i rmb he said something about:
when we were young, we often goes to weddings and dinners..
but as we grow older, we will be attending funerals instead
One thing he learnt in a funeral procession is that when someone dies, all he left behind will be the date he was born, the date he died, and the tiny lil dash in between.
(eg. 1/1/1990-1/1/2020)
Its about how u make the dash longer or thicker that matters... in other words, how u make your life meaningful, and not go wondering about why or how u will die. Its human nature to live and die.. so let them do the job ;)
Do you know, that when we were young-at the age of 5- whenever a teacher asks question in class, we will rais up our hand and hoping to get the chance to just say something out loud, not bothering whether it is correct or wrong??
But this habbit soon changes as we grow older. We no longer are the spontaneous 'us' back then. Its because of the society and surroundings which affects us... Our way of thinking! Just try to think back.... How many 'No' have u been receiving throughout these times in your life?? People are being manipulated since young that they cannot do things alone or that they dream off, or even tries to do those things they want to do. So, as they grow old, they starts to believe and accept the fact that they really cant do.. accept words like: 'its impossible', 'kept dreaming' or 'never'.... negative thinkings. It is unfair for the society to treat us like that. We must not let them influence our way of thinking
I dont wanna bring up all the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison success stories and things here. but my point is, everything start off as a dream. If u dare to dream, eventually u will accomplish something. Others say, dream dont come in just one night, it comes with hardwork and time.
To me -in achieving a goal- it is not a matter of time or hard work, but an unmeasurable will of doing and achieving it. Theres no formula or substances to bring u there. As long as u believe it! its possible!
Success comes when someone least expect them to.
The thing which inspired me was when the MC introduced him onto the stage.
In my mind, i was expecting some great dude, wearing suit, well groomed, super fluent English wit some British accent, american probably.. and with the Super success look in his face... from some grand company; Because the title of the talk was "Secrets of Success".. (No point for one who looks unsuccessful to give a success talk rite?)
But then, at that moment, i saw no one walking onto the stage, but there was a voice coming out from the microphone....
Then the man - Tony Christiansen, climbing up the stage with his bare hands..no feet.. no support.. and in the middle of the stage was a bench. He climbed on the bench, just so we could see him. He's not even in a suit or jacket, just a polo T and a pair of trousers with the hole sealed up, since he has no legs. And he starts his speech.
That moment i saw him, i knew this guy is not like the rest of the speakers. Respect!!
He lost his legs at the age of 9 when a train ran over it. I'm not really sure how, but it was a drastic accident.
Now... u know lah, if it were a sad story, he wont be here giving a speech. He turned out very successful in every angle of life, except for having a pair of feet :(
If we speaks about him, it will be a never ending speech. He has accomplished from opening own's company to flying a plain solo, climbing mountain with his bare hands, take part in national Olympic games representing his own country, weight lifting 120kg, car racing, sky diving and many more that we would dream of achieving.
He is a true Hero, thats all i can say.
I shall end here and be selfish for once, keep the remaining inspirational speech from Tony to myself. Do read up his books and probably Google him to find out more about him if u want to :)
