"Provocation Lies Ahead" ... One phrase in my blog bio that I really don't believe I have touched on since I started this digital project of mine. Why not do it today, this fine Independence day of my beloved country Nigeria. Yup, I love my country but I don't think I can say the same for my leaders but that is another story for another day. But yeah, let me work your minds a little.
We are all very greedy people. Either now, or we were at some point in our lives. I always include myself because I know I am or have been guilty of everything I talk about. Yeah but we are very greedy. Not greedy in a sense that we strive to do better for ourselves but greedy in a sense that we take a situation which is working pretty good for us and mess it up just because one thing goes wrong or we believe we see a better situation out there which turns out to be a mirage. I'm all for risk taking and I'm all for progress but what I dislike really is stupidity. And I use the word stupidity in the full sense of it. I have made some dumb ass decisions over people promising me "heaven and earth" and I dropped everything I was doing which was working in its own good way for me and followed them blindly and you know what? You guessed right! I got screwed over. Screwed over so bad that it threw me off and had me starting from zero in building myself.
I blamed them at first but I later figured out I only had myself to blame. I see the same pattern a lot these days among people I know and even those I don't and I shake my head knowing they should have known better as I should have known better. Worst part is you probably had those people who warned you against such an action but you did not listen and then you end up going back to whine to them about how you got screwed over and you expect them to be sympathetic. Me, personally? I was laughed at! I hated it but I deserved it and if you've ever been in such a situation, your stubborn greedy ass probably deserved it too!
Well, I know better now and I will just like to throw little pieces of advice out there. Before you go making decisions that can throw you off or go believing empty promises that end up disappointing you, DO YOUR RESEARCH!!! Sometimes, its a big bother to handle but it turns out to be a big help! Also, don't abandon what ever it was that you had going for you if it was working fine. If you weigh options and you figure that you are getting more positive results than negative, don't be greedy. Stay put. Nobody ever said anything was perfect. If they did, they were either lying or drunk or were probably the people who promised heaven and earth! In a situation where there are more negatives than positives..., well, you never should have been in such a situation in the first place but still, DO YOUR RESEARCH before jumping to any conclusions. Not saying research will stop all disappointments but at least you have a softer landing if you get messed up and you can easily pick yourself up and get going again. My landing was not as soft.
I'm pretty sure a lot of peeps will wonder to themselves what exactly it is I'm talking about? Well, throw it into any situation in your life be it work, school, business and even relationships. Sounds pretty absurd but its unfortunately true especially these days. You can disagree with me all you want but until some divine miracle happens, I am definitely never leaving all my eggs in one basket.
Never Again!
BigTyme Out!
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