I prophesy
riches to you in Jesus’ name! Only believe all things are possible. Amen! Do
you believe? If not what do you think bring riches? For the unbelieving what
brings riches is hard work. I used to think like this and I admired the
Bamilike musician’s song titled “la vrai magie
ce le travail” i.e. the true magic is work. A lazy man is very complicated…
My uncle played this song in his car when we travelled most often. I fell in
love with this song and played it often times. I had believed that riches come
as a result of hard work. Now hear what most young English speaking Cameroonians in pidgin will ask one of
theirs who becomes rich. “Your money don came?” if
it is hard work that brings riches I think they would put it this way “Your don work hard soteh
your money came?” but I have never heard the latter. Hard work leads
to success. But when success comes why are these youths only asking “your success
or money don came?” and not “your hard
work don bring your success or money?”
When talking
with a friend he questioned “Coni do you think it is hard work that makes one
rich?” I said yes but doubting my answer. I tried to look at the book of life and what
it says. You see the bible says those who do not work should not eat. Now does God
mean we work or rather work hard just to eat? He did not say it the other way
round thus those who do not work should not be rich. I searched and didn’t see
this one. So we work no matter how hard just to eat? I meditated.
At this
juncture my memory took me back to 1998 when I had my ‘A’ levels and moved to
the city – Douala. I got a job and was working hard but would see my neighbours
and friends idling and most often statements like “your money don came” though
said in another way would come out from their conversations on success and
money. “l’argent, ça
va venir” “ca arrive” etc. This conversation was sparked by the news that the
son of a Minister was first in a competitive entrance examination, he is said
to be twenty five years and owns a company in France. His father uses state
money on him and himself.
Coni Kongkobo
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