When One Door Closes, another Opens

The uncanny hand of fate has a way of reorganizing and rearranging our lives for good, though initially this reorganization may look like a big disappointment.
Sometime ago, The News, a Nigerian weekly magazine featured the story of one of Nigeria’s greatest musician, NICE. Nice got admission to University of Lagos to study Law, but along the way, he pulled out of school due to financial constraint. In the midst of this setback, he discovered and polished his music talent. To make both ends meet, he wrote and composed songs for great musicians.
When he was ready to release his block-buster album, there were rejections here and there. However, the same uncanny hand of fate that denied him the opportunity of studying Law, opened a door of greater opportunity for him in music.
Today, Nice has amassed wealth, fame and fortune for himself the way probably he would never have been able to do if he had become a lawyer.
Dear reader, are you experiencing frustration, or disappointment at the moment? Let the success story of Nice inspire you. There is light at the end of the tunnel. What may look like disappointment is not really disappointment. It may be a blessing in disguise. There is a saying that any disappointment from God is a blessing. What this implies is that any disappointment or frustration you encounter; any seeming disaster or difficulty you face today can turn out to be a blessing tomorrow.
True, no condition is permanent. Every problem, every disappointment has a lifespan. There is a time for your lifting, and when it is your time to shine, no Jupiter can hold you back.
But before your time of lifting and during the period of disappointment, how do you comport yourself? How do you handle disappointment and rejection?
It is easy to be discouraged and give up hope in despair. But when you do that, you kill your destiny.
A man who is desirous of achieving success in life should not be discouraged by the disappointment at the moment.
Be optimistic. You are destined for success. Success is your birthright. God does not create a failure. You are not created to be overwhelmed by unpleasant situations. God creates you to weather every storm in the sea of life, to be a problem solver.
The disappointment you face today is temporary. Bigger appointments, bigger opportunities and greater successes are coming your way.
That is why you must not fold your arms. Stretch out your arms for greater opportunities. Look ahead for greater success.
Always be on the look out for big problems, they disguise big opportunities. In short, big problems bring along big opportunities. And what it takes to grab bigger opportunities is your mindset.
As Reginald Mansel said: “An optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.”
And finally, I leave you with this quote: “On your way up, always remember that rejection comes before elevation.”