Eye sight.

There are five senses in a man namely: touch, smell, hearing, taste and sight. Each of these senses are carried out by an organ or group of organs in the body. For the sense of sight, it is predominantly the eyes and the brain which interprets what is seen that are involved. Some problem associated with the sense of sights are often associated with the eyes. Some of these health challenges are terminal or permanent and cannot be corrected while science and technology has provided solution to others which are not terminal. Examples of non-terminal, physical eye weakness are: (1) nearsightedness, (2) longsightedness.
A nearsighted person can only see close objects but not far or distant objects while a long sighted individual can only see distant images or objects. 
According to Helen Keller, she said: awful and to be pitied is the man who have a good sight but the mind that cannot see. It follows that there are men who can be categorized as nearsighted minds and those categorized as longsighted minds.
A nearsighted mind is the one who only see near opportunities but fails to see into the distant future. The mentally nearsighted man is clever at overlooking distant potential and possibilities. He gives wrapt attention only to immediate problems and challenges. 
He focuses his energy and creative imagination on how to attain or achieve his immediate needs. He is a man driven by impulse, always desiring to fulfill his immediate wants and never give a second thought to what that can cause him in the distant future. He will always assure himself with this cliché: we will cross the bridge when we get to the river. He never considered the likelihood of a failed bridge. Mentally nearsighted people don't have goals written down. They never make plans for the attainment of set goals. Let that not be you.
If you are mentally nearsighted and want a change, the following tidbits may help:
(1) happiness is saying no to what you want now to what you want ultimately;
(2) immediate gratification of impulse or emotion may cause you in the long run than the benefits of momentory pleasures;
(3) pain is inevitable, the pain of discipline weighs ounces while the pain of regrets weighs tonnes.... Napoleon Hill;
(4) your time on earth is limited, if you waste it on momentary pleasures, where will you find the one you will invest on life long or great goals.
Although mentally nearsightedness is not always encouraged, there are cases where grabbing opportunities that are around us that stretches into the future is golden.
Thank you for your time with me today, do well also to join me next time for a fresh episode. Till then, don't forget to always rule your world. 

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