Saturday 7th
October 2017
Morning Vibes With Dr. Jerry - the First
Hello and welcome to #MorningVibesWithDrJerryTheFirst-Episode
33
Title: The
World Owes You Nothing, Rather You Owe Her Something!
The other day, I was
walking into the Plaza where my office is located and overhead the gate keepers
discussing amongst themselves, they were comparing the attitudes of shop
owners, praising those who give them tips when going and of course castigating
those who do not. I excused them and sat amongst them and took up the matter
with them. And I asked them one simple question "Are you not paid your
salaries?" they all replied that they are paid on monthly basis and so I
asked why they should expect shop owners to tip them, and they gave various
reasons including the fact that it is expected as a way of appreciating their
services. I had to lecture them for a while on the "entitlement
mentality". Entitlement mentality is the bane of mankind for many generations
gone by and even the present one. People sit somewhere and expect others to
give them one thing of the other. The gate man expects to be given tips and
when you don't give him, he labels you a bad person, a wife expects - - - a
husband expects ---- a son expects --- a daughter expects --- a friend expects
--- a colleague expects --- and the chain continues. We also carry that
mentality into the world we are living in, expecting that because we are here,
the world owes you something. It was the world famous Mark Twain who said in
his very popular quote "Don't go around saying the world owes you a
living. The world OWES YOU NOTHING, it was here first" and that is the
basic truth, the world owes you nothing. The world was already in existence before
you came to join it, as a matter of fact, you are the one that is supposed to
bring a gift to the world for welcoming and accommodating you. It is necessary
for you to know that the world doesn't owe you happiness, health, love, respect
or money. You are where you are because of your decisions and actions, not
because of your circumstances. Stop whining and stop being bitter. Take
responsibility for yourself. Be big, bold and courageous enough to say
"this is my life, I'm responsible for it and I'm going to make something
of it". What you achieve or fail to achieve in your lifetime is directly
related to what you do or fail to do. You are put in this world to make it a
better place, start from your own corner because before you can conquer the
world, you first have to conquer yourself, so if you rid yourself of the
entitlement mentality, then you are on the path to self actualization and self
realization. Take it from me, the world owes you nothing, rather you owe her
something and that, is what you do with yourself and your life.
Until I come your way
again, this is #MorningVibesWithDrJerryTheFirst
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