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The 100 Naira Promise
<p>It was a Wednesday in Yaba.</p><p>Rain was falling. Not the cute rain. The “soak your shoes and ruin your plans” kind.</p><p><br/></p><p>I was broke. Like 350 naira in my account broke.</p><p>I had two options: buy lunch, or buy data to submit my assignment before 11:59pm.</p><p><br/></p><p>I chose data.</p><p>By 2pm I was hungry and angry at myself.</p><p><br/></p><p>That’s when I saw her.</p><p>An old mama selling cooked corn by the bus stop. Drenched. No umbrella. Only 3 cobs left.</p><p><br/></p><p>A guy walked up, picked one, ate half, and dropped *100 naira*.</p><p>“Keep the change,” he said and walked off.</p><p><br/></p><p>Mama didn’t argue. She just wrapped the rest of the corn in nylon and sat down.</p><p><br/></p><p>I had 200 naira left on me.</p><p>My brain said: `Buy gala. You’re hungry.`</p><p>Something else said: `Give her the 200.`</p><p><br/></p><p>I walked up. “Mama, how much for the 2 remaining?”</p><p>“400 my son.”</p><p>I handed her 200. “Take this. Finish early and go home. The rain is too much.”</p><p><br/></p><p>She looked at me, then at the money, then at me again.</p><p>She didn’t say thank you. She just said:</p><p>*“God will remember this for you on the day you forget yourself.”*</p><p><br/></p><p>Weird. But I left.</p><p><br/></p><p>*48 Hours Later*</p><p>I got a call from a number I didn’t know.</p><p>“Is this Tunde? This is HR from. We saw your portfolio. Can you come for an interview tomorrow?”[Company]</p><p><br/></p><p>I didn’t even apply to them.</p><p>Turns out the “guy” who ate half the corn and dropped 100 naira was their CEO. He was testing vendors that day. And he saw me too.</p><p><br/></p><p>I got the job.</p><p>First salary: 180k.</p><p><br/></p><p>I went back to that bus stop the next week. With an umbrella, 10k, and a new raincoat.</p><p>Mama wasn’t there.</p><p><br/></p><p>But a young girl was selling corn in her place.</p><p>She said: “Mama said if a boy with wet shoes and kind eyes comes, give him this.”</p><p>She handed me a note.</p><p>It read: *“You fed me when you were hungry. God fed you when you needed it most. Pass it on.”*</p><p><br/></p><p>*The Lesson*</p><p>1. *You never know who’s watching.* Character is built in the rain, not in the spotlight.</p><p>2. *Give when it hurts.* That’s when it counts.</p><p>3. *What you pour out comes back.* Sometimes as a job. Sometimes as peace.</p><p><br/></p><p>Some people chase money.</p><p>I’m chasing moments to be that 200 naira person.</p><p><br/></p><p>---</p><p><br/></p><p>*CTA to keep them coming back:*</p><p>*Which part hit you most: the rain, the corn, or the note? Tell me in the comments.*</p><p>*Follow this page. I drop 1 new story + 1 real lesson every week. Don’t miss the next one.*</p>
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