natural. That is where nature comes in; and it is clear
that no one can cheat it (nature). Thus, whenever you are on any mission, what
you ought to concentrate on is to ensure that you do the right thing; this is where
your conscience comes in. Mind you; most times if you are afraid of hurting
someone, you would end up hurting everyone.
Frankly, it pisses my person off
each time I see someone living without any tangible mission. Funny enough; the
mindsets of some of these persons without a single mission are often
preoccupied with one or two visions. Then in such situation, you would be
forced or tempted to ask; how does he or she intends to actualize the vision in
question, or if he/she is really sane. It is absolutely ridiculous for one to
be nurturing a certain vision in his psyche without thinking of how to embark
on a mission that would instigate the said vision.
It is also shameful to notice that
most of our so-called politicians lack vision; this is the reason they
invariably embark on meaningless missions in the name of “Life changing
projects” all to no avail, whenever they assume any political position. Rather
than embarking on politics of vision accompanied by a mission, they would
prefer to do otherwise.
In most cases, you would ascertain that the mentality of the said set of persons is sound and high, but their consciences seem to be dead. Needless to say that, their respective visionless attributes while serving in a certain political position is attributable to lack of conscience.
Surely, lack of vision or the
nurture of a vision without a mission has really endangered humanity in its
entirety, that, if adequate and drastic measure is not taken to reverse the
anomaly or aberration, we might wake up one morning to see ourselves dancing to
the tune of Makosa music when we are meant to dance Rug & Blues. Think
about it!
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