The Chill Spot Episode 8(Ever thought about...REACHING FULL POTENTIAL)

The speaker, Zeyanda Akilam Nube, starts by talking about the peace she feels during the past few weeks, especially at night while washing dishes. She then discusses the similarities between Islamic and Zulu cultures in using the moon to determine months. She emphasizes the importance of finding common ground among different cultures and religions. The speaker then shifts to the topic of reaching one's full potential and knowing oneself. She shares a story about an eagle raised as a chicken, highlighting the need to break free from limitations and fulfill one's true potential. She talks about the importance of character and commitment in achieving goals. The speaker encourages listeners to step out of their comfort zones and aim high. She concludes by reflecting on her own thoughts and starting each day with a clean slate. Greetings, Assalamu Alaikum, it is yet again another delightful week for meaningful conversation. Welcome, people. For a proper introduction to those of you who are listening for the first time, my name is Zeyanda Akilam Nube. All the way from Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, people. And speaking of Pittsburgh, I'd like to send a shout out to my people in Eatondale. Yes, people, sending my hi, sending my salam, sending my blessings. I don't know, there is something about the past few weeks that's been so peaceful to me. I've had these peaceful nights and we have been visited by the moon, people. And, you know, there is something about the Noor that comes with the moon. Noor is light, people, the moon's light. So, yes, in Issa Zulu, we call it Onyezi, right? So, which got me so excited because I am a dishes person. Like, I like to do my dishes at night. And I find it's like, I find it to be soothing, you know, to me, like washing dishes at night. And I feel like in a day's work, you know, filled with emotions, you know, needs and deadlines and roles and responsibilities, I come to my dishes to unwind, you know, as I get them done. And the past week has been, you know, graceful. We have been graced, you know, with the moon and it's light and it's very, very relaxing. Speaking of the moon, though, I noticed something, like, I don't know if most people noticed, but in the Islamic calendar, we use the lunar calendar, which is the moon calendar, whereby we use the moon to determine, you know, our months and stuff like that. And unfortunately or fortunately, there is, you know, a same myth or same system in the Zulu culture. I want you to look at the word moon in Issa Zulu and let me translate it to you. Moon in Issa Zulu is actually Inyanga, right? And when you translate the word Inyanga, it has plural meanings, right? So, Inyanga means the month and Inyanga also means the moon. And it is so funny how these two things intertwine because they used to use the moon and its position to determine, you know, each month that, you know, it is about to come or how many days are we into each month and the seasons and stuff like that. So, yes, people, it is real. And it is so funny how each culture, each religion has a dynamic, like, you know, to share that is, I don't know, in a way common. For me, I would always look for common grounds rather than differences because I feel like it's easier to work, you know, with people or to surround yourself with people, you know, if you find things that you have, you know, in common with. So, yes, I'm Muslim and I am Om Zulu and it happens. It's possible. But that's a chat for another day, people. For today, I'd like for us to talk about reaching one's full potential, you know. It's the ability to know oneself. I mean, in the ability to know oneself, it is very crucial, you know, both in your life and, you know, the person that you aspire to be. And today was not a good day for me. It started on the highest notes and in the most awfulest way. And I just didn't want to face the music. I didn't want to face my reality of the circumstance of my day. And I couldn't wait for my day to end and release, you know, everything while, you know, doing my dishes because that's where, you know, I come to unwind, you know, and basically detox. And on my last encounter with the kitchen sink, my mind just spilled open, right? And it was full of questions, full of reflections and stories. Stories I've read of and stories I've heard of, right? And this is one of my favorite stories. This story is about a man who was walking down a path and he just found an egg, right? And it happens to be an eagle's egg. So he takes the egg and puts it in a nest behind his house. And apparently this nest was a hen's nest, hens and chickens. Yes, stuff like that. And eventually this, you know, this egg was, you know, groomed with this nest, chicken nest. I don't know if I've mentioned, we see this egg was an eagle's egg, right? And it basically hatched with the chickens. And all its life, the eagle watched the chicken, did what the chickens did. And he would poke around in the dirt and look for worms and insects to eat. And he flew a few meters in the air, just like the chickens do. And he would flock around. And as time passed, the eagle grew older and older and older. One day he saw something above him. This thing glided around the sky gracefully and majestically. And he asked, what's that? That is an eagle. One chicken responded. He is the king of all birds, the master of the sky. But we don't belong in the sky. We belong in the ground. And don't worry yourself about him. You will never be like that. And the eagle lived, you know, and died as a chicken because that's who he thought he was from the time of birth. But coming back to my topic, people, enriching our full potential, you know, in basically knowing ourselves, I'd like for us to take the flight. You and me both, we don't belong where we are. And we don't belong with those people. I need you to ask yourself, am I a chicken when I was born to be an eagle? Like, how long is it going to take for us to make a decision, show some change, and show some character? So what do I mean by character? I'm talking of the ability to carry out a resolution long after the excitement has been passed. Let me repeat that again. Character in this context means the ability to carry out a resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed. So are you going to say that you are going to do something and then do it for two weeks and quit it like you did last year and the week before that and the year before that? You say that you want to lose weight. You say that you want to get into shape. You say that you want to get your business off the ground. You say that you want to get closer to God and then turn around and you throw the towel. And you continue to live below the person you were created to be. By then, people, I don't care how it feels, you are committing a great sin. And it's the greatest sin known to man. So what do I mean by the word sin? What does sin mean basically? Sin comes from a Greek word. Sin is spelled S-I-N. It is used in archery. It means to miss your mark or basically to go in a way that was not intended to go and it boils down to right and wrong in most cases. But basically, it's to miss your mark. And I want you to think of it that way and not about the matter of right and wrong because I feel like it is just too deep when you only get into the right and wrong. But I want you to think about missing your targets and think about your New Year's resolutions and each year that you make resolutions and the plans, the type of plans you have, the ambitions, the goals and how many of the things that you have planned, you didn't even execute them. If you did, you gave up along the way and think of that as a sin because you have missed your target. Right? I don't know. Is it too hard to digest? I don't think so. The greatest sin in life is to not be who you were created to be. And in this case, it's to be a chicken instead of an eagle. And the greatest tragedy in life is not that you are aiming too high and you miss. It's aiming too low and you hit. Let me repeat that again. The greatest tragedy in life for a person is not that you are aiming too high and you miss. It is because you are aiming too low and you hit the ground, people. There are no go-to zones. There are no smoking zones. There are no parking zones. And there are friend zones. But people don't joke about the other zone, which is the comfort zone. And it's something we don't want to get out of, which is the comfort zone. And I promise you, in the comfort zone, nothing gets done because you are always relaxed. In your comfort zone, you never see a reason to propel forward in reaching the type of things or in going places that you potentially want to go. So let's step out of our comfort zone. It is said that fortune favors the bold. And what if I told you that the cave that you fear will hold the treasure that you desire? Let's be fully authentic to ourselves. I don't know what your dream is and what dream you have, but there is someone out there begging God for the opportunity that you have right now. So don't blow it. It's time to go from mediocre to mediocre. It's time to go from being counted out to being counted on. It's time to fly into the sky like the eagle you were created to be. Or basically, do you want to continue to cluck like a chicken? I then snapped out of my boots from the deep untold stories and one of them, which I just shared. I wiped my dishes and I arranged them in order. So does my brain, for which I sleep on a clean slate, people. And I begin my new day on a new page. I hope you enjoyed today's show. Unfortunately, we have to wrap up. And until we meet again, coming to you live from Pittsburgh, Maritsburg, people, it's your sister from another mister. Peace, Asalaamu Alaikum. Transcribed by Randall Landers Transcribed by Randall Landers Transcribed by Randall Landers Transcribed by Randall Landers