Many people in life tell different stories, Life itself is like tossing a coin it's either it faces upward or downward. Living a life of your choice sometimes might be a result of your hard work and most times it comes as grace from above. But all in all, we all have a different pace to run in life.
Success and failure are two things that we have to put in our hands and carry all along every day we wake to witness on the surface of the earth. Having these two would surely make one stay strong and stand firm, no matter the circumstances life throws at him or her.
My story seems too long hehe. So I would just like to head straight to the point. Thereby telling. A story of a lifetime…
STORY OF A LIFETIME
Ade was a well know man with so much respect and honor but poverty silenced him among his mates. He had been craving to become rich to stand out among his friends. But poverty knows no one. Bird of the same feather flocks together. He couldn't make friends with the rich to avoid embarrassment and shame. He had one friend with who their friendship became intimate friends, the struggle through life made them think hard, and decided to take a step further towards making it in life.
They went to pay a visit to a popular religious clerk in town. He advised them to go back to their families sit back and be grateful to their almighty God. They felt reluctant and paid less attention to what the clerk had told them, the clerk overheard their conversation and called them back, he took them into the back of his home and gave them one hen each, and told them to take it home rear of and still give thanks to their almighty. This hen had been de-feathered but they felt relieved and went home with the belief that if they did what the clerk had told them then there would be changes in their life.
Both of them got home and kept the hen, Ade kept his hen safe and never stop giving thanks and praises to his almighty God. He took good care of the hen as the hen began to grow feathers again. His friend on the other hand and lists belief and hope in what the clerk had told him to do. He thought to himself why would I sit back and keep looking after this useless chicken, he never cared for the chicken and stopped giving thanks to the almighty God. He reverted to his farming business and struggle.
Ade's hen grew well, laid a lot of eggs, and hatched then into beautiful chicks and chickens. After a little while, he took them to the marketplace and decided to sell them all so he could make some profit. Meanwhile, he still keeps thanking God for making it a success for him. Add took them to the market place awaiting a buyer who would buy them from him. A man appeared in front of him, and priced his chicken, they negotiated a favorable price then he told him to make the payment. As Ade got the money in his hands he gave thank God again. The buyer heard him and said why do you give thank to God after the payment. He told him; you can't understand my situation not until you get into my shoes. The buyer got interested in him and decided to hear out his story. Ade narrated his struggle through life and how he ended up selling his chicken. The man asked if Ade could handle a big poultry business. They got closer as Ade later discovered he was a wealthy man, he established a big poultry farm for Ade. Gradually Ade got rich and became a wealthy man. He came out strong and outstanding among his friends as his family began to enjoy riches.
His friend who had been trying to make it through farming came back to him in shame and accused him of money ritual. Ade laughed and said I never engaged in any bad act, but I was steadfast with the instructions given to us by the clerk. They both went back to the clerk and he said to them. Ade never engaged in any form of ritualist but the key to his success was that he never leave God for something else, then God answered his prayers. For God almighty would always be with those who show act of gratitude
Morals
Believe in God
Always try to be sincere to yourself and believe in your dream.
Never underestimate.
Be steadfast with prayers, if possible be a prayer warrior. Because no prayer would be left unanswered.
Show gratitude; not only to God but to everyone you encounter with.
Interesting story with morals. There is blessing for those who keeps showing gratitude to God. We need to always remember whatever position we are in, we should never stop thanking God. This act made Ade prosperous and became wealthy.