Me and Egbon

(Me and Egbon)

Egbon, I should get off at the next station but i'll go as far it takes to finish this discussion.
You are correct to say life gave us all equal 24hrs in a day, but that's in theory. In reality, some have 38hrs in a day, some 13hrs,...and some have just 8hrs.

E ni suru egbon, i'll explain. I call this the parable of the 24hrs.

Se ri, some people discovered that they have more to do than they can accommodate in their own 24hrs, so they approached people like you and I to buy some of our own hours. They buy 8hrs from you...buy 10hrs from another person....buy 6hrs from me and then add all these hours to their own. Egbon, once money changes hands or a promise to pay is agreed, those hours become theirs. They add It to their own 24hrs and deduct it from that of the seller. So ye yin de be yen?

OK. Now this is very important: Because time is a commodity that's highly dependent on its owner; iyen ni pe, when you give your time you also have to give yourself, the person you have sold part of your day's hours to will also need to get you physically to do whatever he wants to do. Se get me sir? This is why these 'time buyers' don't buy hours from just anybody. They make sure the person must have the necessary skills to use those hours PRODUCTIVELY for them to achieve whatever it is they want to achieve.

Egbon, when you are late or loafing about and they scream 'don't  waste my time', you have no right to complain. It is part of their day's hours that they want to MAXIMISE.
Egbon, when you have finished what you are asked only for them to add more, you can't complain sir because it's their day's hours won de lo bi won se fe.

So ye yin so far egbon?

Now e gbo eleyi. Not every hours of your day counts...even out of the remaining that you have not sold. The only hours that counts for you in your life time are those spent productively towards the pursuit of your goals, taking needed rest, and being around your family. The rest don't count and this is why you see that time goes quick and many have little or nothingn to show as achievements.

Egbon e calm down. I know we all sell part of our hours ....or waste it, and i'm not saying don't work again. My question is what value do you place on your time? E lo ni? And also, how do you maximise what is left?
While somebody sells each hour of his day In excess of £1000, another person engages in unproductive activities. This is what makes all the difference.

Ok egbon, let me conclude:
Spend your hours doing only what brings value to you. Focus your time solely on what you live for.
If you must sell your hours, charge what you know you deserve and don't be sorry for it.
If you must give your hours free to anyone, make sure they are those who appreciate and value what you are offering them.

My time which I have spent following you here, and which i'll spend to go back is not a waste because it was spent doing what I live for. I live to make impact, and feel fulfilled each time I do something as little as this.

Oja odaju n'ile aye, e de ni lati mo ná.

A ma rira later egbon. O dabo.

AV