There are two conditions that many are confused about; being
alone and being lonely. A lot of people think they are the same but they are
not. Many look at successful people who are usually surrounded by a lot of
people and “assume” that success has many friends. Does success have many
friends or it just attracts many people most of whom simply want a piece of the
action? Aloneness is one of the greatest burdens of success, success attracts people
who want you for what you have but who are not interested in who you are.
Success puts a demand on you to help others but many of those you help do not
reciprocate by helping you in your areas of need. Everyone believes that
success in one area of life makes up for every need in a person’s life and
nothing could be further from the truth. Many times, in the pursuit of success,
many disconnect from relationships that are important for their emotional
stability. This is the reason why some highly successful people lose their
families and loved ones and some even go the extreme of committing suicide. We
must not pursue success at the expense of the fundamental relationships in life
so that we can have a proper balance and live long enough to make more impact.
We can be surrounded by people and feel completely alone because we are not
emotionally connected to any of them, this is different from being lonely when
we do not have people around us. Aloneness is quite dangerous because it is not
apparent until victim speaks out or something unpleasant happens. As we go
about in the pursuit of our purpose, let us be reminded that at the end of
the day we need to have relationships that we can rely on while every other
person is attracted to us just for what they can get from us. Have a great
weekend!
AFRICA IS A CONTINENT ON THE MOVE AND HER YOUTHS ARE HER GREATEST RESOURCE."We cannot always build a future for our youth, but we can always build our youth for the future."Franklin D. Roosevelt. MentorAfrica looks to help youths, through various life transition mentoring topics, to prepare youths for development and leadership that will help them change the African narrative whenever the opportunity arises.
Friday, 19 January 2018
THE BURDEN OF SUCCESS 5 - LE FARDEAU DE LA RÉUSSITE 5
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