Keep Knocking; A thought from Lea Salonga

I happen to watch the latest concert of Ms. Saigon star Lea Salonga aired over a national TV Network one late Sunday night and as expected the show was well-applauded. I am not much of a Lea Salonga fanatic but I don’t deny that I love watching her concerts. I do wait for it to be aired on the television since I can not afford the ticket. She’s a high paying stage performer and well, expect that her shows are of course for the A-crowd. She’s not a pop star but a well-respected artist that is why I liked it more that the concert was not the screaming and the dancing crowd but the relaxed, behaved and appreciative audience. It was more of an applause and standing ovation not the cheering crowd.

The concert was entitled, “My Life on- Stage” and that the subject matter of the show was her. It was not just plain singing of a repertoire of hits but songs that had relevance on her way to success. How she started as a performer up to the Disney Movie stints and to her biggest achievement in life- her marriage and her daughter of course. She commented in one of her adlibs that is was her one way of sharing her life to the Filipinos and how she is happy to be somebody that the country is proud of.

One very striking testimonial which she related in the ending part of the show was a little advice that says “Keep knocking”. It was a humble advice from a very successful internationally acclaimed performer to admit that she also had her share of down moments. She disclosed that not all doors were opened for her “I had knocked some doors which was not opened” says the Ms. Saigon. Just like everybody else, her way to the top was not an easy road. But she said “keep knocking” and reading between the lines, she wanted to stress out that we should not stop dreaming of things we wanted to achieve. Just like Lea, everything for her started with a dream.
True. Two words that make sense. Success comes when we work for it. We have the need to try to knock on doors to see if it’s going to be opened. At times when opportunities don’t come our way, it requires our effort to look for it. When a door remains closed for us, be reminded that a lot of door encounters may still come our way which will open opportunities, only if you persevere. Believe in what you want. You can only achieve if you desire to achieve. To obtain the biggest dreams, we start from small. Take it from Lea, I’m sure it works!

We can be our own version of a Lea Salonga. We are all capable of achieving success that is meant for us. There are doors which are designed to open up for us. It may be not the same door with your super successful friend, but surely there is a wide open door for you. Try out knocking now, there’s a long way to go. Lea and some other ordinary people who worked hard for their success also had a long way to find the perfect entry for them. I believe it’s not easy to knock on doors but you couldn’t have the entrance for your achievements if you won’t start striking with your dreams. When a door opens, enter! It might be locked and will never be open up for you again.