The Giant takes Baby Steps

A story that will open your minds, not only as fathers but Individuals. 

A simple man sharing his life changing experience. 

Father Forgets
W. Livingston Larned


Listen Son,: I am saying this as you lie asleep, one little paw crumpled under your cheek and the blond curls stickily wet on your damp forehead. I have stolen into your room alone. Just a few minutes ago, as I sat reading my paper in the library, a stifling wave of remorse swept over me. Guiltily I came to your bedside.


There are things I was thinking, son: I have been cross to you. I scolded you as you were dressing for school because you gave your face merely a dab with a towel. I took you to task for not cleaning your shoes. I called out angrily when you threw some of your things on the floor. 


At breakfast I found fault too. You spilled things. You gulped down your food. You put your elbows on the table. You spread butter too thick on your bread. And as you started off to play and I made for my train, you turned and waved a hand and called, "Goodbye Daddy!" and I frowned, and said in reply, "Hold your shoulders back!"


Then it began all over again in the late afternoon. As I came up the road I spied on you, down on your knees, playing marbles. There were holes in your stockings. I humiliated you before your boyfriends by marching you ahead of me to the house. Stockings are expensive - and if you had to buy them you would be more careful! Imagine that, son, from a father!


Do you remember, later, when I was reading in the library, how you came in timidly, with a sort of hurt look in your eyes? When I glanced up over my paper, impatient at the interruption, you hesitated at the door. "What is it you want?" I snapped.


You said nothing, but ran across in one tempestuous plunge, and threw your arms around my neck and kissed me, and your small arms tightened with an affection that God had sent blooming in your heart and which even neglect could not wither. And then you were gone, pattering up the stairs.


Well, son, it was shortly afterwards that my paper slipped from my hands and a terrible sickening fear came over me. What was this habit been doing to me? The habit of finding fault, of reprimanding- this was my reward to you for being a boy. It was not that I did not love you; it was that I expected too much of youth. I was measuring you by the yardstick of my own years.


And there was so much that was good and fine and true in your character. The little heart of you was as big as the dawn itself over the wide hills. This was shown by your spontaneous impulse to rush in and kiss me good night. Nothing else matters tonight, son. I have come to your bedside in the darkness, and I have knelt there, ashamed! 


It is a feeble atonement; I know you would not understand these things if I told them to you during your waking hours. But tomorrow I will be a real daddy! I will chum with you, and suffer when you suffer, and laugh when you laugh. I will bite my tongue when impatient words come. I will keep saying as if it were a ritual: "He is nothing but a boy-a little boy!"


I am afraid I have visualized you as a man. Yet as I see you now, son, crumpled and weary in your cot, I see that you are still a baby. Yesterday you were in your mother's arms, your head on her shoulder. I have asked too much, too much.


Instead on condemning, lets open our hearts to understanding. 

Battles are started because of the words of man, but Battles are not won by the edge of swords, instead Triumph will come when the heart starts to empathize. ~J.Hunstman

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A Poet's Rant

picture credits to Andrea Andrade

My dear readers, I leave you with lines to ponder upon. 

May you find truth in what the poet seeks to tell, and ask of Life what you seek, 

for it is a faithful companion. 

I personally believe that if you're not happy with the story of your life, 

then you have not reached the end of it. ~J.Hunstman

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Conform to A Diet Plan

Obesity rates have doubled if not tripled the amount it was compared to a decade ago. Chances are the number will increase again by the end of this year. With the increasingly fast-food chains, young adults of as young as 18 years old will be hit with cardiovascular diseases and other cholesterol related disease. Why has this happened? 

Well, I'm not here as a dietician, to ask you to eat right, but rather a simple man with a vision to help you see right. Look deeper, and you will realize that you have not been giving your body: 

• the right nutrition
• the right stress
• the correct lifestyle

Apply this into your hopes and dreams and you will realize the significance of knowledge is food for the mind.

So what should we feed our brain with? When you eat "junk food', food' then your giving birth to an "obese brain." Try your best to identify these categories of "junk food" and it will change your life. 

My advise:

1. Don't stop by for PEANUTS. Avoid gossip. Do onto others what you want them to do onto you. Its good to know what is happening to the people around us but don't say things before you verify its authenticity. Creating false accusations can land you in hot soup. Instead feed your brain with knowledge and you will have something intellectual to think about. 
2. Grow your own GREENS. Many of us were not born farmers. We hop by the nearest supermarket and shop for our groceries because we're lazy it is convenient and saves us time. The greens for the brain don't come easy as well. They need reading, motivating and just the right amount of coaching. I strongly suggest reading motivational books, self-improvement  materials and even something related to your personal hobby.
3. DINE OUT once in a while. How many of us actually know that there is a new restaurant in town? We stay cooped up living in our own comfort zone. Getting all cosy with dining in while watching our 29-inch  plasma TV; we soon fall asleep. That is when you start to get obese! Get out of that couch and attend seminars, community activities, intellectual discussions, talk with young people, get yourself involved in organizations and keep yourself active!

Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life. ~Henry L. Doherty

There is but one work in the world that is never finished for as long as you stay alive. What is it?

an autobiography.Make yours interesting, so that people would have more to write about. 

With that I conclude the session for today. To you my readers, I challenge you to a live of self improvement. Never stop building your autobiography for as long as you take breath. Make each breath a breathless experience for those who read about you. ~J.Hunstman

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The Path Undertaken

One of the most prominent choices men take in life is quitting. Defeat acceptance is a norm in any class of society. What comes out of a 'temporary defeat' is the most crucial point in this perpetual process. 

When you're in pain, you are never truly defeated. 

J.Hunstman

A person can either:

• Continue to linger and suffer the trauma of defeat.
• Track back on the mistakes committed and learn from them.

What are the possible tell tales that a person has accepted defeat?:

Often stay away from the first onset.

A man who encountered problems from his first business venture of selling digital devices will probably never take up the business again.

Often discourages the people around him to follow suit.

The man will give a whole list of problems he had to face while in the business to an acquaintance who wishes to venture into the same field. 

Ridicules his acquaintance's determination to prove him wrong.

Challenges may be thrown at each other to prove who is right. However, when you truly believe in your desires, it will manifest itself in the most unexpected ways. Opportunity is often disguised as temporary defeat awaiting the bold hearted to attain the abundance they hide. 

You may complain that it is impossible for you to "see yourself in the possession of money" before you actually have it. Here is where a burning desire will come to your aid. If you truly desire money so keenly that your desire is an obsession, you will have no difficulty in convincing yourself that you will acquire it. 

~ Napoleon Hill ~  

To conclude the session, ask yourself this:
Will you persevere in times of test, or will you wither with your dreams only to discourage others to follow suit?

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State them out. Shout them LOUD!

Take action today for it pays ~ J.Huntsman

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Be on top of The Pyramid!

Imhotep pioneered the construction of pyramids in the early days. Pyramids were fashioned to mimic the royal palace and served as a burial chamber for the Pharaoh. Such architecture demanded strong desires and while the construction of the pyramid went through ups and downs, The Great Pyramid was the legacy of the ancient Egyptians to the world.

The society literally lives in a system of pyramids. The rich and powerful are always on top of this self-manifesting system. Robert Kiyosaki once said, "I have a problem with too much money. I can't reinvest it fast enough, and because I reinvest it, more money comes in. Yes, the rich do get richer". The individuals of this class have set their goals right. Challenging themselves to push their extra mile. And No, if your thinking AGE is a factor your obviously lacking some qualities to be in this upper class, The Influential Zone.

Individuals grow accustomed to their own class in this pyramid. Eventually this gave birth to the whole idea of 'The Comfort Zone'. People of this zone have yet to challenge themselves and push their limits. As I've mentioned before the human thought is a powerful tool that man(woman) often overseas. Clouded by the comfortable environment and coy surroundings, one tends to fall astray.

When people are lame, they love to blame

~Robert T Kiyosaki~

Don't allow yourselves to fall deeper down the pyramid, The Olympics Zone. Here you find individuals running a race. A race that goes on and on, UNLESS they finally come to realize that they are capable of far more greater achievements than they already had.

When your at your lowest, find ways to motivate, challenge and also most importantly reward yourselves. I leave you readers with a simple choice to make,

Do you want to be in the [I], [C], or [D]?

*[I], [C], or [D] can stand for many things but in my dictionary it stands for Ignited, Clouded and Dead. Make up your own definition and stay [I] gnited.

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Desire; is it eagerness or an infatuation?

Desire. A simple word that could mean the world; a powerful thought that when it manifests physically could change the entire course of your life.

"An intangible impulse of thought can be transmuted into its physical counterpart by the application of known principles" ~ Napoleon Hill

Infatuations are often mixed up with genuine desires. During my course of life, I've met :

• realists who do everything they can to achieve greatness in life.
• the idle community who are trapped in the rat race.
• the enthusiasts but without opportunity.

Desire should be a genuine eagerness to achieve what we've hoped for. Be it for ourselves, the people around us, the community or the nation. As long as you start with these simple words:

I want to ...

Don't ever start of with I need to. When the mind sees a desire as a need, the enthusiasm to achieve it declines and most probably diminishes. A need enslaves your personality to get the best life has to offer. We have choices and are held responsible for our actions. If you are not working towards a better life, then you have yourselves to blame.

Lets start by asking yourself these simple questions:

1. What do I want to achieve in life? (name it and be precise; i.e be it a materialistic desire or character development)
2. Am I doing something to achieve your dream with each passing day? If your answer is NO, then your desires are just infatuations. Don't bother having those dreams, as you are not really enthusiastic about them.
3. If your answer is YES, you are one step closer to achieving them. Never back down on your desires.
4. How can I do better on a daily basis into achieving these dreams? Draw up an action plan with the title: MY STATEMENT OF DESIRE
5. Am I ready to take the next bold move in life to honour my statement, live by it and never thrown in the towel?

I leave you to ponder on these questions and decide are your desires created from pure eagerness or was it all just an infatuation soon to be forgotten and fretted upon?

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