BETWEEN PRAISE AND CRITIQUE

On a hot Thursday afternoon, I bumped into my boss, who coincidentally was trying to drive home a point. He used a story to pass across the message. I leaned against the wall close to the door in the chilled office, while I listened carefully to learn from the bombshell that was about to be dropped.

I therefore choose to share that same story in this blog post, I am confident it will bless you.

There was a young man in the village who is humble and loyal to the king. An act that earned him a name as “THE KINGS’ LOYAL MAN”. 

Source: Google.com

On a fateful day, the king called this young man to send him on a particular errand, one that looked like it was going to be easy, but on his arrival, he found out that the king had prepared a ‘seemly ridiculous’ yet

THE CHAINED ELEPHANT AND YOU!

I once sat at the feet of an elder, a sage and great orator to drink from his well of wisdom. I drank and drank till I was full to the brim.

 Oh! How I love dinning with the sage. From his lips are not cunning devised fables, but instructions of wisdom that will command excellence and honor when heeded to.

Of the many stories the sage shared with me, let me share one with you today.

In a village called Lalupon in the ancient city of Ibadan, there was a hunter who specializes in killing elephant. One day, he caught three calves (young elephants) and he took them home. The hunter attached a shackle on one of the legs of the calves to restrain them. 

These calves weigh between three to four hundred pounds at best. They tirelessly tried a great deal to get away from the chain, but