LIFESTYLE

THE BANK ROBBERY THAT TAUGHT EVERYONE A LESSON BY SAMUEL OGUNREMI
During a tense afternoon at a city bank, a group of armed robbers stormed in and shouted,
"Don't move! The money belongs to the State. Your life belongs to you!"
Instantly, everyone dropped to the floor in silence. It wasn’t just fear—it was the unexpected logic in the robbers’ words that froze them.
This was the first lesson of the day: Change the way people think, and you control the situation.
It’s called the Mind-Changing Concept.
As the robbers began collecting the money, a woman nearby lay suggestively on the table, hoping to distract them. One of the robbers snapped at her:
"Please be civilized! This is a robbery, not a rape!"
The message was clear—they were focused. No distractions.
This was lesson two: Stick to your job. Stay professional.
Later that night, back at their hideout, the younger robber, an MBA graduate, excitedly said:
"Let’s count how much we made!"
But the older one, who only went as far as primary school, replied:
"Don’t waste time. The news will tell us everything by morning!"
His logic was simple, but powerful.
Lesson three: Experience often beats formal education.
Meanwhile, inside the bank, the manager whispered to the supervisor:
"Call the police."
But the supervisor had a better idea.
"Wait. Let’s quietly take out $10 million for ourselves and include it in the amount reported stolen. That way, no one will ever know we took it."
It was a bold move—turning a crisis into a golden opportunity.
Lesson four: Learn to ride the wave. Turn bad into good.
The supervisor even joked,
"We should hope for a robbery every month. It’s more exciting than our boring jobs!"
That’s when personal gain trumped professional duty—a dangerous mindset, but a common one.
Lesson five: People value their own happiness more than their roles.
The next morning, the media reported that $100 million had been stolen.
The robbers, however, only counted $20 million in their bags.
They were shocked.
"We risked everything for $20 million, and the bank manager stole $80 million with the stroke of a pen!" they cried.
And then came the final truth:
"Maybe being educated is better than being a thief!"
This was the last lesson, and perhaps the most important:
Knowledge is power.
So now we ask the question:
Who are the real criminals?
The ones with guns... or the ones in suits?
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