GREEN YOUR GRASS!!!

I have often heard the saying "the grass is greener on the other side". Although its fast becoming a cliché, it gains freshness especially when young people bare their minds about the burning issues of the country! As a child, I remember Veno Mariogha, a Nigerian song star, use this lines in one of her hits "...Nigeria go survive, Africa go survive...Andrew no check out o...". That hit blared severally on the Radio Nigeria/NTA networks between the 80s-90s. It was a message of hope to all Nigerians at the time. My guess is that Nigerians were going through a tough time just like we are now! Of course is no news that we have began to live life like the proverbial elephant working so hard but living like an ant!

Naturally, when anyone is faced with pressures, he looks for a possible escape route. Many times, we're not careful to weigh our options before taking escape trips. From this end, what we can see is a lush green meadow with beautifully arranged vegetation, a crystal glimpse of waterfalls cascading rich thick layers of rock, a supposedly warm sun properly fixed in a large sheet of blue! Yes, this is nature at its best! Yes, this is the view many people have about countries they are not in, marriages, other friends, etc. They forget there is another saying that says, "all that glitters is not Gold!" Some of those perceived things from a distance may actually only a facade, a mirage!

Have you ever stopped to wander? If the grass is greener at the other side, why is it so? Last I checked, the variations that exist in the climates of the different regions are not necessarily a factor that affects the destination called success! In fact, the sun, moon, sky, water etc are characteristics of every region! Every man has got a space to tend! It is one’s ability to tend the space given to you that makes it look like either a bush or a meadow! There is really nothing as the concept of greener pasture. A combination of wild ideas, actions, creativity and continuity that makes your space attractive!

Note that in cultivating your space, you must have your hands on the plough. This process, e needs the exertion of pressure, exhibition of skill, strength & mastery: all of which must produce pains, tears in some cases & sweat! Every drop sweat not only shows how much strength being exerted but also represents the extras to be done away with!  Externals, over time have never proven to be the best investments/strength; they end up sapping the little within! The great nations, marriages, etc that have found themselves in enviable positions today, took their eyes off external supports, sieved the criticisms generated home based solutions for their. Indigenous problems & today, the rest is history!

Stop looking for the already, they could be polished to attract u: leave the admiration & envy, it’s time to get to work!

Till I come at you with illuminating truths, ageing truths that leads in the darkest of nights, keep your torch burning!