Believe in Yourself

Sometimes people come into your life and
you know right away that they were meant
to be there..to serve some sort of purpose,
teach you a lesson or help figure out who
you are or who you want to become.

You never know who these people may be but
when you lock eyes with them, you now that
very moment that they will affect your life
in some profound way. And sometimes things
happen to you at the time that may seem
horrible, painful and unfair, but in reflection
you realize that without overcoming those
obstacles you would have never realized
your potential, strength, will power or heart.

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing
happens by chance or by means of good luck.
Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true
greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to
test the limits of your soul. Without these
small tests, life would be like a smoothly
paved, straight, flat road to nowhere.
Safe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet affect your
life. The successes and downfalls that you
experience can create who you are, and the
bad experiences can be learned from. In fact,
they are probably the most poignant and important ones.

If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks
your heart, forgive them because they have
helped you learn about trust and the importance
of being cautious to whom you open your heart to.

If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally,
not only because they love you, but because
they are teaching you to love and to open
your heart and eyes to little things. Make every day count.

Appreciate every moment and take from it
everything that you possibly can, for you
may never be able to experience it again.


Talk to people you have never talked to
before, and actually listen. Let yourself
fall in love, break free and set your sights high.
Hold your head up because you have every
right to. Tell yourself you are a great
individual and believe in yourself, for if
you don't believe in yourself, no one else
will believe in you. Create your own life
and then go out and live it.

"If you take your eyes off your goals, all
you see are obstacles."

By: Zakir Shahin, Bangla Desh
May 12, 2008 8:25 AM