So she shared the story with me of how her friend had been nine (9) days in RUSSIA and returned home (to Nigeria) with an American Accent... Dont ask me how? I dont know either. But I wondered if she suddenly had a boost on her learning ability as she had been 24 years in Nigeria, learnt, lived and spoke as a Nigerian and suddenly nine days in a NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING community altered all of the 24 years experience. It then occurred to me that such things happen because we often feel the places we go to and return with their influence are better than the places we had been. So we want the world to know that we had been there and perhaps influenced by the supposed superior culture. But the truth is a superior environment does not really mean a superior personality. We must know that no matter how conducive a place is, it does not make its inhabitant executives. Thats why we still have the rich, poor and the ugly in the best economies of the world. Remember there are still beggars in America. My point is: Its not where you are or where you have been to that makes your life, but who you are. Therefore changing location does not change your person. ... A lizard in Nigeria cannot become a goat in America. So the question is WHO ARE YOU? beyond where are you? Good morning. Sorgwe Ernest (D man charge)
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 08:15:35 +0000