Day: April 28, 2019

What if I do not fail?

~ osasuoviawe

I read a tweet storm by Victor Asemota where he opined – “What if I don’t fail?” is sometimes more frightening than “What if I fail?”

It got me thinking about the “what if” I ask myself by default and I realised, almost always, it is – “What if I fail?” I assume that is the worst case scenario and I try to hedge my choices against failure. Self preservation.

However, more often than not, I succeed. And I find out that I was more prepared for failure than for success. Maybe the hedging is what brought success. Maybe I could have reached greater heights if I prepared for success, instead of failure. I will never know.

Maybe this is why we become experts in “Root cause failure analysis” and remain neophytes at “Root cause success analysis”.

Going forward, I will consciously ask myself – “What if I don’t fail?” Or “What if I succeed?” And I will analyse my successes to understand why?

– Osasu Oviawe

I believe

~ osasuoviawe

John 20:24-29
Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came.
So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in his side, I will not believe.”
Eight days later, his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said, “Peace be with you.”
Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing.”
Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”
Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.”

Homily:

Thomas had a doubt that brought blessings.

“Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe”.

I believe.