“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.” Oscar Wilde
It’s been quite some time since I’ve been able to project my thoughts into a blog. However, I am hoping to get a few things off of my mind this afternoon.
I’ve been doing quite a bit of thinking as I have been able to separate myself from a lot of the perception and negativity that has previously followed me. Most days, I would allow myself to mold into my environment, often at the cost of reality. However, as I’ve had the opportunity to shrug and step into a new position in life, I am able to think with a clear head on my shoulders for the first time in many months.
These have been the happiest days of my life. I say that because I am surrounded by those who present me with a healthy challenge to become more, without the unnecessary burden of being drowned in an unrealistic perception. My VroomLive office (I’m wearing a Vroom shirt right now..) was spectacular. However, it was not real or sustainable. I am not in a position where success has never been so attainable, and yet so difficult to attain in that I realize just how much work there is to accomplish it.
I have shrugged. I have shrugged the outside forces who demand an image without substance. I am happy to leave behind those who would rather put money into an overpriced office building rather than into their own business. I am thrilled to leave these petty things behind in exchange for a lifestyle of hard work and challenges. I willingly exchange perception for determination, temporary luxury for reality, and facades for foundations. This is Aaron Plaat speaking.
It has come to my attention that life presents itself to us in only one pass. We are to take advantage of every opportunity we are given. We are to think for ourselves and seek the right mentorship and wisdom, rather than taking the blind advice of those around us, whom we somehow got the idea they know more than us, in making our choices. I do not want the blind leading the blind; I want the wisdom, discernment, and leadership of those who have fought in the thick of the battle and have come out alive.
I have never been more convinced in the reality and solidity of Truth. It does not need to be padded, diluted, or repackaged for us to like it. Do not mistake this for the ability to discern truth. There are an increasingly alarming number of people I’ve seen who have attacked, disowned, or skewed the Truth. It is not right. Our opinions of Truth do not change, disarm, or stop Truth from existing.
Perhaps my perception has changed. But I am more determined now to start from the ground up to pursue a closer relationship with my Maker, true success, and become a champion of Truth.
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