Best word of advice? Does any exist ?Every advice is best because they are applicable and could be a lifesaver at certain times.
Advices never stop being of help to you as they are not of short term value. If you do not have a need for an advice now you store it away in your memory-stash and surely it will come in handy sometime later.
I may have mentioned in one of my articles that my dad is quite the storyteller. And, he has an accurate memory of times and seasons. Growing up we had many family meetings and devotion times when he would admonish us and tell us stories - mostly real life.
From when I was young and in all of our little family meetings, my father never failed to say, backed by a story, "it is the man you call a weak man that shows you where the strong man was buried. "
He was never the one to really say, follow this path....and all of that stuff.' He told more of his experiences growing up and they had too many relatable real-life happenings that anyone could quickly get the message.
While he said it in form of proverbs and not a very direct advice, little me picked it up and have since held it up.
We have heard and received advices, countless ones which except a situation where I need apply any of them arises ,I will not remember them but this one it is at the back of my mind. Life may require that we be open-eyedand show some level of street wiseness but then, moderation is required.
Louts fights dirty clubs and spears but an educated professor wields wisdom to achieve his set objective.
Many at times, we do certain things in brash and uncouth ways and because we get some result, we feel like being aggressive is the right way to go We feel like flexing muscle is the best approach, but is it?
Another way I see this is, Life is a slow and steady grind with us being in zero competition with no one. If anyone feels like the fastest routes are the surest and that by trampling on the rights of others, he will gain all he desires, then he should be prepared to bear the brunt of his actions.
Have you noticed that individuals who engage in crime or bear rifles they never should be in possession of, live in more fear of their safety thanyou and I who have none?
It is the man you call a weak man that shows you where the strong man was buried.
You often hear people say, "work hard and silence and let success make the noise". Other times, you hear people describe a person as so weird and his activities, quiet and coded because they are unable to tell what stuff he’s made of and are unable to evoke reactions from him.
A weak man needs not be weak physically. He just knows how to play the cool and smart way through life. I’d watched my parents being responsive to issues I otherwise thought should provoke them to the point of confrontation. I'll be so pissed that they maintained calm and acted like nothing ever happened but few days later I’ll be glad they let things slide. As time unfolds, I appreciate their approach better and much more than that, i know better now that gragra and wahala no dey too get gain.
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