RELAX PLEASE - SYLVESTOR STALLONE HAS SOMETHING FOR YOU
(BELOW, AFTER THE SHORT NOTE)
This post is just in time to stop all of you from engaging in a
war-frenzy :) I am not a hard-core supporter of military-dictatorships. I only
like General Zia because of the man he was. He tried to do things in favor of
Islam because he considered it necessary and we should appreciate them, but not
all turned out well unfortunately. In his days Hollywood movies were still
shown in cinemas and TV as well as other American shows (serious, comedy,
informative) but there was some code of ethics, not like today when godlessness
is being preached heavily destroying the moral values of the youth. Even if few
of us boycott those programs we have to think of the nation as a whole. I know
it would be hard today to stick to the clean standards of a Jerry Lewis-Dean
Martin comedy or a Gregory Peck romance but producers all over the world are
still making clean movies and TV shows, and we can show them instead of the
filth & sickness which we are exposing our nation to.
About some other allegations against General Zia, I will share a
post later on. And we should remember everybody has his/her own likes and
dislikes.
Secondly, nobody is being compelled to believe in the concept of
Ghazwa-e-Hind. You are not being forced and ALLAH knows best about its
authenticity as Dr. Israr’s Qur’an Academy is not very vocal about this
concept. Compared to that, spirituality is a gift which could be given to some
people who know through ‘Kashf’ or dreams that something is coming for
Pakistan. The knowledge of dreams is also a reality secondly. But again God
knows best! In the end, I would say just relax please if you think we are
creating a war frenzy, but at the same time just keep yourselves aware of
facts. Are we creating war hype or is it India? We (you and me) are only
responding to war threats. Lastly, we should have nothing against common
American citizens as they are wonderful people. It is the US govt. with Israeli
lobby that is the culprit.
Now onto the story below…
This
is one of the SADDEST stories ever told in Hollywood. His name is Sylvestor
Stallone. One of the BIGGEST and Most famous American Movie superstars.
Back in the day, Stallone was a struggling actor in every
definition. At some point, he got so broke that he stole his wife's jewellery
and sold it. Things got so bad that he even ended up homeless. Yes, he slept at
the New York bus station for 3 days. Unable to pay rent or afford food. His
lowest point came when he tried to sell his dog at a store to any stranger. He
didn’t have money to feed the dog anymore. He sold it at $25 only. He says he
walked away crying.
Two weeks later, he saw a boxing match between Mohammed
Ali and Chuck Wepner and that match gave him the inspiration to write the
script for the famous movie, ‘ROCKY’. He wrote the script for 20 hours! He
tried to sell it and got an offer for $125,000 for the script. But he had just
ONE REQUEST. He wanted to STAR in the movie. He wanted to be the MAIN ACTOR,
Rocky himself. But the studio said NO. They wanted a REAL STAR.
They said he "Looked funny and talked funny".
He left with his script. A few weeks later, the studio offered him $250,000 for
the script. He refused. They even offered $350,000. He still refused. They
wanted his movie. But NOT him. He said NO. He had to be IN THAT MOVIE.
After a while, the studio agreed, gave him $35,000 for
the script and let him star in it! The rest is history! The movie won Best
Picture, Best Directing and Best Film Editing at the prestigious Oscar Awards.
He was even nominated for BEST ACTOR! The Movie ROCKY was even inducted into
the American National Film Registry as one of the greatest movies ever!
And do You know the first thing he bought with the
$35,000? THE DOG HE SOLD. Yes, Stallone LOVED HIS DOG SO MUCH that he stood at
the store for 3 days waiting for the man he sold his dog to. And on the 3rd
day, he saw the man coming with the dog. Stallone explained why he sold the dog
and begged for the dog back. The man refused. Stallone offered him $100. The
man refused. He offered him $500. And the guy refused. Yes, he refused even
$1000. And, Believe it or Not, Stallone had to pay $15,000 for the same, same
dog he sold at $25 only! And he finally got his dog back!
And today, the same Stallone who slept in the streets and
sold his dog JUST BECAUSE he couldn’t even feed it anymore, is one of the
GREATEST Movie Stars who ever walked the Earth!
Being broke is BAD. Really BAD. Have You ever had a
dream? A wonderful dream? But You are too broke to implement it? Too tiny to do
it? Too small to accomplish it? Damn! I've been there too many times!
Life is tough. Opportunities will pass you by, just
because you are a NOBODY. People will want your products but NOT YOU. It’s a
tough world. If you ain’t already famous or rich or "connected", you
will find it rough. Doors will be shut on You. People will steal your glory and
crash your hopes. You will push and push. And yet NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. And then
your hopes will be crashed. You will be broke. Damn broke. You will do odd jobs
for survival. You will be unable to feed yourself. And Yes, you may end up
sleeping in the streets.
It happens. Yes, it does. BUT NEVER LET THEM CRUSH THAT DREAM. Whatever happens to You, Keep Dreaming. Even
when they crush your hopes, Keep Dreaming. Even when they turn you away, Keep
Dreaming. Even when they shut you down, Keep Dreaming.
NO ONE KNOWS WHAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF EXCEPT YOURSELF!
People will judge You by HOW you look. And by WHAT You have. But please, Fight
on! Fight for Your place in history. Fight for your glory. NEVER EVER GIVE UP!
Even if it means selling all your clothes and sleeping
with the dogs, IT’S OKAY! But AS LONG AS YOU ARE STILL ALIVE, Your STORY IS NOT
OVER. TRUST ME.
Keep Up the Fight. Keep your dreams and hope alive. Go get it.
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