Opportunity knocks once

A story is told of a man who moved to another state where he didn't know anyone. In the move, his old piano was jarred, and of course it needed to be tuned when the man arrived.

So he asked around, and was told that Earl Opporknockity was the best piano tuner in the area. The man called Earl and hired him to tune his piano.

Earl had a keen ear and a deft touch, and did a wonderful job tuning the old piano. The man was able to play beautiful music once again, and was very pleased.

After a year or so the old piano started producing sour notes again. So the man called Earl, and asked him to come work his magic on the old piano again.

To the man's surprise, Earl refused, saying "Sorry, I can't accept the job."

"Why not?" the man wanted to know. "I'll pay you twice as much as last time if you'll just come tune my piano."

"Haven't you heard?" Earl asked, "Opporknockity only tunes once."

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Opportunity knocks only once and if you waste the first chance, you may never get it again. If you however use the first chance, it does not guarantee to be there for a lifetime!

You have probably heard that story before. But take some time to make some sense out of it. There is that something that you really want to do. But you keep giving excuses because you are scared of the outcome. Those who succeed make at least one attempt at what they are doing. Some even fail a couple of times before they get their feet. The key is never to give up. This is your opportunity to do what you have always wanted to do. Be yourself, get in touch with the real you, and listen to that inner voice. Do not let this opportunity to pass you. You may never get another. Whatever it is you want to do. Be it starting a business, marrying the love of your life, getting that masters degree, or just having fun and living life to the fullest. This is your chance, this is your time. Do what you must.

It is true, you may fail to see your opportunity and it may sadly pass you by. So you need to be keen. You need to see an opportunity as it rises. Do not be shy; grab it as it comes by. Make the best use of it because you never know. Tomorrow the opportunity may not be there. So what you do with it today really matters. There is no need of spotting the perfect opportunity, grabbing it and keeping it on the shelf. It shall not work. Do not be passive, be aggressive. You may at times need to get out of your way to seize an opportunity. That does not mean you go stepping on people’s toes, oh no it doesn't. Do not grab your opportunity at the expense of others. That is called oppression. Love others and your opportunity should not cause them any harm. Think carefully about the choices you make.