YOU MATTER

by Favour C. Ebube

One person sees a shine and shrinks.

Another sees a shine and shimmers.

One person sights a shine and loses hope.

Another sights a shine and braces up.

One person, in the presence of a shine, is downcast.

Another, in the presence of a shine, is uplifted.

One person, in the midst of a shine, cowers in fear.

Another, in the midst of a shine, celebrates with full Joy.

One person views a shine as a threat.

Another, views a shine as a call to thrive.

One person badmouths the shiner.

Another heaps up songs of praise to the shiner.

One person, envys the shiner.

Another, admires the shiner.

One person, sees a shine, and strays from their path.

Another sees a shine, and nurtures their path in faith.

One person harbours the thought of failure at the emergence of a shine.

Another harbours the thought of possibilities at its emergence.

One person seeks combat against the shiner.

Another seeks collaboration with the shiner.

One person twerks the head and sighs with the mouth.

Another stands on the feet, spread the cheeks and marries the palms vigorously.

One person incures a heart attack at the shine of the shiner.

Another's heart beats for joy, hope and faith.

Beautiful people,

There is no dignity in envy.

There is no pride in jealousy.

💥Let someone else's shine be an encouragement and not a discouragement to you. 

Let their shine bring inspiration and not deviation to you. 

Let their shine birth courage💪 and not cowardice in you.

No one is a jack of all trades, therefore, your shine, too, is needed.

Let your light shine, my fellow shiners 💥