A friend shared with me sometime back how someone had asked her for financial help,she had other pressing needs but she ditched her needs and shelled out almost half some money she had been saving up to buy something she had wanted for a while,did this friend appreciate it? No! She expected her to have given her all the money😒.
A lot of times,some of us are like this,we expect people to do things for us,we want them to go all out for us,we expect them to give us their hard earned money,no questions asked. Now,I dislike that sense of entitlement,whatever someone does for you,no matter how little you think it is,be grateful! Nobody owes you anything. We may not be privy to the details of other people’s lives and their struggles,we may not even realize how much they go through themselves.
Once,a friend reached out to me to help out with anything I could spare,I had 6,500 on me home and away,I sent her 5,000,she did not even acknowledge it,when I called to ask if she got it,she said yes,I did,thank you. She was really

cold to me and I just ignored her thereafter.
A gift is something someone gives you willingly,sometimes even without your asking,it may be something you don’t even like but rather than dwell on it,be thankful that the person had you in their heart enough to get you a gift. Even God our creator expects us to be thankful.
You see that your uncle that is rich?He worked hard for his money,he does not owe you!Your father sent him to school? Your father has done his bit for him,move on and go and work hard for your own money. 😶 This is not to encourage those who cannot even give someone else water to drink o,you are stingy? Clap for yourself! You know you can help someone,he is not related to you in any way or he is even your cousin,yet you withhold your help from them? You have a special case with Jesus,you need his help!
Antie,you think your boyfriend owes you school fees,Brazilian hair money,latest iphone and even a change of wardrobe? Wehdone ma!
Entitlement is a selfish and unwholesome attitude,nobody owes you anything! Be grateful for whatever people give you or do for you,if you say please I am broke,please can you help? If they say no,don’t go and block them or bad mouth them to people. Sometimes people truly do not have,and let’s even assume they did have and just did not want to give,it is okay,they have a right to decide what to do or not do with their money,afterall it is theirs.
So let’s all know that we need to lose that sense of entitlement,say slowly to yourself “Nobody owes me anything.” Just maybe,this will help us appreciate every little help we get for what it is,a gift.
Have a great day and remember,you owe it to yourself to be happy!

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