Funke Akindele, a Nigerian movie maker and actress, talked about her challenges and past marriages, especially her recent split from her ex-husband JJC Skillz .
Recall that people have been talking about the actress a lot for weeks since her movie “A Tribe Called Judah” came out.
Just recently, Funke Akindele talked about the challenges she’s faced in life on a radio talk show.
The actress, who been married twice, and both times ended in divorce, said she does she doesn’t see them as failures.
According to her, she believes in trying and failing as a natural part of the learning process.
She uses the analogy of a baby learning to walk to illustrate this point – falling is expected and part of the learning process.
Jenifa, as she is fondly called, sees challenges and problems as simply “normal stuff that happens in life” and not insurmountable failures.
Funke Akindele doesn’t dwell on her past marriages as “failures” but accepts them as what happened.
She prioritizes her mental health and career, considering them more important than her past relationships.
In her words;
“If you don’t fail, you can’t be successful. You have to keep trying. Like when a child is trying to walk, the child will walk small and just fall off. So it’s normal for you to fall but you just have to pick yourself and rise again.
For me, I see failure, I see challenges, I see obstacles, as part of life. My mum raised me like that. My mum will say if you do not fail, if you do not fall, you cannot succeed. So you have to keep going. And note, I do not even see the failures.
If you ask me now can you tell me one failure, I don’t see it as a failure. My personal life – marriage, I just take it as it comes. My mental health is very important. My career is very important, darling. I have to make an impact. I have to empower a lot of people. I have to inspire young people out there. I have to stay strong for my children and my siblings. Why am I living? I have a purpose, so my head is up. Yes I cry, yes I break down, but after I cry, I just look in the mirror and say “Keep moving”.
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12 Responses
Yes because anything that happens you need to learn from it
it is nice to still see you maintain your mental health even after two divorce
other people would have lost it by now
all this divorce thing no de sweet me for ear so why u people de talk am na
wen did divorce come into her success story
i know u don’t see it as a failure because if u did your current achievements will show it but because your achievements are massive
Dad’s news what kind of divorce is that maybe you are still in love with him
Many divorce nowadays i have not see my payment is pending taking time
we know say people de fail sometimes but wen your marriage fails more than once definitely there is need or cause for concern
I will see it as a arrangement of life to fine a truth peaceful marriage.
Divorce doesn’t mean anything bad, is better to run out of terrible marriage than to be bulled and deid
That is why i keep on advertising people,keep your own side of the relationship,not betray but if your partner betrayed you,allow him or to go,you will see what God will do in your life
Two timies marriage and ending up with a divorce??? Chai
Just as learning from mistakes is good, hope you don’t break every bones in your body.