THE FINISH LINE

One great reason why you can't afford to give up now is because you are almost there. You started the journey in the first place because you believed you could finish it. You believed you could achieve it, that was why you put all your effort together to start it. You started it because you knew it was within your reach. You don't have to betray the strong belief you had in yourself now. It will a tragedy to have given all your energy for something you have no intention of finishing. You can go the little distance remaining. Don't quit! You are 5 minutes away from the finish line.

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MY CRIES FOR NIGERIA

I recently applied for a programme somewhere. Consequent upon the application, a lot of us were examined.

Based on my believe and confidence in what I did, I decided to stand by what I’ve done and hope to be enlisted. To my greatest disappointment, I went there to check my name only to find my name missing. Following up on this, I decided to consult with the coordinator of the exam to at least allow me to see my results and probably judge whether it was my failure or otherwise that cost me the admission. Not to my surprise, I did excellently well, but there were unknown and unseen hands writing the names of those who lobbied and literally and woefully failed in the exam. I nearly cried.

Although I sure knew that the Nigerian situation involves intense lobbying to get anywhere, I would have expected that in such a not-to-expected place, merit would be the order. Infact, I experienced this same thing when I wanted to gain admission to Uni, I couldn’t help but think about it when in the least place one would have expected such, it happened.

‘We are always quick at blaming our leaders but the truth is we are all failing as followers’.

When is this country going to start celebrating the deserving? When are we going to start appreciating the efforts of those who worked and toiled for greatness? When are we going to leave the era of recognizing failure? We are always very quick at appreciating those who failed than we are at recognizing those who succeeded because of their efforts. When are we going to stop wining and dining with failure? When are we going to start celebrating meritocracy and kill lobbitocracy (pardon me)? I hope we get there but until we start appreciating the efforts involved in success and greatness, it may be very difficult for this country to achieve greatness. (Not a curse)

Although I got into the programme at last, I couldn’t help but cry for my dear nation NIGERIA.

THE FIRST AND THE BEST

It's never compulsory for you to be the FIRST but it is always necessary for you to be the BEST. The fact that you are the FIRST on the list does not make you the BEST. You may be the FIRST to solve a problem but that does not guarantee that your solution is the BEST. The FIRST and the BEST are two separate people- the fact is they all get the end result but the quality of their results are different. The FIRST does it quicker but the BEST does it better. The fact that number 1 is the FIRST number does not make it the best.

Mind you, it is never a crime to be the FIRST but it is always a crime not to give your BEST to be the first. Your FIRST may solve the problem at the instant but your BEST will solve the problem for generations to come.

Choose to give your BEST in your pursuit of the FIRST.

‪#‎THEFIRSTANDTHEBEST

-Adetayo Ojo