Desire: A Catalyst of Success
Like a powerful chemical reaction, we often need a catalyst to get us started down the road to success. A catalyst is like a lit fuse on a stick of dynamite. It’s what starts a reaction of explosive power. In a gasoline engine, the catalyst is a tiny spark from a spark plug. It sparks a chain reaction many times greater than itself, and drives immense machinery.
Your success also needs a catalyst. One such catalyst is Desire.
Desire, like the spark plug in a car, in and of itself it is not really that powerful, but it ignites a force within many times more powerful than itself. Desire pulls you down a path all the way to its end. It has little power in and of itself, but sparks to life something of infinite power . . . you.
If you desire something strongly enough you find a way to get it. Children wear down parents little by little by their desire to have something until their parents finally give in. When you’ve really wanted something, like a new car or set of golf clubs, you’ve fumed and finagled, worked and wished, planned and prodded, until you’ve gotten it. It becomes an obsession.
When Brian was eleven, he developed a desire to win some trophies. He used sit in his father’s study, and stare at the trophies his father had won back when he was in high school. He dreamed of the time when he would win his own trophies. As he grew, he became involved in many different sports. Brian was good at some, lousy at others, but always ended up just short of winning a trophy. Frustration and hopelessness often came, but his desire gave him that spark that wouldn’t let him quit.
Finally he found, almost by accident, that he had an aptitude for gymnastics. Working hard for two straight years, often spending up to five hours per day training, it paid off. At his last state meet, he was awarded six trophies. Boy did he feel great! At that moment, the effort, the pain, the patience and suffering was all worth it. His dreams had come true.
Even now, Brian in his 40’s will go down to where he keeps the trophies and just gaze at them. All of the yearning, frustration, and then finally achieving his dream remain as vivid now as if it happened yesterday. These memories have helped him bridge many setbacks to achieve his goal.
Desire is a focal point of your inner abilities. You need to be sure you really want what you seek. If you force yourself to strive after something you don’t have a strong desire to achieve, it just won’t work. You’ll drown out the spark before it even starts.
And you need to realize, your desire can be negative or positive. If you desire bad things, such as an illicit affair, revenge, money so badly you cheat, your outcome will be just what you desired . . . bad. If you want good things, such as love, family, fulfilling career, that’s also what you’ll find . . . good things!
If you control your desire, you control your destiny.
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