I
find it difficult to buy stuff while stuck in traffic. Judging by the number of
people who eagerly buy 4-5 food items, ranging from a bottle of drink to ‘wara’
(cheese) or gala; I’d say I’m a part of the minority; owing as it may be
however, to a myriad of factors [I think I have a small bladder, for instance-
and this propels me to frequently void urine].
I
understand that people might be hungry and thus need to eat while stuck in
traffic; but what really baffles me is how people would pay 1,500 naira as
transport fare and spend close to 1,000 naira on consumables.
When
I see a scenario similar to that playing out, I subconsciously come to the
conclusion that ‘this person is more likely to be poor than rich’. I might be
wrong, but I don’t see a lot of rich individuals buying consumables with their
‘2 pence’. Instead, it’s the ‘talikas’ (poor people) who freely distribute the
little they have in traffic. Little wonder, that the poor get poorer and the
rich, richer with such a mentality? This is of course, my subjective conclusion
and very open to factual debate.
Instead
of aimlessly accumulating consumables, the rich invest in pliable trades,
seeing opportunities in seemingly rotten places and making the best out of such
circumstances.
Barely
56, we as Nigerians need to change our mentality on a lot of issues. We need to
rise up to the task of building our nation, and this would not happen if we are
stuck in a culture of consumerism.
#My
own 2 pence.’
P.S:
Let the comments and questions roll in people!
More
stuff on #Lateral thinking next Thursday.
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