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Monday 4 January 2021
Beware of friends of office
I am sharing this for the benefit of those who will one day have the fortune or misfortune to lead.
leadership is a fortune when you operate in a stable and established system, with people who understand their responsibility to the system. If you lead in a system where leadership is personalized and the followers are scrambling for pickings, you have your end narrated before you begin.
Long ago, I was a Director. I was appointed on the 1st of December. By the 20th, I had 12 bags of rice in my store. More were landing and I needed space for hampers. I don't get excited by such material things. I grew up in abundance in a family where we had most of our needs. Most of what thrills people as progress and achievements don't move me. I also witnessed great hardship and poverty and I understand the difference. Back to the story. I took my children to the store, asked them to count the bags of rice. I asked if they knew who own the rice and who gifted them. They said, you daddy; and your friends gave you. I corrected them. I told them that the commodities were given to the director by friends of office. I promised to take them back to the store after I leave office. I left office 3 weeks before Christmas. There was barely a bag and a half. My children remembered 6 years earlier. The lesson had been learnt.
I see many young people declaring everyone in office as their mentors. I have seen people laugh at dry jokes from witless officials. I have also witnessed people make philosophers of ordinary people in power, making ideology of inanities. I have seen words such as"doyen", "erudite", "distinguished", misused and abused. Please beware of friends of office, those who are ready to lay down their lives for you while you are in office. They vanish once you leave. The same energy they used to praise-sing you, they transfer to those who succeed you. They are the first to condemn you, provide evidence against you as a way to testify to their loyalty to the new friends in office. I see leaders shrink in size, frame and popularity once out of office because they built their lives to fit the office. Many never recover once they discover that they were defined by the office, not the other way around. There is a great falling away after office. Group by group, one by one, those circles pine away and the friendships dissipate. If you were nobody, you shrink to your true size.
Learn to decipher the difference between yourself, your office/position and humble yourself to embrace who you'll be after leaving the office.
*Be your very best always.*
Character
I AM HUMBLED BY THIS PIECE AND HEREBY RECOMMEND IT FOR A SLOW READING.*
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A man’s character is his fate. Heraclitus Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States (US), said: “Nothing can stop the man with the *right mental attitude* from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the *wrong mental attitude*”
As a clergyman, I have watched pitiably how people self-sabotage themselves by seeking spiritual solutions to character-deficit issues. They look around at everybody as suspects for their predicaments when their greatest demons lurks within them - their character.
What we often call our destiny is truly our character, and since that character can change, then destiny can be altered. *Character is destiny* .
Is prayer actually EVERYTHING? Many would begin to argue back and forth on this intriguing question, but my main purpose of writing this piece is not to get involved in arguments. _Arguments don’t improve the validity of a ‘truth;’ they only determine how long it would take before you realise it._
Most people believe that we can pray ourselves to success and get away with virtually anything if we become a stickler to some prayer routines. There is no amount of spiritual penance that can substitute for character. Sometimes, you need character, not prayer.
Dutch Sheets said: *“Prayer is not a check request asking for things from God; it is a deposit slip- a way of depositing God’s character into our bankrupt souls.”*
British writer and politician, Thomas Macaulay (1800-1859), said: “ *The measure of a man’s character is what he would do if he knew he never would be found out.”* I have often said that what would ultimately destroy a man going to high places in life is not really the enemies that are waiting for him there, but the character that followed him there.
I want to emphatically underline the fact that this write-up is not meant to trivialise prayers in any way. I have observed that many people take character for granted, while overzealously tuning on into their spiritual mode.
We have become so spiritually in tune through prayers that we neglect the place of character and our relationship with people. Many are actually ‘heavenly’ bound, but with no earthly relevance. You can speak with spiritual eloquence, pray in public and maintain a holy appearance, but it is your behavior and character that will actually trigger the manifestation of all that God has for you.
*You must learn to treat people with courtesy* .
The Shunammite woman must have been praying for a child all through her life. By being hospitable to a man of God, she eventually got her much-awaited miracle. *It wasn’t prayer that opened the door for her; it was her character.* Assuming she wasn’t hospitable, she would have missed a critical miracle.
Many times, we pray, fast and bind demons that don’t exist when our real demons are just our greatly flawed character. _Many have insulted people that were divinely placed and orchestrated to help them fulfil their destiny._ Some people are keeping malice with their destiny helpers.
Treat people with respect.
Treat strangers with courtesy.
Never look down on anybody. God can use anyone to change your story.
Abigail Van Buren said: “The best index to a person’s character is _how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and how he treats people who can’t fight back.”_
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. The way we treat people we think can’t help or hurt us, like housekeepers, waiters, and secretaries, tells more about our character than how we treat people we think are important. _How do you treat people?_
One of the most impressive architectural feats and the greatest military defence project in history is the Great Wall of China. In 1987, UNESCO designated the Great Wall a World Heritage site, and a popular controversial claim that emerged in the 20th century holds that it is the only man-made structure that is visible from space.
Originally conceived by Emperor Qin Shi Huang (c. 259-210 B.C.) in the 3rd Century B.C. as a means of preventing incursions from Mongolians and barbarian nomads into the Chinese Empire, the wall is one of the most extensive construction projects ever completed.
History has it that when the ancient Chinese decided to live in peace, they made the Great Wall of China; they thought no one could climb it due to its height. During the first 100 years of its existence, the Chinese were invaded thrice and every time, the hordes of enemy infantry had no need of penetrating or climbing over the wall, because each time, they bribed the guards and came through the doors.
The Chinese built the wall, but forgot the character - building of the wall-guards. Though the Great Wall has over the years become a powerful symbol of the country’s enduring strength and spirit, it has actually been a good reminder to the Chinese of the superiority of human character. How many people and homes had been invaded, looted and devasted by the enemy through the bribery of ego, self indulgence, insincerity and unfaithfulness. The scriptures says ." *while men slept, the enemy came and sow tares into the harvest and go their way".*
*The Chinese realised much later that the best defence against the enemy is not a fortified wall, but a fortified character. Thus, the building of human character comes before building of anything else*.
Prayer is not EVERYTHING! Build relationships, build your family and don’t ever forget that God will always use man. Be mindful of your words and how you speak to people. Work seriously on your character and attitude towards life.
I want to say emphatically that *character is not optional;* it is sacrosanct to the future that God has planned for you and your home. No matter where you place prayers, character matters. *The greatest fraud in life is religion without character.* A man without character is recklessly alive.
William Shakespeare captured it succinctly when he said: *“The fault is not in our stars, but in ourselves* .”
Peter Schutz, the former chief executive officer of Porsche said: “ *HIRE CHARACTER; TRAIN SKILLS* .”
Lastly, back in the days when Germany was divided, a huge wall separated East and West Berlin.
One day, some people in East Berlin took a truck load of garbage and dumped it on the West Berlin side.
The people of West Berlin could have done the same thing, but they didn't.
Instead they took a truck load of canned foods, bread, milk and other provisions, and neatly stacked it on the East Berlin side.
On top of this stack they placed the sign:
*“EACH GIVES WHAT HE HAS"*
How very true! You can only give what you have.
Be sincere ! What do you have inside of you?
Is it *hate* or *love* ?
*Violence* or *peace* ?
*Death* or *life* ?
*Capacity to build* or *capacity to destroy* ?
What have you acquired over the years?
*Team spirit* or *pull down* architecture ?
*"EACH GIVES WHAT HE HAS"*
*MY NOTE:*
*THESE WORDS ARE WORTH READING OVER AND OVER; THEY ARE WORTH OUR MEDIATION. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY ARE WORTH SHARING WITH YOUNGER PEOPLE, SPECIFICALLY, YOUNG NIGERIANS.*
Sunday 7 January 2018
MEMORIALS (1)
CHRISTIAN PENTECOSTAL MISSION INT’
ISAIAH 38: 1-6
1 In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’”
2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the LORD,
3 and said, “Remember now, O LORD, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 And the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying, 5 “Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will add to your days fifteen years.
6 I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.”’
MEMORY VERSE:
“Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord” (Isa. 38:2)
The content of Hezekiah’s prayer was simple and straight to the point. He simply presented his Curriculum Vitae to the Lord and his case was settled. If only the sons of men will come to the understanding that words, actions and thoughts are documents that will stand the test of time both in the now and in eternity, they will be more careful in all they do and say. The ability to remember and recall past events which God deposited in man is a clear proof that God Himself can and does remember.
Scriptures abound with records of individuals who were remembered by God either for good or evil which they had done. The people of Amalek were remembered for their wickedness against the people of Israel when they came out of Egypt on their way to the Promised Land. God assigned Saul to go and utterly destroy them (1 Sam. 15: 1-2).
God remembered Noah and the rest of the animals in the ark after the flood. To give them relieve, He caused a great wind to blow which dried up the land so the ark could land safely on dry land (Gen. 8:1-13). God remembered Rachel and opened her womb so she could conceive and bear children (Gen. 30:22). The question today is: when your chapter is opened before God, what will your record provoke; is it judgment or blessing; mercy or wrath? Think about it. Each day of your life, you have golden opportunities to make memorials that will speak for you in the days to come. Cornelius provoked heaven with prayer, fasting and almsgiving. He became the first gentile to receive the gospel and be filled with the Holy Ghost. Even now, memorials are being written; what are you provoking for yourself?
TURNING POINT:
Each day of your life, you have golden opportunities to make memorials that will speak for you in the days to come.
PRAYER:
Heavenly Father, help me to leave right legacies on earth!
BIBLE IN 1 YR:
GEN. 3-5; MATT. 2
AUTHOR:
REV. DR. O. EZEKIEL & REV. DR. M. EZEKIEL
Pls, You Are Permitted To Share With Your Friends And Well Wishers.
Thanks And Remain Blessed!
IT'S OUR YEAR OF JOY!!!
1 In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’”
2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the LORD,
3 and said, “Remember now, O LORD, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 And the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying, 5 “Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will add to your days fifteen years.
6 I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.”’
MEMORY VERSE:
“Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord” (Isa. 38:2)
The content of Hezekiah’s prayer was simple and straight to the point. He simply presented his Curriculum Vitae to the Lord and his case was settled. If only the sons of men will come to the understanding that words, actions and thoughts are documents that will stand the test of time both in the now and in eternity, they will be more careful in all they do and say. The ability to remember and recall past events which God deposited in man is a clear proof that God Himself can and does remember.
Scriptures abound with records of individuals who were remembered by God either for good or evil which they had done. The people of Amalek were remembered for their wickedness against the people of Israel when they came out of Egypt on their way to the Promised Land. God assigned Saul to go and utterly destroy them (1 Sam. 15: 1-2).
God remembered Noah and the rest of the animals in the ark after the flood. To give them relieve, He caused a great wind to blow which dried up the land so the ark could land safely on dry land (Gen. 8:1-13). God remembered Rachel and opened her womb so she could conceive and bear children (Gen. 30:22). The question today is: when your chapter is opened before God, what will your record provoke; is it judgment or blessing; mercy or wrath? Think about it. Each day of your life, you have golden opportunities to make memorials that will speak for you in the days to come. Cornelius provoked heaven with prayer, fasting and almsgiving. He became the first gentile to receive the gospel and be filled with the Holy Ghost. Even now, memorials are being written; what are you provoking for yourself?
TURNING POINT:
Each day of your life, you have golden opportunities to make memorials that will speak for you in the days to come.
PRAYER:
Heavenly Father, help me to leave right legacies on earth!
BIBLE IN 1 YR:
GEN. 3-5; MATT. 2
AUTHOR:
REV. DR. O. EZEKIEL & REV. DR. M. EZEKIEL
Pls, You Are Permitted To Share With Your Friends And Well Wishers.
Thanks And Remain Blessed!
IT'S OUR YEAR OF JOY!!!
ENEMIES OF FAVOUR
1 Now David said, “Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
2 And there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba. So when they had called him to David, the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” He said, “At your service!”
3 Then the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, to whom I may show the kindness of God?” And Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan who is lame in his feet.”
4 So the king said to him, “Where is he?”And Ziba said to the king, “Indeed he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar.”
5 Then King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar.
6 Now when Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face and prostrated himself. Then David said, “Mephibosheth?” And he answered, “Here is your servant!”
7 So David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather; and you shall eat bread at my table continually.”
MEMORY VERSE:
“And the king said is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath a son, which is lame on his feet”. (2 Sam. 9:3)
At first look, one may think that Ziba was just trying to describe the physical condition of Mephibosheth to King David. However, the terrible conspiracy in 2 Samuel 16:1-4 shows that he had an ulterior motive. It was a standing order that the lame and the blind will not come into Zion the capital city of King David. Ziba’s report of Mephibosheth being lame was an indirect way of saying to king David, yes, Jonathan has a son, but he is not qualified to come into your presence.
There are enemies of favour all around you. They want to use your past, your background, your physical condition and other negative factors to block the flow of God’s goodness towards you. I prophesy to you today, enemies of favour shall not succeed against you in Jesus name.
There is already a voice of covenant speaking for your life and destiny. By the power of the voice of covenant of mercy and divine acceptance, I shut up every voice of the enemies of favour working against you in Jesus name. Until now, Mephibosheth (exterminator of shame), a prince; the very son of Jonathan, David’s covenant friend, had been living in Lodebah (place of no pasture, dryness and nothingness). Favour located him but Ziba raised a voice of negative evidence to stop him. Today, I speak by the unction of heaven, every Ziba in your destiny shall be disgraced permanently in Jesus name. Amen.
TURNING POINT:
By the power of the voice of covenant of mercy and divine acceptance, I shut up every voice of the enemies of favour working against you in Jesus name.
PRAYER:
Lord, let the voice of Your grace and favour counter every voice of negative evidence in my life in Jesus name. Amen.
BIBLE IN 1 YR:
GEN. 12:14; MATT. 5:1-20
Pls, You Are Permitted To Share With Your Friends And Well Wishers.
Thanks And Remain Blessed!
YOUR JOY IS DECREED!!!
Thursday 21 December 2017
MADAM BEATS ME DAILY; OGA SODOMISES ME AT NIGHT, MAID TELLS POLICE.
A 19-year-old woman has narrated to operatives of Lagos State Police Command how her ‘Madam’ assaults her daily, while the husband sodomises her at night.
The Lagos-based couple is currently being investigated by the Police over physical and sexual abuse of the maid at their Aunty Toyin Street, Kodeibo Estate, Isheri-Oshun, Lagos.
The victim, Blessing Joseph, who has been working with the couple for six months, hails from Imo State.
Vanguard gathered that throughout her stay with the couple, Blessing was subjected to different forms of physical abuse from her madam, Isioma, and sexual abuse from the madam’s husband, Chigozie Ezeafor.
It was gathered that whenever Isioma was away or asleep in the night, her husband sneaked into the victim’s room and raped her through her anus.
Victim’s story
Narrating her ordeal, the victim said she has suffered terribly in the hands of the couple, who delight in dehumanising her regularly. She further revealed to the Police that her “Madam,” Isioma Ezeafor, beats her up at the slightest provocation, while her husband, Chigozie Ezeafor, sneaks up to her whenever his wife is away and has made several painful attempts to penetrate her anus.
However, trouble started when, on December 17, Isioma Ezeofor’s temper got the better part of her and she emptied a kettle of hot water on the maid, scalding her skin.
Confirming the report, Superintendent Chike Oti, Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, said the last attempt by Mr. Ezeofor to rape the victim brought the issue to light.
The couple is being interrogated at the Gender Section of Lagos State Police Command and will be charge to court at the end of the investigation. Operatives from the Gender Unit of the Police Command has have taken the victim for proper medical care.
Wednesday 20 December 2017
Innoson group Vs GTBank : 30 Key Points you need to know about their dispute
1 - At all Material time , Innoson Nigeria Ltd operates a Current Account with GTBank .
2 - Innoson obtained , and had repaid same , a loan of N1.3billion from GTB Which was secured with a legal mortgage of its properties valued at more than N1.4billion .
3 - Innoson discovered that GTBank imposed excess and unlawful charges in its Current account .
4 Innoson Group Complained to GTBank on his discovery of access charges on his account .
5 - Both parties ( Innoson and GTBank ) agreed to invite an independent auditing firm that will be agreed by both parties .
*6*- At the end , MULTI-WINGS Consulting Firm of Auditors was invited to properly audit Innoson Nigeria Ltd Current account No 0043753636 domiciled with Nnewi Branch of GTBank . The audit covers a period from March 2004 to Dec 2011 .
7 - After the account was audited , it was discovered that GTBank has been illegally deducting excess bank charges on its overdraft facility to the Innoson to the tune of seven hundred and Eighty-Six Million, Two Hundred and Five Thousand , Nine Hundred and Fifty-Five Naira , Ninety Nine kobo ( N786,205,955.99).
8 - GTBank was shocked at the audit report when the report was forwarded to it .They replied in their letter to Innoson on 20th January , 2012 that it will investigate the issue raised and will get back to Innoson on the Conclusion of its investigation .
9 - In the month of September 2012 , GTBank wrote to Innoson that from their personal audit report , the excess bank charges was Five Hundred and Fifty-Nine Million , three Hundred and Seventy-Two naira ,Nine kobo ( N 559.3Million).
10 - Innoson agreed to their version and decided to accept payment from it in the spirit of amicable resolution.
*11*- Innoson also requested that the said agreed amount of N559.3million be paid with a 22% interest rate because Innoson had been repaying all his loan with GTBank at 22% interest rate.
12 - GTBank refused and said that the best they can repay excess and illegal deduction is at 7% interest rate . This led to another disagreement between Innoson and GTBank .
13 - As a result , in 2012 , Innoson sued GTBank at Federal High Court Awka with Suit No : FHC/Awk/Cs/2012 .
14 - Federal High Court, Awka delivered Judgement in favour of Innoson in excess of N4.7billion against GTBank.
Delivering Judgement in suit no : FHC /Awk/ CS / 139/2012 , the FHC awarded N4.7billion to Innoson Motors against GTBank .
The court also ordered GTBank to pay 22 % (percent ) interest on the Judgement debt until all the payment had been made to Innoson .
15 - In 2013 , GTBank appealed against the judgement to the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, appoxite appeal No: CA/E/288/2013 .
16 - The Court of Appeal , Enugu in a Considered ruling ordered GTBank to pay the Judgement debt of N6billion Inclusive of the accrued interest and any interest that would subsequently accrue thereon into an interest yielding account in the Name of the Chief Registrar of the Court .
17 - In its various affidavits, particularly at the Court of Appeal in suit no : CA/E/288/2013 , GTBank deposed that if it pays the outstanding Judgement debt of N6billion , much less the N8.5billion , it could go bankrupt and be out of business .
18 - GTBank went to the Supreme Court .The case is still in the Supreme Court , while the Judgement debt is about N8billion now to be paid to Innoson by GTBank .
#Another Cases:
IBADAN Cases : Innoson /GTBank/Nigerian Custom Service :
19 - Nigerian Customs Service Auctioned Innoson goods .
20 - Innoson challenged the action Nigerian Custom Service for auctioning its goods at Federal High Court , Ibadan .
21 - On July 29 ,2011, In a Garnishee Order Absolute , the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan ordered GTBank to Pay Innoson #2,048,737,443,67 (#2billion) from Nigerian Customs account in GTBank .
22 - Rather than Comply with the Garnishee Order Absolute of the Court , GTBank on February 6, 2015 appealed the Judgement , but the Court of Appeal in Appeal no. CA/1/258/2011 affirmed the Judgement of the Federal High Court and ordered GTBank to pay the Judgement debt of #2,048,737,443.67 (#2.048billion) to Innoson .
23 - GTBank , instead , appealed to the Supreme Court against the Court of Appeal's decision where GTBank claimed through a motion in suit no : Sc /694/2014, that the Court of Appeal Judgement in Ibadan (CA/I/258/2011) was procured by suspicious means .
24 - On May 12, 2017 , Supreme Court in its wisdom and rightly , dismissed that unfounded and exasperating claim of GTB against Innoson .
25 - As a result , Innoson commenced a N400 billion suit against GTBank , in the suit No: FCT /HC/CV/2448/2017 at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja .
#Another issues
26 - Consequently , in order to save itself from paying the outstanding Judgement debts to Innoson , the GTBbank filed a petition against Innoson alleging forgery which led to the suit No : FHC /L/565C/2015 by Police .
27 - On February 17, 2016 , Police properly and Competently withdraw the charges against Innoson , saying they needed to properly investigate the bank's complaints first and see if they had merits .
28 - On September 1 , 2014 , GTBank secured an ex parte order on Innoson Nigeria Limited, dated September 1, 2014 with suit no FHC/L/CS/1119/2014 , filed before a Federal High Court in Lagos , between GTBank and Innoson Nigeria Limited , issued by *Justice Okon Abang* , ordering that , pending the hearing and the determination of the substantive suit , all Commercial Banks in Nigeria were restrained from accepting in any manner whatsoever to any mandate or instruction presented to them by Innoson Companies or any of its agents or nominees for withdrawal of any sum of money standing to the credit of any account maintained by the company in all the banks.
29 - However , on June 10, 2015 , *Justice Saliu Saidu* of the Federal High Court , Lagos , in a Considered ruling set aside the ex parte order of September 1, 2014 , by Justice Okon Abang and the writ of summon as well .
30 - Innoson then slammed a N30 billion suit on Guaranty Trust Bank for what it had suffered in monetary terms and reputational terms during the months when the accounts of its companies in all Nigerian banks were frozen.
With Innoson winning both cases at the High Court and both cases at the Appeal Court, and GTB appealing, both cases are awaiting the verdict of the Supreme Court. Meanwhile the fresh N30 billion naira suit has just gone to the High Court to start its legal journey.
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In all , Innoson has won two High Court cases and two Appeal Court cases all against GTBank .
Innoson as at today has Judgement debt over about N10billion based on 22% interest rate against GTBank .
#Questions for EFCC :
(i) Now where is the EFCC coming from in all these ?
(ii) Does EFCC actually understand their duties here ?
(iii) Is EFCC by their action not sabotaging Nigerian economy ?
(iv) If EFCC should to arrest any of the parties , shouldn't GTBank who dubiously deducted Innoson money from his account and have debt of about N8billion to pay Innoson that they should arrest ?
Ikechukwu Emeka Onyia ©2017
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Saturday 16 December 2017
How many other things are we missing as we rush through life
I repented after reading this
"In Washington DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, a man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
After about four minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.
About four minutes later, the violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.
At six minutes, a young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.
At ten minutes, a three-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent - without exception - forced their children to move on quickly.
At forty-five minutes: The musician played continuously. Only six people stopped and listened for a short while. About twenty gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.
After one hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.
This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities.
This experiment raised several questions:
In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?
If so, do we stop to appreciate it?
Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made…
How many other things are we missing as we rush through life
?"
"In Washington DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, a man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
After about four minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.
About four minutes later, the violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.
At six minutes, a young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.
At ten minutes, a three-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent - without exception - forced their children to move on quickly.
At forty-five minutes: The musician played continuously. Only six people stopped and listened for a short while. About twenty gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.
After one hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.
This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities.
This experiment raised several questions:
In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?
If so, do we stop to appreciate it?
Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made…
How many other things are we missing as we rush through life
The NBA President has lost credibility
This is an NBA President whose voice has not been heard on critical national issues; an NBA President that has not been able to react swiftly and efficiently to reported cases of harassment of Nigerian lawyers by the Nigeria Police; an NBA President that is yet to publicly respond to the expulsion of Kayode Bello by the authorities of the Nigerian Law School (NLS) on account of protest against the school over sundry issues.
A. B. Mahmoud SAN is just another example that we are in trouble in this country. He conveniently cited the admission of his daughter into the New York Bar with her hijab on but was not sincere enough to inform his audience that there is a wall of difference between the American Legal System and the Nigerian Legal System in all material respects.
First, wigs and gowns are not part of the American system. Lawyers over there do not wear wigs and gowns like we do here, in Nigeria. Therefore, the issue of his daughter wearing hijab does not arise. It is Non Sequitur.
Second, the United States of America has a totally different mode of admission into their Bar. The American system is decentralised. That is, each State has its own Bar with differing criteria and procedure for admission. The NBA President stated that his daughter was admitted into the New York Bar, not American Bar per se. In the State of New York, Call to Bar is done in a simplistic manner devoid of drama and officialdom. It is a very 'stressless' exercise with no stric official dress code.
The opposite is the case in Nigeria. Here, we have a centralised system of admission into the Bar. None of the 36 States in Nigeria have a Bar of its own. We only have one Nigerian Bar. We do not even have a Northern nor Southern Bar here. We do not have a Muslim nor Christian Bar. We have only one secular Nigerian Bar. Our Call to Bar ceremony is more or less a spiritual, ritualistic, official and corporate exercise with a very strict dress code. Here, you cannot just wear any suit that looks like black. It must be black and not just black but solemn black.
Hijab is not ordinarily permissible during our call to Bar. If you must wear one, ALL YOUR FACIAL FEATURES MUST BE EXPOSED FOR SIGHTING.The deviant lady in question from photos circulated on the internet had her ears covered. Even if the court were to rule that female aspirants to the Bar have the right to wear hijab, this lady will still fail because the manner in which she wore her's was offensive and unlawful. No right is absolute. Period.
Third, the NBA President should be bold enough to tell us the actual motivation for his sudden, eccentric and rather divisive activism. If he wants to reform the dress code for the Call to Bar and the Bar generally, let him come out plain and say so rather than stocking religious tension in the Nigerian Bar with his untenable utterances. He promised us a Brave New Bar. Today, we can all see that there is neither brevity nor newness in the A. B. Mahmoud-led NBA. If he wants the legal profession to abolish wig and gown, he should say so unambiguously.
I believe that the NBA President has lost credibility to lead the Bar with his annoying, polarizing and misconceived tweets in favour of the hijab wearing aspirant to the Bar. Nobody, no lawyer, will be intimidated by the personal opinion of the NBA President. I do not know when the National Executive Committee of the NBA sat to take a position on this matter.
Lastly, if Mr. Mahmoud SAN wanted us to know that he has a daughter who studied abroad, well, we have heard him. We are not surprised. He is one of the elites who do not have faith in our educational system.
Thank you.
Inibehe Effiong
Thursday 14 December 2017
SOME DOORS ARE NOT YOURS
"I was putting in some fuel in the generator at home. Some flies kept hovering over the source of light I had with me.
Just as I finished putting in fuel and I wanted to cover the tank- one of the flies flew directly into the tank.
Well! I simply covered it.
As I turned away, the Holy Spirit whispered to me,
"It is not all opportunities that are meant for you. It is not all open doors that must be accessed".
A lot of us pray for open doors but are we really sure of which ones are meant for us.
When Joseph was trusting God for a change of story, Mrs. Potiphar came with an "open door". That open door would have become the grave of his destiny.
Some doors are not for you.
After Naaman got healed, Elisha said "thanks for your gift but keep it". Gehazi said, "I must not miss this open door". He ended up doing the "right thing" at the wrong time.
Some doors are not yours.
When you sit to discuss that business deal and a red flag keeps going up in your head and an alarm clock rings in your spirit. Hold on for a while.
Some doors are not yours.
When you keep sensing that discomfort as you move forward. The donkey you ride easily suddenly becomes unfriendly. Ask God to open your eyes to see- maybe an angel is stopping you on the path that is not yours.
Some doors are not yours.
When they see the healings and mircales God wrought through you; the multitudes being ministered by you; hearing the authority with which you speak and they decide that they want to willingly make you their king.
If that is not your calling, do not see an open door, see an uncovered grave!
Why?
Some doors are not yours.
Discern before you enter.
Some "good" opportunities have killed "God" opportunities.
Watch it...
Wednesday 13 December 2017
DON'T BLAME LIBYA, BLACKS WILL ALWAYS BE SLAVES
For those of us who heard it, this is the article Dee Lee was reading this morning on a New York radio station. For those who didn't hear it here is the full detail:
Dee Lee, CFP Harvard Financial Educators
THEY ARE STILL OUR SLAVES We can continue to reap profits from the Blacks without the effort of physical slavery Look at the current methods of containment that they use on themselves: IGNORANCE, GREED, and SELFISHNESS.
Their IGNORANCE is the primary weapon of containment. A great man once said, "The best way to hide something from Black people is to put it in a book." We now live in the Information Age. They have gained the opportunity to read any book on any subject through the efforts of their fight for freedom, yet they refuse to read. There are numerous books readily available at Borders, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.com, not to mention their own Black Bookstores that provide solid blueprints to reach economic equality (which should have been their fight all along), but few read consistently, if at all.
GREED is another powerful weapon of containment. Blacks, since the abolition of slavery, have had large amounts of money at their disposal. Last year they spent 10 billion dollars during Christmas, out of their 450 billion dollars in total yearly income (2.22%).
Any of us can use them as our target market, for any business venture we care to dream up, no matter how outlandish, they will buy into it. Being primarily a consumer people, they function totally by greed. They continually want more, with little thought for saving or investing.
They would rather buy some new sneaker than invest in starting a business. Some even neglect their children to have the latest Tommy or FUBU, And they still think that having a Mercedes, and a big house gives them "Status" or that they have achieved their Dream.
They are fools! The vast majority of their people are still in poverty because their greed holds them back from collectively making better communities.
With the help of BET, and the rest of their black media that often broadcasts destructive images into their own homes, we will continue to see huge profits like those of Tommy and Nike. (Tommy Hilfiger has even jeered them, saying he doesn't want their money, and look at how the fools spend more with him than ever before!). They'll continue to show off to each other while we build solid communities with the profits from our businesses that we market to them.
SELFISHNESS, ingrained in their minds through slavery, is one of the major ways we can continue to contain them. One of their own, Dubois said that there was an innate division in their culture. A "Talented Tenth" he called it. He was correct in his deduction that there are segments of their culture that has achieved some "form" of success. However, that segment missed the fullness of his work. They didn't read that the "Talented Tenth" was then responsible to aid The Non-Talented Ninety Percent in achieving a better life. Instead, that segment has created another class, a Buppie class that looks down on their people or aids them in a condescending manner. They will never achieve what we have. Their selfishness does not allow them to be able to work together on any project or endeavor of substance. When they do get together, their selfishness lets their egos get in the way of their goal Their so-called help organizations seem to only want to promote their name without making any real change in their community.
They are content to sit in conferences and conventions in our hotels, and talk about what they will do, while they award plaques to the best speakers, not to the best doers. Is there no end to their selfishness? They steadfastly refuse to see that TOGETHER EACH ACHIEVES MORE (TEAM). They do not understand that they are no better than each other because of what they own, as a matter of fact, most of those Buppies are but one or two pay checks away from poverty. All of which is under the control of our pens in our offices and our rooms.
Yes, we will continue to contain them as long as they refuse to read, continue to buy anything they want, and keep thinking they are "helping" their communities by paying dues to organizations which do little other than hold lavish conventions in our hotels. By the way, don't worry about any of them reading this letter, remember, 'THEY DON'T READ!!!!
Can We Prove them wrong ?
Dee Lee, CFP Harvard Financial Educators
THEY ARE STILL OUR SLAVES We can continue to reap profits from the Blacks without the effort of physical slavery Look at the current methods of containment that they use on themselves: IGNORANCE, GREED, and SELFISHNESS.
Their IGNORANCE is the primary weapon of containment. A great man once said, "The best way to hide something from Black people is to put it in a book." We now live in the Information Age. They have gained the opportunity to read any book on any subject through the efforts of their fight for freedom, yet they refuse to read. There are numerous books readily available at Borders, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.com, not to mention their own Black Bookstores that provide solid blueprints to reach economic equality (which should have been their fight all along), but few read consistently, if at all.
GREED is another powerful weapon of containment. Blacks, since the abolition of slavery, have had large amounts of money at their disposal. Last year they spent 10 billion dollars during Christmas, out of their 450 billion dollars in total yearly income (2.22%).
Any of us can use them as our target market, for any business venture we care to dream up, no matter how outlandish, they will buy into it. Being primarily a consumer people, they function totally by greed. They continually want more, with little thought for saving or investing.
They would rather buy some new sneaker than invest in starting a business. Some even neglect their children to have the latest Tommy or FUBU, And they still think that having a Mercedes, and a big house gives them "Status" or that they have achieved their Dream.
They are fools! The vast majority of their people are still in poverty because their greed holds them back from collectively making better communities.
With the help of BET, and the rest of their black media that often broadcasts destructive images into their own homes, we will continue to see huge profits like those of Tommy and Nike. (Tommy Hilfiger has even jeered them, saying he doesn't want their money, and look at how the fools spend more with him than ever before!). They'll continue to show off to each other while we build solid communities with the profits from our businesses that we market to them.
SELFISHNESS, ingrained in their minds through slavery, is one of the major ways we can continue to contain them. One of their own, Dubois said that there was an innate division in their culture. A "Talented Tenth" he called it. He was correct in his deduction that there are segments of their culture that has achieved some "form" of success. However, that segment missed the fullness of his work. They didn't read that the "Talented Tenth" was then responsible to aid The Non-Talented Ninety Percent in achieving a better life. Instead, that segment has created another class, a Buppie class that looks down on their people or aids them in a condescending manner. They will never achieve what we have. Their selfishness does not allow them to be able to work together on any project or endeavor of substance. When they do get together, their selfishness lets their egos get in the way of their goal Their so-called help organizations seem to only want to promote their name without making any real change in their community.
They are content to sit in conferences and conventions in our hotels, and talk about what they will do, while they award plaques to the best speakers, not to the best doers. Is there no end to their selfishness? They steadfastly refuse to see that TOGETHER EACH ACHIEVES MORE (TEAM). They do not understand that they are no better than each other because of what they own, as a matter of fact, most of those Buppies are but one or two pay checks away from poverty. All of which is under the control of our pens in our offices and our rooms.
Yes, we will continue to contain them as long as they refuse to read, continue to buy anything they want, and keep thinking they are "helping" their communities by paying dues to organizations which do little other than hold lavish conventions in our hotels. By the way, don't worry about any of them reading this letter, remember, 'THEY DON'T READ!!!!
Can We Prove them wrong ?
Tuesday 12 December 2017
I AM A WOMAN!!!
I get into an argument with a man, he slaps me, I feel the pain, yet they tell me I provoked him. I should have been quiet, I should have been patient. I should apologize to him.
I get into an argument with a man, I slap him, they tell me I have no respect, no home training. I should have been quiet, I should have been patient. I should apologize to him.
Because I am a woman, I don't have a right to be angry. So, the degree of my innocence is directly proportional to the degree of my silence in the face of oppression and brutality.....
Because I am a woman, my husband cheats on me, I am told to tolerate it to save my marriage. The barbaric and stupid excuse is that ''it is in their nature to cheat, I should slim down, dress better, cook better, pray harder and be more pleasant to him"
I cheat, and I am called a whore, I have committed an abomination, I have no right to look elsewhere for the love and emotional support I lack at home, I am an irresponsible mother.
So I am sent packing, from the home we both built, with all my earthly possessions stuffed into a tiny box on my head. I am henceforth forbidden from seeing my two older children, I'm lucky to be allowed to go with my little one still suckling on my left breast. Three years later, the little one is tagged a bastard. Now, my new name is "after-three", because I am a woman.
He is 28 and runs a company. He's tagged wonderful, hardworking, focused, career oriented, successful at a very young age.
I am 28 and I run a company "Hmmmm.... she is not even married, unserious, can not order her priorities right, a hustler, loves money, let her go and get a husband oh"
And I wonder if being successful has anything to do with a person's gender.
Because I am a woman,
I am not allowed to have wits or be a prodigy, I cannot be financially buoyant, professionally successful or be treated with respect without a man beside me.
Then I am tagged a generous leg opener, "a runs girl". They never see the possibility that I actually had to go through ups and downs to get to where I am, because I am a woman.
A man looses his wife to death and remarries a year after, he did the right thing, he's being praised and congratulated for moving on, after all life is for the living.
A woman looses her husband to death and remarries after 4yrs, "aaah! so early? Are u sure she wasn't sleeping with that man even when her husband was alive? That was why she killed her husband. She's a witch! Because she's a woman.
Because I am a woman, this post will be considered controversial, and everyone will try to correct me. But don't forget, that I am a woman and it does not make me less human!!!
Share to respect some woman and Tell your woman that you love her😘😘😘😘😀😘😘😘
: *Who is a woman?????*
When she is quiet, millions of things are running through her mind. When she stares at you, she is wondering why she loves you so much in spite of being taken for granted. When she says I will stand by you, she will stand by you like a solid rock. Never hurt her or take her for granted. A very heart touching message by a woman. Someone asked her, Are you a working woman or a housewife? She replied: Yes, I am a full-time working housewife. I work 24 hours a day. I'm a Mum. I'm a Wife. I'm a Daughter. I'm a Daughter-in-law. I'm an Alarm clock. I'm a Cook. I'm a Maid. I'm a Teacher. I'm a Waitress. I'm a Nanny. I'm a Nurse. I'm a Handywoman. I'm a Security officer. I'm a Counsellor. I'm a Comforter. I don't get holidays. I don't get sick leave. I don't get day off. I work through day and night. I'm on call all hours and get paid with a sentence. "What Do U Do All Day??" This Is
Dedicated to all women*** A Woman has the most unique character like salt! Her presence is never remembered, but her absence makes all the things tasteless. Pass it to all the lovely ladies...Ur Mother. Ur Wife. Ur daughter. Ur sister & Ur friend. Forward to every woman to make her smile and to every man to make him realize a woman's worth.
WHO IS YOUR ICE?
The Federal Road Safety Commission has just come out with the concept of “ICE".. Please read carefully, it may save your life or that of someone you know"
We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory. If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending to us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know who to call.
Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this 'ICE' (In Case of Emergency) Campaign.
The concept of 'ICE' is catching on quickly. It is a method of quick contact during emergency situations.
As mobile phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name 'ICE' ( In Case Of Emergency).
The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents there were always mobile phones with patients but they didn't know which number to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognised name for this purpose. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialling the number you have stored as 'ICE'.
Please forward this. It won't take too many 'forwards' before everybody will know about this. It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest. For more than one contact names, simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc.
*PASS THIS AROUND AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AND THIS CAN HELP IN AN EMERGENCY".*
MARRIAGE IS NOT FOR SMALL BOYS! !!!!!!
I used to interpret the saying "Marriage is not for small boys" to mean small boys in terms of age, until I visited a female mentor that has been in marriage for 47 years.
I asked, so what is the secret of your over 47 years in marriage?
Beaming, she retorted; My son, the expectations you bring into marriage will either spell its doom or success. I married my husband without expectations of enjoying his money or buying cars for me, but with time, my patience, hard work and God-fearing attitude yielded results of getting cars, houses, taking care of our children and all that.
You see, if a married lady keeps on nagging in the house, she pushes the spirit of her husband from the home. If you make the man unhappy, you make the house uncomfortable.
So, I married without high expectations from my husband but simply to make him happy always.
Yes, for the past 47 years, I would be the first to get up from bed and the last to go back to bed. I bath the kids, do devotions with them, prepare breakfast for my husband and boil hot water for him to bath. I iron his clothes he would take to work, kiss him and wish him the best in his daily endeavours.
I asked my old woman, so then what does the man do in return? She laughed all heart and hearty and replied; You see, this is the mistake you young ones make in marriage.
YOU DO SOMETHING FOR YOUR HUSBAND OR WIFE AND EXPECT SAME REWARD FROM HIM OR HER, THIS IS WRONG!
When it becomes your attitude to only please your husband or wife always, the other person responds naturally. Indeed, if nothing touches the palm tree, it doesn't rattle.
She continued, my son, never carry "how rich or poor your family is" into marriage. After all, you knew very well the status of your family and decided to marry that man or woman.
Love only compels/leads would-be couples into marriage but it doesn't sustain marriage. Rather, understanding, patience, communication and most importantly, forgiveness sustain every marriage. High expectations are the symptoms of divorce in marriages.
Sometimes you hear, I want to marry a mother, a business partner, God fearing person etc. You cannot get all your expectations in one person. With time and depending on your relationship, you may get some. So minimise your expectations in marriage.
To cut the long story short, as too many cooks spoil the broth, she concluded on the mistakes a couple should resist at all cost in marriage:
1) Never say you have made your wife or husband somebody from a nobody. It hurts. God only used you as an agent for transformation, give the glory to God.
2) Let the man be head of the home no matter the financial, economic, physical and emotional health situation prevailing in the couple's life whilst the woman exercises diligence in the use of the tongue.
3) Having children should not be the ultimate objective in marriage. They are given to enhance your marriage. When God delays in giving you a child, have every reason to live a happy marital life.
4) Sex is a major morale booster after a hard day's stressful life. Try to be sexual beings and not "Angels" in that marriage
5) Resort to God often and less to men to solve your marital disputes.
6) Let the women " Make up" their characters much more than they make up their body.
Indeed, marriage is not for small boys because small boys struggle to forgive, demand everything speedily, lack the patience to wait, have so many friends etc.
Make every effort to let that marriage work and may God help us.
BREAKING NEWS (PROPHECY IN FULL MANIFESTATION) 2017
We are in a time when we need to pay more attention to Current news : Trump approved Jerusalem as the capital of Israel today, December 6, 2017.
Note: Both Israel and Palestine claim Jerusalem to be their Capital.
Truth: Jerusalem has been the Capital of the Jews from the time of King David in the Bible, until around Ad 35 to 70, when all Jews were forced to flee from Jerusalem to other countries.
What to Look out for in this Period:
There is going to be more increase of intifada, war of Muslim countries against the Jews and against America.
The Jews need to build the Last Temple Prophesied in the Bible...
The Temple whose building material has already been prepared could only be built in Jerusalem, the exact place of the Dome of the Rock, which the Muslims see as the only SURVIVING Share (shrine) of the Muslims in the Middle East.
Anything could happen between now and the end of Trump's Presidency.
12 Major Events to Watch out For After This Meeting:
1. Moving Israel's Capital
To Jerusalem.
2. Building of the Last
Temple in Jerusalem.
3. Rapture of the
Church
4. The Great
Tribulation
5. The Physical
Manifestation of the
Anti-Christ
6. The 2 Prophets and
Their Ministry.
7. The War of
Armageddon.
8. The 1000 years millennial reign of Christ with the saints
9. Final Judgement of the dead and the living... total destruction of this sinful world and Satan & his kingdom
10. Emergence of the new heaven and the new earth
11. Believers being with God forever enjoying the presence and the glory of God forever
12. Believers Walking the streets of Gold... eat the fruit of the tree of life... while sinners (unsaved) spend eternity in hell fire with gnashing of teeth forever and ever....
(Please note that these events are not written in strict sequential order ie order of occurrence)
There is no time to waste so Let me start with you....
Beloved, you have heard it all. Win souls and turn them from destruction. Search yourself, examine your life and walk in line with the scriptures. See if there are areas in your life where you have gone astray,, make amends and follow the word.
The end is at the door!
ON KNOWLEDGE
A learned and well known philosopher once replied to a group of ten learned men who said, *'We seek your permission for our asking a question from you.'*
The philosopher replied, 'You are at perfect liberty.'
They said, *'Of knowledge and wealth, which is better and why?*. Please give a separate answer to each. The learned philosopher answered in ten parts:
1. Knowledge is the legacy of the Prophets; wealth is the inheritance of the Pharaohs. Therefore, knowledge is better than wealth.
2. You are to guard your wealth but knowledge guards you. Therefore, knowledge is better.
3. A man of wealth has many enemies, while a man of knowledge has many friends. Hence, knowledge is better.
4. Knowledge is better because it increases with distribution, while wealth decreases by that act.
5. Knowledge is better because a learned man is apt to be generous while a wealthy person is apt to be miserly.
6. Knowledge is better because it cannot be stolen while wealth can be stolen.
7. Knowledge is better because time cannot harm knowledge but wealth rusts in course of time and wears away.
8. Knowledge is better because it is boundless while wealth is limited and you can keep account of it.
9. Knowledge is better because it illuminates the mind while wealth is apt to blacken it.
10. Knowledge is better because knowledge induced the humanity in our Prophets to say to GOD 'we worship thee as we are your servants.
While, wealth engendered in Pharaoh and Nimrod the vanity which made them claim god-head.
Seek knowledge, peace and wealth will follow you.
Lies That Makes Ladies Fall Into Premarital Sex
Lies That Makes Ladies Fall Into Premarital Sex
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Yesterday, ladies who were naive or easy to be influenced had fallen into the deception of cunning men whose aim is to have premarital sex with them. Today, some of them don't learn from the mistake some made in the past and are still victims of premarital sex. Tomorrow, more ladies would be victims of premarital sex at their tender age because of the lies that was sold to them from the devil through subtle men.
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Truth doesn't make you fall, it keeps you standing provided you're firmly rooted in it but lies will make you fall and you may not be able to recover from the consequences of the fall.
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The best way to escape lies is to know the truth and discard the lies immediately you discover that it doesn't correlate with the truth. A second thought on lies will convince you into the act just as it did to Eve.
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And mind you, lies can be sponsored by men or women and their sole intention is to deceive you if you're ignorant.
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Do you know the popular lies that some ladies were told just to get them in bed?
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1. Your breast won't grow more than this if you don't have sex
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For ladies who are not fortunate to have it big in their chest region, they suffer lots of intimidation from their girlfriends or boyfriends. You will be told that you need guys to help you press or massage it so that it would be bigger.
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Is this medically or scripturally right? Never! How will a man fondle your breast and would one day not have sex with you?
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Biologically, when a woman is lactating, her mammalian gland increases and the size of the breast increases to accommodate the production of milk for the baby. But if you allow this lie to lead you into what you're not prepared for, your destiny will be affected.
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And scripturally, the lie holds no water. If you keep company with vain persons, they'll brainwash you with their mentality. Blessed is the woman that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit on the seat of the scornful.
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2. You won't know what it takes to feel like a woman
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What made you think it's sex that would make you feel like a woman? Having two breasts, a vagina, a womb and the ability to menstruate as at when due with the accompanying challenges doesn't make you less of a woman.
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If you believe that sex would give you that womanly feeling, you want them to make you have a feel of bondage and sexual evils.
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What gives a woman her womanly feeling is in her femininity, her ability to multitask, her understanding of her role in the life a man and that she's made to complement a man, not the otherwise; her indispensability, her ability to nurture seeds, not just sperm but everything that has the capacity to multiply. These and many more ought to give a woman that womanly feeling, not sex, sex and sex.
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3. No guy is interested in marrying ladies who are virgins
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Yes there are many guys who are disinterested in marrying virgins because they themselves are not one and have believed that virgins aren't good in bed because of their inexposure. But the truth is that real men out there are so desirous of marrying one (virgins) if they're privileged to get one.
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If you buy into this lie, you'll get more than being disflowered. You'll be exposed to the world of immoralities and your first time encounter with sex, either leaves you satisfied or dissatisfied.
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If you enjoy it before marriage, you'll become an Oliver Twist if you do not conquer the urge. And if you are dissatisfied, it'll be a problem for you in marriage because the innocent man will have to do more to make you satisfied.
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4. What's the point of keeping it all these years when you're still single
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You might be in your late twenties or mid-thirties and you're still a virgin and the pressure to be married is much. There would be internal voices of deception that would want you to sell off your virginity for that which is not.
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It's better to lose your virginity for the right reason, for the right person and in the right environment.
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Honestly, I know how hard it is for you to have kept yourself away from men. Don't give up! Just get a little more courage and hold onto God, He'll favor you soon provided you're doing His will.
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5. Virgins don't enjoy sex in marriage unless...
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Who says that?
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The best, exciting, adventurous and guiltless sex is obtained when two virgins engage in marital sex and they patiently enjoyed themselves during and after the act.
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Why some virgins don't enjoy sex is because of their fears about sex or their partner's unwillingness in helping them to achieve orgasm before penetration.
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Conquer your fears. Talk things out if you are engaged to be married. A real man won't ride his wife rough, he'll make love and not rape her.
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If you allow them to break your hymen before marriage, your heart will be broken, your wall of defense will equally break and you'll be exposed to lots of issues about sexual immoralities or looseness.
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6. Sex makes you look fresh, chubby, happy and beautiful
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This is a lie from the pit of hell. In fact, the devil is the major sponsor of this.
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God says the marriage bed should be kept undefiled and someone else comes to tell you that premarital sex would make you look chubby, fresh and happy.
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See, if you eat well, exercise properly and keep the right mindset about life, you will be glowing and dazzling in your natural beauty.
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Although this may be true for married couple because they are no more one but two but as a single lady, get a life and be serious with God and your destiny. If you loiter around NFA friends, they'll feed you with junks that will put you life in a mess.
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7. If you don't get pregnant for me, I can't marry you
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"How will I know that you'd be fertile in marriage? I can't take the risk of marrying you without testing your fertility". He brags like an undefeated champion.
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Unfortunately, the poor lady, oftentimes most church goers won't know where to stand in the divide - whether to obey him and disobey God or do the reverse. Many ladies would be confused at this junction or be seeking for a validating advice.
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See, I don't care if he will marry you for real, any man that uses sex to get you into marrying him is a fornicator and your acceptance of his offer makes you a fornicator that would attract God's judgment.
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Premarital sex still remains an outright evil in God's sight even if all the world celebrates it. Ladies, buy the truth and sell it not. Don't let the devil get an advantage over you as he did to Eve. Don't take a second thought on lies. Discard it immediately otherwise you'll give it a consideration. Remember, you shall KNOW the TRUTH and the TRUTH shall SET you FREE!
Yesterday, ladies who were naive or easy to be influenced had fallen into the deception of cunning men whose aim is to have premarital sex with them. Today, some of them don't learn from the mistake some made in the past and are still victims of premarital sex. Tomorrow, more ladies would be victims of premarital sex at their tender age because of the lies that was sold to them from the devil through subtle men.
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Truth doesn't make you fall, it keeps you standing provided you're firmly rooted in it but lies will make you fall and you may not be able to recover from the consequences of the fall.
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The best way to escape lies is to know the truth and discard the lies immediately you discover that it doesn't correlate with the truth. A second thought on lies will convince you into the act just as it did to Eve.
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And mind you, lies can be sponsored by men or women and their sole intention is to deceive you if you're ignorant.
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Do you know the popular lies that some ladies were told just to get them in bed?
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1. Your breast won't grow more than this if you don't have sex
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For ladies who are not fortunate to have it big in their chest region, they suffer lots of intimidation from their girlfriends or boyfriends. You will be told that you need guys to help you press or massage it so that it would be bigger.
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Is this medically or scripturally right? Never! How will a man fondle your breast and would one day not have sex with you?
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Biologically, when a woman is lactating, her mammalian gland increases and the size of the breast increases to accommodate the production of milk for the baby. But if you allow this lie to lead you into what you're not prepared for, your destiny will be affected.
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And scripturally, the lie holds no water. If you keep company with vain persons, they'll brainwash you with their mentality. Blessed is the woman that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit on the seat of the scornful.
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2. You won't know what it takes to feel like a woman
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What made you think it's sex that would make you feel like a woman? Having two breasts, a vagina, a womb and the ability to menstruate as at when due with the accompanying challenges doesn't make you less of a woman.
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If you believe that sex would give you that womanly feeling, you want them to make you have a feel of bondage and sexual evils.
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What gives a woman her womanly feeling is in her femininity, her ability to multitask, her understanding of her role in the life a man and that she's made to complement a man, not the otherwise; her indispensability, her ability to nurture seeds, not just sperm but everything that has the capacity to multiply. These and many more ought to give a woman that womanly feeling, not sex, sex and sex.
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3. No guy is interested in marrying ladies who are virgins
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Yes there are many guys who are disinterested in marrying virgins because they themselves are not one and have believed that virgins aren't good in bed because of their inexposure. But the truth is that real men out there are so desirous of marrying one (virgins) if they're privileged to get one.
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If you buy into this lie, you'll get more than being disflowered. You'll be exposed to the world of immoralities and your first time encounter with sex, either leaves you satisfied or dissatisfied.
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If you enjoy it before marriage, you'll become an Oliver Twist if you do not conquer the urge. And if you are dissatisfied, it'll be a problem for you in marriage because the innocent man will have to do more to make you satisfied.
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4. What's the point of keeping it all these years when you're still single
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You might be in your late twenties or mid-thirties and you're still a virgin and the pressure to be married is much. There would be internal voices of deception that would want you to sell off your virginity for that which is not.
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It's better to lose your virginity for the right reason, for the right person and in the right environment.
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Honestly, I know how hard it is for you to have kept yourself away from men. Don't give up! Just get a little more courage and hold onto God, He'll favor you soon provided you're doing His will.
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5. Virgins don't enjoy sex in marriage unless...
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Who says that?
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The best, exciting, adventurous and guiltless sex is obtained when two virgins engage in marital sex and they patiently enjoyed themselves during and after the act.
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Why some virgins don't enjoy sex is because of their fears about sex or their partner's unwillingness in helping them to achieve orgasm before penetration.
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Conquer your fears. Talk things out if you are engaged to be married. A real man won't ride his wife rough, he'll make love and not rape her.
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If you allow them to break your hymen before marriage, your heart will be broken, your wall of defense will equally break and you'll be exposed to lots of issues about sexual immoralities or looseness.
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6. Sex makes you look fresh, chubby, happy and beautiful
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This is a lie from the pit of hell. In fact, the devil is the major sponsor of this.
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God says the marriage bed should be kept undefiled and someone else comes to tell you that premarital sex would make you look chubby, fresh and happy.
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See, if you eat well, exercise properly and keep the right mindset about life, you will be glowing and dazzling in your natural beauty.
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Although this may be true for married couple because they are no more one but two but as a single lady, get a life and be serious with God and your destiny. If you loiter around NFA friends, they'll feed you with junks that will put you life in a mess.
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7. If you don't get pregnant for me, I can't marry you
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"How will I know that you'd be fertile in marriage? I can't take the risk of marrying you without testing your fertility". He brags like an undefeated champion.
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Unfortunately, the poor lady, oftentimes most church goers won't know where to stand in the divide - whether to obey him and disobey God or do the reverse. Many ladies would be confused at this junction or be seeking for a validating advice.
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See, I don't care if he will marry you for real, any man that uses sex to get you into marrying him is a fornicator and your acceptance of his offer makes you a fornicator that would attract God's judgment.
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Premarital sex still remains an outright evil in God's sight even if all the world celebrates it. Ladies, buy the truth and sell it not. Don't let the devil get an advantage over you as he did to Eve. Don't take a second thought on lies. Discard it immediately otherwise you'll give it a consideration. Remember, you shall KNOW the TRUTH and the TRUTH shall SET you FREE!
There are no special demons that operate in December
There are no special demons that operate in December, it is lack of planning and unnecessary competition that leads to all manner of tragedies this period.
I know a young man who bought a car during Christmas, went to driving school for few days, and chose to drive to the village by himself. Unfortunately, he entered under a trailer on the highway, and everybody in the car, including himself died. That was a careless death. The best thing he would have done was to pay an experienced driver to take him to the village. Many people will repeat this same mistake from next week, and when they die, we will say it is the spirit of ember month. Africans have demonic names for all their mistakes. I'm not saying that there are no forces of hell on the highway, but if we do our part, God will definitely protect us.
I know that some of us will say "God forbid," but the competition to show who is the wealthiest person in the village this season is also why some people may not see 2018. I have always maintained that having cars and building houses, and using expensive wine to wash your clothes is not a sign that you're rich. Stop trying to show the villagers that you're now a wealthy person. If you're truly wealthy we will know. We know that Mike Adenuga is a billionaire because his companies are there for all to see.
To go through this season unscattered, you need rest. Jesus said: "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28. The rest He is talking about is not idleness, but having peace of mind while chasing after your dreams.
I will never forget what my brother told me many years ago. He said, "Good things will never finish." That phrase delivered me from unnecessary competition forever. Don't get me wrong, it's good to be motivated or inspired by the achievements of others, but don't let it put you under unnecessary pressure. Celebrate their achievements and move on.
If you cannot comfortably buy cars for now kindly relax. You think you have seen cars? You have seen nothing yet. You will see real cars within the next ten years. So if you cannot comfortable afford the 2017 model of your dream car, kindly wait for the 2020 model. Don't be lazy, but don't kill yourself because you want to belong.
If you did not plan to travel to the village during this festive season, kindly stay back and rest. Let me be frank with you, January is almost here. You must do two things before you travel. Firstly, don't tamper with your children's school fees. Secondly, don't tamper with your house rent if you're still a tenant. Don't forget that Christmas is only one day celebration.
Finally, experts said that fatigue is the major cause of road accidents in Nigeria! As an experienced driver, I understand what they are talking about. The moment you find out that you're feeling sleepy while driving, don't sit there and be pleading the Blood of Jesus. Pull over immediately and wash your face. Walk around and probably rest for a while before you continue the journey. It is better to be late than for people to add 'late' before your name.
Wisdom is profitable to direct!
I know a young man who bought a car during Christmas, went to driving school for few days, and chose to drive to the village by himself. Unfortunately, he entered under a trailer on the highway, and everybody in the car, including himself died. That was a careless death. The best thing he would have done was to pay an experienced driver to take him to the village. Many people will repeat this same mistake from next week, and when they die, we will say it is the spirit of ember month. Africans have demonic names for all their mistakes. I'm not saying that there are no forces of hell on the highway, but if we do our part, God will definitely protect us.
I know that some of us will say "God forbid," but the competition to show who is the wealthiest person in the village this season is also why some people may not see 2018. I have always maintained that having cars and building houses, and using expensive wine to wash your clothes is not a sign that you're rich. Stop trying to show the villagers that you're now a wealthy person. If you're truly wealthy we will know. We know that Mike Adenuga is a billionaire because his companies are there for all to see.
To go through this season unscattered, you need rest. Jesus said: "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28. The rest He is talking about is not idleness, but having peace of mind while chasing after your dreams.
I will never forget what my brother told me many years ago. He said, "Good things will never finish." That phrase delivered me from unnecessary competition forever. Don't get me wrong, it's good to be motivated or inspired by the achievements of others, but don't let it put you under unnecessary pressure. Celebrate their achievements and move on.
If you cannot comfortably buy cars for now kindly relax. You think you have seen cars? You have seen nothing yet. You will see real cars within the next ten years. So if you cannot comfortable afford the 2017 model of your dream car, kindly wait for the 2020 model. Don't be lazy, but don't kill yourself because you want to belong.
If you did not plan to travel to the village during this festive season, kindly stay back and rest. Let me be frank with you, January is almost here. You must do two things before you travel. Firstly, don't tamper with your children's school fees. Secondly, don't tamper with your house rent if you're still a tenant. Don't forget that Christmas is only one day celebration.
Finally, experts said that fatigue is the major cause of road accidents in Nigeria! As an experienced driver, I understand what they are talking about. The moment you find out that you're feeling sleepy while driving, don't sit there and be pleading the Blood of Jesus. Pull over immediately and wash your face. Walk around and probably rest for a while before you continue the journey. It is better to be late than for people to add 'late' before your name.
Wisdom is profitable to direct!
Professor Isa Hussaini on Nigeria. A must read.
Professor Isa Hussaini of Faculty of Pharmacy University of Maiduguri wrote:
The blame for what Nigeria has become falls on you and me. Not Buhari, not Jonathan, not Obasanjo and definitely not Abacha.
Our wickedness stinks to the heavens as we go about our daily lives, pulling down everyone and everything to become rich. We import substandard products, fake drugs and expired baby food unfit for human consumption and we have the nerve to complain about leadership?
We even steal from widows, orphans, and refugees. We take their food and sell it for profit. No conscience. Nothing is sacred. No one is spared. We build substandard roads, schools, houses, hospitals, all for profit at the expense of human life;an invaluable item which all our profit and contract sum cannot buy.
One would think this behavior is reserved for urchins but it would surprise you that this is the character of many decent looking people who appear to be normal but are not any better than Boko Haram members. They are church members, Muslims, husbands, wives and sadly youths.
We pervert justice and pretend we do not know right from wrong just to serve our selfish interests. Slave traders pale in comparison to what we do to ourselves. We are wickedness personified. So much hatred flows in our blood and we transfer it to our children. It's evident in what we say and do.
We have fasting and prayer sessions all year long, night vigils and deliverance when the actual problem is us. We simply cannot learn to love others . It is me, me, me. That is all that ever matters. It is sickening. Anyone who cannot love has no business in politics, Government and in Nigeria. Until we understand this, we will continue on this path of destruction.
I can Change, You can Change, They can Change and We can Change by Sharing and Spreading this message....Change starts with Me....
The blame for what Nigeria has become falls on you and me. Not Buhari, not Jonathan, not Obasanjo and definitely not Abacha.
Our wickedness stinks to the heavens as we go about our daily lives, pulling down everyone and everything to become rich. We import substandard products, fake drugs and expired baby food unfit for human consumption and we have the nerve to complain about leadership?
We even steal from widows, orphans, and refugees. We take their food and sell it for profit. No conscience. Nothing is sacred. No one is spared. We build substandard roads, schools, houses, hospitals, all for profit at the expense of human life;an invaluable item which all our profit and contract sum cannot buy.
One would think this behavior is reserved for urchins but it would surprise you that this is the character of many decent looking people who appear to be normal but are not any better than Boko Haram members. They are church members, Muslims, husbands, wives and sadly youths.
We pervert justice and pretend we do not know right from wrong just to serve our selfish interests. Slave traders pale in comparison to what we do to ourselves. We are wickedness personified. So much hatred flows in our blood and we transfer it to our children. It's evident in what we say and do.
We have fasting and prayer sessions all year long, night vigils and deliverance when the actual problem is us. We simply cannot learn to love others . It is me, me, me. That is all that ever matters. It is sickening. Anyone who cannot love has no business in politics, Government and in Nigeria. Until we understand this, we will continue on this path of destruction.
I can Change, You can Change, They can Change and We can Change by Sharing and Spreading this message....Change starts with Me....
Friday 13 October 2017
Cherryvee Event Planning and Catering Food delivery in Imo State.
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