Doing Something Different: Defying The Odds

I once read about a particular man that became a human right activist and a crusader who fought against the apartheid in his country. In the course of his activism, he was jailed for 27 years, yet it did not dampen his morale, rather he fought on. And at the end, he became the first black president of the same country that stood against him. His name is Nelson Mandela. This shows how people have done something different and defied the odds to achieve what was thought impossible. Throughout history, a lot of people have done the unimaginable by breaking through the norms and doing something different. You too can.

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In order to achieve the extraordinary, then you have to do something beyond the normal and above the ordinary. Of course, you will be faced with adversity but you should be inspired by the fact that nothing is impossible to the person that is determined to do the impossible. A lot of people have had the odds against them but they were able to rise above the limitations and take the world by storm. This is a pointer that limitations are not what the world imposes on you but what you impose on yourself. If you refuse to be limited, then you will see a way around it.

We all know or have heard about the achievements of Albert Einstein, who was among the top scientists to ever walk the planet, and his works on physics - relativity to be precise. However, a lot of people do not know that while growing up, he faced heavy challenges with learning and with school generally. As if that was not enough, he also faced criticism from a lot of people because of his scientific interests. More so, during the World War ii, because he had a Jewish descent, he was discriminated against and this was one of the reasons he ran away from Germany. All these did not stop him from achieving greatness and rose to become among the foremost scientists of all time.

The challenges you face today should not stop you from giving life a fair shot on target. After all, they are not supposed to stop you but to make you stronger. If you do what others do in the same way that they do it, then what edge do you have over them? It is by doing things differently that you become different and outstanding. Do not see the impossibilities that they see. This is because what stopped them should not stop you, but only if you choose not to be stopped. You will be surprised that many people have succeeded at the very things that have been termed impossible in the past. This should give you the encouragement and motivation that you can also achieve the impossible.

Stephen Hawking was known for his extensive contribution in the field of theoretical particle physics, so much that a lot of works in astro physics and cosmology was credited to him. However, the odds were against him physically. He was diagnosed of a rare form of sclerosis that made it impossible for him to stand, move, or even have control of some parts of his body. You will be right to say that his own body was against him, but his mind was not broken by it. He went on to become a very successful scientist and even authored a book. This is also a proof that the odds do not define your lot, but you are the one to define your own lot.

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Still on the people that defied the odds, is a very inspirational speaker who has touched many lives without having hands and legs. Yes, Nick Vujicic, was born without limbs (no hands, no legs). This would have been what would have discouraged him and given him an excuse not to make it in life. However, he did not allow his situation nor his physical challenge to keep him down. He was able to stand up to what he believed, and he achieved what even some people with limbs have not. In one of his motivational speeches, he humorously said that where people with legs have not been able to walk into, he has hopped into without legs. This shows the ability of the human mind to think, believe, imagine, and do the impossible.

The truth is that the world and even life will not be fair to you. You have to move on nonetheless. You are not meant to be affected negatively by your situation or by the world, but you are to influence the world positively with your achievements.

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