The Ironies That Surrounds The Nigerian Dream.... (From An Economic Perspective)

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I usually laud the phenomenon of rationality this is why I sometimes make decisions that might seem unpleasant at the moment but in the long run it'll seem quite logical as futuristic events unfolds. Truth is, the future is unformed but then we as people needs to be an instrument to guild how it might be formed. At least to an extent. Life isn't all rocket science but then we need to individually understand the things that helps us form our perspective, our core personality and how we can differentiate ourselves from others people.

Many people use to ask me why I'm always particular about investments and I use to tell them that there's no proof of brain in spending on liability and without fear I'll say most Nigerian dreams or the dreams of a regular Nigerian are more liabilities and less investments and this is why we have redundancies where we need logic and a sense of direction. Nobody knows but I've actually been to three Nigeria tertiary institutions and I dropped out from two; why is this? There wasn't any sense of accomplishment that might follow should I graduated from them.

Although this wouldn't be the same for everyone and like I said; one's individual core self and their components and experience will shape their perspectives which might determines the path they'll take in life. To some people, attaining the greatest peak in life is getting a Nigerian tertiary certificate but this is probably inept and shallow because the system in the Nigerian setting is so callous that you can invest in education and at the end you'll still remain an illiterate, unable to decipher how to turn your so called investment into profits or at least a means of profit.

It's true we don't get education simply to get a job or live good lives but then we might have all the algebraic knowledges in mathematics and still find it difficult to put it into usefulness in real life since you were only put shown the virtual world of practical theories. Let what I've said sink in and then we can continue. The truth is. Investing in the Nigerian certificate is a no brainer and that's why I don't advise anyone to borrow a loan to school in Nigeria. Like I said earlier, we're learning to be educated illiterates, we're simply learned but the knowledge limits us to a chair and a desk and a salary of not more than 180$ In a month.

Simply put, my perspective may be too personal but then, I've looked at my life in general and I'm better off being logical and analytical in the way I spend money on a certificate. Without a doubt, anyone in the Nigerian sphere can relate, the economy favour those that either inherits, knows or originally have money by default and sometimes people who have money might end up losing it because naturally investing in agriculture in Nigeria for example will be different from Investing in another place.

Like I said earlier, I might just be another ranter but then there's a sense of purpose to my rant. To me I believe spending money shouldn't just satisfy a primary need alone. And I don't base my judgement on the uncertainty of hope this is why I believe our actions one way or another needs to influence the future even if it's for one tiny bit. I don't believe I need to live today and be uncertain tomorrow, I wouldn't do that in Nigeria. Irrespective of whatever I say, everybody finds out what works for them because irrespective of the underwhelming nature of the country's economy some people still get things done.

The queer thing is, most people abandon business, trading to chase a certificate and rather come back to trade, business which they've rejected in the first place. I'm not saying you can't have them both my point is sometimes we're only equipped with a singular financial power for an opportunity cost of either choosing one or fogoing the other and sometimes choosing to manipulate the scale and do one over another is the reason why many are stranded not knowing the next direction for their lives.

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