I always have this awesome feeling when people are surprised when I say my actual my age. I am something like 5 years or more in other people's minds. Not that I look older but the spirit of God taught the right way to speak such that people who have known me via social media think I'm older.
This is not a matter of bragging but letting someone learn from who I am. As young as I am, I have engaged into discussions with people of earlier generations. We speak, exchange ideas and reach a certain understanding. I make it a responsibility to engage into more discussions all the time.
What have I gained from these discussions?
Quite a lot if I would say. Imagine an 18 year old talking to 45 year old exchanging ideas(I started these engagements at 18). The 18 year old benefits more due to experience. The difference comes when there are two kinds of 18 year olds. One that pays attention and the other that doesn't. I was the one that pays attention and followed through the conversations. At the end of the conversations I always had something added to my knowledge bank.
I then realized that life is not about achieving a lot but understanding life itself. The truth of the matter is, without a clear understanding of life I am simply wasting time pursuing achievements (This doesn't mean I fully understand life but I'm getting there).
Having been in so many discussions, my knowledge bank became so rich and my morales, although not 100% perfect are improving. The person in me has changed, I feel the inner spirit is growing faster than my body is. Which in itself is not bad.
I then met with someone one day and he said something awakward but meaningful. Actually he made me understand two kinds of people. First he told me;
"The way you speak resembles an old soul, you will always say things that people don't understand. But understand this, you don't need anyone's validation for your thoughts."
In my own words I am a lunatic and I am comfortable that way. Therefore it wasn't difficult for me to understand what he meant.
Then he went on to tell me about a certain kind of people whom we normally despise in our social circles. This is the class of children known as crystal/indigo children. I had not heard about them but I went and read on them and understood that there is no universal key to life. What leads to my success doesn't lead to my young brother's success. The path my father strode upon is totally different from mine, that is life for us.
So the person in me at the end of the day has become a collection of different experiences. The good part is did not only experience but I learnt something from the experiences under the guide of the holy spirit.
It is a great wish that the modern age would their inner beings and become with their persons.
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PS. #troyism was inspired by friends who developed it from my penname Troy.
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