A genius or a miracle child?
It all went down to when I was a child .I was a child of 10 years. I was different because I was not a regular one. I was an adult in a child's body. I knew more than what a regular child should know. I loved to hang out with adults,loved adult talks and readily and willingly gave advice on adults pressing issues.
Who was I ? a miracle child ? one whose parents ought to be proud of ? one whose community ought to find delight in. My own situation was not like that .I was calculative. A small body with an adult brain. This didn't go down well with my parents even though I had helped gave brilliant ideas to my dad's project which at all times turns out to be a success,my mom's court cases which also turns out to a victory. All these,I received praises and commendations from them which only lasted for that day.
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My poor little friends had no inkling of what was running through my mind. They at times came around to play but most times went home disappointed because I could not reciprocate their kind visit.I entertained my friends merely by helping out with sums given to them at their various schools.
In my school,I was what people called a "genius". I represented the school the school in various competitions in which victory was always ours. How blessed was I with this gift😊. Most times, my little hand ached from congratulatory handshakes I received which I did overlooked because of the encomium always showered on me.
All this went on and on until when things began to fall apart in my family. Pressing issues I could solve, disputes I could adjudicate,court cases I could help win,all seemed impossible. I was devastated. How could this ever be possible? My mind began to ponder where I had it wrong. In my mind,it was as if I still had the ability but reality dawned on me everyone I noticed I could not help like I always did. My parents on the other hand felt the current situation in my family was just a phase which would pass. Most at times,I walked in on them receiving talks from my grandparents, prayers from men of God,and healthy marriage talks from councillors. My mind was divided. "How,why did this had to happen? These are questions I asked myself repeatedly. The proprietor and head teacher questioned me, What's happening Sam? What had happened to the active,assertive and brilliant me.
At a point,it seemed my parents cared less about my current situation. It was as if they expected it. My mom most times waved it off. She hardly listen to my complaints likewise my dad. All they ever said was that I was becoming over sensitive and inquisitive over nothing. This,I felt rather disappointing. I got fed up of asking questions . It continued for a long period of time till I was beginning to get accustomed to my current situation and that if my family's.
Situations took a positive turn around when I slept,woke up and discovered I was my usual self again. The brilliant, assertive and active me was back. But this actually raised the question "was I a genius or just a miracle child?
language and communication
Hi guys.I'm lhumy,a Nigerian.I am partially introverted and I am passionate about singing and I enjoy listening to music and watching movies during my leisure times..I will like to enlighten us more on languages and communication.
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Languages and communication are interrelated .The activities of one affects the other.Human beings speak different languages.This depends on the country,race and religion .In a country,there is a major language understood by mostly all natives of the country.within a major language,there could be other dialects.For example,in Nigeria where I'm from,there are three major languages and within these languages,there are well over 400 dialects that are spoken by different communities and groups likewise other countries namely Korea,Egypt,Japan,China,Malaysia,India which all have dialects spoken within their major languages . Languages play an important role in human existence and cohabilitation.It determines the level of social interaction without which social organization becomes virtually impossible.
Language is the ability of human being to express himself either by written or spoken ability in order to pass a message across. Without languages which is spoken and understood by people, interaction would have been meaningless. Languages has helped to promote peaceful coexistence in a society, locality,state or country. Societal values and ethics are upheld and promoted through languages. A language spoken by a country or nation is the nation's pride. Languages foretells the beauty of a nation.
Communication on the other hand is defined and explained as the process of conveying , receiving and acting on information,facts, thoughts,ideas, attitudes and feelings.The motive of any communication is to convey information to it's listeners or audience. We have different forms of communications from dancing, mimicking, waving to twisting of eyes,and even mere looking. The act of communication may not be understood by everyone. It actually depends on those involved in the process of communication .The blinds,deaf and dumb have special ways in which they communicate. Animals equally have their own ways of communicating.
Communication however has been of advantage to all as it has helped express opinions,ideas,our bitterness,angers,joy,in general our feelings. How often do we communicate? Communications should be done regularly. Furthermore,for an effective communication,there must be a sender(the one who initiates),a process(the means through which we're communicating) and a receiver(a targeted audience or a person to which we are communicating).
Communications can be achieved through 3 major mediums which are; the verbal medium which involves the use of mouth ,the written medium in which the message to be conveyed is written down. It can be done through letters,mails e.t.c and lastly non-verbal medium which may be in form of clapping,waving, jumping e.t.c . Various avenues are open to participants to make use of in transferring messages and words to friends,relatives and government which includes radio,camera, television,microphone, telephone,fax machine,intercom,radio phone,computer, computer printer,photocopier,and scanner. All these helps to facilitate communication.
Communication plays a vital role in any in any setting and organisation. The roles of communication includes ; It fosters understanding between children and parents,husbands and wives ,students and lecturers e.t.c. Communication helps in manpower development for any organization and development. Communication allows for proper dialogue for the growth and development of organization as few of people can easily be contacted and address issues decisively. Communication assists in the area of good public relation between management and employees.It guides in knowing the needs of employees and bring their ideal for spirit of team work and assists in policy implementation. It helps in mapping out the objectives of an organization or institution.
Language and communication therefore are significant in our physical, emotional and in all facets of our lives. Communication can be better understood through the different languages used. Communication done using the same language are understood better and faster than those done with different languages. Communication through languages spoken hasten and speed up communication process. Lack of communication creates barrier between individuals, groups, societies and nations. For peaceful co-existence, let us encourage and imbibe the spirit of communication and by so doing we're unified.
United we stand,divided we fall.
"Lazy me"
It was yesterday night,I hardly could sleep..funningly, I woke up this morning in disbelief of when I got overpowered by the hands of sleep though I slept like a baby...It got to me that it's time for my daily activities, this as always been a burden because seriously,I'm lazy but this activities I had to do just to keep up with my friends'standards and of course not to be labeled with a bad name. Most times it works but few other times, i'm caught in the act luckily by a friend or 2 friends who are quite good at keeping secrets.."we are secrets keeping buddy" but seriously my parents never let this laziness on my part slide as I receive lots of chastisements from them hence resulting in an outburst argument especially with my dad...this argument often leads to my dad keeping distance from me in which most of this scenarios I regret,but something I love about my dad is the fact that he likes one who admit his or her mistakes and faults and is ready to make amends and by so doing,i'm on a good side with him again...this continued for quite a period of time... seriously,this lazy part of me makes me lose lots of opportunities. I could recall an instance where I was to go out with the family..it was a Sunday morning..shandy,my younger sister woke up and sang the house in the delight of the little outing we were going as a family..Though this happens once in a while, aside my sister,I love this idea because I envy families who does this..But this certain morning we were to go out,I woke up my grumpy and complacent self. seriously I don't know what came over me but I guess I will always be me...my mum felt irritated like my dad but my siblings were trying to pacify me and at least brighten my mood but all this were to no avail...I remembered the look my mom gave me,"a displeasing look" but all these I was not bothered about until my dad began to blame my mom of my disgruntled attitude that morning . My mom could not take this and shifted the blame also on my dad hence an argument ensued that morning leaving the whole family in a state of confusion and unhappiness..This did not go down well with me because truthfully speaking it has always being my fault not either of my parents'.This lazy and disgruntled me in the family has wrecked havocs in which I have been trying to amend... let's imbibe hardworking spirit because hardwork improves,upgrades and establishes comfort in homes and societies where we find ourselves...