by: Cloyd Uyson
The famous middle ages and highly revered St. Thomas Aquinas once said: “the eyes are the windows of the soul”. This famous expression is indeed true. No matter how much we try in succeeding in life, we always need concrete and stable direction in order to attain our most cherished goal and destination. We must therefore exercise constant concentration and focus in getting that aim no matter how difficult and rough the road maybe and no matter what it cost.
Coupled with focus and perseverance we simply need consistency in order to reach our dreams. Sidharta Gautama Buddha and Jesus Christ are two perfect paragons and models in view of keeping one’s eyes on target. They knew first and foremost of what exactly they want to achieve. They prayed over it in order to discern if it is really meant for them and if is actually something that they need in order to progress with life.
Hence, the most basic part in this regard is no less than choosing and deciding what do we really want to do in life, what things do I want to achieve, where shall I exactly want to go… Unless these things or issues are not clear to you then there is no reason why to keep your eyes on any particular target whatsoever. If we have no particular and concrete aim in life, we will then be likened to a sailboat without a sail, something that floats here and there and has no exact destination to go…in short we will not go anywhere at all in life.
Our dreams are meant to make us complete, happy and satisfied. They are also meat to make us the best people that we can be. Without this dream and the right motivation to attain it, we will never be happy at all in this life. Life is a journey, and we simply need proper guidance and inspiration to make our pilgrim a worthwhile one.
Though we may stumble and fall from one hindrance to the next, we then must be conscious of the reason why we are sacrificing all these years, giving up so many valuable things we want so much, that is, if only to take a peek and finally grab and enjoy the most important part of all with this journey, namely, our dreams and thee realization of it.
In conclusion, we need to fix our gaze, our attention, our whole mind and body, our eyes and everything about us in view of this one sole goal, the dream of all our dreams so that one day, when everything gets cleared and when we finally get our aim we will have a sigh of relief and say to ourselves and the people who matter to us that your one single secret of making it to this finish line is no other than having your eyes on target.
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