NO ASSUMPTIONS

I was to collect documents from someone, and the weather was so hot, to make matters worse, I had a thick jacket on.

I knew the man who I was to collect them from usually shuffles offices. If I didn’t find him in his main office, I knew I would find him in his departments head office.

I went toward the first office, to me it was obviously closed. I saw one of his collegues walking towards my direction, ‘he must have locked the office’ I thought.

I immediately went to the second office, on arrival I was told he was in the first office I assumed was closed.

‘ahh see double wahala for living body’, I didn’t know what to be angry about, the weather, the jacket, the walking, or even myself, what got to me most was the fact that I actually had someone I could have easily asked- his collegue. 

Assumptions costed me walking back to the first office under the scorching sun.

 

Many people assume a lot of things in life and that's really costly. 

This reminds me of a book 'Costly Assumptions' by Gbile Akanni, here is the cover- it was a great read.

(Cover of Costly Assumption book by Gbile Akanni)

This particular assumption may seem to be on the surface level but what about people who have assumed on very important and crucial issues in life.

The way I put assumptions behind me is to ASK QUESTIONS.

My mother taught us to ask questions and not assume. It is truly better not to know, than act like you do.

This reminds me of a story I once read of a Lady who was close to this guy, she had turned down other marriage proposals for him but he wasn’t just making marriage moves, she finally got the courage to ask after years of their assumed 'relationship'

He told her he never saw her as a girlfriend or one he would like to spend the rest of his life with, he saw her as just a 'sister' and nothing more.

I can imagine how heart broken she was. 

We can't assume into marriage either, you can't assume God has sent you, you can't assume your role in a partnership. 

Learn to ask questions MORE and not assume.

And if it doesn't apply to a second party, please learn to sit with yourself, direct the questions to yourself and give yourself sincere answers (the worst thing we can do is lie to ourselves)

Please if there are things you have assumed in life and you still haven't clarified, it's high time you did it.

Cheers to an assumption free life! 🤭🤭

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-Adoo Atera