There sure are a lot of people that I admire. There are persons who lived a what we can say a great life. People considered to be great because of the things they had done, they are remembered in the battles they have won, things they have invented, philosophies they believed in and taught, things they have said, theories they have formulated and so on. We sure have read about these people in our history, science and business books. Sometimes we wish that if only we were those people, people in our country nowadays admire Manny Pacquiao not only for his abilities but also for his wealth, some would say that if only I was him, I would not be having any difficulties in meeting my family's daily needs or have trouble paying the bills every month.
There are times too that I catch myself thinking about those people that I look up to. I'm wondering what my life would be like now, if I were them. However, if I would be given another chance to live my life again. I think I will still to choose to become myself again. Why? well, I may not have the wealth of Michael Dell, Bill Gates or Manny Pacquiao, nor the genius mind of Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison or Stephen Hawkings, or the leadership and influential skills of Gandhi, Alexander the Great or President Barack Obama. However, I believe that there are things in me, abilities, talents, and will, that is waiting to be used. I believe that I am capable to doing many things, great things, things that can make a difference, whether big or small. All individuals are born and created by God with a purpose. Some people have found theirs, some are still looking for it, and some may have not yet realized theirs. I believe that each of us are special, we all have a special gift, and we must realize that not all people have the same gifts.
I sometimes wish, that I am that great basketball player, that popular actor, politician or the successful businessman, but even though I am not them, I know that there is a great life waiting for me ahead, I have all the capabilities to do something now, so I can be the person I need to be. The person other people can look up to, a person others can follow, a person that can inspire others. There are times when I look at myself and ask what are things I have done so far, things I have accomplished, and then I see that I have a lot of failures, mistakes and shortcoming, but I also see that I have a goal to reach and in every failure, there's a lesson to be learned and new journey to begin. I don't know if I will be known or written in any book in the future, but I know that I have my own purpose and I have God to guide me and help me reach that purpose as myself.
