First, I need to make one thing clear: It’s OK to be rich. We shouldn’t feel any guilt about it! If we’re honest with ourselves, we know that life would feel a whole lot better if we didn’t have to ever worry about making the rent, paying our kids’ school fees, affording the best things in life, or taking a refreshing vacation to a beautiful foreign destination. The real question is: what kind of rich do you want to be? Across Africa, there is a strong trend among the youth to ‘make it’. Almost every young person on the continent, including the very poor, wants to be rich. I love it! I love the ambition of our youth. I love our overwhelming belief in the possibility of becoming rich in our lifetime. Of course, it’s human nature to dream and aspire for lofty ground. And like I said, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it.
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