Happy New End 2014!!!

 

I welcome you to the New Year! Yes, I know it may sound somewhat absurd that while we are already through the first month of the year, I’m just saying my new year’s greetings. However, for the past two weeks, I thought of the right post, something to keep you and I inspired all year-long then it hit me; in life, some are early starters, others are late starters, some are early bloomers, others are late bloomers however, what matters is that at THE END of the year, we all see ourselves, at the top and in December!

The journey of life is not about who starts well or who starts fastest rather, it is about where we all end up, the finish line. Virtually in every sport, what matters is not the score at the beginning rather, it is all about what the score line reads at THE END (ask Nigerian soccer fans in Atlanta ’96 or Liverpool fc fans in the early 2000’s or even, the home based super eagles at the on going CHAN).

This is not to say that the end justifies the means if we say the end is all that matters instead, our definitions of the end must be guided by precepts and values which we hold dear either as enshrined in our religious beliefs, or in the norms, values and culture including laws of the land. What this reminds you is that as a good name is better than riches, as the race is not to the swift nor to the strong, and as the end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof, you should not be discouraged if you’ve broken some new year resolutions already, or are not in line with the goals you’ve set for the year and are wondering how they will ever be achieved.

Always remember, having your eyes fixed on the prize, THE END, whatever obstacles that may stand in your way right now are nothing but potholes which may even serve as propellants for reaching your goal. Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man never starts the first few meters in front instead, he powers through and shines at THE END. I’ll end with the words of my former vice chancellor, Professor Oyewale Tomori, ‘let us mind in the beginning, the things which matter in THE END’.

Happy New Year of opportunities, possibilities and successes! See you at THE END!