V is for Vision

Texture by Kim Klassen Café: letgo

The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but no vision.
~Helen Keller

Does anyone else think it ironic that this quote is from a blind woman?

So I guess the ques­tion is…you have sight, but do you really have vision? What is your pur­pose in life? What are your dreams? You’ve heard it said that the pur­pose of some people is to serve as a hor­rible warning to others.…and for some people, I totally agree. But seri­ously, do you have a vision for your life? Or are you aim­lessly drifting through time and space, looking around but never focusing on any­thing? If you’re drifting through life, it’s easy for others to steer you in the wrong direction.

If you have vision, then you have hope and pur­pose. It’s entirely pos­sible to walk by vision…even if you don’t have the baby blues to see where you’re going. Helen is an inspi­ra­tional example of what someone can accom­plish if they have a vision…or hope of achieving a dream.

But what good is vision if you sit on your arse and not take action to accom­plish it? True vision­aries take steps to make sure their dreams come true. They act on their pas­sions and cannot be swayed by forces who want to stand in their way.

Helen Keller became deaf, mute and blind at 18 months. But despite all that, she devel­oped vision. And that vision, with the help of Anne Sullivan, drove her to learn how to communicate…which then led to her grad­u­ating col­lege, writing books, giving lec­tures and even acting in Vaudeville and the movies. It’s recorded she could com­mu­ni­cate in English, French and German.

Which brings me to another point. It’s impor­tant to sur­round your­self with people who believe in your vision and are willing to help you achieve it. I wonder how far Helen would have gone without the help, sup­port and encour­age­ment of Anne. It’s pos­sible to achieve your dreams on your own, but it’s more fun to cel­e­brate suc­cess with others at the party.

I guess com­pared to Helen Keller, none of us has any excuses.

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