“Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. “- Proverbs 17:24

 

If I capture a photograph of myself, everyday for the rest of my life, would I see changes in my eyes?  Would the wisdom I have today that is seen beneath my eyes be the same wisdom 10 days from now?  Would my eyes look deeper or would it turn stale after I figure out that life itself, or maybe knowledge, is worth little or nothing, as Socrates must have said.

 

In a leadership seminar held earlier, we were given a very simple question, “what motivates us?”  What is the driving force in our lives that makes us continue on living in it?  How come no matter how much we suffer, we still haven’t found a way to turn back from that suffering?  Why is it that maybe our motivating force can be to get more sleep?  Why don’t we just sleep for the rest of our lives, we don’t need to suffer anymore.  What is it that actually motivates us to do the things we do?

 

I answered that question very confidently.  My motivation is the image of myself achieving my ultimate goal in life.  It might happen that I don’t actually achieve it, but just the simple image produces me and ignites me to continue on striving.  Sure, I always say I’m tired and that I don’t actually have more time but tiresome as it is, I may have placed them all to myself.  If I am not motivated, everyday of my life would be meaningless and maybe things are a lot easier.  I would just lie down, grow fat and watch television.  Reading is hardwork come to think of it.

 

So, do my eyes change everytime you look deep into it?