1. It happened some time ago but .  I was in an audience listening to a motivational  speaker.  The speaker got out his wallet & pulled out a  500 Naira note. Holding it up, he asked, "Who  wants this 500 naira note?"  Lots of hands went up. Including mine. A slow  chorus began to build as people began to  shout "Me!" "Me!" I began to  wonder who the lucky one would be who the  speaker would choose. And I also secretly  wondered (and I am sure others did too ) why  he would simply give away 500 naira. Even as  the shouts of "I want it" grew louder, I noticed a  young woman running down the aisle. She ran  up onto the stage, went up to the speaker, and  grabbed the five 500 naira note from his hand.  "Well done, young lady," said the speaker into  the microphone. The  speaker simply say "Most of us just sit and  wait for good things to happen. That's of no  use. You've got to make things happen. Make a  move"  ...
