As usual, I made a small sale today. I know, for a majority of the population, the amount may seem huge and life changing. And maybe that IS true. In my case, it was a tiny sale. The emphasis is on the amount.

The sale was small, but the belief from the buyer in me was not. I say this because, the amount of sale which I made will NOT solve the grim and immediate problems that afflict our world. It will not solve the bigotry, hatred, greed, disease and injustices which abounds. It will barely correct the distortion I engaged with for the past few years of my life. Essentially, I sacrificed my time and my life holed up in a cage acquiring assets, which I deemed was valuable while forgoing life’s simple pleasures.

It is not that there is a dearth of talent in this world. It is not that there aren’t enough sincere people on this planet. It is not that there aren’t enough priorities that needs to be listed in the order in which we should attend to. The problem lies in someone who can believe in these.

It matters little on the susbstance unless someone recognizes it’s intrinsic value. It matters little how much love you have to give unless someone recognizes its worth. It matters little how much value you have to afford others unless someone appropriately pays a price for it.

Success is because someone recognizes it. Many more go unrecognized. And I see those instances more than I need to. If everyone stood in line and attended to, in order of their dire needs and priority, the world would be a wonderful place to live in. So, I made a tiny sale today. It wil take care of my little grievances and then some. Simply because a buyer who I knew not until 3 days ago believed in what I had to offer.

Success has as much to do with your talent, skill, ability and exchange of value as much as someone believing in you. You could be the best thing that ever happened since Jesus Christ, but if no one believes in you, You are nothing!