Open letter to y'all: "But Why All Nigerians Do/Think/Act Like.............?"

So,I will put it this way: no matter in which kind of situation you find yourself in,no matter what you decide to do or not to do,the truth is,it's impossible to please everyone. Why? Because you don't simply expect from someone who is not pleased with himself to be pleased with you and your behavior. And,on the other hand,our (human's) minds are very silly- we would hear 10 amazing comments,and still hold on to the negative one so tight.

What often happens is,we let that one nasty comment generalize on entire social group person that wrote/said it belongs to and here we go - stereotype is successfully formed in our minds.

At the moment I live in Nigeria and honestly,I have love for this place. I am familiar with culture and I learn quite fast ,and it makes me happy since it's my husband's land and I am being very passionate and defensive about the whole "Nigerian thing" (love truly opens different horizons). But what amazes me is how  a lot of local people very often expect me to have some bad experiences or something bad to say since I am "a foreigner" and  "All Nigerians..." , "Nigerians are.." etc...

Well,it's not really how things function in my world. My state of mind won't just let it happen that way.  I always get to meet amazing people. Very different people so no room for generalization.  I get to hear beautiful stories. People share with me wonderful experiences. Pieces of their hearts. Wisdom. I came across people that have nothing to do with me but they accepted me as their family. Just because. They been so kind and generous with me. Very loving and understanding. No calculations,no interest (like some of you might think right now :I do read your mind lol) . No intentions. And no,I am not being "stupidly naive " (I'm reading your mind again;) ).

The bottomline is - no matter where you go,no matter what you do, no matter how bad you miss where you used to be (nostalgia oh!) ,don't let stereotypes and prejudice scatter your mind and blind you and stop you from seeing all the amazing things around you. 

If you have a belief that "All Nigerians/Italians/Russians"etc  are like this/like that - guess what: these are exactly type of people and situations you will regularly invite into your life. Power of our thoughts and words will make sure you do. And you don't want that don't you?

The truth is,every new place will be different than the one you used to know,but it's up to you: You can complain about it ,look down at other people's cultures ("omg they are so weird", "back home we don't do this rubbish "etc) or you can take advantage of these differences. Take the best out of every new part of the world you meet. And bring and introduce them to what makes you happy and proud. Interact. Be amazed and excited. Stay curious,not judgmental. Free your mind. Learn new things. Use your mouth to attract things/situations and people you want to meet. And forgive fast. When people say/do bad things,there is nothing personal about it. It's most of the time product of pure ignorance.

Your beautiful soul will always connect you to the best kind of people and situations no matter where you end up.

Listen to your intuition and follow your heart.

The world is yours.