Be a beacon of hope.

I was caught up in a conversation with my neighbors, we were talking about E-money. He would be celebrating his birthday this month, I mentioned how he has lifted some of his tribesmen and other people in the country.

While we were discussing, one of them pause for a moment and when she spoke again. She said "bro Damola", people are going through a lot in the country. I knew she must have experienced something to have said that so I asked her what she saw or observed.

She was at a party over the weekend and she saw something that made her emotional. The celebrant chose a specific attire for the event which was strictly by invitation but a particular man sneaked into the event premises with the hope of filling his belly, everyone knew he wasn't supposed to be at the event because he looked unkempt.

No one allowed him at their table so he went directly for what he came for which was the food. He was been pushed away and the bouncers were summoned immediately to kick him out, she said the man was in tears already for being disgraced. While he was been walked out, one of the guests at the event stopped them and allowed him to her table. She gave him her food, some cash, and also all the gifts she had collected at the party.

The man prostrated in tears, my neighbor said her eyes were heavy so she approached the caterers and got soup with meat for the man as well. It didn't stop there, people started giving him things.

This man could have been kicked out if the woman didn't intervene, her action made people realize that they need to help that person. The conversation went on and we all shared our own experiences as well.

Lots of things are going on out there, that's one reason why I never cease thanking God over my life because it could have been me struggling to survive out there and he has a purpose for putting me where I am. If you have shelter, you are feeding, you have clothes to wear, and you are not happy then you should go out there and have a feel of what people who don't have shelter are going through out there.

I have said several times to people that there is a reason why you are in that comfortable position you find yourself, those riches were meant for a purpose. If you think your hard work got you where you are, remember people are working harder than you, earning more than you, and still have nothing to show for it.

I remembered in one of my mom's teachings where she said blessings are meant to pass on and not to be kept for yourself alone. It is so unfortunate to see people act so cruel to others because they are in a better position, @Olasquare mentioned in an article how a landlord blessed his tenant because he knew that she was struggling with kids and I was wowed by his actions because that's something you can barely find among landlords, especially In Lagos. I have seen a widow been kicked out of her home because of a two months rent, she later disclosed that the Landlord asked her out so that he can let go of her rent but she rejected the offer and it made him mad.

She moved out since a church offered a bedroom self-contained apartment in the church environment and she is doing pretty fine today.

People of today would rather destroy fellow humans than give them hope for a better future and I think that's one of the reasons why the poor get poorer. Life is fun, sweet, and still complicated, we will always need help at a point in life, and not getting it can turn our story around either for good if you do all your best to lift yourself or bad if nothing miraculous happens.

Have you wondered why people would deny helping a sick person but will spend hundreds of thousands to perform the burial rites, it shouldn't be so? We are all here to complement one another's efforts or struggles but we enjoy seeing people suffer than help.

A young lady once said to me that she wouldn't have chosen the path she walked on if someone out there has helped her without requesting to have sex with her first, I am not praising or condemning her for whatever she might have done to be where she is today but I believe that she might have a life of lower regret based on how she chose to survive.

That has been the trend, managers would want to pass through a lady's skirt before giving them a job. A friend was recently told by a manager to convince him more that she wants the job after she has met every criteria the organization wanted, he went on to ask if she has a boyfriend. What does that have to do with the job?

They prefer to oppress than be a light to the path of others, it is better to let people be than complicate their problems. The idea is simple, many people we look up to for help don't want to be rivaled. They believe that the person they will help today can be a competition for them in the future whereas they have forgotten that they can need the assistance of the person they have once refused to help. Life is free but many of them see everything as a competition which isn't supposed to be so.

I have always said that it doesn't have to be about giving money, you can give opportunities to people, your network can be all a particular person needs to be saved. @Ugomarc is making an impact in Uganda, she is not sharing money like politicians would when election approaches but introducing BitcoinCash to the people of Uganda will help them forever.

Even if you think you won't need help, have you considered the generations you are leaving behind? What would become of them when you are long gone?

Forget about the government, what are you personally doing to help the people you have the privilege to help? The world won't get any better but the tiny seeds of hope we plant today can be a tree a great number of people will feed on in the future ~ George Dee.

Always try to be a beacon of hope for others when you have the privilege to do so.

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