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| THINK WELL OF OTHER PEOPLE |
| Wednesday, May 20, 2009 |
There were addages in yoruba language which said: "Arigi segi to segi, ori ara re lo fin gbe", "owo ti ogede ba gbe ara re lo fin nna", " eni da eru ni eru n to" meaning:"the tree cutter (this is like a huge insect) that saw a tree and cut it, will surely carry it with its own head", "the hand that a banana branch lifted up, will always be the hand that will beat it" and finally,"whosoever splash an ash will surely be covered with it". the anglophones completed it this way:"the people you meet on your way going up is the same people you will meet on your way down".
you don't need to always be thinking well of yourself alone and evil of other people. i was in the front of High court one day to sworn my affidafit for declaration of age and what happened really baffles me. as i was swearing, i suddenly look back to see a guy falling inside the drainage system, and i saw another guy laughing uncontrollably saying,"olorun mu e" meaning, "you deserve it". i then pursed to ask that guy why; only for him to tell me that he too had fallen inside the drainage system and so he was the one who deliberately placed the trap for other people just because he too had fallen inside it. that is the spirit of most people.
don't say because you fell down so you must plan other peole's downfall as well.
even when you are down, think of a way of raising other people up. who knows? it might be one of those people you helped today that God will use for you tomorrow.
remember, if you point a finger on somebody else's, the rest of your fingers will always point back at you.
think well of other people. don't be selfish but be centrist. think globally but act locally. God bless you as you obey. |
posted by bamgold @ 8:31 AM  |
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