Ibrahim Onuche Umar

That's how one naija guy came asking for money. I told him straight that there are Italians recruiting undergrads for one week shift of packing ceremics that would solve all his immediate financial issues. The boy, a 20 years old fresh-year undergraduate, laughed it off and stereotyped me. A month later his remaining money finished and came asking if the offer was still available while many of his colleagues had cashed out and moved on to better things. Among others, it sums up the attitude of some among our people — we can be very arrogant and picky even in a situation that doesn't allow us many options. As religious people, you wonder where we draw inspiration from. Annabi Musa was a carpenter. Annabi Idris was a tailor. Annabi Dawud was a smith. The best of creation, Annabi Muhammad (SAW) was a herder and later, Khadija's associate. In life, you just have to do what you can until you can do better. You must be able to find dignity and pride in halal; that's the only attitude that will liberate your mind into finding more honesty, dedication, commitment and creativity in what you do and the willingness to improve your life with skills that will serve you the way you dreamt.