LIFE AND DISTRACTIONS

Do you know that, things that prevents you from concentrating on something you so much like is called distraction?

 Distraction has been one of the things that is filling up this space and eating up the inner potentials of man.

Naturally, it is part of ones life. People have dealt with distractions forever; but with time and growing in number, these disturbances and interruptions have been changing. From different instances, it has been proved that evolution has made it possible for human brain to  cope with distraction and grow more complex, and so the ways in which they register, perceive and deal with distractions have undoubtedly changed and become more advanced.

Social media serve as one of the greatest distraction today. It's the only place people would flaunt their luxuries and get thousands of likes, comments and shares. This shouldn't grip your heart, your life doesn't start on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other social media and so, you have your life to live outside them. The salient fact is that people come to Social medias to post their success, beautiful pictures while the struggles behind it are kept unveiled.

Barr. OmoAdéyemo A Adéwálé (whose post geared me to write this) said: "Yes, Facebook is interesting, but you cannot be a scholar by reading zingers and other awkward updates. You've to bury yourself in good books that can expand your intellectual horizon. Today, I can do Facebook without any guilt. What am I saying? Igba ti ikoko se isu, enikan omo. Igba ti odo ban gun iyan ni ariwo ma nta"

Advisably, social medias can be sweet and can be deceiving too. However, your life should be your priority. It's only when you prioritize yourself and things that concerns you that you can beat distractions. In another word, do not be carried away by what others are doing, you can do better. Perhaps, you don't know their story. They might have long started their journey before you. Notably, as a youth, know that: enjoyment should come after you've done the heavy lifting. That's the price to pay.

Let me leave you with the words of Don Miguel Ruiz:

 “Whatever happens around you, don’t take it personally. You take it personally because you agree with whatever was said. As soon as you agree, the poison goes through you. Nothing other people do is because of you, it is because of themselves. All people live in their own dream, in their own mind; they are in a completely different world from the one we live in.”