Pounding the Rock
Oh, life isn't tough. It's just too damn tough. Lesser souls have been waylaid. Weaker ones are those bodies we see as casualties littered across the road. Unfortunately, those casualties can't be blamed for not lifting a finger. In fact, majority of them did give it all BUT here's the BUT. Once they saw the looming shadow of the rock that seemed like an impregnable rock, many of them simply 'chickened out', too awed and overwhelmed by the sheer odds stacked against their favor.But c'mon, this is no 'David versus Goliath' story. You don't have to summon all the luck and divine intervention to pull things through. Instead, you gotta embed the following attributes within you:
- CONSISTENCY - One hit is not sufficient.
- SELF-DISCIPLINE - Show up, hop out.
- ACCOUNTABILITY - Own it, there's no other wayWithout the CONSISTENCY, things will not pay off. As the ROCK symbolizes life [and life can be big, hard and difficult to beat], we gotta attack life everyday. Take that sledgehammer of action and swing it as hard and as often as possible. One hit won't be enough because it will take consistent, powerful and frequent hits will finally BREAK THE ROCK.
Surely, there will be days when the sledgehammer may seem heavier than usual or the rock simply looks bigger than it is. These are the days when you gotta POUND THE ROCK. That's when you shouldn't stop taking those swings and while sometimes, those swings don't have the force you need, those are the days when even just showing up becomes that important.Akin to a stonecutter, we gotta be accountable. That's taking responsibility for our action. During those days when things are too difficult, THINK of the people who depend on you, who cling on you, so you gotta continue swinging hard your sledgehammer. Eventually the gloomy skies will clear out, the rough waves will come to a standstill, the fury of the wind will dissipate and eventually, you will achieve that breakthrough just by POUNDING THE ROCK over & over again.✅
