My fear of public speaking began in class 4 when my teacher consistently referred to me as a talkative and flogged me for talking. As a child, I considered talking in public as an offense; misguided, isn't it? It was offensive without prompt. Thank God I had opportunities to do presentations at church and in my societies.
Others like me have stopped doing what they could do best due to misguided statements of some unscrupulous teachers and parents/guardians or so called opinion leaders in their communities. I remember my science teacher told my hairy classmate that the difference between him and a monkey was speech. George my classmate shaved some hair off his body just to please that teacher. This same teacher advised Dorcas to go help her mum with the sale of her fish because she could not complete a simple calculation on refraction. Dorcas is now a branch manager of a bank.
People have lost track of their ambition because others have misled them. It was, it is and will continue to be. People will continue to mislead others. Loud mouthing is good when what one is putting across is sensible and important to the development of society. In such cases, encouragement is required. Where it appears non beneficial, correction is better especially for a child. Continuous scolding makes the loud mouth scared to speak when it matters most.
Other people have been encouraged and/or allowed to speak from childhood without direction and have grown with careless loud mouthing. What is suppose to be a strength which they see as their strength is now a weakness and a tool against themselves. Their mouth is fire; the good servant that is obviously a bad master.
Society fear the outspoken. Outspoken young men take advantage of this societal fear and lord it over people in some situations. In the end, the prey also becomes a predator; then a struggle for survival starts. The old predator would have exhausted its strategies. Sharing is good; blessing in giving; cheating..... Nobody loves to be cheated but at the least opportunity, the greed in man pushes him to cheat his neighbour. Remember: Love thy neighbour as thyself.
The renown cheat told a friend, "Now I have no good record so I will want to do business with you in the presence of others" I wish I will never have to say this in life. Where I start on this note, it is cool but where I am trusted, may I not find myself in such a mess. The stubborn fly will definitely follow the corpse to the grave.
I have adviced myself to say and do what is right irrespective of what I have done wrong in the past. I will also guide the youth to do the right things at all times. Be transparent and be prepared for probe.
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