Two things define a man-his patience when has nothing and his attitude when
he has everything. When he has nothing, does he muster the patience and courage
to be faithful for a brighter tomorrow? Recently I had a chat with a young man;
he recently took a decision to go into scamming simply because he lost his job
two months earlier. He may not be the man alone in this line of action. To some
women, they may decide to go into prostitution or any other illegal business. But
what such people do not understand is that they are by far better than many
people. Have you realized that as you are, there are people that are craving to
be where you are? Some though they have nothing, yet they are strong and
healthy. To some others, they may have everything yet they travel abroad on a
weekly basis for their medical routines.
I was having a chat with the accountant of a hotel I lodged in at Yenegoua
in Bayelsa state, when I teased her that ‘ah Rachael you are looking so good’
she said ‘Mr. Chisom, please don’t mind me’. She opened up and told me what she
is passing through. She said upon that people crave to be where she is. But
that is the irony of life. I remember one common song that says some have food
but they cannot eat, some can eat but have no food. So if you have this, you
may not have that. Nobody owns it all. It is never a perfect world. Do you remember
the common expression, if I were you, but you that are this you, have you appreciated
the you that you are?
See, you don’t need to waste any time thinking, ‘how I wish I am a son to
Dangote, or how I wish I am this or that.’ There are capacities impeded in you
that are lacking in those people of the world. The good news is that those are
the capacities lacking in the world. Look at Mark Zuckerberge the CEO of the
world social network-Facebook. This man did not waste his precious time looking
for one salaried job or anything like that. He knew there is something in him
that the world is in dire need of-socialization. The world’s richest people are
people that have launched into their capacities, people that are self employed
and not people that are working for a multinational company or for the US
government. When you look around, you will discover that among the people that
work for government of great nations like the US, no matter how fame they may
be, cannot be compared with the fame of such as Bill Gate the American business
magnet, Aliko Dangote the African richest man for years. See your potential can
project you far above this planet. Dangote once was like nobody, he discovered
his potentials and launched into it, today he is where he is. Ngozi Chimamanda
was not born a successful writer, she thought of what she could be, and
launched into it and today she is a voice to be recon on. There is a potential
in you,
Times of Challenges in life are the time to step on a high and never a time
to regret anything. It is a time is to move from the ordinary man you used to
be to the extraordinary person you are dreaming to be. Challenging times are
both fortunate and unfortunate times depending on your perspective; yes your
angle of perspective. If you see that as a fortunate situation, then you are
viewing are viewing it from the right angle. that will spur you into action. But if you see that as an
unfortunate situation, so it will be. Then you would regret everything which
would have turned good around you. When you are faced with challenging times,
what do people around you notice- a weeping man or a prospective successful
man? Such people lack the patience to work and hold unto a better
tomorrow. What is your patience and attitude when you have nothing?
Your attitude when you have everything is so important in defining who you
are. What is your relationship with your security or maid or even your house
cleaners. Do you see them as humans or as the ‘ordinary’? Do they see you as a
boss and a brother or do they liken you to a boss and a traitor.
If attitudes when we have everything are not checked,
everything around us notes that we are controlled by wealth. Of course, what
goes around comes around.
