When someone narrates their success in Congo, you'd brands them liar because you think your reality and experience is universal. No one else can achieve success in Congo until you do.
This is the situation of most Nigerians today. Wherever they are and whatever they do, they look at the world from the prism of their personal experiences and mental limitations. Forgetting the world is a kaleidoscope.
And if they are influencers, with extra large microphone permanently glued to their lips, they turn their story of failure to gospel of truth; Discourage anyone else who may have capacity to succeed where they failed and pollute the society with their negativity.
As far as they're concerned, people can only succeed where they or their associates have succeeded. Everyone else is liar.
They built cult following around their achievements and proclaim themselves as compass anyone looking for direction must use before he can attain life fulfilment.
Unfortunately, society, particularly Africans and specifically Nigerians love this kind of educated fools.
Little wonder why creativity and innovations are uncommon. The born geniuses are forced to seek security and sanctuary in the bandwagon of mediocrity rather than unleash their God given creative energy to create new path in uncharted territory.
If Thomas Edison was a Nigerian, he will be selling spare parts at Ladipo market than invent what he invented. Because Nigerian "experts" will have told him it is impossible for him succeed where others have failed. And he will believe them, because they are popular and "successful".
This is why despite their famed educational exploit, Nigerians best achievements are imported ideas, imported products, imported lifestyles and imported solutions to their problems. Can a photocopy be more desirable than original? Obviously yes, if you are a Nigerian!
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