The Beekeeper (2024).
<center>
*<sub>Stealing from an elderly person is like stealing from a child. In some ways, it's worse. When someone hurts a child, there are people who care, parents to step in. When someone hurts an elder person, they are often left to face the hornets alone.</sub>*
~Adam Clay: curled from the movie.~
</center>
The quote shared was from the movie, and just looking at it, the truth in there is just on point.
How amazing would it be to have someone who set the country right. Not the law made for the weak or strong but the law that needs to be carried out because there's justice in it.
In our world, it is very obvious that the law never favours the poor/weak. It goes straight to hunt them like they are criminals while the actual criminals sit right there, look you in the eyes, and judge you.
I have been anticipating this movie ever since it popped up on my notification. I woke up one morning to clear the ones for the other day because I forgot to and, there it was... His face alone was enough to get my hands clicking on the newsfeed to read what the movie was all about, and that wasn't enough. No, I went to Google and then off to YouTube to watch the trailer and read comments, and sure, I was ready to download.
But, it wasn't yet in my country, so I knew I had no choice but to wait, and I did. It almost slipped my mind, but hey! It didn't because I finally watched it two days ago.
***Now, the movie.***
**Movie Title: The Beekeeper.**
**Release Date: January 26th, 2024, in Nigeria.**
**Genres: Thriller, and Action.**
https://youtu.be/SzINZZ6iqxY?si=NqhZBk1wiowiF4Wy
In a place where there's corruption, a balance needs to be made, and that's what brought in The Beekeeper. It was a code name for an operation or entity that acts on their own to bring justice to society.
The movie began with Jason Statham, known as Adam Clay. Though the name doesn't exist, he used it undercover after retiring as the Beekeeper, and then, he became a real keeper of bees. He makes honey with them and shares with the only woman, Eloise Parker, who ever took care of him.
However, things took a bitter turn when Eloise Parker committed suicide. What was supposed to be a computer virus took out all the money in her account and other accounts she manages. And here is where **The Beekeeper** had to be the **Beekeeper**.
After getting to know the CIA, he wasn't able to find those that instigated Eloise Parker's death, Adam Clay took charge and found his way to their location where he burnt down one of their offices.
But that wasn't enough. We know what happens when you hit a bee's hornet... yes! It doesn't stop until it finishes the job, and Adam Clay knew there was more to it. Higher ups who wanted him dead, but he had just one goal, and that was to kill the person who owned the business, but... He isn't just an ordinary person. He is the president's son, whose fund from the business he does got his mother, who is the president, a seat.
**My Opinion.**
I have to commend Adam Clay's role in the play. There was no dull moment with him as he treated things like he was supposed to. However, the other characters in the movie acted like they were auditioning to be an actor/actress. It was unbelievably annoying, especially the role played by Emmy Raver-Lampman, who was Agent Verona Parker. Seeing that her mother had died and how she acted, it didn't align.
That was because at the beginning of the show, she said she was stubborn and would find her mother's killer. But all of a sudden, she turned into a cop who followed the law, not justice. If her character wasn't going to act like that, it should be shown from the beginning.
Seeing the way she was bent on hunting someone who was fighting for her mother's death was absurd. It didn't just click! And then the other characters! Phew. I don't know, maybe I was the one who saw how faulty they were in acting out their characters, and all. Maybe because I had big hopes for the movie, I don't know.
If we were to exclude the part Adam Clay played and focus on the other actors, I would not watch the movie to the end.
Nevertheless, it was a good show, and if you've seen a lot of Jason Statham's movies, you'd agree that he always delivered, and he did so here, too.
*****
*<sub>Screenshot From [IMDb](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt15314262/)</sub>*
*****
***Videos Used Were Gotten From #YouTube.***
*****
Still yours truly,
Balikis.
*Thanks for reading and listening.*
***Peace be unto those who crave it and more to those who chase it away.***
[First posted here](https://peakd.com/hive-166847/@balikis95/the-beekeeper-2024)
Rosalind's heart.
In a faraway land where the grass is green and beautiful live two wonderful friends Rosalind, and Rosalie. Hearing their names, many would think they are twins because of how inseparable they are, but the people that lived in the land know better.
Rosalind and Rosalie are friends who were born two days apart from each other and because birds were kept together in an enclosed area for some months, they were able to create an undeniable bond with each other. They grew up together, ate together, and love each other that people envy them. Their ways were simple and everyone adore them because of their attitudes which were worth emulating.
As years flew by, these friends stood together until Rosalind, decided it was time to go beyond their land to see other places, but Rosalie didn’t want to leave the beauty of their land. She has heard stories of other lands and how bad some of them are so she was scared to venture out of their comfort zone.
Rosalie tried to talk Rosalind out of her out-of-the-blue journey the first time but let her be when she made her mind up. Rosalie knew Rosalind is adventurous and she has been camping that adventurous side because of her so they decided to wish her well.
The day set for Rosalind to leave the green land came and Rosalie came out to wish Rosalind goodbye. She was sad that she was leaving but knew she couldn't stop her. Instead, she was glad when Rosalind promised to come back to check on her. Hugging themselves, Rosalie let Rosalind go as she open her wings and flew away.
Rosalind traveled North, and South before she moved toward the East. In the North and South, she found some beautiful places while others she find oddly strange but she never gave up flying around having the hope to meet her good friend again.
One day, when Rosalind flew across the forest on the East side, she met a strange bird. It was big and was sitting on the branch of a tree. She also noticed the bird's eyes were small. Being a curious lass, Rosalind approached the bird.
When she got closer to the bird, she was scared at first but summon up the courage to move the loser. She met with the bird and spoke with him. After a while, she got to know his name as Johnny. While she chatted with John, she got to know a lot about species of birds as John wasn’t just big but vast in knowledge.
Rosalind decided to spend some months with John to learn more which she did. After some time, she told John she has to leave and promised to come around to check on him again to learn more. For now, she has a promise to fulfill. Rosalie's hearts call to her... Maybe it was her heart that missed their company.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo Source: Unsplash.
Writer:Balikis
Date:19 March 2023.
Nature's link to the past, Cultures and Elemental beings.
There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is a society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more.
Lord Byron
Nature is believed by many as something, remarkable, bewitching, and magnificent. I see nature as the heart of mankind, the heart that unites us with everything that lives in it and beneath it. Nature is enthralling, extraordinary, and undeniably natural in such a sense that everything it brings out is so pure and worth seeing every day.
Nature has brought to us more than we can ever think of, breathing in its undiluted air, listening to the sound it makes, the morning dew it brings, and all other simple yet incomprehensible things make one wonder how something can be so breathtaking it gladdens each heart that sees and breathe it in daily. The presence of nature in my life and its acceptance can be linked to my past.
**Linking nature to my past.**
I was a chatterbox while growing up, I had this round full cheek that makes me look so attractive especially when I smile at people. I was so full of energy and stability but as we all know that life isn’t a bed of roses, at a very little age I could comprehend things better and faster and this brought me to my ruin! This gave birth to my introverted side which made me enclose myself from everyone, forming a defensive shield around me not to be tampered with. I became so bleak and stayed off people in general. In this time of turmoil came the presence of nature. It filled me in with its gracious warmth and it became my best buddy. I would go out at night just to see the star and moon because they help calm my racing heart. The sea became my gist partner as it filled me in with so much calmness and peace which I crave. The sea became a strong part of me and I found solace in its presence. The sound of nature and its breaths brought back a quarter part of my extroverted side, it brought in a lost light and filled me in with so much love I began to grow up from my pains, though the wound is still fresh in my heart, I hope for the day it will finally heal with the help of nature that brought its light to my heart and soul.
The presence of nature unites me with peace, love, and so much positivity that makes me thankful for being alive to feel it every day.
It is also known that nature always unites us with people we’ve lost as it said that in dust, we came, and to it, we shall return. The presence of nature has helped my vast knowledge of mythical beings.
**Nature's Elemental Beings.**
Stories have been told about faeries, dragons, unicorns and all other mystical spirits to be mentioned below.
After I came across the novel Elemental Heir authored by K.J Ferguson, it made me dive deep into nature on the quest to know more.
Through nature, I became so vast and knew about Gnomes, Sylph, Undines, Salamanders the mystical elements of earth, air, water, and fire.
Many stories have been written on all these and to my understanding the :
***Undine*** is another elemental being of water also called a nymph which is usually found in pools, and waterfalls, and ancient has it that they have beautiful voices.
***Gnome*** which is known to be short is a mythical creature whose name depicts ”Earth dweller” in Greek. This is an elemental spirit that guides the forest, mines, treasures, and all others.
***Salamander*** which is the fourth elemental being of fire with a body shape of a lizard and speckle all over is an elemental being that controls fire.
***Sylph*** which is an air spirit is said to be an invincible being of the air who protect the way the air moves or changes in it.
These mythical beings some believe humans have inside of them as the earth spirit depicts the desire to work and reshape the world as that of the Gnomes, the water element is said to depict the ability to love and feel like the Undine. Salamander is the fire element that depicts the power and will to constantly overcome anything and the air element which deals with our artistic sensitivity that helps maintain harmony and balance as that of the Sylph.
Nature in its glory has made me know all these and makes me feel united with them. Nature has also made me understand the certain specialties of cultures.
**Nature in Culture.**
Nature's gifts of Kola nut, Palmwine, honey, and all others are known to be used in Africa, and Nigeria precisely to help unite not just the bride and groom but also two families of the same or different races. The Kola nut according to traditional rites symbolizes peace, unity, hospitality, good health, and all other. The honey just like its name depicts is said to bring sweetness to the home of the newly wedded. All of these are never absent in any traditional marriage as it is known to unite all that taste out of it in laughter, happiness, peace, and all.
Being united with nature has made me desire to keep it safe like that of a caring mother and chase off those that harm it (deforestation, overgrazing, bush burning, and those who harm it).
Thanks for reading to the end, this was also posted on Hive.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo Source:Unsplash.
Writer:Balikis
Date:5 October 2022.
If I could turn...
I**f I could turn**
I'll turn back the hands of time,
And cherish every time that you were mine,
Not a moment will be taken for granted,
As every moment will be placed on the high term,
Loving you will be my new anthem,
As worshipping, you will be a chorus till my last breath.
**If I could turn**
I'll turn the hands of fate,
Making it abide by my rules like a clean slate,
Never will I run late,
As my cravings for you will turn me into a slave.
**If I could turn**
I wouldn't have turned right,
I would have stayed right there not to miss the light,
Never would I have turned to miss your sight,
As loving you would have been my new insight.
**If I could turn**
I wouldn't have turned back at you,
Leaving you vulnerable to every animal in the zoo,
But now all that happened was because I neglected you,
If I can make it back in time, my aim will be never to lose you.
**If I could turn**
You wouldn't have to go suffering,
As my country will be your new sovereign,
And every part of me you can crush in,
As I will bear every pain because I caused it.
**If I could turn**
I wouldn't have let the glory and fame get to me,
Forgetting that the people I train represent part of me,
I would have tread carefully and given all I have,
With no mindset of getting something back.
**If I could turn**
I wouldn't have done all that I did,
I would have been calm and learned from others' misdeeds,
But now I have to pay for my sins,
Bowing my head I lost all energy to scream.
**If I could turn**
I would have respected every being on earth,
And do to them all that I can bear,
Knowing fully that karma is always near,
As it will serve me my dish when I least expect.
Inspiration came from listening to R-kelly's music If I could turn. I just ignited the fire to the volcano, hope it is up to your taste? @Olasquare
Thanks for reading. This was also posted on Hive.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo source:Unsplash.
Date:11 September 2022
Writer:Balikis.
The little birdie signs out.
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.
Nathaniel Branden
The little birdie signed out today to take the first step.
Life in its form brings negativity and positivity as it deems fit. In this form, humans found themselves in daily battles to survive. Some in their battles meet the afterlife, others still struggle endlessly while the rest get right out of the struggling phase.
In a time of life's negativity, we get scared to leap forward as previous doings were futile leading the firm and discerned mind to zero. We instead look for ways to turn around leaving the problem encountered unsolved and unattended.
This in return pays us in full for disregarding which pulls many down into depression. Depression being one of the fatal killers of mankind leads us to shut out everything and everyone just to wallow in self-pain and grief.
***Before I move on, let me tell you the story of the little wingless birdie.***
*A long time ago in the land of Nothing, a little bird with no wings lives with her mother who goes out every day on the hunt for daily manna to bring home from the land of Something. The little birdie lives in the solace of her mother's nest and gapes how her mother moves out each day bringing in different delicacies and telling her stories of things encountered in her journey to and fro.*
*Though the little birdie has tried many times to see if she can fly without wings, her attempts proved fruitless so she gave up trying.*
*On a stormy day when the sky looks so hostile and pours its waters splattering around, the little birdie was all alone in her mother's nest, praying fervently that her mother returns home. She even wished her mother brings in the delicious meal she ate two days back. But then as it is said, "If wishes were horses, even the poor will ride" which brings the little birdie to a dilemma when her mother failed to return the next day and days after.*
*The little wingless birdie looked about in her solemn state and saw how other mothers had gone out with their kids singing beautifully on their journey. This brought depression to the little birdie as she wallowed in self-pity cursing why she had come to earth If the very thing to help her perform her purpose in life was absent and why life had taken away her only hope to survive.*
*One day the little birdie fell off her mother's nest as it became weak and couldn't hold her any longer. Falling off the now scattered nest on the floor, the little birdie wept to wonder how she was to survive with no home in the land of Nothing.*
*Three feet from her the little birdie saw some leftovers on the ground so her legs moved even before she could think as her stomach bellowed, after eating the leftover found, she looked at her surroundings and saw that she had moved away from her mother's scattered nest. Wondering how she had, she looked down and remembered she has legs to move so she walked with them and was pleased she still had something to make her survive the crucial world.*
*Hours later while the little birdie journeys through the forest, she found a big bird who had helped her on her back to take her to the land of Something after hearing her story.*
*Looking back at the past weeks, the little birdie was happy and sad. Sad that she wasted time wallowing in pain when she could have found ways to move on and happy that her mother's nest broke off which had made her journey into greatness.*
Back to our discussion, we can see that the little birdie signed out of her comfort zone and met help on the way. This is to remind us that when life brings out its negativity, we should always look the other way around. In the little birdie story, we can see that she was grateful in the end.
When life throws in its hurtful jabs, do not wallow in self-pity and push yourself into depression, instead come out of it and find ways to overcome it as some awful situations we find ourselves in sometimes are great blessings in disguise.
Pick up yourself from the claws of depression today and ride above your fears. It is never easy but with a determined mind and at your very first step out, you'll realize there is an awaiting future for your dreams to be finally accomplished.
Thanks for reading to the end, this was also posted on Hive.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo source:Unsplash
Writer:Balikis
Date:6 September 2022
I Cannot Be Happy At All Times..
If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm.
Frank Lane
The rainbow is known to come after a cloudy day as it is said to indicate that the storm is over.
For the rainbow to exist, the storm has to have begun and ended. On these stormy days, we find even the fearless of hearts and kindest of souls with a crack that makes us question them or ourselves, can we all be fully happy at all times?
This question I ask of you dearly beloved readers brings us to the story of Rosie, Jasmine, and a stranger on why the storm comes first.
How did the story begin?
*The story was said to have begun in a small village where little Rosie once told her friend Jasmine that she can not be happy at all times during one of their conversations.*
*Rosie being at the age of eight(8) has been dealt with brutally by life but still, she is always full of energy. She'd make you giggle endlessly with every word she says. Some think her an angel while others believe her a talented soul with the power to lighten up every room she steps into.*
*Though Rosie was always full of life, there are times her strongly built frame gashes and she is left with a solemn face for a minute or so, but no one ever saw that part of her.*
*It was on this day or minute of her gloomy look did Jasmine saw her, and the following conversation ensued between the duos.*
**Jasmine**:*"Hello little rainbow, how are you today?" She asked beaming with smiles, but after seeing Rosie's look, Jasmine became alarmed and asked, "why does the sky look cloudy today?*
**Rosie**: *With a smile, she answered*, *" Hello to you too Jasmine, I am fine and you need not be alarmed about my look*, ***" I Cannot be happy at all times"***
**Jasmine**: *"But you are always happy and full of energy, something is wrong isn't it? Do I need to call on anyone?*
**Rosie**: *Nodding her head with a beautiful smile, she said, "I am human Jasmine, and as long as I live, they are going to be happy days and sad ones too, that's what makes life balance, now do not just stare at me weirdly Rose said to Jasmine, look up at the sky and tell me what you see"*
Just as Jasmine looked up, Rosie crouched closer and fiddled Jasmine on her rib as she was just a year older than she is but of the same height as her.
Before Jasmine could counter to Rosie's fiddling Rosie ran off laughing melodically, the alluring sound of her laughter made Jasmine forget about every other question as she ran towards Rosie who picked up her speed daring Jasmine to a race of which she obliged.
Jasmine at the age of *Sixteen (16)* found herself at the sea where she listens as the waves hit ashore. Sitting on a rock she looked up, and then she heard a voice asking, **" why do you wear a sad look, is there going to be a storm"**.
She turned and there she found a stranger looking at the sky also and so Jasmine smiled just as Rose had and answered the beautiful stranger, **" I can not be happy at all times"**.
And when the stranger asked, **"Why can you not be happy at all times?"**
Jasmine chuckled and smiled *it is not that I don't want to be, I am human and alive which means that life needs to be balanced, they have to be an existence of both happy and sad times for life to be balanced.*
Intrigued by her words, the stranger asked, **" did you come up with that?"**
Hahaha, Jasmine laughed beautifully and answered the stranger, **" why not sit here while I tell you the story of the most beautiful and energetic girl that once existed in our world?"**
******************************
Looking at the aforementioned story, we see that even the bravest and kindest soul viewed to be an angel had her moments of being sad.
And her response was, *"I can not be happy at all times"*.
Now the question I ask of you dearly beloved readers.
Do you agree with Rosie's statement?
If you do, then I have one more question left.
**Why do we fail to spread happiness wherever we go?**
In addition, what are your thoughts on why Rosie had asked Jasmine to look up?
Make use of your imagination and buzz in the comment section with your creative ideas.
Just like you have read, even the strongest mind tremble, but because they laugh we believe they are okay and say to them words we can not take.
Why not make the person that makes you giggle endlessly laugh today?
Spread the love and laughter.
Thanks for reading and a lovely thanks to my sponsors. This was also posted on Hive.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
**Photo Source:Unsplash**
**Writer:Balikis**
**Date:29 August 2022.**
The Ugly Truth And Beautiful Lie.
'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Just like the river flows,
So does my love for you goes,
The fire that burns in my soul,
Is more than a thousand shows.
Though your betrayals have slain every thought of you,
Still, my heart beats all for you,
So have my mind protected other memories of you.
Loving you is a definition of life with its good and bad,
That is why my heart, soul, and every part of me became a drum set that you can band,
Though loving you hurts like mad,
But hey, I got you, I know you are just following life's style.
With the life number of -3, -2, -1, and 0,
So is my love for you cold, and loving just like the snow,
We've both lost, been hurt, and felt unquenchable pains,
That is the most reason I do not want to miss the opportunity to say I love you.
******************************
Life, a beautiful lie, has held us tightly in its dissatisfactions, hate, resentment, grief, helplessness, and pains. But still, it has filled us with satisfaction, laughter, relaxation, accomplishment, love, and many more positives.
Death is an ugly truth that discloses secrets left untold by life. It comes to us whenever it pleases. It knows neither the young nor old as it takes as it pleases.
Hated by all but yet conjured by some(suicide). Its presence is full of heart-wrenching screams and pains of losing our loved ones, brothers, sisters, children, mothers, fathers, cousins, friends, and family at large.
Some call it to end their pathetic life(so they think) but they've forgotten that calling it does not just hurt them alone but also the people beside them.
Death arrives anytime, be it morning, afternoon, or night.
Now I ask you, ye lovers of the world, what was your last statement to a stranger or your loved ones?
Did you remind them of how they make you feel or did your pride and ego do the work?
When last did you call your mother, father, or friend to tell them how you feel?
There is no doubt the grudge you feel towards them is very heavy and will take more than a month or years to be lifted. But remember, some things cannot be done tomorrow as tomorrow might be too late.
Roll up your sleeves as I call ye gracious readers, do not let your sadden heart, the anger that boils within, the memories of the pains they cost you ruin your present.
If they leave now, your conscience might judge you continuously, questioning why you didn't tell them how you feel, or what their presence meant to you. You never know, a minute later may be too late.
Call her, him, or them, and clear your conscience, let them know how you feel and how their presence matters.
Children, call on your parent and appreciate them, tell them how much you love them. Never miss this opportunity.
And if you've lost them, sit in silence and call out loud to them to tell them how much you love and miss them, then pray for them with every ounce of strength you can muster up.
Oh, dearest husband and wife, why must your wedding day be the last time you said the word *I love you*? why not call him or her now?
Call them and sing a lovely song to their hearing, send kisses their way, and never stop telling them how much you love them.
Hey damsel, when are you going to tell him you love him? Or are you waiting on him to make the first move?
Why not try telling how he makes you feel so you'd know where you stand?
Haven't you forgotten something?
***Self-love***, when last did you treat yourself out last? Or spoil yourself with lovely words?
Or stare at the mirror to appreciate your appearance? When last did you call your name out loud with a smile, telling yourself how proud you are of how far you've come? Why not flatter yourself today? You can do it because tomorrow might be too late.
Do not fret ye readers because this writer loves you all dearly, the love I have for you all cannot be measured, but it can be felt, that is why I am sending you all a tight bear hug, kisses, tickles, and here I am staring at your lovely faces just to say the word, ***I love you.***
Thanks for reading and always remember ***self-love matters***, this was also posted on Hive.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo Source:Unsplash
Writer:Balikis
Date:25 August 2022.
I don't understand people who..
It has been said that life has treated me harshly, and sometimes I have complained in my heart because many pleasures of human experience have been withheld from me…if much has been denied me, much, very much, has been given me…
Helen Keller,
A topic asked on Hive:
Topic:Below is the beginning of a sentence that you need to finish. Explain what the thing is and why you answered as you did.
I don't understand people who...
***My response to the Concept***
***I Don't Understand People Who Laugh At People With Disabilities.***
**Questions**
*What is?*
*Your reaction when you see a blind man?*
*Your reaction when you see a lady or guy with an uneven eye?*
*Your reaction when a stammer speaks to you?*
*Your reaction when you see a dwarf?*
*Your reaction when you see a lady whose boobs are bigger than her ass?*
The list goes on and on.
What are your reactions when you see these people?
Do you crack up? Giggle endlessly? Or mock them with your words?
You and I have been guilty of this while growing up and even while grown, many still take part in this horrible behavior.
We get to forget that the aforementioned people are humans like us with feelings and we hurt them badly with no ounce of guilt. But you can't take a slight backlash against you and anyone who does it will have to speak to your fist or sharp razored tongue.
What life are we living?
What trace are we leaving?
What hope are we giving?
We speak hurtful words to these people because there is no law backing them. If it were to be stated in the constitution that a jail term will be given to people who make fun of these incredibly smart people, no one will want to go to jail for that, hence discipline will surface.
We belittle them and make them seem less human.
We mock them for how they are created when we can't create any.
We spit on them and let them feel disgusted by their very being.
Some change their body due to body shaming while few carry on with it with great pride.
Some have committed suicide due to this and when you are been asked If you have killed before, you swear you can't kill a mosquito talk more of a human being but yet your words have taken some to their early grave.
Who are you to mock others and what amount of fun do you get doing it?
Now let's pick the questions asked and elaborate more on them.
Your reaction when you see blind people?
You see a young boy or girl walking with a stick and the next thing you do is stone them.
As a parent, you see that and look away because your kids are just having fun?
Your kids continue doing that and grew up having fun doing it and they teach their children too.
Then I ask, what generation are we breeding?
Your reaction when you see people with uneven eyes?
***After four eyes I heard****,* what do you mean by that? When I first heard this was from children playing when I was coming back from work, I saw the boy with tears on his face and I approached him to pet him and he hugged me tightly crying.
It was then I found out why he cried and I had the children warned that if I ever heard of that again, I'll have them disciplined, since then, they've played with the boy without mocking him.
What's your reaction when you see a stammerer?
In the movie Bridgerton, there was a reason the Duke didn't want to get married, his Father belittled him and made him feel his a useless son because he stammered, this made him make a vow to his father on his death-bed that the legacy of his name will die with him.
We can see the duke hated his father for how he was treated, he wouldn't have survived if he were not shown kindness, and even with that, he was ready to sacrifice his happiness of bringing forth an offspring because of his father.
Your reaction when you a lady whose boobs are bigger than her ass?
***Improper fraction*** they call it, in mathematics, when a smaller number is carrying a bigger number which is then changed into a mixed fraction because leaving it improperly isn't right.
And then, these ladies who find themselves here are term improper fraction for what they can't change, for how lovely they are built. You'd find guys making fun of them and even ladies forgetting the quote **women supporting women** and you expect these people to hug and thank you for your words, init?
Your reaction when you see a dwarf?
I had a friend then who likes measuring her height with people, so when she sees short people, she is always happy to walk beside them only to come back and tell us to what length they were compared to her, and we'd laugh about it, but then I grew up and my conscience became more judging so I learned never to make fun of them.
Conclusion.
I hope we all sit and think of the way we treat our fellow humans because of what they couldn't change, we are not better than they are, show them love, and kindness, and listen when they talk. Don't hurt their feelings as you don't want yours to be tampered with as well.
Let's learn to appreciate them and tell them how beautiful they look(in a truthful manner), respect them and appreciate their efforts in looking good, and do not let them miss the fun of life because of their disabilities.
This answers the aforementioned question.
Thanks for your time, greetings to you all, and much love to my sponsors. This was also posted on Hive.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo Source:Unsplash
Writer:Balikis
Date:20 August 2022.
Ancient Ever-Green Tunes.
Old music used to mean something. There is none of that today.
Ziggy Marley
Verily they move in one accord,
Up, down, sideways, backward, and forward,
Their music has been before Christ,
And yet verily they move to bless our sights,
Thousands of bewitching tunes are heard at all times,
Be it morning, afternoon, or night,
And still, they are not tired to show their pride.
The chirps, moo's, grunts, and purr rides along,
With no band, flute, or keyboard to play along with,
And yet you find grace, peace, and unity in their voices all night long,
In their meows, snarls, and neighs you find a song,
Verily they say to all maiden, knights and all,
Why not put down your difficulties and dance along?
Every day you find their waves hit ashore,
And walking beside them you remember death is sure,
And yet their movements captured you which makes you stand and watch,
Verily their voices whisper, why not get your lover chocolate, roses, and shorts?
Up down, up down they move,
Blessing the name of their creator even on every moon,
Hikers need them to make their day,
And they make every minute worth their stay,
With a calm and delightful voice, they say,
You get to see the new dawn today,
Won't you clasp your hands and pray,
To thank the good God for the privilege to see the day?
Thanks for stopping by, this was also posted on Hive.
Greetings, ye lovely sponsors 😃
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo Source:Unsplash
Writer:Balikis
Date:16 August 2022.
Challenge:The Journey Towards My Second Brain.
While going through Read. cash, I found this amazing challenge by @Tomi-Ajax where he took his readers on a journey through his phone.
I found it interesting and decided to jump on it too, you can also join the challenge.
The phone is the best part of our lives as no one who already had a taste of it can stay away as it is used for many purposes like social interactions, checking the date and time, calculating, playing games, and all others.
It is termed the second part of the brain, because, come on! We all use it to think and it helps enlighten us on things we know nothing of and when used right, it takes us past planet earth.
And here is the beginning of the journey towards exploring my phone.
Let's begin!
This is the first part of the phone and 14 items can be viewed on it.
Cleaner
Clock
Weather
Calendar
Settings
Google: inside the box are the mail, location, YouTube, Duo, and the rest.
Palm store
Gallery
Phoenix
Play store
Call
Message
Camera
And the Menu.
In the second part, we have:
Spotify is a great music app, and having it on your phone will change your music life, for the better😄😄.
Next is Ecency which is another app to log into Hive. Hive is a decentralized paying platform where you can showcase your talents and passions(writing, gaming, art, music, e.t.c) and also meet amazing people.
We have the Hive keychain which deals with your funds I suppose, Hive is a universal platform and I still do not understand much about it, but am I tired? Hell no! It is challenging and I am learning from it too.
We have Bitcoin which helps with Read.cash fund.
Now let's move to the other part..
Welcome here, now we can see lots of apps on the phone, and at the very beginning is my frequently used apps, which are :
WhatsApp,
PeakD, the app isn't out yet, this is more like the web. It is also another fantastic web you can use to log on Hive. Told ya! Hive is very big...😀😀,
We have the phone call app😁😁,
And our favorite writing and money-making app, Read. cash,
Google,
Ecency,
Telegram,
Gallery,
Remitano which I use for mining, I still don't understand much about mining but I am all open to anyone who can explain it to me,
Then we have English(dictionary).
And there are the rest to feast your eyes on🙃🙃.
***Let the Feasting Begin!***
Note that there are some lovely food items on the menu, you can pick out your favorite meal and dessert. Yay!!!, now let's eat😍😍😍
Still Feasting😁😁.. My favorite meals, please stay away from them..
Feasting😃😃😃, and this too, don't worry, you can choose the next one..
Feasting😀😀😀, errmm, you have to stay off from this, come on, can you see the menu😱😱, these meals are not just meant to be shared and do not forget, it is my second brain so you can take the next one.
And the last feast, sadly... Now do not term me greedy but you need to know I can't share this too, it has
Wattpad is not to be touched,
Word(microsoft),
Zenith(bank app).
Fine, fine you can take the rest 🙄🙄, shouldn't be like I did the feasting alone, just take it😖😖. Just go, please go..
Phew! This ends the journey for now or begins a journey to another.
Thanks for stopping by and reading to the end. A lovely thanks to @Tomi-Ajax for the sponsor, welcome to the incredible box of publicity.
You should check them out guys, their articles are amazing, and mind-blowing you'll never wish to leave and they love sharing too, unlike someone I know😂😂
All images used are mine.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Writer:Balikis
Date:15 August 2022.
Get to meet my favorite author.
"Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It's the one and only thing you have to offer."
—Barbara Kingsolver
A question was asked by the Hive Book Club on the Favorite Hive Author and why the person is chosen.
Now let's go into the answers given.
***Who is your favorite Hive Author and Why?***
Looking for someone who can blow up your mind like seeing fireworks for the first time, or tasting a fine old red wine, then you should probably hop in to have a taste of his works.
A sneak peek.
He is a poet, a football analyst, a love enthusiast, a relationship coach, a writer, a giver, an incredible father, a lovely husband, a sweet son, a wonderful friend, and more. He has been on the platform for 5 years and some months.
They say when friendship begins something, it blooms.
That sort of friendship, I found in the way he writes and takes his readers along like a spell is been cast on them.
Taking a dose of his medication is a way to healthy living.
I met with him on Readcash, and since then, I have found myself looking forward to his daily doses as they kept me alive and thriving.
*What makes him special?*
Oh dearly beloved readers, you can bet there's a lot that makes him so special you might bite off your tongue.
Motivational Speaker.
His mouth doesn't just move, the movement of his lips speaks life into every living being. You get bewitched by his words of motivation and act on them without even knowing. His pen bleeds with great advice to every being on earth and his words are purified and the best you would always want to listen to at every dawn.
Content writer.
Visiting his blog is like meeting with honey, fresh, undiluted, refined, well nourishing, and more than your thoughts.
You will never go untouched by his words because he writes from the depth of heart.
He is very open to communication with people and every comment on his blog is never left unattended.
He speaks from the depth of his heart and he is a practical person full of vibes and a great mind.
A poet.
Listening to his voice is like the sound of an ocean,
Calm, wanting like a mother's lotion,
He interacts with you like a flavored undiluted drink,
Reading his poem will make you get him more ink,
He is not just a poet
But a more of a dynamic friend.
He creates a special bond that makes a baby unseparated from his mother's breast.
Goal/passion driven and a preacher of consistency.
He drives his goals like he is on the highway, he knows when to pause, reverse and ignite the fire back to the engine. Having read his works, you will be moved to learn more from him.
He is well passionate about the things he lays his hand on, that is why he is always consistent with his work. Never have there gone a day without seeing his write-ups.
A builder.
He is a great builder as he builds people with his words of honesty and encouragement and he speaks love whenever you find him. When giggles are heard from people, be damn sure a chemical dose has been given
Supportive and friendly.
The phrase, ***a friend in need, is a friend indeed*** goes with him. He supports others' work as if he has met with them before. He gives out encouraging words without no pay.
You'd never get tired of his content because they are friendly written and you'll find his comment section buzzing like a bee-hive.
He accommodates people of all races and helps them the best way he can.
He is work-driven, a practical thinker, communicator, relationship expert, daily dosage giver, lover, father, and more. He is @olawalium.
A note to my author.
You have taught countless people with your great writing and you have shared love with those that have lost it.
You are a flower that allows every presence of a butterfly on you.
A light people find in their darkest hours.
Don't stop being who you are, I love your childish behaviors and the daring ones too.
Don't stop putting smiles on people's faces with your content and continue to be yourself.
Remember, life sucks and hurts when you do not expect it to, and don't stop being a motivator and a good vibe giver.
Continue being the wonderful father that you are and a lovely husband to your wife.
And always remember, when life throws its hurtful jabs you should Watch and Pray. And never forget, Christ is our Cornerstone.
Thanks for visiting, this was also posted on Hive.
The last picture is a screenshot from my phone.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo Source:Unsplash
Writer:Balikis
Date:12 August 2022.
The journey towards achieving inner peace.
Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
Saint Francis de Sales
Welcome to my page again ye lovely readers and if it is your first time reading, pleased to make your acquaintance.
Before taking most of our time in pleasantries, why not ye breathe in nature's blessings and read along?
Questions asked.
**What are some of the things that make you happy? How do you maintain inner peace without allowing external factors to influence you?**
**How do you achieve happiness and live in harmony with your environment and others around you?**
Life in its forms brings changes in ways it deems fit and right there we are left to battle it sometimes in silence other times we do things hurriedly.
No one is perfect and this is a glimpse of my imperfections toward achieving inner peace.
I stress myself a lot and think about how badly things I couldn't change turned out and I sometimes take it out on people who wanted my mood to lighten or have me speak up.
I find their presence annoying and this erupts kinds of anger in me which disturbed my inner peace a great deal but I find ways instead not to lash out at people because I'll have my conscience judge me violently for my actions.
During these times of conflict, I found ways, though not perfected yet but have helped relieved and calm my nerves. Below are some of the things that help calm the turmoil in my inner peace.
***Making people smile***: You'd wonder, I said I take things out on people who try to lighten up my mood, then how come this?
I also said my conscience speaks out to me before I lash out sometimes which calms me and in my calm mind, I find myself saying things that make people giggle endlessly, and there I find a deep sigh leaving my lips with a smile.
***Nature's tune***: My mind gets cleared of all troubles just by listening to nature's tune. Its music fills my soul and uplifts all worries without no stress.
***Recalling past events***: Whenever I am disturbed and I have no one close I sit and reminisce on past fun events where I acted stupid or done something crazy and right there I find myself laughing crazily telling myself how stupid I was, this changed my mood completely and I find my inner turmoil, gone.
***Silence/Prayer***: I most times love being in a peaceful atmosphere as it clears my mind and brings me closer to God to whom I give all my worries and pray He enlightens me.
***Play with babies: As*** we all know children have this unique aural around them that makes you smile even on your worst days. Their innocent looks just warm my heart and relieve me of all worries.
***Music/Dance***: My disconcerting look and hurts get relieved after listening to blues or, sometimes rock music, then you'd find me with a comb in hand tapping my feet, moving my body, and singing to my heart's content.
***Trouble-making***:😅😅 yeah, you read that right, my colleagues or friends closer to me at that time are always found heaving uncontrollably, why?😀😀
Well, I might have found something of theirs to take just so they chase me round and round till we both get tired and left panting heavily. That sort of energy and exercise brings blissful thoughts to my heart.
***Food/Sleep***: Last but not least in achieving inner peace is food/sleep, I cook myself a good meal, eat in a stupor🤣🤣 and find myself panting hard and blaming myself with a gracious smile from within for how I have to bear the consequence of over-eating then comes in sleep which presence warms my heart as I awake with a calm positive mind.
What about you?
When your inner peace is disturbed, how do you get calmed?
Any suggestions added will be respected, feel free to drop your comments because I'd like to read you. This was also posted on Hive.
Av, ya met my sponsor? Click on the image below to read him and be sure to get a doctor beside yourself as he blows up people's minds.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo Source: Unsplash
Writer:Balikis
Date:11 August 2022.
Get to meet my twinny(the insufferable part of me)
You will always be an unfinished part of me.
Avijeet Das
Please note the quote is not for her😒😒.
My Sunday was .... How can I put it?
It was ... Well, let me stop right here, why ye not read to the last part and conclude how it went?
**Sunday**
Sunday came in with its beauty shines to remind me of a threat made towards me on Saturday. Truly! I was threatened with what I loved the most, do you know how that feels?
Oh, no!.... I am not being dramatic, my twinny called on a Saturday to threaten my peace, she knows how much I love this and yet she threatened me with it.
Fine, I have to confess it has been a long time since we saw each other, approximately 4 years and 2 months if I am not mistaken which happened to be her wedding day.
Since then, we only communicated on phone. But then she has been bugging me to visit or else she'd choose a day she pleases to ruin my peace.
Oh, my heart aches!!, please I need some air.
After so many threats I finally stood up from my lazy bed to visit her.
Here goes the annoying lady
Mind you, you need to know she's the most annoying and troublesome being you'd ever met with. She is insufferable!
While I on the other hand am a sweet, loving, caring, trouble-free, and gentle just like a dove(**Clears throat**)
This troublesome mucus known as my twin has been taunting and drilling me the best way she can all in the name of " I want to know what you've been through all these years to neglect me".
But anyway my anger subdued when I met her little princess, I have to admit the little angel lightens up my heart and she has been all over me since arrival, she hasn't met me before but we've video called. She has been all lovey-dovey with me and neglected her mom which I love except she that she has found some sort of solace in my cheek, she kept on poking it at every chance she gets which I know her mother would have asked her to.
This is the little darling angel.
And this
All in all, I had a fantastic day which well, I am too stubborn to admit to her.
So, what are your thoughts on how it went? Feel free to buzz the comment section as you deem fit.
Ps: Her name is Bola and her angel Temi but I call her big head and her baby pumpkin.
Thanks for the tips and love, this was also posted on Hive.
**All images used are mine.**
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Date:9 August 2022
Writer:Balikis
Nature's enthralling tune.
Topic: Keeping it simple and smart, nature and you.
*How does connecting with nature improve your well-being?*
*Share some of your special moments and tell us what benefits you gain from spending your time in nature.*
***Share your favorite places and tell us what makes you feel such a great connection with your chosen nature and outdoor space***
Nature's music is never over; her silences are pauses, not conclusions.
Mary Webb
Have you ever laughed uncontrollably without being spoken to?
Or have your mind drifted into a space where smiles are seen on your face even in difficult situations?
Or do you find yourself tapping your feet in the shower while using your soap as the microphone like you are performing for a great Emperor or at the opera.?
Or you woke up with this giddy feeling that makes your heart feels like it going to burst out from your ribcage?
Or that crazy feeling you get that your day is going to be superb and it turns out more fabulous than you thought of?
You see that feeling ye readers, that exquisite and raging fire-like feeling is the more of what nature fills me in.
Walking through the green land during the four seasons (Winter, Summer, Fall, and Spring), I fell in love with nature's refined taste.
Its beauty gets so mesmerizing and lovable to those who understand and know its worth.
Walking through the lush green space with great serenity, I found a deep solace at sea.
Nature is my confederate as it fills me in countless times and makes me always in awe of its beauty just as if I have never felt her before.
I didn't just fall in love with nature, it became my addiction the very first time I had it tasted, I shamefully couldn't stay away from the love it bestowed on me and I kept coming for more until it became part of me.
**The journey towards nature's addiction**
I live not too far from the coast so I often go there to listen to the waves of the sea and to fill my breath with its smell, this began my love for nature's gift, but the love became an addiction during my higher institution.
I had a roommate for my first year and she was... She wasn't the best one. Countless times she'd do things to get on my nerves so that I'd talk and then she'll shout about it thereby calling the attention of others with her shouts. I noticed she was that kind of person so I never gave her satisfaction in achieving her goal.
Whenever she does things to me, I just pick up my clothes and leave her presence, it was there I found a lovely place where I could rest and listen to nature music to calm my nerves.
I'd stay in the wood for hours watching the way the leaves dance to the tune of nature's music and how the birds chirp alongside it adding more to the tune heard. I'd stay there till the sun goes down and the moon and stars' bless me with their presence.
I was not always home(my hostel) because I go to work but the little time I spent at home is mainly spent around nature.
**Going to the hot questions asked**
*How does connecting with nature improve your well-being?*
Having found nature enthralling love filled with peace and tranquility helps my reasoning ability, its calmness gives away doubt and makes me know what steps to take. It allows me to see things from another angle I would have never thought of.
Having these thoughts aids my well-being and its calmness helps my racing heart to be stable and my breath even.
*Share some of your special moments and tell us what benefits you gain from spending your time in nature.*
Some of my special moments are:
Running through the woods.
Listening to the sound of nature music.
Watching the moon and stars.
Walking through the woods whilst touching the leaves to feel them
Breathing in nature's smell.
Standing in the rain.
All these and many more are some of my special moments in nature.
*Their Benefits?*
I have benefitted in countless ways from nature through these special moments as these moments have greatly filled me with a sound mind and helped my erratic heart to stability.
These moments have brought real laughter to my heart and eyes and helped fill my ears with the sound of these laughs which add more heartwarming smiles on my lip all day long.
The feeling nature gives out is what doctors recommend to patients with high blood pressure and those with hypertension.
Nature has benefitted me continually as it brought peace, kindness, and lost love back.
***Share your favorite places and tell us what makes you feel such a great connection with your chosen nature and outdoor space***
I found my solace in the sea, I love being close to it as it connects me to the world beyond earth. I have been called names just because I am connected to the sea.
Some of my friends call me **Weirdo**.
**WHY?**
I can smell the sea many miles away. It happened on April fools(prank) day, so my friend kidnapped us😂😂 and according to her, she's taking us to the wood to have us sold.
While the car moved I felt the presence of the waves on my skin, it was like it calling to me, I could smell the wetness of the sea on my skin and could feel it.
Immediately I spoke up, telling my friend she was taking us to the beach.
She laughed at first and tried to cover up, but when I told her I could feel it she checked her location and said the beach was still far away. To cut the long story short, I ruined her element of surprise by making us scared by the long journey, and her face was squeezed up all day🤣🤣🤣. It was kind of funny.
Right there I was looked upon as a weirdo by my friends😅😅.
But I don't find it weird, to me, it is normal because I feel connected to the sea.
In the sea, my heart hums alongside the waves, and my mouth sings creations music to fill my guts.
I found love in the sea and awe in the beauty of how it dances.
I found kindness and calmness in the sea.
I found light and immense happiness while standing and watching how the water touches my feet.
I found the source of living a life of worth at the sea.
I found creation's blessing and goodness in its embrace.
I found the reason to breathe every morning just by seeing the water.
Nature's gift of the sea has kept me sane when all I want to do is pull my hair off my scalp.
I found a place to call home at the sea shore.
I found more than life itself in the presence of the beach.
I found solace at the sea.
Thanks for stopping by.
The first picture is from Unsplash while the second one is mine. This was also posted on Hive.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo Source:Unsplash(first) and mine(second)
Writer:Balikis
Date:5 August 2022.
Dream's FBI or just a mere coincidence?
For an old spy and codebreaker like myself, nothing in the world happens by coincidence.
Malcolm Nance
Dreams, do you believe in them, or do you just look away from them?
Do people's dreams mean something to you when it been said or do you just laugh at how absurd it sounds?
What do you term coincidence? Or you just don't believe in fate?
Let's see what these two things mean and how they shape our lives.
Dreams are the wish we have or imaginations that roam our minds while sleeping.
Coincidence they say is when something appears to be meaningfully connected whereas there is none.
If this is true, then what do we say about our dreams then when the bad ones hung their claws high up our throats?
Should it be analyzed?
Or just be taken as a mere coincidence?
The life we live now makes everything suspicious that we tend not to view it as a coincidence. Does that truly mean these things need to be investigated?
Sometimes our dreams are not the good ones we use to dream of and they scare us to the end, shaking us up into a stupor.
While some believe dreams don't have meaning to them, others take them personally and do not overlook their existence.
**A short true-life event**
I called a friend to explain what I saw five (5) days ago and she said to not fret and that it was nothing. I never said anything else but still had my doubt. Maybe while reading this, you would be able to tell which it is.
I have a friend whose mother is from a polygamous home, her mother saw me days ago and asked me to help get things from her room, she gave me the key, and I did as asked.
After picking up what she ordered I closed her door and put the padlock in it but locking it became hard so I just hung it there in a way it seems I locked it and I hurried over to her to give her the items so I could come back to face the lock.
On my way back, I saw the second wife's son outside, and immediately he saw me, he moved hurriedly inside and came out again. My mind told me something seemed fishy with his movement, on my way in, I saw a woman sitting in the sitting room(my friend knows the woman well that was why I had her called) and walking to the woman's place, I saw that the padlock was not how I fixed it and then I heard an odor, the one I knew the second wife has, and when I opened the door more of it was smelled but I didn't know what she did in there.
On the second day, someone knocked on my door and asked about the woman and I told the person I saw her going out, immediately the person panicked and asked me to call her and I was alert and did as told.
The woman in her discussion said, someone, knocked on her door very early and told her something terrible, according to the person, he had a dream that she died on her way out.
I stood upright and held my ears to know if I had heard right. An accident that led to death?
Immediately my mind drift towards the event the day before and I questioned myself, is this coincidental or should this be investigated?
The woman said, he told her he saw the second wife in his dream and that she ran home to tell people the woman died and minutes later the woman's dead body arrived home.
Are you with me, dear readers?
I heard this and felt a pang in my heart that I never told the woman I felt the second wife's presence in her room. I just sat down thinking, did the second wife do something when she entered?
Is this just a mere coincidence or should I tell the woman and have it investigated?
The woman came back home as she hasn't gone far and she prayed profusely.
I called my friend and told her of the turn in the event and asked what I should do, she was confused and then said we should pray with her.
I saw this as my fault if I had just waited and had the lock fixed, maybe the second wife wouldn't have entered the woman's room. I was bewildered by the event and all I could do was pray.
I haven't told the woman about the second wife's entry into her room and I do not know if I should make mention of it. I don't know how she will react to it and do not want to cause more rift between them.
The woman is alive thankfully, hale and hearty but still. Still.
Is this a coincidence?
Should I have it inspected?
What do you think of this?
What would you have done in this kind of situation?
The comment box awaits your suggestions which would be highly noted. This was also posted on Hive.
Thanks to all that took their time to have this viewed and read.
Lovely thanks to my sponsors.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo source:Unsplash
Writer:Balikis
Date:2 August 2022.
Crisp Nature's Seductress.
Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.
Bernard Baruch
**Topic: If you had to choose to be either a fruit or vegetable which would you choose, what kind, and why? Do you think you'd make a good fruit or vegetable and if so what are your endearing qualities and why should you be eaten?**
I come in all shades of reds, greens, and yellows.
Even Newton knew my existence, I am the great scrumptious fruit with just five letter words that won't disturb your kid's brain, yes, I am **A.N.A.P.P.L.E**
The shades of reds I come in are captivating as you know red is the supreme seductress full of energy with its full red lips and great aura. No one can tame it as the color screams **take me right now**, not you nor I can look away from the dashing beauty of the red apple, the way it touches the lips with such graciousness makes the heart beat a thousand times, the feeling of the teeth grazing upon it is slightly imaginable, and the crunching sound it makes, Oh good heaven! you'd feel like you just had a nice sweet exercise with your third leg, the feeling? Exquisite, filled with a great tingling sensation to take one up cloud nine.
Oh, loving mama..
Having me right now must feel your guts, so why not order up the red-skin apple😍😍😍.
Taking up the yellow side of me will blow up your mind, need I tell you how the greatest English Mathematician, physicist, astronaut, and more couldn't resist me? He is a great scientist who only cares about his scientific equipment but the moment he saw me fall, he questioned my existence, he was bewitched by how I fell and he questioned the whole universe without thinking twice and he asked, oh dearly beloved readers, he asked this simple but yet daunting question.
**Why?**
Oh, you sure well know him, who wouldn't? My existence made him famous, he is the greatest bewitched lover of my kind **Sir Isaac Newton.**
Need I say more? Guess you've been bewitched by my existence also. Getting my yellow side should be on your mind right now.
Taking your brilliant mind along to my green side is something so great it'd blow up your mind. The sound of the chirping bird calls you in and my existence fills you with the perfect creation's existence. Walking through me brings lots of childhood memories inside out, even hikers need me as their guide towards their path, they breathe me in evenly as I am so full of energy to make it so. My green side is the greatest love of mankind. And once a man has a taste of me, they can't help coming for more. Yes, I am the green apple fruit.
Do you want to know the kind I'd be?
Oh, do not fret ye readers.
Just as you know nature's love is exquisite and unimaginable loving I'd like to be green as it represents life.
I want to fill up a man's nostril with my undiluted smell of life, peace, and tranquility.
Don't you think I'd make a good fruit? The kind that will make life worth living and you can tell the aliens about my existence without being scared as they sure will marvel at my beauty and the benefits attached to me and then you can be the greatest hero of mankind.
Telling the aliens about my endearing qualities will be a smart move.
- I am nutritious 😋😋
- I am an edible crisp and do not hurt babies
- I may help prevent cancer
- I protect your brain from Zombies🧟
- I could help fight asthma
- I promote digestion.
- You can eat me in the morning, afternoon, and night.
- I am good for your heart.
- Having me a day keeps the doctor off your list. (You can rest assured that no doctor can take away your spouse in my presence).
- I am filled with fiber, minerals, and vitamins
- You can slice me up however you want and I'd be beautifully ready to be eaten
- You can make a juice out of me.
- I can be used as anything you want.
Why not try me out today and keep the doctor away?😁😁
PS:Having an apple will make you as smart as Newton 🤫🤫🤫
Before I close up the topic, your kids recite my colors to keep them safe.
You don't know😨😨.
Listen to this, read it out loud, and see your kids take over.
**Traffic light, traffic light,
If you see a traffic light, there is something you should know,
Red means Stop
Yellow means ready
Green means go go go and go**
I am so helpful, aren't I?😌😌
And you as a young guy, you know what it means when a lady gives you a green light, don't ya?😁😁
Footballers also love my colors like crazy.
Technology even got a name for me with the presence of phones and laptops.
Aren't I just astonishing??🤭🤭🤭
Thanks to those that took their time to have this read, it was also posted on the hive.
Lovely thanks to my sponsors, I love you guys.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo source: Unsplash
Writer:Balikis
Date:28 July 2022.
Cold Blooded animal.
Let me be the first to tell you, drinking alcohol is the worst thing to do in cold weather. Hot soup is the best because the process of digesting food helps to warm you up.
Morgan Freeman https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/morgan-freeman-quotes
**Question: If you are to choose out of the four seasons, Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall, which one will you choose and why?**
As the seasons pass by drastically, sometimes the eagerness to find winter replenishes the heart with love, peace, steadiness, tenderness, happiness, and more goodness to be expected.
The coldest season of all is the season that brings lost souls together, a season where forgiveness is a must and people of different races put aside their differences and embrace one another without a doubt.
During this season lots of love is seen and felt and the days are amicable with the cloud giving the perfect calmness to fit it.
With all the endearment showered on this season, it is glaring it is my favorite.
I choose it because it helps me think, and reminds me that the world is still safe. The feeling of serenity feels me up in this season, as it assures me that things would be better.
If I live in a world where they aren't any of the four seasons Winter, Summer, Spring, and Fall. I'd gladly, with no ounce of doubt clutch on to winter like its puppet.
You'd wonder why people call it whether for **Two** (2) or you may not but its existence with no doubt brings two lovers together in blissful coitus to take them to a place beyond human reasoning.
This season brings the family together as they wrap themselves up around fires with lots of giggles and laughter.
Have you ever wondered why Christmas fell on this season?
It gives a real vibe to the season, that's to tell you how wonderful it is because it is well noted and celebrated by people all over the world.
The spirit that surrounds winter gives a more lightening spirit to Christmas with lots of loving ways to have it spent.
If I were to be a season, I'd be a Wintress🥰🥰🥰 because it fits me perfectly.
**A short Story Below**
I am known to be full of trouble by my colleagues at work, innocent me with lots of shyness is lied upon as I am in no way troublesome, please don't believe them.😌😌
Since to them, I am troublesome, my name is always on their lips on ways to get back at me, but their plans never work out.
Do you know why?
I bet you don't, well I have a lovely woman by my side who loves me so much she'd tell me their plans ahead to evade them.
She called on me one day at my partner's office and she said to her.
"Repeat your statement to her face"
My partner though replied with a smile.
"I said you are a cold-blooded animal".
I understood what my partner meant and I explained to her that she meant no harm with her words and then she understood😇😇.
She took the women supporting women towards me like a mother hen protecting her chicks from hawks.😍😍
My partner made the statement because I am always cold. If you touch my skin, you'd feel its coldness penetrating inside you( an overstatement, please)😂😂😂 but I am always cold, especially during the cold weather.
I love the coldness of my skin and how people make the little statements like
" oh, I love your cold skin, come let me hug you" 🤗🤗🤗 sweet right?
Yeah, it is, that's to tell you how loved the winter is.
People always await its presence, especially husband and wife because the season will bring them closer than ever.
It brings the children closer to their mother as the mother needs to check on her kid's temperature always.
It brings friends and families closer to embrace one another in true love as it should be.
Animals are warmly embraced and taken care of in the most loving way in this season.
And it brings me closer to the warm embrace of my bed and duvet while crushing the popcorn and watching interesting movies I can find.
If you are a lover of Christmas movies, you'd well agree with this season, and let's not forget it is also the season of giving out endlessly without expecting none in return. It is a season when the orphanages are shown immense love and given lots of gifts and let's not forget **Santa's love** falls during this season also. So who are you not to love winter?
It is the loving season of all time.
Winter is full of energy as children await gifts and make handmade gifts for their friends and parents.
Winter is love as it spreads its wings to every living soul and is also a great remembrance to those that are gone.
Winter with no sugar is sweeter than honey.
It is a season lots await even when they've seen it countless times. It is a season that blows up your mind with jittery thoughts like **"What should I give out this time or what am I receiving from close buddies?**
This season brings lots of greatness and awesomeness our way and none can deny it.
My love for this season is undiluted and my body and my whole being agree solely with it.
This was a contest on Hive for every lady out there.
Thanks to those that support me continuously. I appreciate you all.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo source: Unsplash
Writer:Balikis
Date:22 July 2022.
Rain of canoes, meat, and lots of bone-cracking gists 🤣🤣
Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.
Mae West
Weather true-life event you might find fun.
Just as we all know it rained heavily in Lagos Nigeria, and many believed the State's sin might be too much and some ran away🤣🤣🤣.
The rainwater was so much that places, where legs passed (pedestrian), turned out to be where the canoe was used.
Water entered many people's houses and they were left to go to other people's places while some traveled.
A woman and her husband came over to sleep at my place with others and they brought in a full wrapper of gist.
The woman said she and her husband were indoors doing the round of combat because of the weather you know😁😁, she said they just finished another round in the shower and she just put on a nightgown to sleep, she said she felt something wet on her hours later and she was about to slap her husband's hand off her but all she felt was water, to cut the long story short, the water that entered their room got to their bed and she and her husband had to swim out😂😂😂 thanking God their kids were not around.
After so much thought about where they could sleep, her husband suggested they meet up with a guy on the other street who had enough room to accommodate them.
Halfway down to his place they saw the guy whose name is Kofi and the following conversation ensued😂😂😂
Husband: Quois de neuf(what's up) we are on our way to your home, Oú vas tu? (where are you going to)
Kofi: And then the guy busted out into a laugh and told them he saw his four beds at the front of his yard soaked with water so he just turned over and never bothered going in. 😂😂😂
Another one said she heard her neighbor's husband telling his wife he peed on his body after trekking for hours inside the water because everywhere was filled with water, he was hesitant at first that how would he, grown-up man pee on himself but when the man next him tapped him and said in pidgin " The pees never hook you wella, no be water you wan comot for body? 😂😂😂. And the man said when the pee became unbearable he didn't even force it out😂😂😂.
A woman also came home and found her television, kitchen utensils, and bed in water and she just sat down and called her landlady that she won't be paying the year's rent and that she will use the money to buy the valuable things in her home. She and the landlady argued endlessly and the landlady later begged her that she should pay for three months because the water has drifted off her saving box.😂😂😂
A lady that came to my place said water took off both the plate and meat a friend asked her to keep so that she'd take them to work for her colleagues and now they both entered the water searching for meat.🤣🤣🤣
A friend of mine also called telling me she was on her way to her fiancee's place, mind you, they both fought, and the guy has been trying desperately to get her back, and as fate would have it, water entered her home which never happened before and she was left with no other choice to go to his place.
She said to me, no more shakara (pride) again. The time has come for me to humble myself.🤣🤣🤣
The aforementioned stories are real and I asked the victims if I could post them and they accepted my request.
Which one cracked you up the most😂😂😂.
I'll await your answers in the comment section.
Thanks to those who took their time to have this viewed and commented on.
Lovely thanks to my sponsors for their underlying love in this time.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo source: Unsplash
Writer:Balikis
Date:12 July 2022.
Good morning all ye writers of read cash academy. I have been absent because of the weather.
No presence of light and there is water everywhere so no one could go out.
The generator couldn't be on because the water took it away 😂😂.
How is your side, because mine is a sea now.
🤣🤣🤣🤣..
This weather is something.
They don't act their....
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
Henry Ford https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/henry-ford-quotes
Age is just a number such is the statement going on and on in our society today.
Don't mind their attitude towards you, their words shouldn't be allowed to stick to you after all they don't act their ...
They don't act their what?
Age?
Status?
Or what more is it to add to it?
Some say it is their background, it affected their sense of reasoning but is there no wrong in that statement?
What do you think of it?
Our background truly matters most belief, as it is what defines us, it is what molds us, it was made us who we are today.
Those beliefs, norms, and values have been inculcated in us during childhood, while some were shadowed off, some stick to us but still does it define us?
What brought to this rant?
You might want to know what brought up this rant or not, but still, I will speak out the words. I asked a friend today during my visit.
"You seem to greet these people and neglect the others, what's up?
He said, " they don't act their age ".... And I smiled.
To buttress his point, he added that I should observe them well as we go in and our coming out and tell him what I observed.
Hmmm... I was a lady walking hand in hand with a guy going into his home.
What do you think their thoughts would be after our coming out?
Do they have sex?
They just discussed?
Or whatever?
I know many times, people behave weirdly, and their mentality states," something is going on between them. "
But should they be blamed?
Or should they not?
Should we term it as their mentality?
Or that it was brought up because of their background?
Does our background truly defines us and reflects our entire lives?
What would have been your first thought?
Seeing an old man and a young lady coming out of the hotel?
Seeing a married man and a young lady's comment or chat?
Seeing a guy and a girl coming out of the room with sweat or the girl's hair messed up?
Seeing a married man smiling or laughing with a young guy?
Be sincere what would first come to you?
On another note...
I asked a colleague of mine why we say people don't act their age?
Her response....
I don't know about others but to me, some people dong act their age.
Don't be surprised to see me talking to a young lad or lass when my mates are there.
Some old people these days just care about gossip, they do not want to understand things. They argue endlessly on matters that should be swiftly solved.
I engage myself with this young generation because of how advanced they are, I need people who challenge my reasoning skills, not those who dampen them.
Those who help me redefine myself not those who want me to be stagnant.
Those who advance my thought with their words.
Those who help me find myself on the fast track of advanced technologies.
I do not care about their age or status but instead what they have up there.
They don't act their...
What do they not act like?
What do you have to say about this?
What do you think of the duo's responses?
What is your personal view on this?
Thanks for the usual tips, comments, and love.
I appreciate both my sponsors and readers for their love and continuous support of my work.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo source: Unsplash
Writer: Balikis
Date:7 July 2022.
Cheating Scandal
No matter how small the dishonest deed is, at the end of the day, cheating is cheating.
Mohammad Amir https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/mohammad-amir-quotes
***You mean the world to me***
***Your smell calms my racing heart just like the sea***
***Your words and presence fill me in like the morning dew***
***Tons of stars align together and all I want is your body aligned to me***
***Your touch and breath I don't want to escape as it is all my body needs***
***I never say sorry to anyone but to you, I'll say it every dime minute***
***Your spark rules my world and makes me want to each day with a gracious bliss***
***Your flaws make me want you more like rice and beans***
***To you, I give my body, soul, and all I breathe in***
***Those and countless others were his words to me.***
***(Snake-dripping sweet words with no action)***
*******************************
***She said she cheated on me because she thought I was cheating on her which is true. After all, I thought she was cheating on me.***
Funnily disturbing right?
Who should we blame for the above words?
The lady or guy?
Or what do you think might have faulted this?
Lack of communication,
Lack of trust,
Lack of understanding or
More suggestions at your end.
If you chose communication, you are right. After all, it is known that the absence of communication ruins any sort of ship.
The term communication has been defined by many and I see it as a tool whereas words, ideas, and thoughts are sent through a medium to the receiver having in mind that they should be feedback.
If she had questioned him on the cheating saga or he had questioned her on the cheating saga, things would have gotten less complicated.
When the tool(communication) is absent, everything crumbles. In all we do, we should master the art of communicating and hold the key tightly never letting go.
If you chose lack of trust and understanding, you are also correct because he or she could have trusted or better still understand why he has a lady's lipstick on his shirt or have it communicated.
A short true-life event
She had wanted to call off the wedding when she met him having coitus on their wedding day but the request was declined.
He had promised such an act would never reoccur again.
She believed this once again and their wedding was a great one, after 3 years into their marriage the cheating began again, she didn't understand why they had sex countless times in a day and yet he isn't still satisfied.
They already had two kids and she held on because of them but when the cheating became much to bear she divorced him.
Fifteen years later the man came back begging for her to allow him back, mind you, she never got married, she took care of the kids herself.
Her children want their dad back, they beg and continue begging their mother to take him back and now she is at a crossroads.
Cheating is a disease many have worn with grace and see as a beautiful deed and it has ruined, still ruining, and will continue to ruin many relationships or marriages If not stopped.
Many men had killed their wife's lovers and wives their husband's lovers and themselves because of this scandal.
Cheating scandals can be curbed from our society and world at large if communication and feedback never lose touch, trust never wavers, and understanding stands still like a mountain.
What we fail to understand is that when cheating takes place in marriage it tells on the children.
Cheating?
What are your thoughts on this?
How has it affected you, or someone close to you?
Pray tell me what you think of it.
Thanks to my viewers, readers, and my sponsors at large. You guys are wonderful.
Here are my sponsors, you'd look good up there, don't ye think?
Thanks for the comments, tips, and love.
Happy new month guys!!!😘😘😇😇😇
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo source:Unsplash
Writer:Balikis
Date:3 July 2022.
Been a while since I posted, I have been busy with work and also personal matters. Will join the family very soon.
Thanks, @Talecharm for the renewal of sponsorship ma'am @gertu13, and @FashTioluwa for renewing your sponsorship payments. It is nice having you all by my side.
To my readers and commenters too, a big thank you to you all.
Have a nice day ahead!
Bridgerton
We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.
Orson Welles https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/orson-welles-quotes
Love is said to be a beautiful thing and no amount of denial can stop its flow.
Bridgerton is a movie that speaks on love, romance, trust, hurt, forgiveness, letting go, humor, and more about life.
It speaks about the lives of young women on their journey to the unknown life ahead.
Just like there is a season for everything in life, the movie also speaks for every young lady in each household that there is a season they need to be out there to be claimed or they shall lose their worth. Therefore, no lady wants the season to pass them by and every mother wants her child fulfilled in her season.
The movie is a series and the first season speaks about the first daughter of the Bridgerton family and her journey through the world.
It should be known that they are lots of families also present in the movie and it focuses on them but the focus is more on the Bridgerton family.
The journey of Daphne Bridgerton was a tough one when the queen announced her as her Diamond for the season.
The Whistledown is an unknown figure who made the movie 'A must-see ' as she uncovers the many secrets and made life a living hell for some.
Her name brings a tremor down the heart of every lady, mother, men including the Queen of England herself.
The movie has an archaic setting to it, reminding its viewers of a world where electricity and technology were unknown.
The first season has 8 episodes and each episode is a thrill. Taking each viewer on the ruse made by Daphne Bridergton and Duke Simon which turned out to be more than they both expected as the Duke's vow to his father on his deathbed and wedding vow became a war both parties were to fight together or separately.
Right here I drop my Bridgerton pen till when next we meet either in your article or mine.
Gratitude goes to my readers, viewers tippers, and commenters for always tuning in.
To my sponsors, I say a big thank you for taking by. I appreciate your presence.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo source: Unsplash
Writer:Balikis
Date:29 June 2022.
Don't help her up!
We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.
Ronald Reagan https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/ronald-reagan-quotes
The above statement poses a question, why?.
Why shouldn't I help her?
Why should I let her be when I could have helped?
The below short true-life event will give more glimpse into the statement made.
I left work early today for a friend's place after she called me on urgent matters.
After going on and on with the discussion we finally concluded.
I am a counselor which she knows which is why she called me.
The matter tabled was settled and I was neutral, not picking a side whatsoever.
After our discussions, I attempted to stand up to go home.
Her son came in that instant with his little sister who was a year and some weeks old. He ran toward me and hugged me tightly and I returned the kind gesture with lots of pecks.
I gave him money to get things out since I wasn't able to get him any when coming.
He left to get things for himself and his baby sister leaving me, his mom, and baby sister alone in the sitting room.
I carried the baby and played with her for a while and put her down when she wanted to pick something up from a far end.
The baby's legs were still a bit wobbling so she kept falling, I picked her up the first two times and was about to do that again when she fell.
Her mother's words stop me from moving forward.
***No! Don't pick her up.***
I turned and my brain questioned, why?.
I believe everyone is entitled to their opinion so I didn't judge.
Why?
She said and I quote.
***"You don't have to pick her up every time she falls."***
I gave her a questioning look, urging her to speak more on it.
Then she continued.
***"Picking her up while she falls at all times will make her lenient and stop her from trying to stand herself. She needs to know she can stand without needing anyone's help at all times."***
Looking at life.
Our parents won't be there for us at all times, so they prepared us for the gradual process unknowingly for our adulthood.
We've all passed through this stage while growing up, and we've had our mothers look away sometimes, leaving us to rise ourselves.
No one told us about adult life, but in a way, they prepared us for it.
A mother looking away while her baby falls while trying to walk sometimes doesn't mean she doesn't like her baby but in a way, she is preparing her for adulthood.
We've all passed through the process that's why we can face life situations times without anyone helping.
But sometimes, we let the tears fall in the darkness because we have no one to help.
They are certain people we are sure of who can help us out if they want to but they just don't do it.
When a baby hits her butt on the floor while chasing something she rises and continues with the chase.
That's why we get to rise with a determined soul to chase after what we want.
We can't be brave all the time because even the bravest of hearts cries the most.
Then comes our parents to raise us or our friends during those times.
Life in its mercies may be kind sometimes and sends us people to be with us when we lost it all. But sometimes we are unfortunate to experience it alone.
That's why we must always be kind towards people, you never know if you are the one life has chosen to help someone up. Maybe not with funds or connections but with your words.
My friend's statement sounded absurd at first then I found reason in it and I laughed.
***Don't raise her up***
What's your thought on this?
Though I knew why she said that, I perfectly understood the deep meaning of it.
But what about you? What deep meaning do you have to this?
Or do you think it absurd?.
Or what other addition do you have to this?
Here I come again to the end and a new beginning to another article.
Till when next we meet either in yours or mine.
Peace be unto those who crave it and more to those who chase it away.
You can check up on my last article https://read.cash/@Balikis/friends-ef4df9c4
Thanks to everyone who took their time to have this read, I appreciate you all, and more appreciation for my sponsors for their love and continuous support.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo source: Unsplash
Date:22 June 2022.
Writer: Balikis.
Good evening beloved readers and writers, it is lovely to be here again after some days apart.
I noticed the transaction to be made for sponsorship payment isn't going through.
Please I need help on what to do. The payment is to end tomorrow and I want to add more to it before then.
Friends?
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
Mencius https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/mencius-quotes
Hello gracious leaders, friends, and families of read.cash.
It's been a while here, my schedules have been choking and this affected my coming here.
Great thanks to my sponsors for the renewal of their sponsorship @gertu13, @Fash_Tioluwa, and @Talecharm. I appreciate the sisterly and motherly love shown towards me.
Below are my sponsors.
Friends.....
We all have different meanings for the word friend.
A friend is someone who isn't related to you by blood but you enjoy their company.
Show me your friend and I'll tell you who you are!
The kind of friends we mingle with or interact with matters because people judge us by them.
If you are friends with a wayward people will believe you are too even when you are not.
Below are some kinds of friends we have.
Manipulative friends.
These kinds of friends are not good to stay with, they'll do things wrongly and when you have them spoken to, they'll act as if you did wrong instead. They'll turn things on you and make you feel bad. These kinds of friends are not normal and should be helped if chances arise if not it is better we stay away for our sanity.
Network friends
These friends are interested in letting you meet people and upgrade your life. They'll always send trusted websites to you or available jobs to help you survive.
Interrogative friends.
This type loves to know. They are not that close to you. They call you when they hear good news about you and interrogate you on how you made it there.
**Shadow friends**
We are familiar with the word shadow, just as the name implies, this kind of friend is always with you. They are with you in darkness when they can't be seen just like the shadow. They want to know all about you. When you eat, how, where, and all.
Hawk friends
They are almost like the shadow friends, the difference there is that they strike just like the hawk when given a slight chance. When you have a fiance, this kind of friend is the type that will go after him and are ready to ruin your relationship but when they are with you, they act like they care and even clean off your tears!.
Supportive friends
If you've seen the movie **blood sister,** you'll understand this better. This friend will never leave you when the tide is high. They'll stay by you no matter what, those friends are ready to walk through hell to have you or be by you. These friends are not just supportive, they are real and would always turn up. They are like your siblings and nothing can tear you both apart.
Parrot friends.
This type speaks unendingly, they always have a gist for you. Their presence is well known by neighbors and loved ones. They never get tired, their lips are always moving fast like a rocket. These kinds of friends are good but one needs to be careful around them and know what to tell them because when someone speaks a lot, they tend to say words you told them unknowingly.
Cunning friends.
They are like torture, they always act smart and would push you into your grave. They have a sugar-coated tongue and it is hard to tell when they are using you.
Which kind of friend are you?
Drop your answers below and any addition to the list of friends.
Thanks for the usual tips, comments, and love shown towards me.
Thanks to you all for always tuning in.
Thanks for reading and stay safe
Photo source: Unsplash
Date:18 June 2022
Writer: Balikis
Pride goes before a fall
There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.
John C. Maxwell https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/john-c-maxwell-quotes
Hello, people of the earth, good day to you all citizens of read cash.
A big thanks to my sponsors, for the love shown my way.
Check them out and have your vibrated minutes full of sounds of music.
Bringing to the gigantic table today is Pride goes before a fall.
Before we fully dive in like Ed Sheeran, let's see what pride means.
Pride is the state of having an arrogance or conceit or superiority toward people.
A person full of pride sees themselves as greater than others in every aspect of life.
He/she feels on top of the world and see people as an ant that can be stepped on or spoken to, whenever and however they like.
Goes is a third-person singular of go which means to leave. Just someone asking you to leave their presence. For instance, go away!.
Before can be said to be later, after, previously, earlier, ahead, and all others. For instance, she ate the apple, before you came in. That means it happened earlier.
Fall is the state of going down, beneath, tumbling, or collapsing.
Pride goes before a fall.
When we say the aforementioned word, it means someone's arrogance or act of superiority leaving them ahead of tumbling or collapsing.
When your act of superiority leaves ahead of you going down it does mean, metaphorically speaking that the person has been put to shame.
The pride(arrogance) you think you have to look down on people leaves you alone in shambles, leaving you nothing to hold on to.
Let's see a short story:
***Sandra who was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Edward was raised well despite her parents being the richest folks in town.***
***Sandra was trained though but she never re-trained herself in the good manner her parents had hoped for.***
***She was rude, arrogant, and chided the old ones around her carelessly instead of having them spoken to in a good nurtured manner.***
***After all, her parents were rich and all they had would one day be hers, her parents tried in all possible ways but Sandra never budge and stuck to her ways.***
***When her parents died in a ghastly accident on their way out of their philanthropic mannerism Sandra was left all alone, she was happy and was certain her parents Willed all they had to her. But the arrival of the lawyer proved otherwise and Sandra was left with nothing else willed to her than a small plot of land with little money to start a farming business.***
***She cried and her arrogance left(her parent's property which had her prideful)left her before she fell.***
Pride?
*****Normal pride*****: this is the kind of pride you have towards your creations or work after working hard to get it done.
An artist who worked for days, canceling and tearing off works not done well will feel lots of pride if he gets one right.
And when one asks, "who had this drawn?"
He'd come out with happiness saying, " I did."
This kind of pride is not bad as long as we don't let things get over our heads.
****Abnormal pride:**** is the kind of pride that makes you look down on people or see people's presence, not your time worth just like the story of Sandra.
Remember pride goes before a fall so be mindful of how you have people spoken to, humbleness is a great act towards attaining one's goal in life.
Thanks for the usual tips, comments, and love.
I appreciate you all for always tuning in to have my article read.
For now, I drop my imaginary pen to fill it, in the next article of yours or mine.
Adios!!
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo source: Unsplash
Writer:Balikis
Date: 11 June 2022.
Mum is the word!
https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/francis_bacon_165288?src=t_silence
https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/henry_wadsworth_longfello_165427?src=t_silence
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon, and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.
Mother Teresa https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/mother-teresa-quotes
Hola! La Famila a great evening to you all members of read cash academy😁..
Great thanks to those that viewed, tipped, and commented on my last article. You guys are darlings, I appreciate the prayers because I saw the manifestation in my life and the love also is well appreciated, and nonetheless, the tips.
With God's love, I have gotten better with strict instruction from the medical personnel not to engage in any strenuous activity. Let's pray together I listen and follow the instructions given lol...
Mum is the word! .. We all have come in contact with the word Mum... Although the dictionary has different meanings for words given so as you know.
The word Mum does mean a female person who has begot a being..and we gladly call our mothers mum for short or mom.
But in this scenario, we are not looking at the female meaning but at other meanings, it entails.
Mum is the word that implies ***keeping mute, Shut it, zip it like zipper zipper yeah 🤐 , don't say it, keep it, bury it in, don't disclose, name it confidential, make it unknown, take it existence to Pluto..zip..zip..zip it***
Like in different scenarios where a secret is being shared or there was a word heard that was told not to be told to others.
It means you have to keep mute on whatever is being said even when you were eager to have it known to a friend.
How can mum be contained?
Self-control answers the question of this, when we learn the act of controlling our emotions, words, and actions, it becomes easier to keep mute on some matters.
Many times we might be faced with challenges that might push us to the brink of ' letting the cat out of the bag ' but the act of self-control draws us back and make us realize our mistakes.
A journalist was once asked where he got information from, even with a gun up to his head and still, he kept mum.
He didn't say a word to keep his client and families safe.
The people tortured him and used all kinds of techniques on him but still, he kept mum. He was later saved and his act of mumness(maybe not a word but please add it to my dictionary, yea..😅😅) was emulated. He was known to be a hero people looked up to.
When secrets are been shared with us by friends, colleagues, or families many of us tend to forget the Mum word.
We will go around telling others thereby making the person the talk of the town. What was said to us by the person may be an act they wish to stop or what hurts them the most and they confided in you by pouring out their words and so because someone else met you for something else you refer to the person by calling the person name. This act is inhumane and shouldn't be condoned.
Mum is the word, respect people and do not use their words against them.
What mum doesn't allow.
Don't say what a person tells you even when they tell yours to others.
Respect people's secrets even when you fight and use words against each other.
Don't tell other people a friend's secrets even when you no longer talk to one another.
When colleagues meet up with you for things that another colleague already told you of, do not disclose what the person told you to either of them, feign innocence.
Have control of your words when there's silence and when words moved freely from others.
Learn to observe and control your speeches anywhere you find yourself.
Do not backstab your friends.
Respect people's privacy and
Mum is the word!
Mum's word, what can it do?
It has done a lot and still does more when the rules are followed.
People respect you and will be willing to keep their secrets with you.
It'll make you a lifesaver, you disagree?
Let's see it this way, let's assume someone is with a chronic disease and the person feels sad but when the person met you and told you of their predicaments, you didn't mock them, you instead advised them and encourage them.
Imagine the person's joy when they found the words weren't spread, and they weren't mocked.
People will look up to you.
You'll be deeply appreciated by close friends and they'll be proud they found a rare gem like you.
Obey the mum's rules and leave a fulfilling life with family and friends.
Bring people closer don't tear them apart!
Remember, mother Theresa's words
https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/henry_wadsworth_longfello_165427?src=t_silence
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon, and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.
Mother Teresa https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/mother-teresa-quotes
Thanks, great sponsors for the forever love you've all shown my way.. You guys rock. Check out the rock stars guys!!
To my tippers, readers, commenters, and viewers a bear hug you all, and thanks for always making the platform a place to never miss on.
Leading in and out is the mum pen hitting the floor with a mum sound. And...
Yes, even the floor respects its rules, why shouldn't you and I?
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo Source: Unsplash
Writer: Balikis
Date: 8 June 2022.
Gratitude(the hospital wall)
When you’re feeling tired, dare to keep going.
When times are tough, dare to be tougher.
When love hurts you, dare to love again.
When someone is hurting, dare to help them heal.
When another is lost, dare to help them find the way.
When a friend falls, dare to be the first to extend a hand.
When you cross paths with another, dare to make them smile.
When you feel great, dare to help someone else feel great too.
When the day has ended, dare to feel as you’ve done your best.
Dare to be the best you can –
At all times, Dare to be!
Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9817952-life-the-truth-and-being-free
A soul which shows gratuity will surely receive another to be grateful for.
There's a saying that the hospital walls as heard lots of prayers than the religious sites.
Is the statement the truth?
Getting sick was never on my agenda..lol.
It happened unexpectedly, it started with little sneezing when I got back from the hospital after seeing a friend who just put to bed.
The sneezing became worse and I went to the lab for a test on which I was told it was malaria and typhoid.
I became alarmed because I knew my sickness is nothing to be joked about so I took the necessary measure of meeting with the doctor with the lab result.
I was given an injection and some drugs which I took, then I went on with my daily schedule thinking that was all.
Friday changed the story as dizziness hit me and I had to call on the doctor who came over to pick me up and took me to the hospital, for further treatment.
I was there till Sunday night before my discharge this morning.
While at the hospital, I saw lots of things and heard lots of words.
Wailing, screams, and shouts of humans were heard, overflowing never-ending like the sound of a bell.
I saw an old woman who cried profusely to God to take her instead of her grandchild.
Accident victims were brought in countless numbers.
And still, prayer was heard all through, in pain they prayed, and others didn't while some did.
After walking around the hospital, I walked back to my ward and sat down.
The prayers overflowed and I felt its presence.
The same place I walked into and walked out from is the same others lost their lives.
A song of gratuity became a mantra I sang all through.
People are in pain with no one to help them but still, they hope to come out alive.
You and I are alive today not by our power or specialty but by the Grace of God.
I heard a boy telling his mom, I'm not eating this, it is the same thing we are last night, and I just looked at him and smiled.
I saw children at the hospital who had difficulty swallowing.
And I was told a man that rushed in was coming to pee(urinate) and when I asked why?
I was told they are people like him who can't per themselves because they had problems with their system.
The operation was costly and the least the hospital can help with is them coming over whenever they want to pee with a token.
Life is hard and It is harder for some people.
We should all learn the act of gratuity in whatever happens to us.
I didn't plan on paying the sum of money for my treatment as I needed it for something else but, as a friend has said to me. Health is wealth.
Conclusion.
The hospital wall has heard lots of prayers and the prayers are still ongoing.
Even with pain-filled hearts, gratitude poured out from their lips as their life depends on it.
This is the 6th month of the year and sadly not all who shouted happy new year are with us.
We'll never know whose turn it is tomorrow or a second later.
We all hope and pray it is not ours but deep inside we know death is sure.
Thanks to those that wished me a quick recovery, I duly appreciate your words and kind hearts.
I am grateful to be alive today, it is no power of mine.
Thanks for the tips, comments, and love.
A lovely thanks to my sponsors for staying with me regardless of all challenges met.
Thanks to my readers, friends, and loved ones for always having my back.
I came
I conquered
I survived
A grateful heart.
Thanks for reading and stay safe.
Photo source: Unsplash.
Writer: Balikis
Date:06 June 2022
Hello read families, it has been a long while here, and it saddens me that I have not been able to come online, my health has kept me at bay, and I had to ask the nurse assigned to me to help me write, soon enough I'll join you all in writing, commenting and giving out the little tips I have.
Happy Sunday and wishing you all a great day.
@Balikis
