Hey there ,

What's up.

How has your day been?

Productive? Stressful? Or anything in between? 

You can go ahead and reply this mail and tell me,

Or not.

It's your choice.

I'm just trying to be courteous here.

Anyway, when I started reading the book "Rich Dad Poor Dad" some days ago, I noticed something very weird and awkward about the author.

In fact, it was so weird when I was reading it that I had already jumped to a wild and bizarre conclusion.

In fact, I was so sure of it, and in a bit, I will tell you about my conclusion and make you understand why I was so sure.

Meanwhile, in my mail yesterday, I talked about the importance of writing things down.

And if you read that mail, I'm sure you will agree with me that without writing, much of what we know today, quite frankly, we wouldn't know them,

Because we would all have to start rediscovering them again.

But next to writing in the hierarchy of activities related to acquiring and keeping knowledge is a simple activity that is neglected in this part of this world. 

I am 90% sure that are guilty of neglecting this activity, 

And I'm not even going to lie. 

I too am 100% guilty of neglecting this activity (sometimes), and I'm not proud of it. 

And what is this simple activity? 

Reading. 

That's it. 

I mean the whole point of writing something down is so that you or someone else can read it and make use of the information if possible. 

There's a whole lot of information written in books out there that have the capacity to change your life dramatically. 

But those books aren't going to read themselves are they? 

Of course not. 

There is a popular saying that goes, 

"If you want to hide something from a black man, put it in a book". 

Apparently, the reason for the existence of that quote is not far fetched,

Because the average black man hates reading, especially academic reading. 

And if you look around you, especially in this current Nigeria, you will realize that people hate reading. 

People hate books. 

And ultimately, people hate school and education. 

And the media and entertainment sector of Nigeria in association with the "Yahoo Boys" of our generation are not really helping matters if you ask me. 

Countless times, some of my friends and colleagues have told me that the contents I put out on my WhatsApp Status are too long and that they don't even bother reading them. 

The same is probably true for other people.. 

Some of these same set of people will still be the one to complain about the economy, poverty and the way their life is. 

Meanwhile, information that can help them out is literally flying around, but they're just too lazy to read them, let alone take action. 

Well, I don't blame most people. 

I mean, sometimes, I am most people myself. 

But one thing I have learned over time, is that knowledge gives you power. 

Matter of fact, knowledge can not just give you money,

It can give you crazy ass money. 

Those problems people have that they are too lazy to read or learn about, if you can read and learn about it, 

You can earn a lot of money by helping them to do that thing. 

And if you can help a lot of people with your knowledge, you're going to be a rich person, trust me. 

And these days, technology has made life easier 

You don't have to consume or acquire all information in text format. 

You can listen to podcasts, watch YouTube videos, join Twitter spaces, attend webinars and so on.

Truth is, we all have no excuse to remain average in this day and age. 

But you can decide to do whatever you want, 

Afterall, it's your life.

But I will advise you to cultivate the habit of reading. 

It will do you a whole lot of good. 

Anyway, while reading the book I mentioned earlier, I noticed something I thought was weird at first. 

The writer said he had two dads. One was rich and one was poor. 

Immediately I saw "I have two dads", my mind jumped straight to a weird conclusion. 

I thought his parents were gay.

Don't blame me too much though... I'm an overthinker. 

But then, after considering that the period of time he was talking about was wound the 1950s, I began to have little doubts because I don't think American culture accepted gay sexuality then as they do now (I may be wrong though). 

As I read on though, it became clearer to me. 

Turns out his own biological father was the "Poor Dad", while his friend's dad who later became a sort of a "father figure" to him was who he referred to as "Rich Dad". 

Strange right? 

Well, here are a few lessons I feel you can learn from that misconception of mine.

1. Stop jumping to conclusions.

Don't be like me. 

Before you draw conclusions about anything at all, make sure you verify the details so that you won't end up taking actions you may regret later. 

2. Your parents aren't only your biological parents.

You parents don't have to be your biological parents (alone).

Virtually any and everyone who contributes to your growth mentally, physically, financially or spiritually can be your "parent".

In life, for you to become great, you're going to need a lot of parents. 

Some you will know personally, some will parent you from a distance without them ever knowing about it. 

Whatever you do, make sure you are surrounded by the right parents. 

3. I can't think of a third lesson for now.

Just manage those two for today okay?

Tomorrow, I will start teaching you some of the lessons I have learned from reading the book so far.

Meanwhile, have yourself a lovely evening.

To your digital success,

King Danisan™.

PS: If you're my friend or colleague and you felt like you were hit by a stray bullet, well I apologize. No vex okay?

Bye now.