03/24/2021
African Proverb: One cannot refuse to sleep because of the fear of bad dreams
Meaning: I have not lived long in life but I have lived long enough to realize that there are some things in life that we can control and others which are beyond our control. And I have found that most of the things we worry about are things we really cannot control. How can you control what kind of dreams you will have when you sleep? If you are one of those who is always asking out of fear of the unknown, "what if this should happens", "what if that should happen" , "what if this doesn't happen", "what if that doesn't happen", my response to you is, "You can't stop the birds from flying over your head, but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair" (Anonymous). Similarly, if you are one of those always saying "if only I can have this I will be happy" or "if only I have that I will be happy", my response to you is: "The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have" (anonymous). As they say in Latin, "Carpe diem" : make the most of the present moment! If you take care of today, tomorrow will take care of itself. Be steady.
WRITER: D. O Thompson
