WHAT’S YOUR PLACE IN
HISTORY?
I was reminiscing on a question I was asked some few months ago, and this
particular article peeped out of the window of that question. After delivering
a talk in a place, an elderly man walked towards me, looking me right in the
eye, he asked; “Son, what’s your place in history?” At that instant I didn’t
know what exactly to say to him because I had never really thought about what
my place was. But I simply told him; I want to play my part well, because I
don’t want to be forgotten.
Today in our world, a lot of people are doing a lot of things; people
wanting to survive, people wanting to succeed, and people wanting to build
their own dream. Matter of fact, there are
people surviving, people succeeding, and people building their own dream. Time is progressing. Often times, our collective dream is moving forward imperfectly. At other times, looking on our busy streets, I see us moving around chaotically. The test is whether we allow ourselves to be shaped by events and history, or whether we act to shape them. History has its eyes on you.
people surviving, people succeeding, and people building their own dream. Time is progressing. Often times, our collective dream is moving forward imperfectly. At other times, looking on our busy streets, I see us moving around chaotically. The test is whether we allow ourselves to be shaped by events and history, or whether we act to shape them. History has its eyes on you.
We often talk about great men, we talk about men who found their place in
history, we talk about men who stood out, and functioned effectively in their
own capacity, and by their actions and deeds, they were able to put themselves
in history, and they embossed their name on the hearts of men. We talk about
the intellectual giant Sir Isaac Newton, whose record of achievement stands out
like a light house in the dark. Nelson Mandela is a legend who will be
remembered for years and decades to come, even by generations yet to be born.
We talk about Martin Luther King Jr., we talk about Obafemi Awolowo, William
Shakespeare, Ludwig Van Beethoven.
In recent times, everyone still talks about Barrack Obama, he is a guy
who has redefined hope and has brought it to real life by becoming the first
African American president of the United States. We’ve talked so much about
them; I think it’s time we become like them. We need to have the spirit, the
zeal, and the commitment they had to what they believed in. We need to find out
and operate in our own strength and uniqueness, with a renewed sense of purpose
and willpower, and we need to stick to it all the way.
A lot of people have come and gone, a whole lot more of us are still
around, and that means you still have the opportunity to do something
worthwhile and leave your imprints on the sands of time. You have gas streaming
in and out of your nostrils; you have your mind functioning appropriately, what
I’m saying is; you still have God’s gift of life. What are you going to do with
it? Somebody died last night gasping for breath, but here you are, God woke you
up this morning, started you out on your way. You are alive not to count the
moments that make up your life, but rather to make your moments count. Every
day when I wake up, and I find out that I’m still breathing; I see it as an
opportunity to go farther.
I mentioned earlier that I don’t want to be forgotten. A more important question I asked afterwards
was; what will I be remembered for? This is the question we all need to ask
ourselves. For some folks, it might be scary. For some others, it might be the
beginning of self discovery, and the pathway to personal freedom. But either
this way or that way, today you have a chance to decide what your place will be
in history. This question of our place in history must be answered, not for us,
but BY us.
Olamide
Adenuga is a Nigerian who believes that
the right mentality can power anyone to success; an ideas man who is out to
transform people and places he comes in contact with.
He is an International Conference Speaker, a Writer, a Brand Specialist,
a T.V Host, an O.A.P, a Public Relations Consultant, a Blogger, and blessed
with the ability to EFFECTIVELY
MULTITASK. Lamide has featured
on Radio and Television shows severally. He is a Seasoned Trainer, Conference Speaker and a Public Relations Specialist who has
written articles in various newspapers, journals and magazines. A Personal Effectiveness columnist in OVATION International Magazine, and
the Publisher of PLUSH Magazine.
He
is also a Television host with his Motivational telecast, “MAKING THINGS HAPPEN” on WAP
TV, DSTV Channel 262. GO TV Channel
102. Startimes Channel 116 on Mondays,
Wednesdays, Fridays. 8.25am. Some of my short motivational videos (4-5 minutes) are available on youtube
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This is so inspiring. I am blessed
ReplyDeleteLamide, where are you? I need to see you in person id you don't mind please.
ReplyDeleteYou are a good guy, and for your age I am impressed. We need more people like you in our country, and in the continent.
ReplyDeleteWhat's my place in history? I have been thinking about that question since I finished reading the aarticle.
ReplyDeleteThank you sir. God bless you sir. Mohammed Kaduna
ReplyDeleteI love you Olamide.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this wonderful piece you shared.
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