(91) Be brave and start from now!

(91) Be brave and start from now!
I recall that once I delivered a course on the skills of dealing with people, and there was a man known as ‘Abd al-‘Aziz in the audience. He was noticeably affected by the course, since he was taking down notes on every minor point. The three days of the course went by and we all went home. After a month I was delivering the same course again, and as I looked at the audience, I saw ‘Abd al-‘Aziz sitting in the first row!
I became surprised and thought, why does he want to attend the course for a second time? Surely, he knows I am only going to repeat myself! When the Adhan was given and the students went out of the lecture hall, I took the hand of ‘Abd al-‘Aziz, walked along with him and said, “’Abd al-‘Aziz, what made you attend for the second time? You know I am only going to repeat myself. The notes you have in your hands are the same as those given to you the last time. The certificate you will receive is exactly the same as the certificate you received last time!” Meaning, you wouldn’t benefit anymore than taht.
He said to me, “Believe me, my friends are saying to me, “‘Abd al-‘Aziz! You have changed the way you deal with us in the past month!
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I thought about it and realised that I am only practising the skills I had learnt in the previous course. So I came back to attend the course once again to fortify the skills I had learnt previously.”

Therefore...
If you seriously want a change, then begin right now!