DONT WASTE 2024

when given the choice between being blind or being deaf do you know what most people choose take a guess they choose to be deaf it's not breaking news right I mean to choose the eyes is such an easy decision so it boggles my mind even though we cherish our eyes so many people live without having a clear vision did you know that there are seven point seven billion people on this planet you probably did but did you know that no two of them have the same iris pattern I checked it out it's a true fact

even twins are different likewise you yes you have your own unique vision at birth the universe gave you a prescription that's custom-made lenses designed for you and placed in your heart so do not live your whole life without having contact with that part you know life is kind of like that movie bird box you know it with Sandra Bullock or Netflix it was big my point is a lot of people are afraid to look at their dreams but unlike the movie you won't die when you see them you will finally live my little brother told

me he was afraid of the dark last night I took the man thinking what a plight kids are afraid of the dark adults afraid of the light I guess that's life see a wise man once said there are none so blind as those who choose not to see how many people do you know who were given a vision giving an idea but chose not to act on it they got the call but hit decline on a true purpose of their lives maybe this is you and maybe you were scared maybe you needed someone else to

confirm it and make it clear but that's not how the world works I swear see eyes that look are common eyes that can truly see a rare oh you want proof well let's play a game I'm gonna make a statement and then you guess the person's name you ready let's play he was fired from a newspaper for having no imagination or original ideas Walt Disney okay next one his teachers saying he was hopeless and would never be a composer that's Beethoven how about this one her singing coach said she will never make it as a

singer because her voice breaks too much Lady gaga see the critics couldn't see Tyrone bogs vision either when Tyrone was 10 years old he stopped growing he was diagnosed with the rare disease that stunted his growth he spent his whole life at the height he was when he was 10 so how could this boy play in the NBA for 13 seasons because he had a vision bigger than his limitations everybody told him he would never make it when asked how does it feel to be surrounded by men so much bigger than you he said quite

simply and intently kind of feels like being a dime amongst pennies never I repeat never let the experts stop your dream they can't see your heart remember experts built the Titanic amateurs built the ark scientists say that the bumblebee isn't supposed to fly they say it's it's puny wings can't hold up his body they're just not anatomically right well if bumblebees could speak they would say bro you don't know my life last month I was in the UAE and what I saw brought tears to me only fifty years ago all they had was sand and

dreams literally no running water or electricity but their vision was large today you can eat lunch a half-mile in the sky every citizen gets an education and those roads for camels on that highways for cars you know the old saying shoot for the moon and if you miss you land amongst the stars well in 2020 the Emirates have a space mission shooting to Mars ladies and gentlemen what is your dream you better own it do not let people with possibility blindness nearsighted ambitions block your vision and give you life glaucoma there have been over 107

billion people who have lived and died on planet earth but there has never been and it will never be another you you have greatness inside of you you have a gift inside of you so take that blindfold off now rip it up break it life ain't just about making a living this about living you're making it is no coincidence that the Year approaching is 2020 because I have a funny suspicion that if you work on your self-image and stop squinting at your ambitions then 20/20 won't be your year it will be your decade of perfect

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