Words on The Scale✍ ⚖️

Not long ago, I came across a simple story that carries a profound lesson for all of us. A young lady was seated quietly on a bus. At the next stop, an elderly woman entered, carrying several heavy bags. She squeezed into the seat beside the young lady, accidentally bumping and inconveniencing her. Another passenger, noticing what had happened, asked the young lady why she didn’t complain. With a calm smile, she replied: “It is not necessary to be rude or argue over something so insignificant. My stop is the next one. The journey is so short.” Those words struck me deeply. They deserve to be written in golden letters: “It is not necessary to argue over something so insignificant. Our journey together is so short.” The Shortness of Our Shared Journey Life is often compared to a journey. We enter at different times, meet fellow travelers along the way, and eventually, we all step off at our stops. Yet we sometimes live as though the journey will last forever holding grudges, en...

  Yesterday, I had a long and emotional chat with an African friend of mine. He was bitterly complaining about how things are at his workplace. According to him, promotions only seem to favor Asians and European, while Africans are often ignored. He felt overlooked, unappreciated, and was already considering resigning because of this. I truly understood his frustration, but I also felt the need to share a different perspective with him. 1. Understanding Luck, System, and Destiny The first thing I told him was that in life and in career growth, there’s always a mix of system, timing, value, and luck . Sometimes it’s not only about racism it’s about how the system works, what the company values at that moment, and whether opportunities align with your timing. In fact, the very same company he was complaining about has Africans who started their careers as waiters and have risen all the way to managerial levels. That reality alone shows that while bias can exist, it doesn’t autom...