Some Generalisations You Need To Stop Making

There are a lot of generalizations we make based on personal experience and other forms of information we get from others that tend to cloud our judgment and sometimes hinder us from seeing things from a different angle. Let us open out minds and hearts to see things/people differently. As a result, I made a list of some of these things hoping that we’ll change.

All Ijebu people are stingy.

Pardon me but I had to start on a personal note. If you think this way, you’ve obviously not met me. Generosity varies based on individuality and is not restricted to ones origin.

A wife who’s wealthier than her husband won’t be submissive.

I agree that material possessions can affect our actions one way or the other but being submissive is an attitude just like being willing to compromise. If influenced by how much money or things possessed, it’s a problem but not all women have that problem.

All conductors and drivers are touts.

I’m sure two or more other people apart from me have being opportuned to board buses with really educated drivers and conductors. It’s just a form of hustle that requires some level of ruggedness.

 

 

Education is all you need to be ‘somebody’.

Education is very important but it’s not the only thing you need. Education exposes you to certain things, people and places but can never take the place of character, talent/skill, money, connection and God. Education only makes it easy for you to understand how it works and not just formal education, informal education too.

All short people are trouble makers.

I still do not understand the relationship between one’s ability to be a troublemaker and ones height. It doesn’t even sound logical, not to me at least. A troublesome person is a troublesome person regardless of height.

All quiet people are wicked.

So because you don’t talk a lot makes you wicked? How? Being quiet means you think deep to an extent and stand a better chance of saying and doing the right things as opposed to loquacious people. Quiet people have the ability to mentally plan stuff and can be vengeful too, if you hurt them that is.

You need to go abroad to succeed.

Thinking you cannot succeed in a place is the first step to failure in that place and vice versa , it all starts from the mind. If you’re not careful, this mind-set will follow you everywhere you go – even the abroad you believe can give you breakthrough.

Your rich relatives are obliged to help you.

Since when? Even if your parents gave up everything for them to be successful, helping you should be from their discretion so the earlier you stop believing you’re entitled to their wealth, the better for you.

You need to earn a lot before you can start saving.

This is a trap that allows people spend and not put into consideration the rainy day. Save on every level of your earning, no matter how little otherwise, no money will be too big for you to start saving from.

People who wear medicated/recommended glasses are intelligent.

I’m very guilty of this one. I usually thought it was a result of over reading until I discovered that it had nothing to do with their intelligence. A lot of glasses wearers are like ‘dumb and dumber’ in fact, get the movie so you can relate.

 

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