Funny Life.

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One of my many ways and probably the favourite for describing life is "Funny". You know when you get to the point where you don't understand something you can't help but laugh because the moment you think you got a hang over what life truly is all about, you will be treated to another shock of what you didn't expect. When you think you have exhausted and built yourself up for the shock ahead, life has this humourous way of mocking us - a clear indication that life is funny and little things matter.

There are so many little things about life we might never understand and when we do, you can expect more to come. While growing up they used to tell us education is the most important thing to success but they didn't tell us which kind of education because there are so many who didn't learn the formal education and they are successful but we were told that formal education is the only way to go. Yes, it is good but it is not a guarantee for success and that's my point here.

Life teaches too and those who are able to go through life's education also come out successful. I've seen someone get a job not because of formal education but due to life's education; patience. They had a whole lot of people available for the job and some made out time just to be there but they were delayed for several hours as the company were in a meeting. A lot of people left angrily and one man was just there, pacing down the hallway...because he was tired of sitting down and had to stretch his legs a little. When they were done with the meeting, they came out and he was the only one left.

The woman said she is sure that the others would come again tomorrow but she has made her decision. She said she would give the contract to this man because he was patient and that's how he got it. It was a lot of money many years ago back then. I think it was around 2 million Naira (roughly $5,000 then)

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Another one that was like the first story made me understand that life can come in different ways to test us and we have to be ready. Our attitude to things would determine how serious we needed what we said we wanted.

An interview was scheduled for several candidates and there was this office lounge they were expected to be seated while being called upon by the interviewers. It was a very big open space but in the office and roughly 15 candidates were waiting with their CVs with their bags and folders clinging to their chests.

In that open office space that was enclosed, they dropped a lot of fruits there, with assorted biscuits, groundnuts and many other things that can make you past time easily and of course, there were newspapers there too.

Before they even called them in, it took as long as 3 hours if not more. The candidates all sat down there, trying to compose themselves in the first hour and when they noticed they weren't called upon, they started descending on the item's right in front of them. They kept eating while allowing the time to pass over.

In the 2nd hour of their waiting, some were already grumbling while some were cursing out the company, some left angrily while some were busy packing the biscuits and other times on the table into their bags. There was one man who kept reading the newspaper the whole time. He kept reading from one newspaper to another, quiet...in his corner.

After a long time, they came around and apologized for keeping them waiting. They made the rest that remained know that it was a deliberate act to see how they would respond and they showed them where the CCTV camera was as they were watching them the whole time. Those who already knew they had stuff stolen in their bags, voluntarily left before they were called out and those who already cursed the company out took the same route and they were left with just 3 of them from a total of 15, including the guy reading the newspapers the whole time.

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This is why I always say that when opportunities meet readiness then success is inevitable. Life is funny and you won't even expect your test or breakthrough to come in certain ways. Life is unpredictable but that doesn't mean we won't do our part. Life would humble you, break you and even teach you harsh lessons.

You might never be able to explain why some things happen but you can just allow life to be lived while you keep seeking ways to do better. There are some things in life that we don't have control over but the ones we can control and influence, it is better we do our best to keep our lives on track. We don't have to be a secondary character in our life's story. We should be able to dictate the narrative of our lives and in what direction we want our life to go. We have to stop leaving things to chance because as humourous as life is, it can mess us up.

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Two great an amazing examples of how life could treat us. Haha. Life is cool and amazing 🤩 like it is said that life is a bed full of roses and thorns

In summary, I would say everything we do surely has it own reward

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3 years ago

Thanks a lot, brother. It has been a while.

That's right... everything we do surely has its reward embedded in it and to those who persevere, they end up getting more.

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I just took a deep breath after reading this, and when I thought about it, you're saying nothing but the facts.

When I was a kid,i was told that education is the best, but as began to grow up as a teenager, I began to come across different types of education but life happens to be the hardest thing to learn, one might indeed be genius, but if he doesn't know about life, he might be. Failure at the end.

School will teach us lessons for us to learn, but first learn our lesson in life, what a great difference. I'm sure those who don't have the Patience to wait might have learned their lessons. And they make use of it wherever they might find themselves again. Life is unpredictable and the unexpected might happen.

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3 years ago

Life has its way of presenting us with opportunities that would give us the edge in life...it is left for us to take it.

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3 years ago

Fate is laughing at us. What else is she to do with ? For these earthly things are ridiculous in the passing centuries. A simple man cannot decide for for GOD, hence this road, through thorns and thresholds...

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3 years ago

Thorns and thresholds... That's about right.

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3 years ago

Sometimes life is unpredictable. We are all shock about the days. We never expect it. So we must be patience. Stay grow and productive. Learn to wait.

We must be ready all the time. Prepare ourselves and that's the most important. We don't know what can be the opportunities to came in. Let's not waste it that's why everytime we must be ready.

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3 years ago

I love this. Yes, we must learn to wait, exercise patience and be resolute. Opportunities would always come.

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3 years ago

Yes my friend. We should learn and practice to be patience.

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3 years ago

Thank you so much. I always enjoy reading from you.

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3 years ago

You're always welcome. Thank you so much friend.

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3 years ago

Wait with your hammer & put the nail right into it. That's how we should wait for the opportunity. Just we need patience.

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3 years ago

That's right...patience is vital when we are dealing with life.

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3 years ago

i agree

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3 years ago

We shouldn't waste any opportunity we are given cuz of little test,if the man wasn't determined and we'll cultured he should have also eaten some biscuits but he took his stand not to do what others were doing.

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3 years ago

That's right. It is easier to get distracted when we don't hold our grounds. Little things matter in this life.

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That interview is very funny, I have heard a similar story like that in the past but in that one there was no biscuits and fruits, but the candidates had to wait for over 10 hours, and at the end all of them left leaving only one person left, and that one instantly got the job.

So many people are formally educated but they know nothing when it comes to life, that's why you will say people say someone is book-smart but isn't street-smart

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3 years ago

Street smart is the key in addition to the education. I feel you on that brother. Yes, we just have to learn about life and hold our grounds.

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3 years ago

I agree that when you are ready enough opportunity will come, it's like the universe doesn't give us things we cannot handle.

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3 years ago

That's so true, my friend. The universe won't give us things we can't handle. We have to be prepared.

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3 years ago

I always enjoy you anecdotes to illustrate your topic. Thanks! And yes, it's not always the early bird that catches the worm, but the turtle, too.

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3 years ago

I love your analogy too. Absolutely, persistence is key. Thank you so much.

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3 years ago

This is beautiful. Whenever opportunity comes, we should be ready, and worthy to grab it. Readiness comes with patience, too. 😅

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3 years ago

Yes, my friend 🤗🤗🤗 we have to exercise patience when dealing in life.

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Patience could be hard but in patience we could fine the softness so it's better to wait and stay patience

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3 years ago

That's right... It is never easy but it is necessary.

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3 years ago

Patience they say is the master key

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3 years ago

Hahahaha I like how you used yours.

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3 years ago

Opportunities plus readines and a fulfilled mind. I suspect that in the man reading newspaper the whole time. He has a fulfilled mind and he was doing like the owner of the business. Nicely written sir.

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3 years ago

I am glad you enjoyed it too. It means a lot. Yes, we need to do better.

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3 years ago

It is a good thing to be patient in all things. There was an adage that says he who laugh last, laugh best

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Yes...it is about patience and being resilient.

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3 years ago

What I would deduce from this article through education being a guarantee to success is "Patience"

We were always told education is the sure way to success but it goes beyond going to school to earn certificate alone. There are skills we need to learn and master. We don't know where Opportunity can come in for us, we must be ready and patient always.

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3 years ago

Thank you so much, KP. There are things we need to do, lessons we need to learn even beyond the walls of formal education.

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3 years ago

Hmm.. I still believe in Tuesday old wisdom; everything happens for a reason. So, whatever situation you find yourself, just be glad. You can never stop some things from happening since you cannot control them. But you can always control your reactions to external events as we all have the power of choice

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3 years ago

This is so true. We can't always control everything but that which we can control we have to.

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