He noticed how his mum threw away cartons every weekend after shopping.

He thought,  “What if I collect these boxes from neighbors and sell them to people who move houses or wrap things in the market?”

Excited, he told his parents. But they laughed and said,

 “My friend, go and face your books. You’re too young for business.” That’s typical of African parents right?

He obeyed  because good children always do right?

Years later, someone built a recycling business from that exact idea…

and became a millionaire.

Today, as an adult, Chuka says, “That one moment killed something in me. I learned to silence my ideas before anyone else did.” Adding a test case  here