Packaged Empty
I was walking along the street during a festive season and I saw a well packaged box, looking attractive. I was so beautiful, wrapped like a present. I almost wanted to ask those who packaged it to give it to me.
I remained calm and went closer to have a closer look, only to see them packaging another. I anxiously looked deep to know what's been wrapped. To my amazement, it was an empty carton that was been wrapped. I was disappointed to see that the well packaged and attractive gift I saw was not a present, but just to beautify the environment.
My hopes got dashed, seeing an empty carton packaged and beautified, that it got my attentention and lost my focus from where I was going, it diverted my journey.
I diverted from my route to somewhere else just for a well packaged empty carton. I lost focus, I delayed my journey, I wasted time, I wasted energy.
We see things that catches our attention, it looks beautiful, so beautiful that we just can't get our minds off it, until we get it. We meet people we just can go extra mile to get close to and maintain relationship with.
But we get disappointed, only to see that all we've laboured for had nothing to add to us. It is attractive, beautiful, pleasant to the eyes, lovely, desirable; but of is valueless.
We do all put our effort to maintain a relationship in our lives, and they end up been an headache in your life, adding nothing to you positively, they only made more mess out of your life.
Then, we need to look beyond the outside of our desires, we need to look beyond the external attributes of what we're going for, we need to focus on more beyond the present character of the that person we relate with; we need to see if they are ASSETS in our lives, or they become LIABILITIES.
We present ourselves to people as a person of value, people believe when they are around you, you'll make a lot of impact in their lives, but they get to you and after all your packaging, they get nothing from you.
You packaged your products, and the product has little or no quality.
It's awesome to have a great package, but it's awesome if your product is valued and of high quality; and best when you have a lovely combination of great package and awesome quality.
Lessons:
When you go for a thing, look beyond the packaging for the content
Make yourself presentable and be of high valued content
