Take it or leave it, there is power in secrecy, so much so that those with the biggest secrets sometimes are god-like. The reason some people are in power or have been in power for a very long time without anything close to an opposition challenging them is simply because only a handful of persons know their secrets. I have come to understand that you are only as powerful as the mysteries surrounding you. If everyone can read you, know what you are up to, trigger your actions and reactions and conveniently trick you into doing their bidding, then you are defenceless and are not as strong as you think no matter how rich you think you are or how rich you look. The world on its own is competitive, people try every day to find a reason to keep going, or a reason to do whatever they wish, and knowing a person’s secret is a sure way to do that. This is why those who know your secrets can easily order you around no matter how high and mighty you are, now imagine everyone knowing it…
When it comes to finances, I believe secrecy is key. I do not believe that Elon Musk is the Richest man on earth as Forbes claims, I am very sure that there are multi trillionaires in this world that very little people know about. Can you imagine the pressure being the world’s richest man puts on a person, it puts you in a position where you always need to be on guard. Elon Musk for example can not just come to a country like Nigeria and move around without security because everyone knows who he is. This is the issue I have with transparency, especially financial transparency. All your transactions and decisions are monitored, any little financial mistake can be seen as weakness. Why should a person like to endure such a pressure, especially coming from the entire world. I do not see myself wanting such a life, I do not want to be wealthy with a target on my back, I love being anonymous and dangerous. That way when you cross me and I retaliate you don’t see me coming.
I love to be seen as weak and ordinary, especially financially. It would help me sleep well at night knowing that I do not answer to anyone. It is easier to do everything to guard a secret than dealing with the repercussions of that secret being exposed. I remember when I started working for the first time and made the mistake of telling my family how much I was earning. It made them totally dependent on me and made me work exclusively for them. I was always giving them everything I earn and they were not even thinking what I had left for myself. I guess it was because things were hard and I was the only one with an actual job, but the day I decided to get myself something, it was as though I had committed the greatest sin on earth. I felt bad because I knew I deserved to be spent on just as much as I was spending on them. It was really not my duty to cater for the whole family, it was my parents duty, and doing it because I loved them was making them complainant. When I stopped working,I noticed how they easily moved on, and then it dawned on me that they never really needed me as I thought, they would have survived anyway, but I made myself so available that I took up responsibility not meant for me.
THIS IS MY RESPONSE TO HIVE LEARNER'S
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