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It's Just One of Life's Little Lessons!
It has occurred to me that I have received little to no traffic on this page,if so I received no proof of it activity. It has also been revealed to me that when it comes to this trip, many doubt and other make or made fun of my dream and vision to travel to Africa from its inception. Loving to laugh and to joke, I believe, I come off to some as a total joke and to others as just a mouth and a bunch of words with no action behind them. Whatever the case may be, one tends to learn a little more about himself, and others, as he set out and accomplishes goals and overcome obstacles, which other may deem impossible for you to accomplish.
Speaking with a friend yesterday, he was bothered by the fact that he just released his second book and no one that he considered to be his friends in the black gay community and those whom he has supported all the while, didn't show up to his event. Although a complete success, as far as numbers and revenue was concerned, it bothered him more so to not see folks from his community. While seeing this as a disgrace and a pity on those who represents themselves as his friends, I made it known to him that "his book release" was not "their book release." In terms of passion, the passion, drive and commitment that he placed into writing the books and releasing is not the same passion that others will receive or offer back to him in knowing that he has accomplished this goal. Therefore, it is just one of life's little lessons to learn and know that your goals are strictly that, "YOUR GOALS."
In the same day, I received a visit from another friend who purpose was to come to my place and chat. As I was cleaning my room and chatting with him, he began to as me about my trip and how it came about that I was going. He stated that he remembered just on last year that i mentioned in my blog and to him that I wanted to go to Africa and now I am doing it on next Friday. I began to give him the rundown of how things played and how excited I was to be going. In the same instance that I am telling him about my happiness, he turns around and "buts" me. Butting me as in, "but, how are you going to do this" and "but, how will you survive when you return now that you left your job for this trip." I made it known that I would be paying my bills before I leave for leave for this trip and that, it just works out that, when I return from this trip, I was contacted to return to an editing job I tend to freelance around this time of year through the opening months of the following year. He in turn "buts" me again, stating that I have come too far to be leaving a job to follow a whim. Another of life's lessons came into play at that moment. People in most cases are likely to "but" your dreams and goals.
My goals and dreams are mine. I can't expect everyone to be as passionate nor as supportive as I am about my desires. In the case of the friend with the book release, I made it known that their has to be a re-evaluation of friends and those whom you surround yourself. It is necessary to, at times, drop old friends and surroundings in order to live your dreams and goals. Never in this life time, did I think that by stepping back and examining the things I thought, I would be able to accomplish by forsaking other for even a moment, could these dreams be possible. As for the other "butting friend," I have come the the conclusion that people are successful in business because they took a risk. A risk in following their dreams and having others to work their dreams into a reality, constantly. So as I stated to this friend, and my boss, I am following my dreams. The realization is that if I lose out on any physical property, there is only one me.One heart, body, mind and soul. everything else is a replica and is mass produced. All of which could be regained. I would never know if I could accomplish a goal or task if I could not step out on the faith that I could achieve more.
