A Facebook user, Ezeigwe Ifeoma recently posted this inspiring message:
1. It happened some time ago. I was in an audience
listening to a motivational speaker. The speaker got out his wallet &
pulled out a 500 Naira note. Holding it up, he asked, “Who wants this 500
naira note?”
Lots of hands went up. Including mine. A slow chorus began to build as people
began to shout “Me!” “Me!”
listening to a motivational speaker. The speaker got out his wallet &
pulled out a 500 Naira note. Holding it up, he asked, “Who wants this 500
naira note?”
Lots of hands went up. Including mine. A slow chorus began to build as people
began to shout “Me!” “Me!”
I began to wonder who the lucky
one would be who the speaker would choose. And I also secretly wondered (and I
am sure others did too ) why he would simply give away 500 naira. Even as the
shouts of “I want it” grew louder, I noticed a young woman running
down the aisle. She ran up onto the stage, went up to the speaker, and grabbed
the five 500 naira note from his hand. “Well done, young lady,” said
the speaker into the microphone. The speaker simply say “Most of us just
sit and wait for good things to happen. That’s of no use. You’ve got to make
things happen. Make a move” ‘Simply thinking about doing something is of
no use and not gud enough’. Our lives are like that. We all see opportunities
around us. We all want the good things. But the problem is we don’t take action.
We all want the 500 naira notes on offer. But we don’t make the move. We look
at it longingly. Get up, and do something about it. Don’t worry about what
other people might think.
Take action.
2. later, the speaker got another 500 naira note and held it
up for all to see, I thought I knew what’s up. But he just asked a simple
question. “How much is this worth?” “Five Hundred naira!”
the crowd yelled in unison. “Right,” said the speaker. He then took
the note and crumpled it into a ball and asked “How much is it worth
now?” “Five Hundred naira!” screamed the audience. He then threw
the note on the ground, stamped all over it and picked up the note and asked
one more time: “And how much is it worth now?” “Five Hundred
naira!” was the response. “I want you to remember this,” said
the speaker. “Just because someone crumples it, or stamps on it, the value
of the note does not diminish. We should all be like the 500 naira note. In our
lives, there will be times when we feel crushed, stamped over, beaten. But never
let your self-worth diminish. Just because someone chooses to crush you, that
doesn’t change your worth one bit!
Don’t allow your self-worth to diminish because someone says
something nasty or does something dirty to you.”
Never let your self-worth diminish.