Dear Sir!

Dear Sir/Madam

I know you did not have a very pleasant weekend, I will not ask, I can see by the look on your face. However, I did have an amazing weekend but I can't say because admitting I did not work over the weekend will make me look lazy around here. I have a really funny joke to share but I am convinced you will not laugh, I have a really touching story but not for you, I already know.  I am sorry about what happened on Friday, I now realise I was wrong, I hope the weekend has washed away my sins.

If you do not mind I would like to draw your attention to some misconceptions about us the "junior ones".

The Beginning of Finishing

Sometime ago, I heard a profound statement that has made an impact in my life till date - The beginning of finishing is starting. To you this might sound like any other seemingly intelligent play on words, not to me. For me, I had just discovered my new mantra to annihilate my "fear of the unknown" syndrome. I don't know if there is anyone out there like me, but my life has never lacked ideas. Like most people, I have always been convinced I have a save-the-world formula, but somehow it never really metamorphoses from a larva.

Give Value, Make Money!

Last Sunday, I climbed over the pedestrian bridge at Lekki Phase 1, here in Lagos and I learnt one valuable lesson that morning; giving value attracts money! It's that simple.

There was a handicapable man on the bridge who could not walk. He sat on this low piece of wood with little tyres under to wheel him around with the support of his bare hands (he did not even have a wheel chair). But he thought to himself, "I have no legs but I do have hands. Rather than just stay here and ask for alms like all these other ones like me, here's what I will do. I will pick up a broom and sweep this heavily littered bridge. It might take a while because I will have to wheel slowly and take many breaks in-between but I won't just stay here and ask for alms, I'll add value".

While I walked across, I saw  him at the centre of the bridge, with the broom placed beside him with one half of the bridge clean and the other half as work in pro. I had to stop and at least "reward him". It didn't even feel like I was doing something charitable, it felt like I was rewarding hard work and creativity.