My last visit to Zaria, an older cousin that I respected so much accused me of stealing N200 from his Mum’s Canteen. I was an undergraduate then and I am still wondering what N200 would have meant to me to have stolen it; and even went ahead to tell everybody to start avoiding me because I stole what I didn’t steal. No evidence, other than just sheer show of stupidity.
Bros Tee, I have forgiven you but you LOST all the respect I ever had for you since that year until forever.
2. While in LAUTECH as an undergraduate, an uncle tha wa’s always acting getting annoyed that I did not call to ask for something from him whenever I was in school because he understood my financial situation back then. He used to complain whenever he saw me that I didn’t use to call for his financial help. One day, I was courageous ask for any amount between N5-10k for upkeep, the response “I just paid 1.5m of my 2 daughters in private universities school fees and still looking for N900k to balance the fees. Let me sort that out first and I will try to see to your own N10k request” is what have never forgotten.
Uncle S, If you are reading this or get to see this from anyone, PLEASE I am still waiting for the N10k you promised to give me that year.
3. I met a man here in United Kingdom. We bear the same surname; I asked him to assist with supporting documents in 2015 for my study permit (I explicitly explained and sent all the information to him from the admission letter, to all the payments I have made just to show I wasn’t contacting him for a wrong reason or to beg for money). He promised to help but for no reason opted against rendering the assistance at the last minutes due to personal reason. Thank You for making me learnt a lesson from your action about TIME and PURPOSE. Maybe you didn’t meet my purpose then because it was not the right time for me to leave.
Mr Odetola, thank you for not making me forget the difference between a Privilege and a Right.
These events have lived enough with me, it’s time I let it out in form of Motivation so I can finally forget about them.
LESSON Learnt as per those incidents are ;
A). As a person, always be prepared for betrayal from anyone, that’s what I learnt from the dude that called me a thief. Your family/friends could witness against you anytime, any day and anywhere.
KEEP ON BEING YOURSELF AND ALWAYS MAKE ROOM FOR SOMETHING THAT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU.
B). As a person in need, always put all your hope in God, human beings will always be human and will always prioritize personal things always.
THE AMOUNT THAT IS BIG TO YOU NOW, WILL MEAN NOTHING TO YOU TOMORROW, ALWAYS STRIVE HARD TO BECOME A BETTER VERSION OF YOUR PRESENT SITUATION.
3. People in place of privileged, whatever help or assistance you can’t render, always feel free to point it out immediately and not at the latter date to avoid using your disappointment to cause depression and frustration to the person in need of your help.
DO NOT EVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAM REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY YOUR SETBACKS AND DISAPPOINTMENTS ARE.
PEOPLE CELEBRATE RESULT, AND NOT PROCESS!
Odetola Olawale Kayode Waledarep writes from United Kingdom
