“The world doesn’t
remember your past excellence, they are simply interested in your current
relevance”—POJOMATICS
I can only imagine how my Beloved Father, Mr. Jeremiah E.
Okotie, felt on the 02nd of June 2004 when he entered a shop in
Lagos to buy a pair of NOKIA 1100. I guess he was so excited as the product he
asked for was brought to him. I could feel the joy he felt after paying #23,800
for two ‘powerful’ phones.
Few days later, my Dad stormed Warri and journeyed to his
residential address at 13 Okandeji Street, Somewhere in Warri-South Local
Government Area. My Mum, DMSEJO, and I were so excited to see my Dad after
months of not seeing him due to his job in Lagos. Just before the smiles that came
due to his arrival faded off our faces, Dad gave us a shocking surprise, he brought
out two small cartoons that I have never seen before and as I tried to look at
the cartoon, I saw the words, NOKIA 1100, and a hand of a man reaching to hold
that of a little Child. Dad held one of
the Cartoons and passed the other to his wife and that was the fuel that
ignited Mum’s happiness. She was so excited like a blind man who received his
sight. Why on earth will she be excited? I guess it was worth being excited, to
be the first woman to owe such an expensive phone in the area.
Yesterday, as I displayed the photo of Nokia 1100 on my
various social media platforms, most of my friends remembered ‘the good old
days’ of Space Impact. Anyways,
twelve years down the line, Nokia 1100 doesn’t interests anybody. I guess if
you are offered the phone now, you would be tempted to slap the person. Why?
Because the phone has lost its relevance.
Dear reader, take a critical look at your humble self. Are
you a business man or a student? Are you currently at the top of your field or
you are ‘just there’. What does the future hold for you? Five years from now, are
you going to be relevant in your field or you would be dumped in a bin where
‘good old days memory are kept’? Would you be replace by a more productive and
creative individual or will you be replaced by a Robot?
REMAINING RELEVANT IN
CHANGING TIMES IS A DELIBERATE ACT OF A MAN TO DEVELOP HIMSELF TO BE ABLE TO
MEET WITH THE NEEDS OF THE EVER CHANGING WORLD. The reason NOKIA 1100 is no longer
relevant is simple: It failed to meet up the demands of the present world. That
simply means if you fail to meet up with the demands of the ever changing
world, you will be left behind in history.
Therefore, as Youths, we must LEARN THE ACTS OF REMAINING RELEVANT IN THE MIDST OF THE CHANGES THE
WORLD UNDERGOES.
I wish you a fruitful weekend and do well to drop your
comments on this article.
UNLIMITED POJOMATICS
A PROUD WARRI BOY
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