“He
is annoying”, “She is disgusting” “Oh! I can’t stand him, because he is so
mean”, “That girl irritates me”, “I can’t just bear their disturbance”. Do
these register of clauses sound familiar to you? Can you relate with any of
these based on series of experience? Do they bring to life your encounter with
some people? With high level of certitude, I can say that at some point in time
of our life, we can’t help but come in contact with divergent people that will
eventually leave us uttering one or more of the above collection of words.
My
four years in school offered me the privilege and platform to come across divergent
and different personality and disposition of people. From the informal life of
the hostel, to the formal life of the class, to my one on one contact with
friends and colleagues and even to social centres and gatherings. Some made me
smile while others made me cry, some made me sad while some gave me immense joy
that thought of them right now gladdens my heart, some used me, took advantage
of me and even treated me as nothing; some out of their sincere heart gave me
their best, yet others from a humble heart brought out the best in me.
These
past years, God has thought me despite my many weaknesses through all these
available life experiences and encounters that for me to get along with people
of different characters and disposition, I must first learn to get along with
Him in all spheres of my life. Honestly, though it hasn’t been juicy but it has
helped me in accommodating and tolerating people that ordinarily I cannot in
anyway naturally on my own accord accommodate them. I am not there yet, but God
through these people and similar situations is daily preparing me for the life
ahead.
The
people you daily encounter in life that suit and fit into the clauses of words
given from the beginning can be referred to as “Filers”. Just like ladies file
their nails to look smooth and beautiful, so also these people are meant to
file your life, preparing you to be ready for the life that lies ahead of you.
From the onset, the feeling and experience might seem a little bit hellish, but
as time goes on, you will realize that you are beginning to create a space for
them in your heart; their actions and inactions no longer annoy, irritate and
disgust you as before, just know that the filing of your life is taking place.
It is worthy of note to know that the entire
duration of your filing process is largely determine by how fast, willing and
humble you are ready to learn, adjust and create a space in your heart for
others. True, the experience will displease you, stretch you and even push you
to the limit; but would you rather endure the pain of filing now and enjoy the
gain of being in shape for great efficacy and relevance later, or would you
chose to leave your life unfiled now and suffer irrelevance in the future?
Running down history, it is glaring that men and women whom were trailblazers,
were all shaped and filed by their several encounters with people and
situations. Thus, for you to do or chose otherwise is tantamount to rendering
yourself unfit for every usefulness and relevance.
In
as much as God has a plan for you, plan for good and not evil, to give you a
future, a hope and expected end, he must first prepare you through many life
experiences, which will come through the people you encounter daily. He must
file you daily; removing from you all the unwanted aspect of your life, making
you smooth to fit into his purpose for your life. Look beyond the physical;
appreciate the people that come your way daily whether they are good or bad,
annoying or exciting. They can be nauseating, irritating and disgusting, just
create room for them in your heart. At the end you will realize that they are
all “filers” – filing you to be ready, in shape and fit for all that pertains
to life, godliness and fulfillment of purpose. (Guteng 2016©)
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