10 Lessons I Learnt From Conquering 'hula Rock


LESSONS FROM 'HULA ROCK.
On the 13th day of February, 2016, my colleagues (NYSC Batch A & B 2015) and I serving in maihula, taraba state decided to climb the 'Hula rock. It was fun all the while. But to me, it was not just fun, it was both educative, innovative and expository. I gained alot of knowledge both on the context of the experience and also of our everyday life's struggles. I hope u learn from my adventurous expedition.

- NEVER LOOK DOWN ON ANYBODY: On ur way to d top, never be selective or look down on anybody because one can never tell will get to the top first in the journey of life. I learnt this from a lady who was last to join the group that we all looked down on, even calling her sluggish b4 the journey started. She turned out to be the first to reach the peak, even serving as a source of inspiration to most of the guys in the company.

- OVERTAKING IS ALLOWED: On ur way to d top, overtaking is only normal. Never be overly comfy around who give up hope easily. It is normal to move ahead and leave them behind lest they influence u negatively and make u complacent.

- SEE OTHERS PROGRESSING AS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION: This one is a little tricky. Sometimes, people we started from the bottom together get to the top b4 us. Rather than getting jealous, why not see them as a harmless source of inspiration, thereby helping us to up our game?

- NEVER BE TOO NICE: Getting to the top sometimes entails one being of help to others one way or another. Never get this twisted as some folks might turn out to be burdens later when it becomes incessant. This sort of persons have what I term "dependency-syndrome" and they never wanna try to do things by themselves. Be wise to draw the line. This is not being cold and insensitive, it is being smart, wise and realistic. Ideally and practically, too much burden, slows us down. so it is too in life's struggles.

- NO HURRY IN LIFE: Seeing others get to the top b4 u sometimes might make u wanna employ illicit means or what we term 'short-cut'. Remember, one mis-step born out of envy or greed, can send u crashing all d way down. Always work ur way to d top as comfortably and as calmly as u know.

- NEVER BE CONTENTED WITH HALF SUCCESS: Not everybody gets to the top. Some folks stop halfway, others stop 3/4 way. Never settle for less. Always strive to take maximum points from ur struggle. It gives u a sense of completion and fulfilment the half-succesful folks go on to lack.

- NEVER BE SHY TO ASK FOR HELP WHEN U GET STUCK: On ur way to d top, there comes a time when things would slow down on being nice and smooth. When u get stuck, never be shy to ask for help from experts. Remember, pride goeth b4 a fall. Ur eye should always be on ur goal.

- JUST AFTER THAT PARTICULAR STEEP POINT COULD BE UR BIG BREAK: Sometimes, u get stuck on a particular spot and it seems impossible to get past it. Most people give up here. Summon courage and give that continuous one final push, more often than not, u always hit ur breakthrough and everything becomes easy thereafter.

- HARD TO BUILD, EASY TO DESTROY: Climbing up the 'Hula rock took about 2hrs but coming down took 50mins. That tells us something, building up is hard, bringing down is easy. Beware!

- ALWAYS COMMIT TO GOD: Lastly and most important, always commit ur struggle to God and ask Him for his guidance every step of the way. Before we climbed, we heard different stories about bee attack, creatures etc. The group went up and came down successfully (although not all got to the top) without any negative incident or accident whatsoever. "When men say there is a casting down, u shall say there is a lifting up"....U only get that by committing to God which we did. Never miss this point. Glory to the Almighty.
-©Oro Midas, 2016.

NICE !!! wait there for me i am coming, *winks*

Goood.

The key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best.

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Nigerian version of niel amstrong!

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Now to the topic.

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ThefakeStan

Good

Inspirational. Thanks op.....

intresting and very educative.

Encouraging..... Shout. Out to all 16A pcm..... We re good to go oh

ok now

Nice one but you guys should be careful so you do not enter boko base oooo.

That's inspiring.

Next time wear something better on your feet, pair of shoe that can grip the surface of the rock very well and also don't forget your bag pack containing first aid materials.

THINK ABOUT SAFETY FIRST.

nice one there

If you can write this for climbing ordinary Rock..what about when you climb mount Everest or Kilimanjaro

You will write encyclopedia

ariesbull:
If you can write this for climbing ordinary Rock..what about when you climb mount Everest or Kilimanjaro

You will write encyclopedia

I swear you dey craze

Like hiking

hard to build...easy to destroy. I am very conversant with this. as a believer, it takes a lot of sacrifice to attain a certain spiritual height but then, just one careless act can bring u down to almost zero. the greater your height, the more devastating the fall.

Ok

danidee10:


I swear you dey craze

Just ordinary Rock ...you de write epistle

Climb better mountain like Everest ..na volume we go read

Mtchewww

Inspirational.
Great life lessons. Many would not have learnt anything important but stupid n mundane things.

Your head is very very correct.

Waoh...... Nice one niccur....... Jah bless ya

@ Op go to bente Sanma @ kurmi local government area of taraba state. and climb the mountain top village. Then I will belief you are good enough. Is 1hr trip to climb and 40mins to come down. Then when you come back, will be here to give you a bottle of orijin. If you don't know there ask any tarabian you are going to Baissa, kurmi local gvt. From there, they will give you discription to bente sanma

Some people go still dey envy Op..... On top waiting na? All this Bad belle fellows

ok

I have to point out that you were not properly dressed for mountain climbing. There are so many things we take for granted (I understand due to the financial situation of many people) but it is highly recommended for safety reasons to dress appropriate for hiking, not dress up like you are going down the road to meet a friend. For those out there there are dressing for going to the farm, there are kits for construction sites, there are proper kits for going to the beach, likewise there are proper kits for mountain climbing/hiking.

Those kits might be expensive but it will do you a lot of good to have them and moreover they are well built and could last several decades is properly used and maintained.

My dear for your own health and safety dress up for the occasion.

now i feel like serving finally...i have been dodging this thing for long

ariesbull:


Just ordinary Rock ...you de write epistle

Climb better mountain like Everest ..na volume we go read

Mtchewww

"You can't please everyone. When you're too focused on living up to other people's standards, you aren't spending enough time raising your own. Some people may whisper, complain and judge. But for the most part, it's all in your head......" - Kriss, Carr

woodcook:
I have to point out that you were not properly dressed for mountain climbing. There are so many things we take for granted (I understand due to the financial situation of many people) but it is highly recommended for safety reasons to dress appropriate for hiking, not dress up like you are going down the road to meet a friend. For those out there there are dressing for going to the farm, there are kits for construction sites, there are proper kits for going to the beach, likewise there are proper kits for mountain climbing/hiking.

Those kits might be expensive but it will do you a lot of good to have them and moreover they are well built and could last several decades if properly used and maintained.

My dear for your own health and safety dress up for the occasion.

Safety first, true.

In the Red Cross...we don't play with this..