DON’T LOOK DOWN ON YOURSELF, KEEP YOUR HEAD-UP

31      DON’T LOOK DOWN ON YOURSELF

In 1920s, Ethiopia recorded a historic or one of the most memorable eras during the reign of warlord, Haile Selassie (Ras. Tafari). Selassie, who felt there was none like him (bold and fearless), until Balcha Dejazmach dared him (selassie). The rest contenders like cowards bowed and surrendered to Haile Selassie – but there was one man who saw it as unreasonable to give in to threats, resulting from attempted murder by sellassie in 1927 to be specific.

Despite outnumbered times invitation amidst cooked-up tricks to strip him (Balcha) off his title, in order to dethroned him. In all, Selassie failed to carry out his stratagems and gimmicks on him.

Indeed, selassie and Balcha were much at loggerheads during the late 1920s than any other times in history; but because Balcha was very wise; he refused to be silenced or pushed aside like the other contenders that Selassie used as scapegoats.

According to Napoleon Bonaparte; “To have ultimate victory, one must be ruthless”; and Sir Walter Raleigh said, “Wise-men (should be) like coffers with double bottoms, which when others look into, being opened, they see not all that they hold”. Don’t sell your hopes; take courage as you look up! Hop up! Dust yourself and move to the next level like Balcha did.

Courage, according to Billy Graham…is “when a brave man takes a stand, then, the spine of others are often stiffened”. Don’t be scared to stand your ground; it might not be easy, but for sure victory shall surface when you refuse to quit or give up. Besides, God is more interested in your end than the beginning; indeed, braveness tears down the walls of fear and builds up the house of greatness.