STRENGHTENING THE POOR 2

Few days ago I observed something amongst beggars in Abuja. While some beggars would clean and do menial jobs for money, most of the rest would depend on the generosity and kindness of passer-byes to get cash.
If the poor man keeps seeing himself as a dependent, no matter the amount of monies you give him, he’ll lose them all and fall back into lack and wretchedness. The creative spirit of a man manifests when he has tasked himself with giving and not just getting.
Men who think of what to give are those who grow out of the chains of poverty while men who capitalize on people’s kindness and generosity are selfish and won’t get any better in life.
Men are poor because they don’t think of what to give, they only think of what to get and they want to take advantage of people’s kindness and generosity.
Wealth, Ideas and opportunities come to those who think in terms of what to give to the society and the nation.
Soon enough wealth would fly away from those who think solely of themselves in relation wealth and come to those who think of the value they’ll give to the society.
To make a poor African man rich, teach him to begin by thinking about what to give to his society. Let him not build his hopes on the kindness and generosity of people but on creating values and offering services within his skills and capacity.
Walking across the crossovers in Abuja, there seated baggers asking for alms but I noticed that the one people give money most were those who were sweeping and cleaning the crossovers because they were adding value to the society, monies come their way.
No matter how unskillful and handicapped the African child is, if he begins to do whatsoever he could in terms of creating values, wealth would come to him.
Street sweeping, picking litters off the streets, and helping people with menial labors that requires no professionalism can be a starting point to a better financial life.
Whoever is faithful in little things would achieve greater things. We must learn to think of being responsible in any little capacity. We must learn to provide services even if it’s not a professional service and by so doing, we’ll earn more and more and the opportunity to learn and offer higher and more professional service would come to us.
One of the boys I had just finished assisted training through school and learning certain skills got my attention because he would humble himself to be offering free social services in public places.
Help would find those who think in terms of what to give selflessly.
God bless you
Promise Ikpe