What I experienced this morning (14/02/2026) was a powerful reminder that we are often the answer we are waiting for.
As I was driving back from Johannesburg Centre toward the Santon city, I saw a young man running. Well dressed. Name tag on. Focused. Determined. I stopped and asked where he was going. He said he was late for work and heading to the Sandton.
He had been running all the way from Carlton Centre.
He didn’t have enough money for transport.
He didn’t complain.
He didn’t turn back home.
He used what he had — his legs, his breath, his will.
Five kilometres or more. Sweat instead of excuses. Movement instead of self-pity.
Then, as I were leaving, I noticed two women sitting at the back of their car, the boot open, selling roses ahead of Valentine’s Day. No fancy shop. No storefront. Just a car, flowers, and determination.
They didn’t say, “We don’t have a shop.”
They said, “Open the boot.”
The young man didn’t say, “I don’t have taxi fare.”
He said, “I have legs.”
That’s the lesson.
What we need is often already within us.
Our hands.
Our minds.
Our creativity.
Our discipline.
Our courage.
Resources matter, yes — but resourcefulness matters more.
The difference between progress and stagnation is rarely comfort. It is decision. The decision to move with what you have, from where you are.
So the real question is not:
“What don’t I have?”
The real question is:
“What can I do with what I have right now?”
Your dream does not require perfect conditions.
It requires movement.
What is your dream?
And what excuse are you still holding onto?
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