We all pray and work to be rich,we want to be the best,live a luxurious life, be in a comfortable life. In Nigeria,there is this popular saying, this statement I don't know where it originated from but I mostly hear it in churches when people pray even from the pastor that leads the prayer ,they pray they want to be the successful one is their family,they even go as far as saying there should be no "say "until their presents in the family meeting. They want to be the one feeding their siblings, cousins,uncles,aunts and so on. To themselves they call that being "Rich".
Most of Nigerian celebrities are ranked yearly on their net worth, they are in competition with each other showing themselves how wealthy they are, they show off but if they should be ranked on how well their parents and family are living then, people who know they are not who they think they are. Most of their families live a very low life that even those who do not have a popular face or having someone being celebrities in their family live a better life.
Being Rich is not all about what you possess but people you have lifted with your possession, people you have established to stand on their own too, people you have helped that can stand to say they became who they are all thanks to you. That is why they say connections is much more than money. Some people have the confidence and can boldly say they are not financially boyant but they can never suffer ,like they have the belief that at least at their lowest some people are very sure to help them out because of the kindness and help they have shown to someone else.
My dad is very good example, he is a very nice and kind man. When he was in service,he helped a lot of people to where he work so that they can also fend for themselves, funny part was that he was only a company driver because he was not that learned,but the help he render ,those in the same company who works in the office that receives three or four time he receive cannot do one- quarter of what he does.then, when we got to our own house he built,they was no electricity yet in that area, he worked in electricity ,did a lot of things , people really loved his kindness and he got popular with that in our area and also his office where he worked. Few years after, a new president emerged the throne and sold off the company to a private company.
He became jobless since then, I and some of my siblings were still young then when this happened but he has nothing but we live like we have all. Our school never send us home, when it's time to send children home for not paying, our names won't even be mentioned, they would tell us our dad is never someone like that to them, my proprietor told me then that my dad has borrowed him a huge amount of money before when the land he is using now was available then, and when he decided to return it my dad told him to go and use it first for the establishment of the school and till now he does not for once asked about the.money and he pays our school fees at due time. The name he made, all his children enjoy it ,like we are now proud of the name anywhere like we are Dangote children. If I should go into detail each grace and benefits we get with his name ,it will be too consuming.
My father was now trouble free just because he has been good in the past. This is what we call being Rich not the houses and cars you bought alone.
Change your perspective today, do not be intimidated by others achievements, run your race , be kind and be in haste to help even in your lowest and most importantly make your family ,your priority.
