Very Inspiring word by my grandma far back while I was in my teenage years that, making mistakes is better than faking perfection and everywhere was silence. We sail through the wind of life and paddle through the issues of life bring as baggage’s when I lost my Dad at the age five, May 1983 due to a fatal accident at the terminal to Lagos – Ibadan Expressway popular known as Lagos Julius Berger Bridge. It was indeed a sad day for the entire family because my dad is the first born while I am the first grandchild and no woman will want his child or son die in such a terrifying death such as a fatal accident. My mum being in her early days of marriage was in a disarray due to the bad news for years until we graduated into Secondary school and she is full of confidence that she pulled through despite all odd. Hence, we are holiday with our grandma and at this very specific holiday was when my Grandma ma repeat the statement that “making a mistake is better than faking perfection”.
Why making a mistake is better than faking a perfection is related to my Dad’s story of fatal accident? And how does it correlate with the reality of life?
My grandma buttress further, with the statement in full context of what she meant and how relevant it is for us to use a guide when growing up that making a mistake is better than faking a perfection and growth does not happen in our comfort zone in full expression towards what life’s entails. We were able to understand that Life is short and we need to make meaning out of life within the limited time we have on earth.
My grandma gave us series of Foundations created by my Dad within the local community and partnership with some Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Ibadan, Oyo state where he made great impact by providing Students scholarship to hundreds of less privilege. Hence, most of my Dad contemporary thought it was a waste of money or mistake or wrong priority not knowing that it is service to humanity within my Dad’s heart. Will ever had known that he will spent little time on this “funny earth”? He would have done more beyond Ibadan, Oyo state South west region but he did what he could at the of 33 years old.
My late Dad is a professional mechanical engineer that works with Cadbury Nigeria Limited and his major mantra as explained by my grandma; I see everyone as one Big family wherever he goes, regardless of tribe, ethnic, race but to share , laugh together , reason together and that he sees giving as a great outreach to the less privilege in his immediate community by saying charity begins at home, and will always enjoy given to specifics of people that do not have school fees and cannot afford daily meal. While we could tagged my Dad as a philanthropist due to his generous donations with numbers of known and unknown outreach and influence he got within Ibadan, Oyo state South west.
I joined Junior Chambers International (JCI) Club due to my grandma narratives and story and perspectives within the context of Junior Chambers International (JCI) Club creed which states that “Service to humanity is the best works of life”.
As we journey through nothing hit us by mistake but unto perfection to live a great life of impact and be ourselves through giving and ensure we make the world a better place for everyone.
Let’s Give and Live!
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