BEFORE THE BATTLE OF WEAPONS

BEFORE THE BATTLE OF THE FIST, COMES THE BATTLE OF THE MIND

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A high morale is needed for soldiers going to war. They need to be enthusiastic about what they're going to face. According to a writer, "A soldier fights, not because he hates what his in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him (what he is defending)". This simply means that in order to win, he needs to constantly remind himself that the battle is not about who he is fighting or what he is facing but about what he is trying to defend.

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According to Master Shifu, " Before the battle of the fist, comes the battle of the mind". When you don't believe in yourself or a cause you are working towards, then you will not make the success you're supposed to make.

Last year, I had a friend operated on and while we were waiting for her to be discharged, an old lady on a bed beside us died. She didn't die from sickness, although she was sick and one of her legs amputated, but, she died from within first. According to the story I gathered from the relatives, she was involved in an accident with one of her children and the person died on the spot and the accident was what even caused her leg to be amputated. This made her depressed and no amount of food, drugs or treatment she was given helped her. Sadly, her health condition went from bad to worse, till she died.

In essence, if she had believed and had her hope alive, she would also have been alive. When we face challenges of life, it is usually hard to keep up hope and continue to fight. Yes, I have been there a lot of times too, but, you need to find that silver lining in the clouds, that light in the tunnel. You need not give up.

As humans, we are faced with just two chances in everything we do; win or lose! You won't always win and you won't always lose. To you, it might feel like you have always been losing, but, waking up everyday is a win for you. Being able to go out everyday is a win for you, having food to keep you alive everyday- no matter how small, is a win for you. Just don't give up yet.

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There are more to which you can win, if only you care to win the battle in your head first. Before you win in life, you first have to believe. Ilodigwe Fabian said to me, "Blessing, the human's mind is like a magnetic spring, when you stretch it, it will stretch and when you relax it, it will be relaxed and whatever you attract towards it is what it will attract". That is what our mind can do. Just believe.

As you go out this week, believe in yourself. Believe in your work. Believe in your children. Believe in God. He doesn't fail. He may tarry, but he would never fail. Keep the hope burning, keep on believing.

Have a lovely week ahead.

Written by: Versatile Tee Blessing

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