It Is Not Too Late to Achieve Your
Dreams
M
Eturuvie Erebor
any
times,
because
of the
challenges of life, we are unable
to achieve our dreams at the
time we desire to do so and as
the years go by it becomes easy
to dismiss them and conclude
that they can never become a
reality because we think we are
now too old to achieve them.
However, we must remember
that we have only one life to
live; there will be no second
life to achieve the dreams
not achieved in this lifetime,
therefore, no matter what your
age currently is, go ahead and
take steps to achieve your
dreams. Perhaps circumstances
made it impossible for you
to go to school at the time you desired to go to
school, it is not late; you can still go to school.
About two years ago, I heard the story of an
amazing woman, Nola Ochs, who went back to
school and graduated at the age of 95 years. I don’t
know what your age is but if she accomplished
her dream of going to school at that age, then
there is hope for you. This woman desired to
go to school, but circumstances did not make it
happen at the time. However, she did not give
up; she returned to school to achieve her dreams
at an age when many of her mates would have
decided it was too late for them to achieve their
dreams. Nola graduated at the age of 95, and she
didn’t stop there, she went further and achieved a
master’s degree in May 2010, at the age of 98. Nola
is quoted to have said, “I don’t dwell on my age.
It might limit what I can do. As long as I have my
mind and health, age is just a number.”
An uncle of mine once
relayed his conversation with
a friend who desired to be a
lawyer but thought he could
no longer achieve that dream.
My uncle said to him, “you
can still go back to school and
study law” to which the man
exclaimed, “but it will take
five years to get a law degree
by which time I will be X
years old!” And my uncle said
to him, “whether you go to
study law or not, in five years’
time you will be X years old.
Is it not better to arrive at X
years old with a law degree
than to arrive at X years old
without a law degree?”
Abraham did not have a
dream or vision for his life
until he was 75 years but as
he began to take steps to achieve his dream, not
minding his age, he soon became rich in cattle,
silver, and gold. The man who lived in his father’s
house at 75 years became so wealthy that he had a
private army with which he fought four kings, and
won.
Moses lived in his father-in-law’s house for forty
years and had no idea what to do with his life
(other than care for his father-in-law’s sheep).
Then suddenly he realised that he could still
achieve his dream of delivering his people from
bondage; so, at 80 years, he returned to Egypt to
fulfil his dream.
It is not too late for you to achieve your dreams;
if it wasn’t late for Nola Ochs, Abraham, Moses
and many others; it certainly is not late for you.
Forget your age and take the first step towards the
accomplishment of your dreams.
DOZ Magazine March 2018
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