A lot has been trending in the past couple of hours, #10 year challenge, Ogboru being addressed as a presidential candidate by the incumbent president, among others. That which caught my attention and those of many both locally and internationally is the photo of unarguably the richest man in the world, Bill Gates as he 'queued up' at a local eatery to grab some snacks.
Attitude speaks volumes and inadvertently tells who you are. Mr Gates obviously didn't see any big deal taking turns, after all 'he's no different' from anyone else there so why should one expect him to be treated differently. His smiles showed no worries - he was going to wait for his time. And he eventually did.
While reading the article, my attention quickly flashed back to my experience at a bank some days back. The queue wasn't terrible anyway but there were still those who couldn't sacrifice a couple of minutes to be attended to. As for them, they're in more haste than others - or rather - others who patiently waited for their turns got no other businesses for the rest of the day.
My first experience that afternoon was a man about in his sixties jumping the queue in the name of saying "Hello" to one of the CS staff but ended up getting served before others.
More annoying was a yougy lad, a military cadet I suppose who in his uniform, walked in and without any courtesy, went straight to the counter and that was it. I had endured the first due to the man's age but for this young officer who ought to be an example - good example - especially while in that uniform, it was an unpardonable sin. Those who wanted to protest became afraid of a possible manhandling should they grumble.
Showboating isn't new in this part of the world and we have lived with it for ages. But I see it as a 'suffering and smiling' scenario. Yes, there could be genuine reasons especially in emergency situations when one may not be able to wait but a simple polite and humble asking would eventually pave way for such a person. Jumping queues shows lack of respect for other users of especially public facilities and such attitude stems from pride and arrogance which definitely shouldn't be applauded. Pride manifests in many other ways. So just be your 'simple self' and life tastes better.
Mr Gates examplary lifestyle has thought us that the higher we get in life, the humbler we ought to be. This might be taken as a 'hard teaching' by some but that's all about life's principles. No shortcuts, no circumventing, no bypass - just do the right thing and obey the golden rule. No one is 'mightier' than the rest.
The gist, Bill Gates queuing up for snacks was first mentioned in: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8224211/bill-gates-microsoft-wait-line-fast-food-dicks-drivein-buy-burger/amp/
Attitude speaks volumes and inadvertently tells who you are. Mr Gates obviously didn't see any big deal taking turns, after all 'he's no different' from anyone else there so why should one expect him to be treated differently. His smiles showed no worries - he was going to wait for his time. And he eventually did.
While reading the article, my attention quickly flashed back to my experience at a bank some days back. The queue wasn't terrible anyway but there were still those who couldn't sacrifice a couple of minutes to be attended to. As for them, they're in more haste than others - or rather - others who patiently waited for their turns got no other businesses for the rest of the day.
My first experience that afternoon was a man about in his sixties jumping the queue in the name of saying "Hello" to one of the CS staff but ended up getting served before others.
More annoying was a yougy lad, a military cadet I suppose who in his uniform, walked in and without any courtesy, went straight to the counter and that was it. I had endured the first due to the man's age but for this young officer who ought to be an example - good example - especially while in that uniform, it was an unpardonable sin. Those who wanted to protest became afraid of a possible manhandling should they grumble.
Showboating isn't new in this part of the world and we have lived with it for ages. But I see it as a 'suffering and smiling' scenario. Yes, there could be genuine reasons especially in emergency situations when one may not be able to wait but a simple polite and humble asking would eventually pave way for such a person. Jumping queues shows lack of respect for other users of especially public facilities and such attitude stems from pride and arrogance which definitely shouldn't be applauded. Pride manifests in many other ways. So just be your 'simple self' and life tastes better.
Mr Gates examplary lifestyle has thought us that the higher we get in life, the humbler we ought to be. This might be taken as a 'hard teaching' by some but that's all about life's principles. No shortcuts, no circumventing, no bypass - just do the right thing and obey the golden rule. No one is 'mightier' than the rest.
The gist, Bill Gates queuing up for snacks was first mentioned in: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8224211/bill-gates-microsoft-wait-line-fast-food-dicks-drivein-buy-burger/amp/
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