Weekly Reflections #24: || An Inspirational Person I Admire
INTRODUCTION
Hello my fellow steemians all around the globe 🌎. I'm so excited for witnessing another great day.
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Meeting new people can help us in so many ways. Communicating with people can help develop or stimulate the brain regions associated with emotional intelligence. We can achieve so many feats by associating with others. Socializing with others can reduce symptoms of depression, loneliness, and anxiety. Apparently, you can make new friends by meeting new people. There are so many advantages of getting to meet new people. I can't put it all in writing. That's just a few.
WHO HE IS
Mr. Jacob Mbang is my very good friend. He's somewhat a health or fitness mentor. I didn't just stumble on him. I met him through his niece Imaobong Stephen. She had been telling me about her uncle for quite a long time.
Though I don't know much about him but I know he's working in mobile. I know he's married and blessed with wonderful children. He has 3 kids, a girl and two boys. I can tell you much about his daughter. I really know of his daughter which he flaunts at any slightest opportunity. He so much loves his daughter that he calls her "The female version of me." The girl literally has a striking resemblance of him. I guess that that his favorite child.
One time his niece paid me to draw a portrait of him and his wife. Here is a link to the post: https://steemit.com/hive-185836/@tempestinyang/charcoal-portrait-of-mr-jacob-and-juana-his-wife
You can go through the post to know a little about him.
I don't know much about my Jake's biography. He's not a celebrity. He's just a low key person who's famous among his small circle.
WHAT MAKES HIM INSPIRING
I can summarize what make him inspiring in a couple of words, yet those words won't be enough to elaborate on how inspiring he really is to me.
As the saying goes
"Money cannot buy health, but it can buy a healthier lifestyle." Mr. Jake made me invested my money in a lifelong investment that the dividence will certainly pays off in old age. Exercise is very profitable to our health. I guess you may know that "health is wealth" as people commonly say.
I came to realize that without good health then you can't do any other thing in this world.
I was diagnosed of hypertension couple of years ago. I couldn't help myself, so I had to rely on doctors for advice and instructions. The doctors had nothing to say but instructed my to stay on my prescription religiously. Since I wanted to live I had to follow my doctor's instructions with the mentality that they loved me.
I stayed on my medication for years. Those medication were helpful but we're also dangerous. I started having reactions from those hard drugs. One of the reaction was I started feeling like an old man in my early 30s. I started having server joint pains. My knee could not carry my weight. Then one day I added Mr. Jake as my friend on Facebook. I started following him and stalking him. I saw him rode a bicycle often. I saw him post about it. I thought he was doing it for just the fun of it. I started chatting with him. Something led to a conversation that got us talking about our health and poured out my heart to him as a friend that he is. Mr. Jake lectured me like a professor about my health challenge. He told me he was having the same challenge.
He told me how exercise can help regulate my blood pressure back to normal.
I can't put everything he said to me here. I just followed him. I went and bought myself a bicycle. A mountain bike to be precise.
To cut the long story short. As I'm talking to you right now I worry less about my health challenge because I exercise almost everyday except Sundays.
God bless him for inspiring me so much. He touched a life and changed it without knowing.
How else can someone be inspiring without making mark on others? That how I was tremendously inspired by him.
I will love to let you know that he also created a group called Velotrybe cycling club for lovers of cycling here in Uyo. But that doesn't limit him to Uyo. I've seen him cycle in others places outside Uyo. He goes about making friends with other terrific cyclist around Nigeria.
Cycling is his best hobby. Funny enough, he takes cycling as a paid job. He's 55 of age yet he rides like a teenager. He's full of energy and stamina due to the steady cycle routine.
HOW HE HAS AFFECTED ME
Meeting people can be a blessing or curse. Meeting Mr. Jacob Mbang has been a huge blessing to me. He has apparently influenced me in so many ways. I can't write everything down, because it might take me the whole day. His candid advice on healthy lifestyle has changed my life. He's my Doctor for now.
I can't pay him back for all he has done for me. Most time he keeps in touch just to know how I'm faring. His friendship is priceless. Knowing a person like him has added so much value to my mental health. His contribution to my wellbeing is countless.
CONCLUSION
My friendship with Mr. Jake has given me that sense of belonging and emotional support. He's such nice fellow.
His advice has helped improve my health in so many ways. The bond I have with him has helped me built confidence and self worth. His teachings has broaden my intellectual horizon and sharpen my brain academically.
The motivation and unconditional support fired me up to buy buy my first bicycle
I know my post may not be well arranged but I've been able to express myself exactly how I think.
This is my entry about this great man. According to the rule's of the contest I invite some of my friends to participate in this @jemilatbuhari @joycefrank and @nsisong2022
I hope you like my post. Thanks for going through my post and blog. Keep steeming.💙
