Your Eyes and Ears

At a conference, a question sparked laughter: “Can a rich man allow his daughter marry a poor man?” The answer changed the meaning of wealth.Wealth is not money, it’s the ability to create it. A lottery winner with millions can still be poor if they lack the mindset to sustain it. Meanwhile, a determined learner with no money is already rich, because they are building skills, discipline, and vision. The real difference is mindset. One person keeps growing, learning, and creating opportunities. Another keeps blaming, complaining, and waiting to be helped. There’s a story of a security guard who returned a bag of money instead of stealing it. People called him foolish. Years later, he rose to manage a bank, earning far more than he could have taken in a moment. That’s real wealth, character, patience, and the ability to grow. So the question isn’t how much you have, but what you can build. Are you holding money, or building wealth? _Oluwaseun Abiade 

What an opportunity it is having our lens attached to our body. This part allows the eyes to focus on an object at various distances, forming a sharp image of interest on the retina. ‎The brain then translates the image into something we can understand. Thinking about how the lens focuses on an image, you will understand that the heart and mind are the true lens of a human being. When your lens defocuses, you have an incomplete and blurred image of life, which can be worrisome. ‎Petra Collins once said, "My lens and personality are convertible into cash; art isn't just in one place." There are opportunities all over—just know who you are, what you're good at, and have your lens focused. ‎The fundamentals of human knowledge are understood through the lens of experience. Why not leave the past behind you and see the world of opportunities through your beautiful lens, and focus on it? Through your lens, you capture something amazing, and achieving it becomes easy. ‎Why n...