The Sunday Mail
Victor Mukwambo U6A : Prince Edward School
Each day is a fresh day, look at it with hope and enthusiasm. Yesterday is over. Why not remove the garbage from your mind. Every human being, however intelligent, is liable to err. So we should learn to take mistakes in our stride and shouldn’t allow them to overwhelm us. Mistakes are essential to progress and success.
Bear in mind to be successful you need friends but to be very successful you need enemies. A man with no enemies is a man with no character. Save your skin from the corrosive acids, from the mouths of toxic people. Someone who just helped you to speak evil about another person can later help another person to speak evil about you. It’s not really about going around trying to stir up trouble. As long as you’re honest and you articulate what you believe to be true, somebody somewhere will become your enemy whether you like it or not.
Don’t flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your mates. The nearer you come into relation with the person, the more necessary tact and courtesy become. Except in cases of necessity which are rare, leave your friend to learn the unpleasant things from his enemies; they are ready enough to tell them. Eminem once said, “If you have enemies, good that means you stood up for something.”
here is something about hate that tears down and is distractive. Then there is something about love that builds up and is creative. So love your enemies. It is this, that love has within it a redemptive power just keep being friendly to everyone. Just keep loving them and trust me they won’t stand it too long.
They react with guilty feelings and by the power of your love they will break down under the lord. That’s love you see, it is redemptive.
If you have any plan to implement, do not be afraid of discussing it with your partner or even any person having superior skill. As a matter of fact these people having superior skills do not ridicule the efforts of beginners. If they point out any defects in your plan, you should not take it as jealousy on their part. Weigh their opinions objectively. It is quite possible that their advice may make your plan better.
If you make a mistake, have the moral and courage to acknowledge it and put it right. Don’t hide your happiness, ignore the jealous people who have hit a wall in their life.
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