Learning from the Past #1
She is a good business woman, who has been making waves in the
Neighborhood, in the recent times the demand for what she is selling has
Increased, she needs money to meet up with the people’s demands. To achieve
This she has joined a group of people who come together to form a unit where
They would be lending themselves money at a minimal interest. This group is
Known as cooperative group and has been said to be established in the 1800s by
A German, when people from other countries and continents studied what
Cooperative entails, they have been forming it locally, and this does not exempt her
Island. She however was oblivion of this until her friend introduces her to it when she
Told her of her plight. For security reasons, no one could just join the group, for
History has it that when the group was first formed in the island, and some people
Who were not of good records were allowed to join the group, they have arranged
Robbers to be laying ambush for those who collect loans from the group and
Stealing the loans collected from the group. Initially the people thought it was mere
Coincidence, but when the wave of the incident rises, they decide to look into the
Cause, after months of investigation, they were able to get to the root of the matter
And thereby know that there were insiders who were feeding those robbers about
Those who would collect loans. After bringing those people to book, they have
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Restructured the group, and would not allow anyone whose background and source
Of income is not known to join the group, neither let anyone know their meeting
Days. These were the reasons why this woman does not know about the group, however,
When she heard about this, she desired more than ever to join the group, for it is
Time for her to boost her business. After she has been inducted into the group, and had
Spent the minimum numbers of days required, she applied for her first loan and was
Granted. After receiving the loan she pumped it into her business and as expected
The business picked up, she was able to meet with the demands of her teeming
Customers. Before the expected date of repayment she has repaid her loans and
Applied for huge amount. Since she has not default in the earlier loan, she was
Granted the loan immediately. Again, she pumped it into her business and now she
Has become the talk of the entire island, for her business has been growing like grasses.
She continued like this, impressing the group which she belongs and meeting with
The demands of her customers. Five years after this, she started her own building where
She would be storing her goods. Then she met with someone during this time who
Introduced her to a business she has no idea about. This person with sugar coated
Mouth convinced her into going into the business citing different examples of people who
Have ventured into such business and made it. Then she decides to give this business a trial.
Comments
OLUSEGUN (author) from NIGERIA on August 06, 2020:
Cheryl E Preston You have been a wondrous elder sister to me on this site. Thanks ma.
Cheryl E Preston from Roanoke on August 06, 2020:
That is an interesting proverb. Great story as usual. You are gifted in story telling.