MAKE A MOVE
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!” 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 upon to 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 good
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.
Culled from Nairaland.
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