Never forget where you came from They say God created man from mud
and soil, so our human connection to land is supposed to be rooted deep into our DNA.
While we don’t think about it in a literal sense, we sure as hell believe the place we
were born in has had an incredible impact on who we turn out to be.
In this Sunday motivational video
we want to explore why you should never forget where you came from.
We are all born all over the world, in a variety of families of cultures and beliefs.
Few start with a silver spoon in their mouth, most of them somewhere decent
and some of us have a while before they get to the starting line.
There’s tremendous value in the place you were born in, although you might not see
it. A small town or village where nothing ever happens nurtures in a small subsection
of the population a desire to escape, to better themselves that’s hard to go against.
Years go by, you move, you hustle, you build.
You fail, you connect, you try again, you build. Repeat until it works.
A decade later you find yourself winning. People congratulate you. You feel proud.
And that’s when it happens. It is in that moment you believe that you’ve made it,
that you’ve become someone else, someTHING else.
Everything you touch turns to gold, people praise you, they follow your every word.
It’s easy to get caught in the whirlwind of it all.
In our experience, there are two kinds of people when they make it:
Those who believe the mirage And those who stay grounded.
You see aluxers, we want you to always remember who you are at your core and where you come from.
Those initial values are what got you to make progress and build the life you see around you.
The moment these are overshadowed by the new life, you start losing,
you stop paying attention and the mirage can break in the split of a second.
There’s an old saying where we come from:
It is the man who blesses the land!
Meaning that no matter what life throws at you, it is up to you to help your environment succeed.
Your blood, your sweat, your tears all help nurture the land.
When life throws shit at you, use it as feritilizer!
That’s what shit is for!
There are numerous stories all around the world, where people turned deserts into forests
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkZDSqyE1do] or empty sand into oasis [
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olgG7O8_IaA] People can bless the place they’re in if they
choose to and those blessings get passed on to the next generation.
Do you wanna have an impact in this life? There’s only two things you need to know:
A good life is one where you take less than you give!
And For you to win,
the giving part needs to be substantial!
Monks get this wrong, thinking that because they leave the modern world behind they’re
having a positive impact, but the more you think about it, the more you realize just how
much of a selfish act that is. You renounce the world, the idea of building a family,
of having kids, of building, in order to find and calm the inner storm in your life.
The purpose of the individual is to have a purpose!
You wanna be happy in life?
Don’t try to be happy, try to be useful!
And happiness will be rewarded to you in the process.
It’s easy to lose your head when you make it big.
It’s easy to get caught up in all the shinny things around.
Fortunately for us, our soul remains scattered every place we draw from.
There’s nothing stronger of a reset than walking back to the same place you started from.
One can revisit the past quite pleasantly, as
long as one does so expecting nearly every aspect of it to have changed.
But has it really that much? Sure, the windows,
the doors, the rooftops, might be different, but the sould of the place is still the same.
It’s your parents, it’s your grandparents, it’s the people on the street,
it’s the trees that have been there longer than you have been alive.
Although on the surface things might be slightly different,
for everything of depth, time has no business following the clock or the calendar.
The reason why we wanted to make this particular video today
is because there’s true value in reconnecting to your roots.
We found that: One blesses the land one steps on,
but the land will also bless the one who doesn’t forget where one started out of.
So don’t forget where you started from. Don’t forget where you come from.
Don’t forget who you were deep down that allowed you to become the person you are today.
Realize just how temporary all of it is.
Where you came from is your story. Your story is the story of your ancestors,
and you are responsible for keeping their stories alive.
There’s a powerful eerie feeling you get when you visit your grandparents or your parents
in graveyard. You realize just how many people before you have struggled, dealt with problems
of their own and by some miracle of faith all of it aligned beautifully for you to be here today.
In your veins you have the blood of your ancestors. You carry with you their DNA,
the secret to a prosperous enough life to keep going.
If you’re struggling to find love, remember that Not a single one of your ancestors died a virgin.
Just because of your survival today there is a high chance you had a good worrior among
your ancestors; someone who had to overcome harder obstacles than you have to, today.
You’ve got this.
You might be inspired by them or you might feel ashamed, but remember:
The lotus flower blooms out mud!
You can only tell how far you’ve come once you look back on where you started!
You might be stressed, you might be in pain, you might suffer or life might be good;
but look behind you.. You’re the person who was able to make it all happen. You’re here today.
Deep down we all know where we came from. What we had to do to get here.
We tend to criticize our ancestors of 100-200 years ago for their beliefs and practices,
but 100-200 years into the future they'll likely criticise us for the same reason.
It helps to know where you come from, it helps keep you grounded to revisit the
place where you grew up, because it allows you to appreciate the life you have right now
and put where you’re going into perspective.
It was both a combination of effort and luck that allowed you to make to get out of there.
We’ve heard numerous times from our community that
you guys are big fans of the peaky blinders show, so we watched it.
There’s a certain scene that we love so much where tommy goes to the stables and
starts shoveling shit. Then Curly asks him why he’s shoveling shit,
implying that a man of his stature is above such activities.
The response struck a chord with us when tommy said:
To remind myself what I would be, if I wasn’t who I am!
And then they proceed to shovel shit together in silence.
[this is the scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXadbEugPew
maybe use some stills from it, because if we use video it will get claimed]
It’s one of the best lines on that show.
That’s why you need to go back to where you are from Aluxers, to see the many
version of you that you could’ve become if you didn’t chose to be who you are today!
You see it in your old friends. You see it in your schoolmates.
As live evolves, as you evolve, the gap between y’all grows
deeper. Your reality has changed, but it is all built on that foundation.
So we’re asking you: What did you learn from where you came from?
Let us know in the comments as we’ll be sure to read most of them. Try us!
As for those of you who always watch our videos until the very end,
of course this one is no different. Here’s you bonus:
BONUS: We become what we are either BECAUSE of DESPITE where we come from.
People will try to take credit from the success you’re seeing.
“If I was so bad, how come you turned out so great?”
What people don’t understand is that some manage to pull themselves
out of misery in spite of never having to deal with it again.
This has been the driving force behind our efforts for so long.
You never want to feel like that again and it makes for one hell of a motivator. If you can
channel that into work, art, creativity, into anything the world finds useful about you,
you’re going to win eventually - it’s just a matter of time.
On a long enough time frame, we all get what we deserve!
But for now..
You get what you are!
We got a lot of confused looks when we posted that on twitter, but we believe it to be true.
You get what you are worthy of right now, not what you wish for, not what you hope you’ll get..
Your life is a reflection of who you are!
There’s no way to cheat it - or at least not for long.
If you are becoming worthy of a fulfilling life,
make sure to write the word: WORTHY in the comments! It always brings a smile to our faces.
By the way Aluxers, make sure to follow us on twitter as we’re engaging a lot more with
the community there these days, especially with the alux app coming in just a few short weeks.