From The Back Of My Mind...

There are certain things we need to realize as inhabitants of this part of the world. You may know it already but for the sake of those who don’t, I’m going to state them;

People still get jobs without connection;

This is very true, scarce but true. You don’t always have to know someone to get it but if you know someone, please take advantage because it might take long before you get it on merit.

Imitation can put you in trouble;

So they say imitation is limitation, bla bla but there’s more to it than just being limited. Have you noticed how people who do bad stuff don’t get caught until someone just decides to try it once for the first time gets caught and you wonder how that happens? Some people are just lucky with not being caught but the day you decide to try it, jhgjhfghdsjg happens. So before you do that thing because Mr. XYZ does it, consider the kind of trouble you might get into if you get caught.

Good things/people/places are underrated;

It’s very amazing sometimes to see great talents, places and things not even known by many and you’re wondering how? A lot of people also do not take their health, education or their youth seriously and it usually turns out that the price they pay for not taking those things seriously is usually way higher than the attention they ought to have accorded whatever. People also take relationships for granted (story for another day) thinking that people would always be there for them, then life happens and they start wishing they did more for the people they had in their lives.

You’ll either get a yes or a no in life, there’s no in-between;

If you don’t get a yes, you’d definitely get a no and sometimes, YESes turn into NOs and NOs turn into YESes. There’s no point in being scared to plunge into certain things, apply for what our heart desires, or make that friend request known because we’re scared to get a no. A ‘no’ is not the worst thing that can happen to you, the worst thing is when you don’t even try. For almost every yes, there is a no so don’t beat yourself up when you’re the one getting the no. You should rather learn to deal with rejection and like they say - hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

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