You have 15 mentors and 10 fathers. Who are you deceiving, you or us?
It beats me when I see people act like leeches around influential people, just because they want to be associated with them, or rather, they want people to know that they are in association with them.
Hilarious!
I love Genevieve Nnaji. I love RMD and I love Rita Dominic amongst others. I've had a time as a child, that my aunt Soph, brought Genevieve to our house.
I remember being called from church during Bible Club that my Aunt just arrived the house (I can't remember the country she came back from at the time.)
I got home and to my utmost surprise, I saw Genevieve first, I rushed to go give her a hug, like I knew her before then.
My Aunt certainly guilt tripped me for not seeing her first, and there was another actress there too that I totally didn't see. I knew my Aunt brought goodies for me and they didn't waste much time. I remember telling Genevieve that I liked her and her films, and I wanted to act just like her.😄 She smiled and listened to my talks and wishes as we walked down our stairs and when they got into my Auntie's red car whilst the whole neighborhood was watching in amazement, I waved them goodbye. I literally became the most popular girl that had held, hugged and spoken with the Ijele Princess.😄 There was no verbal request I didn't get to send to her when I spoke to her again. I remember vividly, one of our neighbors, telling me he loved her 😂😂. That one I saw as a joker after then. (Wahala for person wey dey love who en fit no see again)😂
I certainly had ridden on this atmosphere for a while before it dawned on me that I myself might not see her again and that it was just for the moment and me didn't use that opportunity well. I checked on my Aunty more regularly because I wanted to hear "I'm with Genevieve", so that I can get the chance to speak to her again.
I remember when I got to the teenage age and was pursuing acting on the side as a career; one of the production outfits said they had plans to bring Genevieve and I was working so hard on my script to be in perfect precision when she came around. It sha did not work, abi they just scammed us with that one to take them more seriously.
As I grew older, I started asking myself questions about the successful people we like, is it for eye service, to be like them, to be truly mentored by them or to be termed associated with them?
Many times, if we search deeply, it's for the wrong reasons.
You want to take a picture with that celebrity because you want people to see that you saw or you are associated with that celebrity. You want to carry the pastor's bag because you want him to know your name and see you as hardworking, not because you really want to serve. You want that influential person to know your name so that when he addresses you outside, people would see you as important. There are too many more instances.
Working in a radio station during my IT, I remembered when Asa came to the studio, and I did backup singing professionally at that time, my friend at the office then, wanted me to go very close to her, but I was adamant because I wasn't sure it is was the music path I wanted fully. But then again, why am I going to do gumbody sef?
Years of deep thoughts have taught me to always ask myself why I do what I want to do before I do it. 'What is my motive behind my action?' is always at the back of my mind. This has helped me to stay on my lane and work on myself to be a better version of me which will then easily attract influential people to me.
A guy I don't know too well once told me, "likes attract". That steered me to think differently even if I've heard it countless times.
My mantra is to do what I do the best way I can, learn to do it better than I did it before, unlearn the things I need to unlearn, be myself at all times, never try to please anyone but God, comport myself, work intelligently, become a person of positive influence that would attract other positive influencers, join our influence together and make the world a better place.
What is your motive? What is your mantra?
You can have your own opinion, but these are my thoughts.
©ALA PEPPLE
