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Enjoyed your advice to the students. Extremely lifechanging advice, and I pray they listened and will act on it. Keep up the good works. Blessings. Alberta Atwater email = aath2o@aol.com &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& This is for Uncle Carle's post: Wow! What powerful words of wisdom! Like someone else said, I am printing this and giving it to several young family members. There is such extraordinary value in the wisdom of a season man of God! Continue to allow God to use you! You are a blessing to the Body of Christ! Vivian Wilson &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& |
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SPEECH TO THE GRADUATES A few months ago, a church on Long Island asked me to speak to this year’s graduates. My objective was to, hopefully, give these young people some of the pointers I did not get when I was their age. I wanted to inspire them and prepare them for the reality of the life and issues ahead of them. I wanted to speak to them where they were and give them some realistic perspective from a person on the other side of 50. The following 11 points were the gist of my words to them in no particular order: 1-Purpose-Now that you have graduated, I would like to give you a few points that I strongly believe will help you live a successful and productive life. First, find out/figure out your purpose in life. What do I mean by that? Everyone was placed on this earth to solve some problem, to affect some lives, to raise a child to resolve some issue and you were born for that very purpose. Find out what your purpose is and apply yourself to it. Ask God what is your purpose. It may or may not make you famous but it is your purpose. Your life will be so much more fulfilling if and when you are walking in your purpose. Most people spend their entire life never having a clue what their purpose is and therefore, end up living an empty life, working a boring job and leave this earth without ever having really lived effectively. Find your purpose, write it down and refer back to it often so you do not get sidetracked. Most importantly, write it down. Until you write it down and make it plain, it is only an idea. Once you write it down, it becomes concrete. 2-Have a plan. You are all young adults so you are now responsible for the decisions you make. Instead of spending your next few years meandering through life, develop a plan for the next 5, 10, 20 years of your life. Life is going to happen, so be flexible but still have a plan. If you encounter a major problem (and you will) simply refer back to your purpose and then your plan and handle it from the perspective of what you were born to do and the plan(s) you have made. For the plan, hear from God and the plan will always work out better. 3-Get an education to the highest level you are able. It is a proven statistic that college graduates with a masters degree will make over 1.28 million dollars more in the 1st 25 years after college than those who did not finish high school (According to the Digest of Education Statistics: 2010. ) The thing I hear many young people constantly discussing is money and how much they have and can get. Well, if you want to get more money, then get more education. There is an absolute correlation between the 2 for most people. 4-Put God first in all you say and do. I was arrested by the gospel when I was about 20 years old and it was the single most significant decision I ever made. That decision alone has been affecting every aspect of my life since then. It has shown me that by keeping God 1st in my life always leads to prosperity and peace and not doing so leads to financial woes and spiritual demise. That is just my perspective and my observation of my life and the lives of others during my time on this planet. 5-This next point is huge so please pay attention. I really wish someone I loved and trusted had given me this tidbit when I was your age. The next 20 years of your life will be the most productive and energetic!! Although the age of 40 seems like a long way off, if you are wise, you will reach that age. The next 2 decades will greatly determine what happens for your retirement years. The next 20 years are the years you want to get married, start families, start businesses, finish all your schooling and see the world. Your energy level will be highest during these years. Once you get past 40, life will kick in and you will not have the same stamina, injuries will happen, health will begin to become an issue and your productivity will begin to decline. Do the big things in life while you are young, trust me on this one. 6-Travel as much and as often as possible while you are young. See the world, expose yourself to other countries and cultures. They will make you appreciate your home. As you mature, travel becomes more of a challenge due to scheduling, health and other issues. Travel makes you a more well-rounded interesting and mature person. Get a passport and go! 7-Learn to speak another language! You will truly broaden your horizons by learning to speak a language other than your native tongue. You will be able to help others by translating, you will be able to make friends and you never know when you may hear that someone is giving you a compliment in another language. 8-Mentor and be mentored. 5 up and 5 down. Find and allow at least 5 people older or more mature than you to pour into your life and find 5 people younger than you who you share your pearls of wisdom with. Be accountable to these people and hold them accountable as well. This will enrich your life beyond measure. 9- Find out what you love to do and find a way to make a living at it. Do not spend the next 30 years doing something you dread doing. Life is too short. 10-Save sex for marriage. I know this is easy to say and it may sound old fashioned and outdated, but there is a reason God told us to do this. I am now at a point in my life that I am saving myself for marriage and have been doing so for almost 10 years. If I had been given this advice when I was in my early 20’s and sooner, it definitely would have changed my life for the better. Listen to me good. Take it from a man who has lived the life you think is glamorous and exciting. IT IS NOT. I have experienced the so-called excitement and thrill of having multiple partners and the world lies when they encourage you to participate in that lifestyle. The pleasure is momentary, it leaves an emotional and spiritual scar and let’s not even mention the possibility of contracting a disease you may be stuck with for life or one that could take your life. Save yourself for marriage. Do not give in to peer pressure. Think about it. Would you trust the rest of your life to someone your age. If your peers are trying to talk you into having sex because “Everyone else is doing it” then that is what you are doing. If you do nothing else, listen to the old man on this one, save yourself for your spouse. You will live a much, much happier life. 11-Keep a journal/diary. This does not have to be a chore and it is not just for girls. As you progress through life, it is nice to be able to look back, with clarity, on what was happening when you were at certain points in your life. When you journal, you have an accurate record of what happened, how you were feeling, what you were thinking and you can see your progress, your growth and laugh at yourself as you mature and find out that you really do not know everything (as I found out when I got older). There are many other things I could share with you, but these are 11 points I think can and will make a big difference in your life if you take them to heart, apply them, practice them and remember them. If you do, then in 20 plus years, you will be richer, traveled, happier, healthier and impacting lives in a positive way. I pray nothing but the best for you all and please stay in touch with me to let me know how you are doing and if there is anything I can do to assist you. |