"Acres of Diamonds" Lesson

I've been asking myself what lesson I still have to learn in my current working situation. I am planning and praying to leave this place ,asap, moving on to the next phase of my life's growth and development. But nothing apparently seems to be moving in that direction for quite sometime now. I figured there is still a lesson I still have to learn here in the current workplace and I wanted to learn it fast enough.

While sifting through my collection of papers/xeroxed copies of articles that I intended to read when I had the time, I came across a xeroxed copy of "Acres of Diamonds" by Russel Conwell. If I remember right, the copy came from an old edition of the book I found in the office's library. I might have browsed through it before, but I never threw it away. The point of the book is basically to mine where one is currently in now for opportunities for growth,development and for opportunities of abundance. Funny,in a way, that a book I found in this place, about twenty years ago will be the book that pointed to the lesson that I still have to learn in this place.

Rightly enough, I've always thought that my time for growth and abundance will happen after I've left this place. I never or hardly looked on this job and workplace as a mine for growth and opportunities for abundance. The mindset when I began to work here was 'sacrificing self-advancement for the good of the country',an extension in my worklife of the 'Serve the people' mentality I had when I was a student activist in college. I took pride in that and that served as a crutch for me when I get frustrated and disappointed with the system. Now, I leave all that behind.

The 'Serve the people' mentality,after nearly three decades' is now replaced by my vision of me being a 'citizen of a First World Philippines under God'. And having that vision means also me growing and developing myself as a person of abundance, in all aspects of my life --spiritually, intelectually,emotionally,physically and financially. And while still being here in this workplace, I will conduct myself as such. And part of that is looking at the opportunities for abundant growth in the remaining time of my stay here, which I hope will be short enough. I have to learn the lesson well. The "Acres of Diamonds" lesson also involves being grateful for my stay here and being grateful that an opportune time will come for finally bidding 'Adieu' to this place/situation in 2010 and on to the next exciting phase of my 'rest-of-my-life'. Thank You,Father God. AMDG.INDNJC