DOCTORATE OF FISHOLOGY – A SERIOUS INERTIA TO ACTION

I read a challenging story about people with “Doctorates of Fishology”. Let me share it with you: Now it came to pass that a group existed who called themselves fishermen. And lo, the fish were hungry week after week, month after month and year after year to be fished, those who called themselves fishermen met in meetings and talked about their call to fish, the abundance of fish and how they might go about fishing. Year after year, they carefully defined what fishing means, defended fishing as an occupation and declared that fishing is always to be the prime task of fishermen. These fishermen built large beautiful buildings for fishing headquarters. The plea was that everyone should be a fisherman and every fisherman should fish!! One thing they didn’t do however, they didn’t fish. In addition to meeting regularly, they organized a board to send out fishermen to other places where there were many fish. Over the years courses were offered on the needs of fish, the nature of fish, how to define fish, the psychological reactions of fish and how to approach and feed fish. Those who taught had doctorates in “fishology” but did not fish. After one stirring meeting on “The Necessity of Fishing”, one young fellow left the meeting and went fishing. The next he reported that he had caught two outstanding fish. He was honored for his excellent catch and scheduled to visit all the big meetings possible to tell how he did it. And so, he quit his fishing in order to have time to tell others about his experience. Imagine how hurt some when one day, a person suggested that those who don’t fish aren’t really fishermen, no matter how much they claim to be! All the time spent scheming, planning, detailing and research is useless unless an action is taken. The inertia to act is the biggest impediment to success. As one writer wrote “Instead of contemplating jumping off a cliff, it’s better to jump off the cliff and build wings along the way.’’ The entire theoretical hypothesis must be tested in real life. The time to act on your dreams is now!!!This is unless you are just building castles in the air. I have been inspired severally as I read about the attitude of one of the world’s greatest inventor. At age 67, Thomas Edison watched as fire destroyed much of his work and equipment. Time to retire? Time to hang up the lab coat? No way!! Not this man. “All our mistakes are burned up,” the inventor said.”Now we can start anew.” There may be a time to retire, but Edison knew his time had not come. The fire that consumed his work did not destroy the fire that burned within him to move on and continue. My friends, we have a long way to go, don’t retire now! If you have made mistakes don’t cry too long. Move on! The only man who never makes mistakes is the one who does nothing. Yea, he is only exempt from failures he who makes no efforts. When everything shouts, you can’t make it! Get stubborn, and go ahead. Purpose to move on. Seize the moment. Change or die! Move! A bucket with a small hole in the bottom gets just as empty as a bucket that is deliberately emptied. There is but one life for each of us: our own. Watch the watch. The ant preaches so much yet says nothing. The main reason is he/she is always moving towards accomplishment. Ura!!!
 http://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-brent-hunters-evangelism-101.htm