Good day to you all my friends. How are we doing today? I hope we have started our weekend very well. I wish you all a blissful weekend.
I was alerted to the contest in Steem4Nigeria hosted by @lhorgic with the title Opportunity Comes but Once... Share with us your thought..
Introduction
I am delighted with this topic because it is used by most people in all walks of life and on a regular note. Some have taken this sentence very seriously while others do not. However, in the course of this contest, I will be sharing my view on this with you all.
What is your definition of the word "Opportunity"
An opportunity can be defined as an occasion that presents itself which makes it possible for you to accomplish a particular task or do something you want to do.
What is your thought and perspective about this statement,do you agree with this statement.
There have always been this idea believed by so many people that opportunity comes but once. While growing up as a young man, I tended towards agreeing with the statement. This brought about so much pressure on the need to meet up with certain things and if possible take up any opportunity that presents itself without really thinking about its effect on people.
I do not personally agree with the statement. In a person's lifetime, there are several opportunities that comes around, which a person can take advantage of. Believing in it makes a person to be short-sighted and incapable of picking up the pieces when a crash occurs in life which is normal.
Do you think this statement is misleading?
The statement is misleading as I stated above.
In the real world, any who believe strongly in this sentence, would tend to be very egotistic and self-centered because to him, it is me- first. This makes so many young people to go out of there way to do negative things of which ordinarily they would not do.
The statement have an underlying idea of
° do not let anyone be ahead of you
° Grab it before others
° if you miss this, no other chance.
This have not in any way helped the young ones tolerant and patient attitude. Even in the workplace, it brings about so much spirit of competition that always brings about contentions and inate quarrels amongst coworkers. Little wonder, we have a lot of suicides and suicidal thoughts amongst young ones since they believe their opportunity in life is gone by just missing out on one.
Do you have any personal experience or from someone you know to back up your take about the statement? Do share with us.
I once had a friend who had the opportunity to travel to Germany. He eventually grabbed the opportunity, sold all he had to raise funds for the visa, flight ticket and some other miscellaneous expenses. He believed that if he does not take advantage of the opportunity that presented itself, he would never make it in life. I tried to help calculate the cost , that it would not be worthwhile not to put all eggs in one basket.
He never wanted to listen. He always reminded me of the slogan opportunity comes but once.
He sold the father's only landed property and finally jettisoned out of the country.
To the dismay of everyone, he was deported back to the country after a week for no known reasons.
He attempted suicide several times, but fortunately, people were around to stop him. At a point, someone was paid to be with him 24/7, even while taking his bath. (You can now understand the gravity).
He never believed that another fine opportunity like this will ever come again. Gradually, we his friends started helping in whatever we can, assisting with funds for upkeep and so on.
Finally, he was able to recover and started seeing another perspective in life. It was then he realized that there are better opportunities ahead of him.
As at the time.of writing this, he is currently in the UK, living happily with his family. So many beautiful opportunities to travel came after that time with less hazzles, stress and minimal expenses compared to the first attempt.
So we can all see the danger of believing in such slogan.
If you were to rephrase this statement, what would the new statement be. (Optional).
I don't think I know how best to rephrase it, however, all I can is that, in life when a seeming opportunity passes by, there are many others ahead which will definitely come to you.
So, forget the missed opportunity and look forward to the present.
Conclusion
Thank you for creating such opportunity of expressing our views on this particular topic. Looking forward to the next one.
I invite @madilyn02, @benson6 and @adylinah to join in this contest.