TURN THAT LIME TO LEMMONADE by DAYO OLOMU

One very important thing my Christian faith has taught me is that, with God anything is possible. I live my life by the 4 Ps - Prayers, P...

One very important thing my Christian faith has taught me is that, with God anything is possible. I live my life by the 4 Ps - Prayers, Planning, Perseverance and Persistence. Hence, one word that is not in my dictionary is ‘impossible’. Anything I want to do, I do irrespective of any obstacle using the 4 Ps. To me, nothing is impossible if you have a clear goal and a vision.

The legendary boxer, Muhammad Ali, once said “Champions aren't made in the gyms. They are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream and a vision.” So is the case of the award-winning Malawian Writer, Legson Kayira, who spent over two years on a perilous journey of over 2,975 miles from Malawi to the United State of America in order to get a first-rate education. Though the journey seemed impossible, his desire and vision to get a first-rate education spur him on.

Impressed by Legson’s determination, the Dean at Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon, Washington granted him admission, a scholarship and a job that would pay his room and tution. Like his heroes, Abraham Lincoln and Booker T. Washington, Legson Kayira rose above his humble beginning and forged his own destiny. He made a difference in the world and became a magnificent beacon whose light remains a guide for others to follow. Today, he is a professor of Political Science at Cambridge University in England and a widely respected author. If Legson’s can make something out of nothing, then
you too can make a lemmonade out of that lime.