A Knight's Crunchy Friday

I've always thought of myself as young, charged and in need of no motivational crap to get my rock on, an hour playing Gears Of War or listening to an abnormally loud Naija Hip Hop track would normally get me back it the groove no matter what, that is until today. Fridays are crunch times in my company especially if you have some deadlines or milestones to include in your weekly activity report. This Friday was a class example, I had only 4 hours of sleep in 48 and I found myself snapping and generally losing my well known cool with everyone.

A colleague then decided to send me the lines at the end of the post and it achieved quite a bit(not GOW level though) in settling me down and providing the much needed charge to finish the day and earn my respect as a programmer from everybody including my head of marketing who said he didn't believe that young people could work under intense sleep-depraving pressure, I guess I just proved him wrong.

Life Is a Gift
Today before you say an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak.
Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone who has nothing to eat.
Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someone who's crying out to GOD for a companion.
Today before you complain about life - Think of someone who died too early on this earth.
Before you complain about your children - Think of someone who desires children but they're barren.
Before you argue about your dirty house someone didn't clean or sweep – Think of the people who are living in the streets.
Before whining about the distance you drive to work - Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet..
And when you are tired and complain about your job - Think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your job..
But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another – Remember that not one of us is without sin.
And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on your face and think: you're alive and still around.