Part One
“I am a firm believer in this philosophy. It only remains for me to add
that I also believe that the essence of this philosophy is applicable to
political or economic organization as it is to an individual”- Late Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
Take a jar, put in it small beans as
well as big beans, making sure that each of the big beans is heavier in weight
than each of the small beans. Put the big beans at the bottom of the jar and
the small beans at the top; shake the jar and, behold! The small beans rattle
to the bottom and the big beans shake to the top. Repeat the process as often
as you wish, and the result will be the same. Now, the world is like a mighty
jar, and all of us in it, in our different theatres of operation, are like
beans with varying sizes and weights. In normal circumstances, each of us is
where he is because of his size and weight. By means of favouritism and
nepotism, or of some other deliberate and iniquitous tinkering with the
contents of the jar, some beans which are small in size and weight may get to
the top and stay there for a time, but they are sure to rattle to the bottom
sooner or later. The sine qua non for
anyone who wants to get to the top, therefore, is to increase his size and
weight in his particular calling- that is mentally, professionally, morally,
and spiritually. Getting to the top is one thing and remaining there is
another. To maintain your place at the top you must make sure that you do not
at any time shrink in size or lose in weight. But evaporation as well as wear
and tear takes place all the time; and unless these are constantly replaced,
the man who gets to the top by dint of his own specific size and weight is also
sure to rattle.
Everybody
wants to go up. But everybody is not willing to pay the price by first growing
‘bigger’ so that he can shake higher. So, many want to be boosted up. And if
they get boosted higher than their size would take them, they rattle back! Nobody can fool the Jar of Life. Endeavour
to add value to every area of your life and this will give you the
much-deserved genuine GREATNESS. Keep the HOPE ALIVE!
...….To be continued
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