The Human Mind 7
Welcome to Leading Right. I am Abiodun Fijabi.
Have you heard of Russell Conwell? He was the founder of Temple University. He was an accomplished orator, minister and philanthropist. He was famous for his speech, Acres of Diamond, which he delivered more than 5000 times with astounding success. It is still the most delivered speech in the world to date. In the speech, Russell told the story of Ali Hafed – a man blessed with a farm and many orchards, but was still discontented. He wanted more. So he sought out the village priest and asked for guidance. The priest advised him to look for a river with white sands. There he would find diamonds - many diamonds. So Ali left his family with neighbors, sold his farm and went in search of diamonds. For years Ali searched, never returning to his family.
Out of frustration, Ali took his own life. He died penniless.
While Ali was busy searching for his great wealth, the new owner of Ali's farm put in a lot of hard work to put the land to a productive use. One day, as his camels were drinking from the river that ran through Ali's property, he saw a strange rock. Pulling it out of the stream and examining it, he was in awe. It was a very large diamond.
That farm became the site of the world's largest diamond mine! Right there in Ali's back yard was the river with white sands the priest had spoken of.
What is the moral of this story? Within each of us lies our own acres of diamonds - our own silver mine. Our minds have been created by God to provide all that we will ever need. Our success in life is not "out there." It is within us.
It has been said that granted the liberty, half of the Nigerian population would love to migrate to Europe and North America. While some are washing dishes and sweeping the streets of London with chains of degrees, other Nigerians are discovering that their acres of diamonds reside in their minds and not in their locations.
Dear listener, we are divine beings, gifted with all the ingredients necessary to create our own abundance. But we must honor that which we have been given and not attempt to become that which we are not.
Be faithful to your God-given mind. Let it soar above the prevailing circumstances and you will discover that your much desired acres of diamond lie within you.
Have you heard of Russell Conwell? He was the founder of Temple University. He was an accomplished orator, minister and philanthropist. He was famous for his speech, Acres of Diamond, which he delivered more than 5000 times with astounding success. It is still the most delivered speech in the world to date. In the speech, Russell told the story of Ali Hafed – a man blessed with a farm and many orchards, but was still discontented. He wanted more. So he sought out the village priest and asked for guidance. The priest advised him to look for a river with white sands. There he would find diamonds - many diamonds. So Ali left his family with neighbors, sold his farm and went in search of diamonds. For years Ali searched, never returning to his family.
Out of frustration, Ali took his own life. He died penniless.
While Ali was busy searching for his great wealth, the new owner of Ali's farm put in a lot of hard work to put the land to a productive use. One day, as his camels were drinking from the river that ran through Ali's property, he saw a strange rock. Pulling it out of the stream and examining it, he was in awe. It was a very large diamond.
That farm became the site of the world's largest diamond mine! Right there in Ali's back yard was the river with white sands the priest had spoken of.
What is the moral of this story? Within each of us lies our own acres of diamonds - our own silver mine. Our minds have been created by God to provide all that we will ever need. Our success in life is not "out there." It is within us.
It has been said that granted the liberty, half of the Nigerian population would love to migrate to Europe and North America. While some are washing dishes and sweeping the streets of London with chains of degrees, other Nigerians are discovering that their acres of diamonds reside in their minds and not in their locations.
Dear listener, we are divine beings, gifted with all the ingredients necessary to create our own abundance. But we must honor that which we have been given and not attempt to become that which we are not.
Be faithful to your God-given mind. Let it soar above the prevailing circumstances and you will discover that your much desired acres of diamond lie within you.
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