In a small community in Ibadan, there was an old man known for repairing radios. But what made him different was not his skill. It was his rule. He never charged anyone for diagnosis. People could bring a faulty radio, and he would check it first before asking for payment. If it was a simple issue, he would fix it for free. Some customers didn’t understand him. “Oga, you are losing money like this,” they would say. But he only smiled and continued working. One day, a young man brought a very old radio that had been silent for years. The man checked it carefully, cleaned it, adjusted a few parts, and it started working again. The young man was shocked. “How much do I pay you?” The old man replied: “Nothing. It was only dust.” The young man insisted on paying, but the repairer refused. Instead, he said something that stayed with him: “If you always put money first, you may miss the chance to build trust.” Years later, that same young man became a successful electronics dealer. And he never forgot the radio repairer. Whenever customers came to his shop, he treated them with patience and honesty first. He realized something important: Trust is more valuable than quick profit. Money may bring customers once. But trust brings them back again and again. The old man didn’t just repair radios. He repaired relationships between people and service. What is one way you think trust can change how people succeed in business or life?
