Just to share a little anecdote I uncovered whilst browsing through Rich Brother, Rich Sister by Robert and Emi Kiyosaki at the PageOne outlet in Vivo this afternoon.

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I will tell you a story that you can use on your journey. This story will assist you when life presents you your biggest tests of faith. This story will give your soul vision when times are darkest.

One day there was a man who stood on one side of Niagara Falls (Canada) with his bicycle. A small crowd gathered as he announced, �I will ride my bicycle across this steel cable stretched to the other side of the falls.�

Oohs and ahhs came from the crowd.

�How dangerous!� a young woman said.

�Please don�t risk your life,� pleaded another woman.

�You�re nuts,� said an older man. �You�re going to kill yourself.�

�I know I can do it,� said the man as he climbed on his bicycle.

Soon he was slowly peddling his way across the cable, dangling and swaying just a few feet over the raging falls. One slip and he would be gone forever. The crowd waited breathlessly as he reached the other side, turned his bicycle around, and peddled back.

As soon as he was back on land, the crowd rushed forward, many saying, �We knew you could do it. We had faith in you.�

�Should I do it again?� He asked with a big smile. �Sure,� replied the crowd. �We believe in you.�

�Okay,� Said the man. �Since you now believe in me, who wants to go with me?�

Suddenly the crowd went quiet. People started to squirm. In the midst of the silence, a few began to leave. Then from the middle of the crowd, a small voice said, "I�ll go with you.� The crowd gasped as a petite young girl stepped forward and volunteered to be his passenger. As the girl climbed into the bucket on the front of the bicycle, many people in the crowd grew angry.

�How dare you risk her life?� said one person.

�I�m calling the police,� said another.

Slowly, the man, the little girl, and the bicycle started out across the falls. The crowd was deathly silent. Everyone took a breath as they reached the other side, turned the bicycle around, and headed back. Once safely on dry land, the crowd let out a loud cheer as they congratulated the young girl for her courage.

�What gave you the courage?� asked a woman of the young girl.

�Weren�t you afraid?� asked another.

�No,� replied the young girl.

�Why not?� asked the woman.

�Because this man is my father,� said the little girl. �I don�t just believe in my father. I trust him with my life.�

Most people believe in God, but very few people trust in God. When times get tough, go beyond your belief in God, and trust in God.

We all know people who believe in God but do not trust in God. This may be why so many people will cling to boring jobs, low pay, bad people, dead marriages, or toxic environments. As I�ve said before, �People want to go to heaven, but they do not want to die.�

Many prefer to hang on to something familiar, rather than let go and let God take them to their next destination.

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Time for reflecting.. On the things we are doing now, the things we should do and the things we had ought to do.

As per what the ancient Greek philosophers Heraclitus and Plato once mused, "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Nothing can change the past, yet we can still change the future.

Have a little faith - in yourself, your true friends, and God

Together we can all make things happen(:

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