THE VELLUM IS HERE!

‘You do not beat the side of a drum when its vellum is there’

Thank God it’s Friday! Did you take your time to read yesterday’s post? I am sure that our ancestors must have inspired a positive change in your life. Today is another wonderful day; so sit back, relax and prepare to learn something new from the ancestors.

Have you ever set your eyes on vellum? Wait; let me describe what it looks like. Vellum is the mammal skin that is usually used to make drums. Vellum is generally smooth and durable, although there are great variations depending on preparation, the quality of the skin and the type of animal used. Vellum can be regarded as the most sensitive and vital part of a drum because a drum without vellum may just be regarded as an ordinary wooden frame.

A drummer is not expected to beat the side of a drum when its vellum is there. The act of beating the side of a drum could be described as a futile effort of the drummer because the actual sound intended to be heard from any quality drum can never be determined by beating its side. The vellum is the only determinant of the audibility of any drum.

Also in life, you can never be heard or known by people if you only choose to beat the side of your drum. There are many people today who may never be famous, rich, influential, powerful or effective in life because of their decision to be comfortable with nothing or to remain ordinary.

There are a lot of masters, rulers, business owners, presidents, inventors, etc. who may never discover themselves till they die because they have chosen to beat the side of the drum of their purpose in life. The rulers and shakers of the world today are people like you but at a time in their life, they chose not to be comfortable with beating the side of the drum of their achievement in life. Hence, they started attracting people’s attention.

The reason why many marriages, businesses, institutions, professionals, ideas, societies, countries and individuals fail today is because their drummers have failed to beat the vellum of the drum. No man beats the vellum of a drum without attracting people’s attention. At times, the only thing you need to do in order to be successful in life is just to do the right thing. If you choose to do the right thing in whatever you do in life, you would earn yourself the ultimate reward of attracting the right people to your life.

As from today, always aim for the best things in life and prepare to do things in the right way. Remember, it is wrong to beat the side of a drum when its vellum is there. May you never beat the side of your drum in life. Please, go for the best!

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