SEC-S7W6 | Life Stories - Can You Keep Up?

Introduction

We have a lot of people around us with different attributes, some we feel it's genuine characters while some are temporary with a high probability of change when these individuals experience a change of state, in finances, knowledge, exposure, and so on.

Well, I love to pick clues from things around me because I pay attention to every detail and this contest has just allowed me to share a piece with the audience on this lovely platform.

Can You Keep Up?

Babs (assigned name) is one of the guys that lives in one of the flats in the house I rented here. We met about a year ago as tenants and our first interaction was when he asked for my contact details to me add up to a house's group on a messaging App.

Babs' occupation was not quite clear, maybe he's also a freelancer or anything else, but I know he's always indoors. Some months ago, it became so evident that he was financially unstable, quite extremely, I know this because I have helped him with some mobile data subscriptions on a few occasions during that period. That's nothing to me anyway, it's just to show how well I know he was broke.

Other occupants of other flats who are young people of Babs age would step out of the flat to play together, chat and even eat together. I'm not always in these gatherings because most times their discussion is always outside my field of interest except on a few occasions when I would join for special discussions about the happenings in the house.

The relationship between Babs and the other guys was like that of rice and a waterlogged land, that's what you see from afar and even looking closer, they had a healthy relationship. Spending almost every hour of the day with your friends is an indication of a strong bond.

_{Friends | Source: Wikimedia Commons}

A few months later, there was an evident change in Babs way of living, he seems to be financially stable again, a time we could say he's independent now and would extend love to his friends with whom he shared the rough times. But that's not the case, Babs cut off from his friends, and he wouldn't join their discussions any longer.

The friends narrated how much he has changed while discussing among themselves. They highlighted that on a few occasions when Babs comes back from the shopping mall with lots of goodies, even if they jokingly ask him to gift some, he would ignore them and make his way to his flat.

You know they say nothing lasts forever, that's very true. Recently, over the past few months, it became so clear Babs was broke again and frequently joined his friend's gatherings again. What a human! I believe many of these guys would always remember the time he deserted them and would be mindful of to what extent they can share with him because he would still leave them when he becomes financially stable again.

I asked myself on a few occasions, why has Babs left initially when he isn't sure he can maintain the distance, if things change? Why can't he keep up? Doesn't he feel any shame at all coming back? Would he leave when things become jolly for him again? I found an answer in my head which is that he would still leave again, unfortunately, I may not be an occupant of the house to witness that period again.

Lessons

• If you are certain that you can't keep up, don't start a relationship.

• Nothing lasts forever, it's disgusting if you return to your vomits because you are hungry again.

• For the sake of humanity, be kind to those who have been good to you, even to your enemies. It should be an attitude.

• Your negative attitude towards people leaves a hole within them and blocks your way of getting favor from them in the future. Just as fire spreads on petrol, they tend to share your bad side with other people.

Conclusion

In conclusion, this is a true life story of the person given the nomenclature Babs in this story who was humble towards his friends during his low time but eventually left them when he became comfortable and came back when he hits his low again. Such an attitude is far from humanity.

If you can't keep up, it's not worth starting it. Being real to people goes a long way to making the world a better place. It's a pleasure taking part in this and I hereby invite @dave-hanny, @gwillchrist, and @inspiracion to participate in the contest.