ILLUSIONISM

by Simeon Nkola Matamba ( Follow on Twitter )



As  I come to meet people and get acquainted to their views, plans and projects in life,  I came to a strange discovery. It deals with the standard from which every dream is built. Stories of success in terms of finances, assets and so forth, became a pattern to which every human achievement is compared. Easily, they want to be like Bill Gates who made his first million while very young, or any other rich person. I have nothing against such, and I myself would be proud and happy if I could realize what Gates did. The concern is that struggling to make one's life be like Gates' is more likely to fail, and is a proof of a lack of creativeness in bringing a new story of success, hence venturing to  live someone else's life.

Illusionism has led some to have big dreams with small work. Those ambitions of greatness have an ephemera effect on minds, like drugs, relieving the subject for a moment, while lost in fantasies and fairy tales. It would be appreciable if people had a clue on how to build their future.  However, they only have blind faith in something that doesn't exist nowhere, except in their minds. Faith is not blind, faith is real. When one gets into his car, they are sure they have enough strength in their hand to take the key and start the engine. Faith is knowledge of having the potential to fulfill greatness. Faith is not an illusion, faith is real.

I am a strong believer in myself and in people, but I also believe that sometimes we need to "take our heads off the clouds and hit the ground". Let every man work in accordance to his calling, let his dream be exceptional. There is no greatness in adopting someone else's path. There is glory in opening a way through a rock. Once we get there, we see life differently. When we are sure we have the elements to fulfill our dream, we don't dream but rather work. As a common saying states: "before a dream to become reality, one has to wake up".