EPISODE 3 - MR WISDOM
“I have come to seek counsel”, replied Fegor.
“Counsel?”, Mr. Wisdom asked with a surprised look.
“Yes, counsel!”, said Fegor.
“Am I amazed that you have come to seek counsel from Ahithophel? No. Definitely not! Am I worried? yes! My fear is, ‘I hope I don't hang myself after this discussion’. I believe you are a bible student. So, in what way can I be of help to you, young man?”, asked Mr. Wisdom.
Fegor in less than 15 mins. explicitly communicated his purpose for coming.
“I must commend you, young man for your communication skills”, Mr. Wisdom commended Fegor. In relation to your short explanation, laying a foundation for my proposed solution, I will say that, “in my short sojourn here on earth, I found out that lazy people hate reading books 📚 and some of them think reading is easy and a waste of time. I believe you are not a part of that school of thought, or are you?”, asked Mr Wisdom.
“No, sir!”, Fegor replied.
“I would recommend three books as a prescription for this ailment of yours which I diagnose as ‘poor mentality’, a result of inadequate information which equals non-productiveness(poverty). If after reading these books and putting the laws to practice you fail, then I may conclude that you might be cursed and then would recommend that you either see a Pastor or one of your superstitious Priests, that's by the way though. And mind you, contrary to what you think which I deduced from your story, it's not your parent's fault that you failed, ‘it's your fault’. My one-time General Secretary of one of the University fellowships loved to use the term, ‘If you fail, it's your fault, and if you succeed, it's your fault. Choose which fault you want to be guilty of’. Are you with me?”, asked Mr Wisdom.
“Yes, sir!”, replied Fegor.
“Please jot down the names of the following books” 📚.
“What are you doing?”, Mr. Wisdom asked when he discovered Fegor wasn't writing.
“I'm listening to you, Sir”, replied Fegor.
“Where are your writing materials?”, Mr. Wisdom asked.
“I will write your words in the tablet of my heart”, answered Fegor.
“I can't ask you to repeat all that I have said since this discussion started. That would be impossible. So, since it's impossible, how then do you intend to remember all that has been said? It takes repetition to transfer information from your conscious mind to your subconscious mind(heart). Go get a pen and book!” demanded Mr. Wisdom.
Fegor stood confused looking up, down, and around.
“Why are you still here? What are you waiting for?”
“I do not have enough money on me”, replied Fegor.
“I believe you don't think education is cheap, you should know better because ignorance has really dealt with you. There's the saying, ‘If you want to hide Gold from a black man, the best place is to put it in a book’. A black man will prefer digging 1.2 meters(4 feet) below ground level in search of Gold but will find it difficult to read through the first ten pages of a book containing instructions on how to get it. It's a waste of time for him”, stressed Mr Wisdom.
“Go out there and buy a new pen and book and be back in less than 30 minutes”, ordered Mr Wisdom.
40 mins. later.
“I'm back!”, said exhausted Fegor.
“Welcome, back, but I'm closed for the day”, replied Mr. Wisdom.
“But you said I should…” stuttered disappointed Fegor struggling to complete a simple sentence.
“I said 30 mins. You are 10 mins. late”, replied Mr. Wisdom.
“Okay, Sir” replied Fegor.
“Are you angry?”, asked Mr Wisdom.
“No!”, replied Fegor.
“Then go home”, said Mr. Wisdom.
“I can't go home”, replied Fegor.
“Why can't you”, asked Mr Wisdom.
“I need to return back with answers”, Fegor stressed.
“A tree cannot become a forest in a day”, said Mr. Fegor.
“I know sir. But we are yet to grab the seed talkless of planting it. Besides the farmland has already been cleared”.
“You must be angry”, said Mr. Wisdom
“No sir”, I already told you.
“But you are disappointed?”, Mr. Wisdom probed further.
“Yes, I am a bit”, answered Fegor.
“Why?”, asked Mr Wisdom.
“I'm thirsty and hungry for a change”, cried Fegor.
“Since you've traveled this far like the Deer, I can't deny you water.
Please write”
1. _Think & Grow Rich_ by Napoleon Hill
2. _The Richest Man In Babylon_ by George Samuel Clason
3. _Rich Dad Poor Dad_ by Robert Kiyosaki
“These three books altogether cost not less than #10,000 naira, aside from your transport fare to the nearby village”.
“I thought you said you were thirsty and hungry”, Mr. Wisdom asked after noticing the change of mood and disappointment on Fegor's face (after hearing the amount he was to spend on the books purchase).
“I am hungry”, replied Fegor. But this is just too much for me right now.
“This is part of the cost to feed your appetite, young man. The higher the price, the greater the sacrifice. All things are possible to them that believe, I thought you were a believer”, added Mr. Wisdom.
“Okay, Sir, I believe”, replied Fegor.
This path you took, I mean you used the Scriptures, that means you have an understanding of the Scriptures. Let me ask a question then. “Please follow me, Sir”. Fegor pleaded.
“I'm all ears”, replied Mr. Wisdom.
“What will I tell them at home?”, asked Fegor.
“Everything you’ve received here, the ones you can remember”, replied Mr. Wisdom.
“Have you come across the portion of the Bible where it says, ‘God provides bread for the eater and seed for the sower’?”, asked Fegor.
“I know where you are coming from and understand where you are headed”.
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