I HAD ENOUGH SENSE TO KNOW THAT IF I DIDN'T STUDY HARD, I WOULD DIE A POOR MAN.

- Pastor E.A. Adeboye

During the May Thanksgiving Service, Pastor Adeboye shared the story of his upbringing and schooling. He said that his father was a poor man who had two wives and ten children. He stated that, "He was so poor that poor people called him poor."

Despite how young he was, he said, "I had the sense to realize that if I don't study, I will die in poverty." The situation of his family pushed him to study very hard thereby gaining admission into Ilesha Grammar School. When his parents heard, they asked, "Where are we going to get the money to pay the school fees?" He replied, "You will have to get the money one way or the other." He told them he wasn't going to eat until the Two Pounds payment was made. He said his mother laughed and said, "When hunger catches you, you will change your mind." He went ahead with his plans and didn't eat. Being the only son of his mother out of four sisters, she took pity on him by the third day and provided the Two Pounds.

He stressed that you cannot succeed in life if you don't know where you are going. He also reiterated the need to be focused regardless of age. The earlier you decide what you want to do and be in life, the better for you.

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