Week Twenty eight

It would be fair to say that we people are hard to please, slow to find happiness, and fast to depress ourselves and lose faith; it comes in our nature, and we can’t run off of it too easily. People all over the world spend their lives weeping and regretting things that they wish they had or had not done. Dreams shattered, hearts broken or even bad luck can lead a person to think that they are worth nothing, and that anything they do will just come out wrong. So, what motivates us to get our act done?

Money is one of those few things that people actually fight for. Easy money, or well earned money are the same thing in the end.  People love it. They need it. They starve for it. Money basically runs our world. If people have money, they have power; and power means more to people than money does. We can see it on our daily life. Some people will educate themselves so their chances to find a more than decent job are greater. Others will work hard and start their own businesses, so their progress is measured according to their abilities.  Either way, people will do anything to improve their economy and change their style of life.

Another reason that motivates people is ambition. This term is often mistakenly related with power and money hunger, when it is actually defined as the desire of one person to achieve something. Mother Teresa de Calcutta is an example of this case. Her ambition to help those that were less fortunate and needed some kind of hope to come into their hearts, ruled her whole life. Her motto was “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” And she did accomplish her

Other motivation, and perhaps the strongest, is love. Our love for someone or something, gives us enough encouragement to keep on going. An athlete´s love for his sport makes him think twice before giving up. Even after all the loss and deception, an artist passion pushes him to keep on creating. While a mother’s love tells her to be strong and brave for the sake of her children. Love is one of the most misunderstood kind of motivations, yet one of the most common and powerful ones. Love means putting up priorities and working out for them.

In conclusion, whether it is power, ambition, or love what drives us; we are on the right track if we actually have a motivation that leads our way. We all need help and it comes in all kind of forms. We are responsible to find a strong hold that secures our position in life. Life is unpredictable, but if we learn to find the bright side, it will become the greatest adventures of all.