Read Freeze's reply above and what comedian Alibaba wrote below..
Just days ago, I wrote about how people use their hopes and aspirations
to judge other people's realities. @floydmayweather is not as rich as
@zuck, and they definitely do not have the same lifestyles. They both do
not have the same path to success.
They as sure as day, do not also have the same
pleasures. The problem we have, that then begins to define our vision of
everything around us, is that we expect our situation, or the situation
of other people, to orchestrate ours. We even then use it as a
yardstick to judge others. We all have different ways of expressing our
successes. You can't decide mine. That said, let me talk of something
that also drives home this point. 2 artistes get paid a cumulative N15m
each for different shows. One goes shopping. Shoes. Wristwatches.
Necklaces. Jeans. Champagne. Car. And is turning up at different events
#LOUD. The kind of society we have recognizes his success. The other
artiste, sets up a studio. Pays school fees for some people, supports
his colleagues careers, completes a house for his mum, puts N5m in fixed
deposit for a home ownership project, lives the same in the eyes of the
society #QUIET. The kind of society we have, is the one that will
believe that the loud guy is the most successful. The society does not
really know what his plans are. They want to see you show it.
This is exactly why people get into political offices and they are
pushed to steal. The other day one lady asked me why I showing off in a
monster truck when people are hungry. My monster truck is below N4m. The
same lady attended a wedding at Civic Center, her diamonds necklace,
wristwatch, rings, bracelets and Chanel bag would round up nicely at
N14m plus or minus! But I am the one who shows off. So, as @daddyfreeze
has explained, @simoncowell may wear a T-shirt, but will he stay in a
$80 a night hotel room? I will stay in $30 hotel SEF. All fingers no
equal. What we should learn how to do is not equate ourselves with
others when it comes to rewarding ourselves. I can afford it, but you
won't see me pouring champagne on the floor to show I have arrived. Some
people who own Gwagons are not as rich as those who don't own one.
Choices differ
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