Inspiration vs. Desperation - part 2

After two weeks in the Promised Land, we came back home to see the country no better than we left it – I am trying not make haste to say that the situation has worsened! But it has: the scarcity of basic foodstuff, including bread, has worsened; prices of almost every product on and off the shelves have been hiked; transport costs have almost doubled; and electricity and power outages continue to be a major problem in the country, among the many challenges that we face in Zimbabwe.

These conditions, no doubt, are a great temptation for me to surrender to despair: Why did I have to come back? Why do I live in Zimbabwe? Why couldn’t they leave me in Israel? – Where things are better? What else must I expect to go wrong?

Oh, how easy would it have been for me to find myself in pessimism. Desperation would not only lead me into pessimism, it would also cripple my ability to perform in situations where I would otherwise been able to perform: I would find myself looking for answers where I should be giving answers.

I came back prepared. When the conductor said the fare was more than I thought it was, I said to myself: I do not have enough for tomorrow but I am not limiting my expenses to the income that I earn from my job but to also include any money that may stem from the exercise of my God-given talent and my ability to create wealth.

When I heard there was no bread in the stores, I said to myself: There must be something else that I can have for breakfast.

Optimism is the backbone of inspiration. I came back prepared. I came back with an optimistic outlook to life. Rather than waiting for things to happen for me, I see that I can make things happen for me and move on at my own pace.

Be Inspired.