Rest in peace Daddy - I am proud to be your daughter. βThe brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men." βMinot J. Savage
I checked through the comment section of the quoted post and I couldnβt help but shrug and shake my head in shame for how very evidently the βOlodo Uprisingβ appears in every one of our conversations.
The poster asked, βWho is this boy?β The answers were, βna big boy o.β βThem say e guide.β βOmo, no be small boy o. Na big boy. E guide.β Everyone is fixated on his possession.
Kudos to 2-3 persons who had seen him and, at least, could identify that he does a decent job. Nearly all commenters cared less about what he does or what his name is. All theyβre focused on is βthe boy guide. Na big boy. I wan know the big boy.β
We have become too mentally attached to material possessions that we have reduced ourselves to mere money-worshipers. Only a few care more about craft and personality.
Anyways, for those who may care to know, the young man is Samson Akpan - an adult Nigerian who has built a tech career and a startup. Attached is his video.βοΈ
Having spent most of my life around Nigerians, Iβm convinced that prolonged exposure to the average Nigerian on a daily basis is a net negative for your mental health.
Just last week, my brother and I were eating, and daddy insisted on joining us at the dining table even though he barely had the strength. Little did I know I was sitting at our last meal together.
If I had known, I would have held onto that moment a little longer πποΈ
If Ivory Coast knocks out Norway tonight, I hope you people extend this glazing to them because Morocco is not the only African country that has been outstanding in this World Cup tournament.
The lesson from this World Cup so far is nice and simple. Donβt play scared. If you have the advantage, keep going. The football gods appreciate courage.
Let me tell you guys something. Everything you see happening with Morocco is not a fluke. Theyβre conscious about their growth.
You see that man the players were throwing up at the end, his name is Fouzi Lekjaa, heβs their football federation president, heβs one of the major guys behind their transformation.
Let me tell you few of their strategies.
Around 2009, they started by building state-of-the-art facilities across the country, no embezzlement, nobody stole the money for their personal gain.
The goal was for every child to have access to a facility, no matter where they are. In fact, they built some facilities that had multiple pitches, world class pitches brethren.
They mandated their league teams to also maintain their academies. Some of those young boys from various academies were part of the players that won the u20 World Cup last year. Thatβs one of the things Fouzi Lekjaa did. It starts with the youth.
Many of the teams also have women team, it was a mandate. Thatβs why you see their womenβs league growing , as well as the women national team. They played the final with Nigeria last two years or so. Theyβll start winning it soon.
It didnβt stop there, theyβve become so attractive that players in diaspora with Moroccan heritage can play for them. You can be eligible to play for France or England and you will choose Morocco, as it stands, because theyβre not a small team anymore. Theyβre very attractive.
Those state of the art facilities are now being used to host tournaments, theyβve hosted many in recent years including the last AFCON. In 4 yearsβ time, theyβll host a World Cup. This is a country that took their growth seriously. They have a great leadership.
The good thing about them taking this seriously is that their country is now known. I have a colleague at work who has gone to Morocco on holiday more than 3 times. The tourism has greatly improved, theyβre now making money from all angles. Other businesses are thriving. A leadership that has vision, not the one that wants us to fry akara.
Nothing happens by fluke brethren. Nothing.
One mindset that's very common in Nigeria/among Nigerians is survivorship bias. We see 9 out of 10 people failing at a thing, but instead, we focus on that one person that made it, believing that we will be that one person even though we are more likely to be the other 9.
@itzbasito Nah our problem for Nigeria be that
1 million people fit die for north, person wey dey Lagos go dey thank God for keeping His family safe.
Nah why God put us for this country cause nah animals we be ajeh
This month wants to use debit alert to kill me. The previous months would tear ACL.
But I'm looking at the brighter side. My dad used to say, "be thankful for dirty plates, it is only because there was food to eat that the plates are dirty." I dread the debits but I'm thankful regardless because na who get money for account dey get debit alert.
It took me 8 years of overthinking, burnout, and self-judgment to realize what I'm about to tell you in 2 minutes.
This is how neurodivergent minds, the anxious, the hyper-focused, the "too intense" ones, were never broken: