OPINION: 'This generation has no memory' - Professor Ola-Davies

The headline was a statement made by the Dean of the Faculty on her social media page. Though she did not go into detail about her experience, the line speaks volumes. You can tell that she must have made the statement out of pain.

The way the minds of some people are wired is in such a way that they care about their immediate needs, and once those needs are met and their pressure satisfied, they quickly forget their benefactors. One might think this is such a simple issue until they become victims of these kinds of individuals known for their ingratitude and forgetfulness of benefits.

Not only are these individuals ungrateful, but they also tarnish your reputation and speak ill of every good thing they have ever received from you, especially when they no longer need your assistance. This "ungrateful" attitude should be seen as a condition affecting the brain. You'll quickly notice that these individuals are akin to patients suffering from long-term memory loss (amnesia).

This was the case with Brutus, who forgot the good deeds of his benefactor, even going so far as to betray him in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

It is advisable to maintain social distance from ungrateful people. Do not engage with them, not even with a long pole. Create a significant gap, space, and distance between you and such individuals. They should be identified and avoided as one would avoid plagues. They are like a single rotten apple, unfit for anything but disposal.

Therefore, exercise caution in your kindness and generosity because this generation has no memory.

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