On Monday the 21st of August 2006, young David took himself and the talent he had more seriously. He often thought of his quick thinking skills and his ability to generate ideas, finally concluding that he would write his first book, which he titled God Powered Me to Empower. People liked it, and wanted to see more of him in future, for his book had some powerful scriptures which were directly quoted from The Holy Bible.

After he saw that his very first book was a success, he decided to pay a visit to Reagile High School to empower young, talented individuals to develop their talents as he had. He then began spreading his mind’s voice to those who were dreaming beyond the word “big.”

During the school’s assembly, he started off by saying, “Good morning everybody, my name is David,” as usual. He then began to speak.

“Well I hope you all know me now, as I am here only for you. I want to tell you that, when you are grieving, the happiness of many people will be elevated. You should then, sooner rather than later, begin considering yourself as solo. Some of those people will be your closest friends, those people who you used to share something in common with. Yet, when you face bleak days, your darkest moments, not one of them will be by your side supporting and consoling you. When things start to become complicated, never cast in the towel. Try to be brave and push away such resignation, for you have the authority within yourself to push forward. Maturity is measured by how people react, for their reactions show what kind of examples they set in life.

“You do not have to waste your time waiting for someone to explain the type of person they are, for you can easily tell by observing them. Whenever you see someone walking down the street, without asking them where they are from, you should be able to tell what kind of person they are based on their actions. Their actions can communicate to you what a clear conversation would. You can deduce whether to rely on them or not. This especially applies to any friendship, since you choose to be somebody’s friend because of how they behave daily.

“Do not just force things to become the way you want them to be. Remember, nothing will ever be as perfect as you want it to be. Some of us force ourselves to get into relationships with those who do not have time for us at all.

“Just remember, nobody will ever be the same as you are, which is why it is key to be attentive to others’ actions and reactions before saying anything concerning friendship or a relationship. Do not let yourself be degraded by any means. You are the best so believe that you are. Even if you are crying or thinking of committing suicide because of the hardships in your life, after reading this book of mine you will begin to smile at your problems.

“You do not have to be afraid to approach something you’ve never seen before. While it may be hard to face the unfamiliar alone, fear of the unknown may put an end to your dreams. Live your life and stop over thinking and taking on more things than you can manage. If you do, you will be unable to lift up your burdens with your own hands.

“Those you once called your friends will do their best to deliver you to the dark lords. In order to avoid facing the heaviest trucks of troubles, you need to stop underestimating others and begin thinking about your future once and for all, for at the end you will only have yourself.

“Why should you not trust anyone? It is because those who you really believe will always be on your side no matter how hard the situation, are the ones who will leave you dying on the ground. Yes, trust nobody except God. You can try to trust your parents, for God brought them to take care of you, but never trust them blindly.

“Never lose hope when things get hard. I must repeat this: always believe that God is with you wherever you are. Your parents are the word “home” and as we all know, there is no place as sweet as home. Now, just imagine living with parents who you do not trust at all. This means they should not trust you either, even though you are their child.

“Remember, what you do on the left hand side should be applied on the right hand side as well. Hard times are like trying to earn three hundred marks during a forty-minute examination. Complexities are meant to be and they always will be, so when the time comes, never say ‘I did not know things would turn out like this.’

“You are now being told not to make excuses tomorrow, for excuses will accomplish nothing. Rather, they will only waste time you could have used to do something productive, something that would have made you forget about the bad day you just had.

“The day will come when you get to know that animal called a person better than before. When this day comes, don’t deny knowing that people will often betray you. Instead of denying this fact, you will just have to say ‘I knew it, but did not see it coming. I thought I had good friends, good people around me, but guess what? Well, I was wrong after all.’

“Many people around you will tell you this: ‘If anything bad crosses you in life, we will never help it but fight it together.’ Do not listen to what they are saying to you. Why? Because they are just saying this but are not going to follow through with their promise. Their words are empty.

“Fight for your own life, for nobody will stand up to fight on your behalf. Know how to resolve your problems, know what is needed to resolve each different kind of problem, and lastly, know who should be in charge of making sure that the minimum requirement for each particular problem has been met.

“You are your own key to success, the golden key to unlock everything. How? If you are able to focus on whatever you are pursuing in life without relying on anyone else or giving up prematurely, then surely you have the authority to unlock the doors to your future. Whenever you feel like the world has somehow rejected you, do not lose hope. God said, ‘I know what you need and what is troubling you, for you are my creation and I am your creator; I am your parent and you are my precious child.’ Only God knew all that was troubling you before you could even see it through your own eyes.

“When your life becomes harder than you can bear, never let the pain take it away from you. The pain may be healed in time, while your life cannot be returned. You will have but one opportunity to prove who the real you is and the kind of ability you have.

“You cannot change situations that arise, but your life may be changed. Some of the things you currently do, which are for tomorrow’s success, will keep your knees stable enough so that you don’t fall deep into the ocean when the most difficult day arrives to test you. Take every difficult thing that will confront you as a test, for you know that tests can only be passed by a few.

Stand by for the heat that is coming for you. Nobody is perfect and nobody can avoid facing such a trial. It is a journey we all must take. Your tears will never bring back what you have lost. Instead of crying, begin by doing something else to comfort yourself, like singing any consoling gospel song to leave your heart satisfied and strong enough to conquer the pain.

“Yes, we do lose those very important people who are very close to us: our beloved parents, brothers, sisters, and others. But just because this has happened to many people before, there is no need for us to keep on scratching at old wounds that bleed every time we recall yesterday. If you do this, you are just bringing old pains and hidden illnesses to the forefront. They will eventually take you down too, the final blow to your heart after losing the one you really loved. That is suicide is not it? I am always answering ‘Yes it is.’

“People are just playing with their lives. Sometimes you find that somebody tried to commit suicide, and you try to imagine why they would do so. What reason might there be for them to take their own life? Let me guess. Oh! Well maybe they were so stressed. Is that not so? Yes, I think they probably were, but killing yourself will never fix things.

“You should learn how to pretend to be fine when everything is a blur before your eyes. Use all your potential to think. I know somebody’s wondering what I am talking about here. Well, I am referring to the secrecy technique. If you do not know how to keep your suffering to yourself, then await the dark days.

“Nobody cares about how you feel. You mean nothing to them even if you’re lying down on the ground, dying. Believe in yourself and say: ‘I am going to make it myself without anybody’s assistance, so that my achieved goals can mean something useful to others.’

Now, understand what I have just said. I did not say, ‘Do not accept any offer of help from your friends or others around you.’ Rather, I was simply saying, do not rely on them that much.

“Your tears will never defend you. Leave aside the things you cannot handle before you get spiritually burned. Sometimes, we ourselves are the ones who push our once bright lives into darkness.

“If you know that you cannot afford to buy something, accept this fact. Nobody will feel pity for you when you are the one who chained yourself to uncontrollable debts. Strategic logic helps one to individually scrutinize their decisions.”

With that, he closed his speech.

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