Vision 4
WELCOME once again to Leading Right. A presentation of Life Africa. My name is Abiodun Fijabi
Vision is a vivid mental image. It is the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses. It is the ability of a mind to soar above the realm of the senses with all of its limitations. The visionary possesses the power of foresight. He sees beyond his nostrils. This mental image is so entrenched in his mind that it becomes a reality. A dreamer thus creates a new reality, with which he identifies. This new reality gives him the energy to deploy his resources for its actualization. He lives simultaneously in two worlds – the world he presently lives in and the world he seeks to create.
Our nation needs visionaries today more than at any other time in history. Many are already content with the seeming hopelessness of our society. Overwhelmed by the enormity of the challenge of a new nation, we hear such statements as “There can be no change in our time”; “Our nation is doomed”; “Where do we start from?” “It looks like we are a cursed nation.”
A vision does not disregard the physical evidence, but it is not limited by it. In fact, the physical evidence is the raw material with which the visionary weaves a mental image of a new reality. He sees a change that is possible to accomplish in our time. Our nation may be troubled, in fact, at the tip of a precipice, but not doomed. He sees a light at the end of the tunnel. He asks where we start from, not out of frustration but out of a desire to take the first step, small and inconsequential as it may seem, to realize his dream. He recognizes that we have been in deep and perpetual trouble, but fails to accept we are cursed. Like Cassius in Julius Caesar, he believes that “men at some time are masters of their fates; the fault is not in our stars… but in our selves that we are underlings.”
We must admit what the senses perceive is true. But what the mind conceives is also true. The senses see the present; the mind reaches into the future. The senses only observe; the mind creates. Overindulgence on the senses will only bring greater frustration. Only a visionary mind will take us from where we are to where we should be.
Dear listener, I do not know what truth your present circumstances are presenting to you. Perhaps you are at a crossroads in your life, marriage or business. May be all you can see at the moment is hopelessness. You may have failed over and over again. There is no point arguing with the facts of history. Like someone said. “Fact is a stubborn thing.” But there is a greater truth, evidenced by the power of your vision. You can create a new future by envisioning a change. From where you are, you can get to where you want to be. From the present state of your marriage, you can move to a new level. From the current state of your community, you can lead it towards a goal that meets the real needs of the people by the power of your vision.
All you need do is lift up your head and look. As far as you can see will determine as far as you can go. Good morning.
Vision is a vivid mental image. It is the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses. It is the ability of a mind to soar above the realm of the senses with all of its limitations. The visionary possesses the power of foresight. He sees beyond his nostrils. This mental image is so entrenched in his mind that it becomes a reality. A dreamer thus creates a new reality, with which he identifies. This new reality gives him the energy to deploy his resources for its actualization. He lives simultaneously in two worlds – the world he presently lives in and the world he seeks to create.
Our nation needs visionaries today more than at any other time in history. Many are already content with the seeming hopelessness of our society. Overwhelmed by the enormity of the challenge of a new nation, we hear such statements as “There can be no change in our time”; “Our nation is doomed”; “Where do we start from?” “It looks like we are a cursed nation.”
A vision does not disregard the physical evidence, but it is not limited by it. In fact, the physical evidence is the raw material with which the visionary weaves a mental image of a new reality. He sees a change that is possible to accomplish in our time. Our nation may be troubled, in fact, at the tip of a precipice, but not doomed. He sees a light at the end of the tunnel. He asks where we start from, not out of frustration but out of a desire to take the first step, small and inconsequential as it may seem, to realize his dream. He recognizes that we have been in deep and perpetual trouble, but fails to accept we are cursed. Like Cassius in Julius Caesar, he believes that “men at some time are masters of their fates; the fault is not in our stars… but in our selves that we are underlings.”
We must admit what the senses perceive is true. But what the mind conceives is also true. The senses see the present; the mind reaches into the future. The senses only observe; the mind creates. Overindulgence on the senses will only bring greater frustration. Only a visionary mind will take us from where we are to where we should be.
Dear listener, I do not know what truth your present circumstances are presenting to you. Perhaps you are at a crossroads in your life, marriage or business. May be all you can see at the moment is hopelessness. You may have failed over and over again. There is no point arguing with the facts of history. Like someone said. “Fact is a stubborn thing.” But there is a greater truth, evidenced by the power of your vision. You can create a new future by envisioning a change. From where you are, you can get to where you want to be. From the present state of your marriage, you can move to a new level. From the current state of your community, you can lead it towards a goal that meets the real needs of the people by the power of your vision.
All you need do is lift up your head and look. As far as you can see will determine as far as you can go. Good morning.
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