Nollywood actress Mary Njoku has shared a word of wisdom against pressure.
The wife of Jason Njoku, via her Instagram page, noted that when one has some fame or a little money, the world suddenly starts telling them how they should live their life. She noted that people will pressure one to spend beyond one’s means to meet their expectations.
Njoku advised against listening to them, noting that the same people will turn on one when everything goes wrong, and the light goes out. She stressed that one shouldn’t allow anyone to pressure them into performing success instead of building stability.
“When you have some fame and money, the world suddenly starts deciding how you should live your life.
People will pressure you to spend above your means to match their expectations of who they think you should be.
Don’t let them!
The moment anything goes wrong and the light goes off, the same people will turn it back on.
And you will be standing in the darkness alone.
Don’t let people pressure you into performing succes instead of building stability.
Most people don’t actually want control of your life because they love you; they enjoy influencing it while sitting comfortably in their own homes, living however they choose, without your opinion affecting them.
Don’t give up your Real life for their amusement.
Don’t hand them the remote. You don’t know how much time you have left”.
In an Instagram post, Jason Njoku’s wife admonished the public to stop outsourcing their happiness, to love themselves, to never place the responsibility for happiness on someone else, and to always put themselves first. She noted how life is short.
While weighing in on King Mitchy and VDM’s saga, Mary had questioned whether our generation truly has the capacity to focus on what’s important in their lives and futures. She pondered whether they had collectively chosen distraction over direction, lamenting over the level of noise and trivialities competing for attention.
In a memo to BBL lovers, the award-winning filmmaker made a case for natural beauty, stating that what makes a lady or woman stand out is her mind. She admonished women to develop their brains, and invest in their skills.
The filmmaker had frowned at 21-year-old girls who are now getting Botox. She questioned if having a lifeless face is now the new trend, as she questioned what wrinkles girls in their 20s are trying to hide. Mary admonished them to embrace their youth while they still can as she noted how many would do anything to be in their 20s again and cherish their youthful beauty.
