Hello beautiful. Hope your day has been amazing. Today on Life Issues With Ore Debby, we will be talking about the topic "Treat People Right".
A friend told me this personal story of his.
Many years ago, he worked as a clerk at University faculty in one of the popular universities in Nigeria, he saw an advert for placement in the military - he had always loved the military so he applied and the opportunity opened up, he was called for admission examination.
He traveled from the west to the north, he informed his uncle by letter as at the time that he would like to spend a few days in his house. He never got a reply even as the date set for the examination was fast approaching. He became so worried because he really needed the assistance. He spoke to a colleague in the office and the cleaner of the office, who was an hausa man, overheard their conversation.
He interrupted their discussion and said he knew someone in the military who could be of help. My friend wondered about the information, could the cleaner really know anyone? My friend voiced his thoughts out, and the cleaner informed him that the man in charge of the military was his classmate and close friend.
The cleaner wrote the classmates name and told my friend to mention his name on getting there. My friend reluctantly collected the paper from him, not because he felt it would be of help, but just out of courtesy and he didn't want the man to feel bad.
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A few days later, my friend set out for the journey by train. He arrived in the north the next day. He went to his uncles house to find that they had relocated out of Nigeria. He tried to find if any of their neighbors remembered him but they had all relocated.
He became stranded and it was getting late, he didn't have money to lodge in a hotel and he was running out of options.
When it was about 8:00pm, he made up his mind to go to the camp and meet the man the cleaner recommended. He got to the gate, mentioned the man's name, the faces of those at the gate changed, the man's name was scarce and outsiders rarely knew his name. He was asked to wait and soon an officer was detailed to provide my friend with assistance.
As fate would have it, the man was still in the office when they got there, his secretary took my friend in and when he gave the man the paper the cleaner wrote his name and some details, the man exclaimed.
He asked my friend how he got to know he classmate and soon stories flowed of good old days. Oh the excitement in the air was quite electric. It was confirmed that they really were beloved friends, after a little more questioning, my friend told the man his mission and the man immediately ordered someone to take him to his home. My friend was served lavishly, and thoroughly entertained, he slept off and forgot his worries.
He woke up the next day and the man put him through on what the military exams would be like and afterwards, he drove my friend to the venue and after the exams, he asked an officer to drive him back to the train station and also give him some money for transportation and relaxation, he also gave him his mail address and some bundles of cash for his dear classmate.
When my friend got back to the west, he began to see the cleaner in new light, he thanked him profusely and also gave him the money and information from his friend. My friend kept wondering how the cleaner knew such a powerful person.
Not only did my friend pass the exams and got the job, he had the senior officer as his mentor until he retired. My friend made it his priority to send money to the cleaner every month without fail and even increased it overtime.
That singular arm of help set him up for life!
There is a story behind every person. There is a reason why they are the way they are. Think about that, and respect them for who they are.
~ Ziad K. Abdelnour
I can assure you that relationship is a currency, every man needs someone to move up and to render him help in life. That person you need may be your neighbor, it could be anyone in any level or status.
Treat people right and never look down on anyone for any reason. Do not despise people not just because you do not know tomorrow, but because you don't gain anything out of it. You will not be blessed, you will not be happier, you will not even live a better life because of it, rather, you will accumulate hatred and depreciation if you do that.
A relationship can become your stream of income, everything you are in life or hope to become is reproduced on the platform of relationship.
Those we know in life matter more than those we do not know. Most of us are greatly talented but we need a cupbearer that will tell those in positions of power or positions of opportunity about us and how wonderful we are.
Let us take our relationships seriously henceforth, it doesn't matter where you met or how, there are heights you can only get to in life when someone vouches for you.
Therefore, shut the door of relationship gently, even if you aren't going that way, make sure there is peace on both sides. If you have been in error and offended the other party, or you messed up and things escalated, don't be arrogant, if you have the opportunity to admit your wrongs, do it humbly without any ulterior motive but make sure you leave the door open, you may need to use it tomorrow. Even if you don't need to use it, you know there is not bad blood on the door.
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Excellent and worthy counsel. Keep the flag flying.
Thanks so much Daddy