TOO SMART TO PAY

‘If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get well’

 

When a sick man refuses to pay his doctor because he feels that he is more knowledgeable than his doctor, it means that such a man must be wise enough to cure himself. He shouldn’t have bothered to consult the doctor at all.

Like the sick man illustrated above, there are several instances in our life that we strive to outsmart our creator, our superiors, our partners or people that offer to assist us. Whenever we are in trouble, we easily call on our creator for assistance, but when the problem is solved, many of us prove to be smarter than our creator by refusing to appreciate the good things bestowed on us. Many of us even fail to remember that we had ever been in trouble before. Some of us neglect those that are looking up to us for similar assistance when we are already made. We go as far as insulting them or condemning them for not being wise enough to get out of trouble.

There are several instances when some of us feel that we are greater than our superiors at home, at school or at work. We allow the thought of being too smart to reflect in everything we do, hence we end up facing the consequences of insubordination. In order to have influence in life, you first need to be influenced by others. Humble yourself by acknowledging that you can be impulsive, undisciplined and unruly in some cases. Then strive to transform those weaknesses into strengths.

As a wife, if you believe you can outsmart your husband because of your level of education or social influence, you may be getting it wrong. You should not have bothered to accept his marriage proposal at first. No matter how foolish your husband may seem to be, remember how wise and brave he was when he chose to break the ice of being the only guy to win your heart among several options. Remember the very first day that you accepted to humble yourself before him by accepting him as your husband (even if it was by force, you eventually became a loyal victim of his forceful appeal).

On the other hand, a man who refuses to perform his responsibility as the man of the house because he believes that he is smarter than his wife is not worthy of his woman’s respect. If a man chooses to bully his wife and threaten to kill her because he feels he is stronger than her, such a man shouldn’t have settled to marry a woman at first, he should have married a lioness or a rock. With the help of the lioness, he could achieve his dream of becoming the world’s strongest husband.

A debtor who refuses to pay up his debt because he feels that he is smarter than the creditor has only forgotten how badly he needed the money when he was begging for loan. If truly he is smarter, he shouldn’t have asked for loan. All his wisdom will only end him up behind the closed door.

In whatever you do today, don’t be too smart to admit your faults. Remember, ‘if you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get well’. Our ancestors have spoken!

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