the system we live in is failed, had it been there is equal opportunity to everyone we will be happy. compare life in USA to Nigeria, you will better understand where am coming from

My naija people and superstitious beliefs.

Work hard, pray hard and with some luck, success is guaranteed. Leave juju trash beliefs for Lawma

I so much love this thread.
An irony of life.
I believe my suffering today emanated from a similar story like this.
I curse poverty and still most of the reason I refuse to marry till date.
I want to protect my children and I can only to do that when there is money..
God bless my hustle.

Things like that happen, something must have gone wrong when the child was growing up, conditions of the parents might go from food to bad and we can't also leave out the wickedness in the heart of a black man, they can go any length to see someone doing well to fall......

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ikorodureporta:
Have you seen someone you knew back then in your elementary & secondary schools who was among the top students; brilliant & very promising, but now living in their past glory?

Some of them got to the university, struggled out, & for years they ain't got any meaningful job, whereas those average to poor performers then are doing very well with family, cars & houses..

This could be as a result of their star being blocked!
When a child is seen with such a promising talent, a number of people will be envious: friends, family members, neighbors, especially if that child lives in a populated face-me-i-face-you compound. Others that didn't show those early signs of greatness were never attacked, & they're still living their normal lives...just as the king saw the star of Jesus Christ & never wanted him alive
Parents should ensure that their 'gifted' children are adequately protected:
* Stop bragging with your neighbors or family members of how intelligent your child is
* Hard work should be rewarded. Any of your child doing exceptionally well should be encouraged with gifts
* Pray for your child. They also require your blessings of protection

If you are in this category of adults, just know that your life has been hacked, & you need a divine intervention

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You watch too much Nollywood movies and stayed too long in the village

Is this counseling or religious preaching, either of both, you are completely off point.


Devil, spirit, life hacked, gifts and sort of gibberish!

Life is not a rat race. Every man has opportunity to excel in life. It depends how the opportunity is been utilized.

firo08:
I so much love this thread.
An irony of life.
I believe my suffering today emanated from a similar story like this.
I curse poverty and still most of the reason I refuse to marry till date.
I want to protect my children and I can only to do that when there is money..
God bless my hustle.

Stop watching Nollywood movies!

CreepyBlackpool:
There's no such thing as star being blocked

no village people involved.


He stopped reading and started failing, simple as that!

Exactly. I don't really believe anyone can block one's star. Everyone carries his/her own individual grace, star and luck in life from God. And I don't think anyone else, just anyone can take it from one.

Many day to day living factors can be responsible for one performing badly either in studies or in one's career. And that shouldn't be linked to anything spirituality.

Mcslize:


Exactly. I don't really believe anyone can block one's star. Everyone carries his/her own individual grace, star and luck in life from God. And I don't think anyone else, just anyone can take it from one.

Many day to day living factors can be responsible for one performing badly either in studies or in one's career. And that shouldn't be linked to anything spirituality.

exactly!

but our people are always quick to link everything to spirituality because it offers the simplest explanations for the simple minded people.
And this is why we remain a third world country

monimekaz:
I used to be this bright child but I must confess I have not achieved anything as an adult .Dreams are turning nightmares .They said we should get skills that certificate is not enough,got some IT skills etc but none is getting me close to my dream .My talent just there wasting ,depression setting and no one seems to believe in you anymore .It is heartbreaking.

Google "bob proctor" watch as many of his videos as you can and willingly in your mind make a decision to follow his teachings. You will be amazed at what will happen to your life. My only regret is i did not come across him earlier. Thank me later

Otakom87:
Academic success does not translate to financial success. If not na professors for dominate Forbes list.

You don't need to be as rich as Bill Gates, but at least your gift should make you comfortable.

That is why it is a gift. It's supposed to make way for you.

If it was in the time of Mozart or Newton, I would have agreed with you.
They were ahead of their time and so could not reap the financial reward of their genius.

But nowadays, genius is often rewarded. Knowledge has matured.

If your electric brain can not get you a comfortable life in this 21st century , then you need serious prayers.

ikorodureporta:
Have you seen someone you knew back then in your elementary & secondary schools who was among the top students; brilliant & very promising, but now living in their past glory?

Some of them got to the university, struggled out, & for years they ain't got any meaningful job, whereas those average to poor performers then are doing very well with family, cars & houses..

This could be as a result of their star being blocked!
When a child is seen with such a promising talent, a number of people will be envious: friends, family members, neighbors, especially if that child lives in a populated face-me-i-face-you compound. Others that didn't show those early signs of greatness were never attacked, & they're still living their normal lives...just as the king saw the star of Jesus Christ & never wanted him alive
Parents should ensure that their 'gifted' children are adequately protected:
* Stop bragging with your neighbors or family members of how intelligent your child is
* Hard work should be rewarded. Any of your child doing exceptionally well should be encouraged with gifts
* Pray for your child. They also require your blessings of protection

If you are in this category of adults, just know that your life has been hacked, & you need a divine intervention

How do you know they were intelligent in the first place. DiD you give them IQ tests?

monimekaz:
I used to be this bright child but I must confess I have not achieved anything as an adult .Dreams are turning nightmares .They said we should get skills that certificate is not enough,got some IT skills etc but none is getting me close to my dream .My talent just there wasting ,depression setting and no one seems to believe in you anymore .It is heartbreaking.

Brother what ICT skills do you have?

No you are wrong OP, this is the reason. A full cup cannot accept anything more. Similarly, a person who believes that he cannot learn anything else will stagnate quickly and not move to higher levels. A true sign of a secure, mature individual is someone who sees every opportunity as a chance to learn. Even the teachers have teachers. So next time you see somebody LIKE that, Tell them to Empty their cups.

abdeiz:



Brother what ICT skills do you have?

Good at HTML/CSS ...elementary JavaScript/Php ..Good with Photoshop /Coreldraw (graphic design) ..
I understand how to create database with SQL ...I can handle WordPress quite well .

It's just the outcome of the Nigerian system where such bright children are not properly guided. There's the need to revive the guidance and counseling units of every secondary school in the country to help guide those kids on how to make the right career choices.

Besides op, the fact that someone graduated from the university and is still unemployed does not mean that she/he has failed. That the other guys now drive Benz or are married with kids does not also make that unemployed graduate a write off. Wealth is fleeting bro. In a twinkle of an eye, things can turn around for the unemployed graduate. I have a living example of how an unemployed graduate who was being looked down on by his shortsighted friends and even some family members suddenly got a good job and became a the pillar of his family.

It's just the outcome of the Nigerian system where such bright children are not properly guided. There's the need to revive the guidance and counseling units of every secondary school in the country to help guide those kids on how to make the right career choices.

Besides op, the fact that someone graduated from the university and is still unemployed does not mean that she/he has failed. That the other guys now drive Benz or are married with kids does not also make that unemployed graduate a write off. Wealth is fleeting bro. In a twinkle of an eye, things can turn around for the unemployed graduate. I have a living example of how an unemployed graduate who was being looked down on by his shortsighted friends and even some family members suddenly got a good job and became the pillar of his family. That's after 8yrs of job search

NaijaMutant:
Intelligence doesn't necessarily translate to wealth



Success is not a function of intelligence

If it were, our professors would have been the most successful, but guess what

An unintelligent and mentally challenged buhari is their president

have see q lady before in my secoundary school den very brilliant, when they take her to the village and bring her back to lqgos, she become dense and dull.

Mcslize:


Exactly. I don't really believe anyone can block one's star. Everyone carries his/her own individual grace, star and luck in life from God. And I don't think anyone else, just anyone can take it from one.

Many day to day living factors can be responsible for one performing badly either in studies or in one's career. And that shouldn't be linked to anything spirituality.

I pray you'll never believe!!


I just pray you'll never jam some experiences that'll make you believe!!!

aboyaji:
Spiritual attribution to some natural happenings can't be much emphasized. I am a victim of all these aforementioned and a lot of friends I have are too.

Inhibition itself should not be ignored in this regard. Fear of the unknown, self constraints, very spiritual family background. All the listed play a very big role in a child's disposition.

Almost 3 of my friends are facing this same fate. Very brilliant, highly knowledgeable. I'm not exaggerating. They are all graduates with 2.1, 2.2 and all but nothing much on their side.

Is it English or laws of physics and mathematics and all Albert Einstein's notations we come this world for?

Is it watching other people's car zoom pass us or looking at big mansions and salivating that we come to see?

Is it solving university problems for undergraduates and correcting every m]stakes and impressions and following the main Oga behind like dog in a bid to get daily chopins like 1k or 2 we come for?

Most times, it's the extroverts that make it in this world. Parents should balance the weighing scale they use while raising a child.

Thanks.

wrong, man. Name 3 extroverts in the top 10 richest list.

If you can provide a solution for the needs of many and charge them for it, you'd get rich. Simple as that. Many intelligent persons do not solve any real world problems, or some provide solutions no one needs.

Bull Shiit.
Take that child abroad and watch wonders happen.
This country has became very toxic for intelligent people to survive.

Lol, I saw he headline and I thought the OP will make sense but it seem he himself still have a lot to learn!

The art of making money and being successful in real life is different ball game from Academic intelligence(which always ends at reading to pass exams in a confined academic enviroment)

ikorodureporta:
Have you seen someone you knew back then in your elementary & secondary schools who was among the top students; brilliant & very promising, but now living in their past glory?

Some of them got to the university, struggled out, & for years they ain't got any meaningful job, whereas those average to poor performers then are doing very well with family, cars & houses..

This could be as a result of their star being blocked!
When a child is seen with such a promising talent, a number of people will be envious: friends, family members, neighbors, especially if that child lives in a populated face-me-i-face-you compound. Others that didn't show those early signs of greatness were never attacked, & they're still living their normal lives...just as the king saw the star of Jesus Christ & never wanted him alive
Parents should ensure that their 'gifted' children are adequately protected:
* Stop bragging with your neighbors or family members of how intelligent your child is
* Hard work should be rewarded. Any of your child doing exceptionally well should be encouraged with gifts
* Pray for your child. They also require your blessings of protection

If you are in this category of adults, just know that your life has been hacked, & you need a divine intervention

Most of the time, it is something called Adult ADHD. No everyting be village matter.

Your success in school does not determine your future success, education is no more the key to success in Nigeria

Gerrard59:
Arrant bullshit



OP makes up a distorted post regarding an individual's decline in intelligence.

Have you considered psychological issues? Change of environment? Change of pedagogical techniques? Medical issues? Peer pressure? Financial issues? Lack of interest? Nutrition?

Have you also considered the possibility of these circumstances as physical manifestations of spiritual manipulations?

I can relate, especially because this phenomenon is more common in Nigeria than in other civilised countries.

But then again, bright kids, dull kids, all kinds of kids eventually become successful and unsuccessful. At the end of the day, time and chance happens to us all. Logic can't explain everything.

He was a local champion na. And d average student improved. I don see first class wey dey beg for 10k after years of graduation

These words will help you: life, destiny, fortune and opportunity. You can only get rich when you solve people’s problem not because you are brilliant. There is a clear difference between knowledge and wisdom. Wisdom is the correct application of this knowledge. Having knowledge and understanding can be taken as brilliance but the application of this brilliance is what makes for wealth. Wisdom makes great not brilliance.

That a child is brilliant in school doesn't guarantee a brilliant future. Life is not operated in school system, if you're intelligent in school it's very easy to predict where you'll end up