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Friday, 8 May 2020

Less show, More action

I see these days that people want to be seen than felt. They want to be heard even when what they have to give out is inconclusive and wacky.

It's important that there is less show off in the journey of life especially when you are yet to arrive at a reasonable conclusion.
A yoruba adage says, Bi isu Eni ba Jina, a fi owo bo je.Loosely translated, when your yam is fully cooked, you cover it up with your hands while you eat it. Literally, it means, you keep quiet in the process of your wishes and desires coming through and even when they eventually come through.
Recently, a friend said her pastor Sam Adeyemi said not Dangote's kind of yam can be covered up when fully cooked. The fact remains that when Dangote was in pursuance of that wish, desire, success and promotion, he was not heard.When he had a whole market to manage all by himself, with such monopoly, he was not in the news, he was not heard, he was not discussing his rising with certain people who may have been a barrier to him. Also, it means, one has to be careful who you share your success or failure stories with, even when the going is good, they may help or hamper you as you try to climb the  ladder further. Dangote's yam, when it was well done, he enjoyed it, now we hear of him as he can now be said to be cooking a collective yam in which even if it refuses to get done, it may not be a disadvantage for him in any way.
Don't be the one that wants to be seen or heard even when you need that fame,let your actions, due diligence, due process announce you,be the one that will be felt.


Make more moves, less announcements.

4 comments:

  1. well said ma. I love the yam illustration. More wisdom ma

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  3. Some people would have been great in life if not because of what you just talked about they can't keep quiet when they are climbing the ladder of greatness hence enemies destroyed their future. More wisdom in Jesus name.

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