Sly Poverty!!!

Do you know that poverty is a state of mind and not the absence of money in bank or pocket?

Here's a story;

Just yesterday, on my way back from school, myself and other two friends of mine boarded a mancot bus, as there were only two seats left, we had to manage ourselves on the two available seats and so this conversation ensued:

Myself: (to Idris) Try to be eating light food so that you will be slim enough to be accommodated conveniently in this kind of seats next time (he's a bit fat amongst the three of us).

Ayo: ( also to Idris) eat food like Plantain & egg, chicken & chips, sharwama, bread & butter, e.t.c.

Idris: those are food for rich people like Dangote, people like us eat EBA and the likes.

Me: with sarcasm, so are you poor?

Idris: am not poor but you know it's not  that am rich also.

Then I wondered how many times my friend had declared himself to be poor without him noticing it.

Are you not like my friend?

Does it mean that my friend has not eat sharwama before? Of course not, so if eating this type of food is a determinant of riches at least in this context, then my friend is not poor.

Or does it mean Dangote doesn't eat EBA? Definitely not, so if he eats EBA, can I say he's poor just as my friend` misconstrued.

          To you reading this article, never judge yourself based on what you have in pocket or account when it comes to the issue of been poor or rich.

Look within, in you is a potential energy of riches ready to turned kinetic at due time, the fact you don't have the money now doesn't mean you don't have it, you only need to give yourself a little time.

The more you talk, behave and carry yourself as a rich person, the easier for you to lay your hands on it. To be rich starts from the mind and not pocket.

Do I mean you shouldn't be realistic when you have a need? But let it sink to your memory that you're not poor. If you have a reason to ask for help from someone, tell them exactly what you need not saying " please sir/ma, help me I'm poor " Chaii!!! It kills the riches in you.

Appear the way you wanted to be seen in the future, start living the greatness in you with the little you have, compose yourself like a Chief Executive Officer of a Company, talk like a millionaire----it's not been pompous--- it's been conscious of you will be.

Don't forget, the rich also cries.