A Quote from Marcus Garvey

"Life is an important function. It was given for the purpose of expression.
The flower expresses itself through the beauty of its bloom. The vine expresses itself through its rambling search in settling its own peculiar nature. The tree expresses itself in its smiling green leaves, shaking branches and sometimes hanging fruit.
The lark expresses itself in its laughter and song. The river
expresses itself in its gentle meandering unto the sea and man
expreses himself according to the idealistic visions of his nature.
There is a scope for each life. Let yours find its scope and
fully express itself.
Man should have a purpose and that purpose he should always
keep in view, with the hope of achieving it in the fullest
satisfaction to himself. Be not aimless, drifting and floating with
the tide that doesn't go your way.
To find your purpose, you must search yourself and with the
knowledge of what is good and what is bad, select your course,
steering towards the particular object of your dream or desire.
Never enter upon life's journey without a program. Simpleton as you
may be, you can have a program. No ship ever reaches port without a
positive destination beforehand, otherwise it will drift on the
mighty ocean to be overtaken by the storm or the ill wind that
blows. The sensible captain goes to sea with a chart to map out his
course so as to reach his harbor of safety. Your program is your
chart through life. Everything you do, do it by method. Nothing
succeeds continuously or repeatedly by chance."

Marcus Mosiah Garvey
Message to the People: The Course of African Philosophy