I recently came to the conclusion that life is fair. Yes, life is fair to you if your parents or guardians valued you enough at birth to have named you! But what you make of that name is up to you.
Today’s piece is dedicated to stirring your conscience in view of the disturbing issues that are prevalent in our nation, Nigeria – the spate of wanton killings, abductions, and kidnappings.
Life is fair in the sense that all humans have an equal opportunity to use their names to create a positive lasting story/legacy; whether rich, poor, educated, uneducated, white, or black. We all have the opportunity to make the world a better place and not otherwise.
What’s your name, my dear friend? Do you realise that the destinies of your successive descendants would either be grateful for what you did with your name or otherwise? That is, either the good, the bad, wicked, ugly. Think!
The truth is that you don’t have power over everything in life, but you can choose how you want your name to be remembered in history; be you a politician, businessman or employee. Yes, that position you now hold by privilege should be utilised to the benefit of the vulnerable and hapless in the society.
Did you know that you are being acutely short-sighted to think of your name as only being yours. It’s time to wake up and start rewriting the narrative that your generations would gladly link their own stories to. Your name can either end up as a blessing for people after you or a curse.
My dear friend, your parents may not have left you a name that opens doors. That’s in the past, now, allow your own name to open good doors, not damnation to your descendants.
In this light, I recently found that October 27th, 2025 would have been the 69th birthday of Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh. Remember her? She’s the Nigerian physician credited with containing Nigeria’s 2014 Ebola outbreak by insisting the country’s first Ebola patient remained quarantined.
But here’s what’s even more instructive for me – her impressive ancestral background! I read in ‘Ethnic African Stories’ that:
*Stella Adadevoh isn’t only the daughter of Professor Babatunde Kwaku Adadevoh, a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, she is also linked as:
*Great-grandniece of the great Herbert Macaulay, one of Nigeria’s foremost nationalists and a descendant of the reverend Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the first African Anglican.
Wow, do you see how someone pulled the strings of nobility, enlightenment, bravery, service and faith together into one lineage? Do you see the continuous linkage? Never ending…
My dear friend, your parents may not have left you a name that opens doors. That’s in the past, now, allow your own name to open good doors, not damnation to your descendants.
Stop the cycle of ‘unfortunately’ and start writing a new narrative by intentionally focusing on what’s essential to life, God and to people.
Caution! Living recklessly or for vanities of today will not get the job done! It’s time to rise and create a great legacy by making good names.
I am Bosede Olusola-Obasa, Character Development Trainer//Best Workplace Attitudes Advisor//Corporate Culture Strategist. I’m excited about adding value to you. For team or business support, please reach me.
Enjoy the rest of your week.
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