In a system where everyone is breathing, if one stops breathing that one is dead. If a system where everyone is active, the inactive one would be considered dead. Where everyone is talking, the dormant one would be dead. Being the only cold piece in the midst of hot objects means deadness. Thus, being alive means being fully involved and actively responding to the trend.
I walked among the woods one day and then I discovered an interesting sight. I saw that a small piece of wood with a hook which was hung in between the branches of a living tree became trapped in between the branches such that it could not be taken out again, except by cutting down the tree.
If You Are Active, You Will Life
When all around you are alive, if you want to survive, be alive. In the system where you find yourself to be as active as others are. Thrive as others are thriving. It's is only by being active in an active ecosystem that you could live. If you remain inactive, you will be choked and buried. You might not even notice that they are burying you.
Life is only worth living for those who are actively alive. Those who settle down to complaining without doing anything meaningful to push themselves up will soon discover that others have left them behind. They will not only be let, they will become insignificant and abandoned.
You Must Thrive For Yourself
We find ourselves in a world where we never should stop struggling. Those who stop struggling, lose their essence for surviving. As we get up every day, we continue the struggles. To be alive in the present system, you must thrive for yourself. No one will do it for you. If someone helps you, it will be only for a season. If you become overdependent on others, they will become weary of your nature and dumb you. When you are dumb, you will become, you will die out of relevance.
Conclusion
I learnt from the sight that the small piece of wood lost usefulness because it stayed in one position for more than a year without changing course. It was inactive for too long. While the branches of the tree were growing, it was inactively relaxing in their midst. Now they have outgrown it and buried it in between them. It can't come out anymore; its usefulness has ended.
Keep striving and thriving if you want to remain relevant.
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