DON'T Be An Ink That Smudges & Fades

DON'T Be An Ink That Smudges & Fades

Ink is that good.  Easily visible  And whatever color that ink carries, it does stand out, solid and vibrant.  So, the question is, should we emulate the ink ?  Yes we can as long as we don't replicate those inks that smudges and eventually fades.  Sounds familiar to our ears ?  Yes I can attest that I can do an analogy to quite a number of people who I know on first-hand basis.  They all did standout.  They were visible.  They're recognizable.  They don't get lost in a crowd.  Throw those 'ink folks' in a motley crowd and presto, they stand at least a foot taller than the rest.  What makes them stand out even if you throw them in the middle of a mammoth crowd ?  Hmmm, they have all the attributes of the ink.

Oh yes, enough of the niceties of inks.  Let's dissect it and confront us if we're still that eager-beaver to replicate the bold and vibrant inks ?  Going back memory lane, I had classmates in school who is tireless in raising his hand to volunteer for answers and anything that will raise his stock in school.  I've see newbies at work so gung-ho the first few months.  I've seen owners of business startups never resting in launching their business.

Overnight, that excitement at school, at work, in business and even in new relationships all too quickly fade, fast and quick ?  Is that acceptable for excitement and motivation to dissipate that quickly, sometimes overnight ?  If we dig deep enough, though, we will realize that all those 'fadeaways' didn't happen overnight.  Yes, it may seem to have faded overnight but if you go for a closer scrutiny, things evolved gradually like solid rocks that got chipped and chipped.

Oh, can we blame it to motivation ?  Unfortunately, motivation is our favorite whipping boy.  When we falter, we blame it to lose of motivation.  But hey, motivation is part and parcel of a cycle.  It goes round the full circle.  Today you may be that darn dog [as the NBA superstars are tagged] but come next day, you might be huffing and puffing.  So, while motivation does drive us forward, all things being equal, what drives us to be at least at the cruising speed is DISCIPLINE DISCIPLINE DISCIPLINE.  

Besides discipline, PURPOSE kicks in way faster than we thought.  Only a purposeful life will carry us forward.  And do we still want to personify that ink that smudges and fades ?  YES and NO.  We can emulate its solid and vibrant color as it always does stand out but that's about it.  When it does smudge, when it fades, those are the very last and least attributes we could even have.  DON'T be that lothario swooning heads over heels to his 'FOREVER' only to take another path down the road.  DON'T be that businessman who was so excited the first months of his business but went south thereafter.  DON'T be an INK THAT SMUDGES and FADES.❗❗❗