What Will It Take? + Something Extra - Believe In Yourself
Published: Wed, 07/27/16
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Quote: "If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are its rewards." --- Paul Bear Bryant Oh yes: a link to the image or you can copy and paste the url into your browser. This week's "Something Extra" : The Key - Believe In Yourself Are People Shooting Arrows
With Their Words? Do you like Robin Hood? Even as a school boy I was so fascinated by this character. I have read about him and his exploits. His maverick personality impressed my inquisitive mind. During the same time, my father took me to the cinema to watch the movie Rambo. Right away I loved him. From the way he wielded his gadgets to the way he dodged the arrows in the
forest that came hurling at his chest, Rambo mesmerized me. Recently I was in a game station and trying to play a simulated situation in which one is given an electronic bow and asked to bring the enemies down with digital arrows on a TV screen. It was fun. Small kids and adults alike were getting such a thrill out of the toy bow and playing the forest war game. I too had my share of fun (Now,
don't ask me if I won). Who as a child did not imagine becoming a soldier, or playing Robin Hood or Rambo? I did! Have you ever met a soldier in life? - A real soldier; one with his backpack, boots, walkie-talkie etc? Better still, have you been able to have a small chat with him on 'being
a soldier'? If you have, you got a glimpse of what it takes to be a soldier. The life of a soldier is a great responsibility, pride as well as pain (Salutes to our soldiers who guard us day in and day out!). Ask any soldier who has received one or more injuries in his body and survived. He will share his story
of how gruesome and painful war can prove to be. If we look at history and read about those old wars, we would get an idea of what war could do to a person; what arrows could do to a soldier. Okay, now where are we going now? We certainly are not talking about using bows and arrows…ha ha
ha; anyway they are things of the past. And neither do we intend to have this article cast a negative connotation on our soldiers or security systems. The analogy above is what a soup is before the main course. We are not going to contemplate on any kind of physical injury. We are going to have a bit of thought on the various other kinds of arrows that each one of us receives during our everyday life. (Huh, arrows... me? What trash are you talking about? To which age do you
belong? Yes! My friend - Arrows! The kinds that we are going to think about in the next few paragraphs are definitely more harmful than the ones used by soldiers of the past. Many a time in our lives we face situations when untoward, untrue opinions are bombarded at us. People can sometimes be caught unaware and taken aback by such arrows (Phew, you were just talking about
opinions!) To read more, follow this link: Wishing you a day of wonder and joy! Love and Blessings, Marlene |