SHEGE BY CAPACITY

"He's going through a lot, but in his own capacity," Ma Becca said.

We were in a meeting today when someone made the above statement. I found it amusing and had to hold myself back from grinning wildly. I almost screamed, "You get it!!!"

Just the other day, my sister was telling me about a friend who called her, feeling depressed about her finances, saying her savings aren't up to a million naira. I didn't see it as a big deal, honestly, so I just shrugged and laughed. But come to think of it, isn't that why they say, "Big man, big problem"?

So, while we all go through a lot, it’s ultimately based on our individual capacity. My "a lot" may seem trivial compared to yours, but that doesn't invalidate mine or make it less significant.

If Mr. A's "a lot" is his million-dollar debt, and Mr. B's "a lot" is where his next meal will come from, it still doesn’t make Mr. B's problem less. We can’t compare our individual struggles; life allocates them to us in terms of our capabilities.

There's only so much a person can take, which is why it's said we aren’t given more than we can handle.

Dear reader, as strange as it sounds, whatever challenges you face are unique to you; I can’t handle them, and no one else can.

There’s a proverb that says, if we all sat around a table of troubles, no one would be willing to exchange theirs. Know that all you go through is within your capacity (don’t come for my head, o).

@favvy_Okwans🖤.