When you are on top of the world the whole world seems to be on your side, all smiles and yes this and yes that, the good get mixed up with the bad, the evil with the loyal, the harmless with the dark dwellers.

No one successful ever made it without being stabbed by a dagger, knife or a sharp object on his way up, everyone has been challenged, and only the strong survive, the others do like the elephants and take to their last journey, the hidden skeleton cave. The people who keep hitting the successful few are many, they pose as friends,brothers and sisters, they relate to you, they even try to find a way to be a very close friend and call you every once in a while or pay you weird uncanny visits.

On your way up you will encounter obstacles that people warn you about, one being the rotating chair that never seems to stop throwing people off in any direction but up. Once you have the power or money, or both, they tend to appear with their fake ugly smiles and gestures, you always heard about them but never thought you would be one of the lucky few that actually gets to catch one in real life.

To many people, it is a game of chess, stay close to the power and money, suck them dry for all they are worth, if you fail keep trying until you succeed. They appear in many faces and races, they seek you from the furthest corners of the world, they study you, know your likes and dislikes, appear in your crowds, magnify their normal activities, travel with you to distant continents, and share bread with you, and maybe shelter in rare occasions,

They know when to attack, like vultures, or worse yet hyena’s awaiting your fall or weakness to appear, they know you and watch you closely, as if awaiting an ambush or midnight navy seal mission deep in the enemies lines.

Your true friends congratulate you on your wins in life and truly mean it, then with all the glamour they disappear to the backstage, leaving you alone on stage to perform your mastery.They never meant to leave you, they only gave you the true feelings they have for you and wished you the very best, and in one way or the other, they warned you of the knives & bites that await you.

We tend to be blinded by the light when we rise to the occasion, we always say it can’t happen to us, we are too small for anyone to put us on his hit list, and we know for a fact that the enemy is not here yet. How do you know who is enemy and who is foe? you need some high intellect and good solid friends around you to identify the enemy in the making without disturbing the waters.

I remember many friends who are now on my avoid list, I have had many stabs and death defying moments in my recent and distant past. All I did was try to be successful and managed to keep the success alive for a while before I came crashing to the ground face first. The knives really hurt and almost make you bleed to death, you need to hide for a while to heal and regain your powers to reappear in disguise for another go at life.

The evil many have not left me without a scar in one place or the other, I cherish those scars till this day, I will always help people avoid that pain when I can and make sure I never get hurt in the same place again.

Napoleon was a great leader hungry for power in his days, a great leader and master of strategy in his every move, even though he was a foot tall he appeared larger than life. When they took him down and moved him to exile on an island far from France, he came back for one more try, the ruler then made sure he had him taken down for good. As long as you have a breath in you left make it count till the last drop, fight for your right and do what’s right.

I think that when you fall it was meant to be an awakening, an enlightenment to see who deserves to be with you on your dream quest, and who should be left to rot with his or her likes.

In business and in life you find the knife throwers and the believers a fine and uncanny mix that beats the naked eye. You need to have 20/20 eyesight and vision in identifying the worthy from the scum-bags in this tough life of ours. And never forget the good, the bad and the ugly that you come across on your journey. Filter them every once in a while, remove the bad apples and get the great ones closer to your side. Sometimes good ones turn sour, remove fast and move on, don’t shed a tear, stay strong and move harder than before.

In business you find the sour partners, lawyers, associates, workers, and Bankers. In life you find the stinky partners, lawyers, friends, lovers and family, beware.

From peoples experience you need to learn, from your own you need to remember and forget, faster every time. Just like Jack, he was nimble and he was fast, you never know what you can learn from a nursery rhyme when you grow up.

Testing your close few every once in a while is a good thing, sometimes Time will make the test for you when you are down or drowning and lets you see the clear real picture in full 4D high definition screens all around you. When you know this, take a close look at those people, analyze the situation, say thank you and move on out before more damage is done or “Death of a warrior” is your Books title.

So when the strong stumble, the daggers will come from every direction, watch your back, guard yourself for the tough moments in life, be stronger than ever, move away and heal yourself, and come back stronger than ever, never look back, take no prisoners, take what you deserve: SUCCESS.

Jack be nimble
Jack be quick
Jack jump over
The candlestick

mamdooh.alradadi

me@mamdoohalradadi.com