April 2022

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In life, it is not every opportunity that presents itself twice. This is why one must focus on whatever presents itself per season and time, and focus on fulfilling the purpose for which it came about. I met a young man five years ago who had the opportunity to travel to Malaysia to study journalism, but he squandered the opportunity and came back with nothing. According to him, the government of Botswana sponsored him as it does other citizens but when he got there, he lost focus and resulted in a lot of drinking which eventually led to missing a lot of classes which led to returning with no qualifications.

HAVING THE EAGLE'S EYE

There is an African proverb that says, “All the fingers are not equal” which means that do not compare yourself with anyone.

By

A quiet number of us find ourselves in a certain

Harry Tawiah Ussher

environment and lose focus as to why we are there

On several occasions, I have found

Meanwhile, we come from poor backgrounds where

myself driving into a ditch, nearly

our successful execution of that chance can take us

hitting a cow or bumping into another

from poverty to the next level of life.

and

begin

to

compare

ourselves

with

others.

car while driving because I was not focused on the road. To focus in life

Do you know that most people have wills written down

is to reach your goals. To focus on

for them already by their parents? So whether they

life is to end well. To focus on life is

pass secondary form or did not have the opportunity

to have victories. The reason why

to go to university, doesn’t determine what will

many people are living in regret is

become of them. Knowing your background should

because they did not focus when

motivate you to take life and opportunities a little

they

more seriously than the next person.

had

the

opportunity

to

do

something meaningful in their lives.

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