We oftentimes hear the word “extreme” nowadays. We hear or experience extreme sports, extreme adventure or living to the extreme. Today’s generation demands so much from life. Nothing can contain us but the best, the biggest, the most. These are the modern reality that clamors for the ultimate quest in life.
The ultimate quest in life is to live it to the fullest. There is an instinctual need for us to be the best or to get the most out of what this world could offer. With all the ‘superlatives’ that are within our reach we wonder why we had to gain everything and in the end lose everything.
You may work to get to the summit of success in your career; prove to be the greatest and biggest among the lot and strive to have the largest of anything or the most expensive. You may reach the pinnacle of fame and fortune yet feel like an empty bottomless-glass waiting to be filled to the brim but never does.
It is commendable to labor for fame and fortune. Afterall, it is what makes our world go round. Whatever good they serve however will not suffice for anyone to claim a full life. These alone shall not give the meaning we seek in the process of achieving and succeeding.
I am sharing the following piece as a reminder to what constitute a full life. I lost the source or who wrote it but its’ not important. Whoever wrote this discovered the most essential ‘superlatives’ in life. I’ve been too redundant for words here but I hope you got the message.
THE GREATEST
The greatest handicapped: FEAR
The best day: TODAY
The best therapy: HUMOR
The easiest thing to do: FIND A FAULT
The most useless asset: PRIDE
The greatest mistake: GIVING UP
The greatest stumbling block: EGOTISM
The greatest comfort: WORK WELL DONE
The most disagreeable person: THE COMPLAINER
The worst bankruptcy: LOSS OF INTHUSIASM
The worst disease: ENVY
The greatest need: COMMON SENSE
The meanest feeling: REGRET AT ANOTHER’S SUCCESS
The best gift: FORGIVENESS
The greatest moment: DEATH
The greatest personal asset: CHOICE
The greatest knowledge: GOD
The greatest thing in the world: LOVE
The answer to everything: FAITH
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