I had a dream 💭
It’s been a little while since I got something to write, yeah, writing isn’t something so easy especially when you have to make your original content to avoid spamming and plagiarism. But I am so happy we still have a lot of people who are always ready to put out something on the platform, if not for you guys then what is the platform there for.
Readers and writers made the platform a place to stay and enjoy the fun it brings.
Today being the **4th** day of the month, practically, physically, and spiritually we are all taking the **8th** month of the year to an end. We are counting on and on. But the reality is that days we’ve counted would never come back to us ever again
After some morning rest I decided to quickly get something to write and not be so lazy all day. I could say what exactly to write on but I think the title made me have some to put down.
**I Had a Dream**
I stretched my arms and yawned, it wasn't easy to keep sleeping on a sack under the staircase of an incomplete building for years. Maybe the owner of the building would have made it a home for me to live or just a delay so I could still have a means to survive for the couple of years to come. It has been said that when a man has no place to shelter then he never got a place to call a home, even animals in the wild get some place to shelter.
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Every day I had to hustle the street to put something in my mouth, who would want to be a collector and not a giver, when everyone knows what the giver gets in return. I would rather prefer to earn with respect than to get a penny out of someone’s sweat. But the life of a street hawker isn’t that of luxury. https://pixabay.com/photos/giraffe-child-nature-dream-fantasy-1959110/
I have been going through the streets all day and night to find something to eat. In the past I have sold edible products but I discovered I am the one taking them all at the end of the day, no profit but loss. Though I get tired of them but it would leave me no option than to keep taking this same thing twice a day
Most times I would have to hawk my way home just to cover the transport fare and get some more profit instead, walking the street isn’t my choice but a chance.
Most times I look at people I sell to in cars, some at their homes and some in their shops, who wouldn’t wish to live in such comfort?. But does complaining ever get a destination? Maybe when I trek someday I could be much more lucky to encounter it.
It’s night again, lots of pain in my body, my legs are just so dusty like an abandoned car by the roadside, maybe when I get some more money I would buy myself a new pair of slippers so I can now rock the street again, my trousers are still okay for me, the ones I bought from a secondhand store using my weekly contribution for two years and the one a street guy gave to me out of love. Maybe someday I hope I can repay his kindness. 🥺 I got three shirt and I one round neck, I bought the dark colored ones so it would last me a little longer, the round top my guy gave me alongside the trouser.
I would have to take my bath, but why would I still have to pay for the water I am just going to pour on my body and it would sink into the ground again? That’s so frustrating, If I could see a well to fetch from, maybe I can take a bath to my satisfaction without having to pay for the water I want to use to bathe again. My legs are seriously aching me, but I would take every Wednesday and weekend to walk down the end of the town to take my bath by the riverside.
Most times I cry my way home and most times I console myself with a poem while I nod my head to the imaginary beats giving it some flow and chorus.
***🎵🎵life is cool by the way🎶🎶***
***🎵🎵we all have our hopes and dreams🎶🎶***
***🎵🎵Happiness is free🎶🎶***
***🎵🎵Not until you got some more 🎶🎶***
***🎵🎵No matter where you are🎶🎶***
***🎵🎵No matter what you do🎶🎶***
***🎵🎵Look and at those below🎶🎶***
***🎵🎵Keep your strength and keep moving 🎶🎶***
*To be continued…*
**NB: This write up is completely fictional and has nothing related to any true life story**
Ten years challenge…
How have you and your life changed over the last ten years?
Last month was a memorable one as I could see a lot of users making their posts on what they have accomplished so far in the month of July. If I could remember well I kicked off my journey here on the platform on the 1st of July and here I am today after a whole month of complete activities on the platform.
Though I am not yet ripe enough to make a testimonial post on my achievements so far, I hope the new month of August will be more remarkable.
***"With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose."***
***-- Wayne Dyerc***
10 years ago I was just 14 years old. I was young and smart. Hahaha.
But kind of stubborn and outspoken, I would say I am in my junior secondary school days then. I have made several posts about my life, my dream, my career, and how I got to where I am today. It has been a journey and a dream so far, I remembered back then I didn't have a device, but my bro got one for himself. It was like a great accomplishment to us then and we cared for his phone like gold.
That had given me the opportunity to get a hold of this capture and it would have been lost a long time ago. But thanks to Facebook which had kept it so safe for me to see today, some years after I used it as my profile picture on Facebook and that was around 2012.
Life has been so cool as usual. I lived a life of my own with my parents and had parental care and guidance. And here I am today being so grateful for survival and appreciating the glory and mercy the almighty God has bestowed upon me.
Having a discussion about the title, my life had changed a lot over the years back. Physically, spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and I would say every aspect of my life. Without repeating the same story over and over again.
For the next ten years, I am praying to the almighty to spare our lives and make us grow old. Only then our hopes and dreams could come to pass.
I keep praying and hoping for a better future for myself in ten years to come. I would be 30+ and I would have accomplished some things in life before then if God spared me.
****MARRIAGE:**** You might want to ask why marriage is the first. Lol. It's not easily been a bachelor, cooking, sleeping, watching movies, bathing, thinking all alone. It's not easy my friend. Lol
So I'd say if I am spared beyond the next ten years I would get this accomplished by God's grace. But for now or the next five years I have no dream for that yet. 😂
You can’t enjoy a marriage affair when money is never an issue. Marriage without money is like fetching water in a basket so it is better to get a better source of income and dive into getting married.
****OCCUPATION:**** This should come before marriage but I would say I had been into some related stuff so I can't say I am not having something to do. But it's not yet sufficient. I need to take steps higher and get my dreams to come true. So for the next ten years, I hope to have this accomplished too. Though I have always wished to be a business owner and a sole proprietor, I didn't want to serve under any boss. But even if I am to serve under one I don’t want it to be long-term.
****OFFSPRING:**** Lol, In every successful marriage there is one thing they pray for which is to be blessed with children. I pray to give birth to blessed children and grow them like a father and a parent. I wish to have more kids in my life.
Let's stop here for now. Hahaha.
Maybe some other day I would have come around and discussed more of my future, who knows if my future wife and children are reading this. 😂😂😂😂😂
Thanks so much for the sponsorship renewal ma’am @FarmGirl
More blessings and mercy I pray. And I wish you a prosperous new year ahead.
Thank you so much 😊
My first love ❤️
**Good day to you all🥰😘😍**
Every day is surely a day to rejoice and be grateful to the almighty God for his mercy upon us. Taking that breathe of life again after we have lost it while we were asleep, waking to stretch our arm and yawn 🥱 is indeed a great blessing bestowed upon us. But this is just for those who realize this as one.
Many woke up and could find themselves on the hospital bed, some woke up to the prison, and actually, some never woke up again maybe they have to wake to the afterlife. Oh Lord my God I am so grateful for everything 🙏
I am not here to preach or not some kind of motivational speaker for today 🤣. Maybe I just go straight to the title.
Some people say ***“love is blind”*** but to me, I still kept on looking for a tangle meaning to this phrase. Maybe someone could help me out. 😆 Are they speaking out of the bad experience they got from love or just the good moments of love they shared together. I don’t know. All I do hear is *“love is blind” “love is blind”*
Some even got to the extent of saying they believe in ***“love at first sight”*** hahaha
How come love at first sight? Then I might say people like this are able to walk down to a stranger they feel should be their type and then make some kind of proposal to them. But I never believed in such 😂, what would have gotten into my system to make me go straight to a stranger and say I love you 😘 and my reason is that I felt love and beloved when I set my eyes on you. 😆 To me that’s awkward, even people I knew for a long time or even had a crush on I still find it difficult to go for them not to talk of a total stranger I never knew before.
**MY FIRST LOVE.**
It was indeed an incredible one. I never think I like ladies to the extent of dating. Hahaha. No no no!!.
I just don't like seeing them at times, so I relate with few and sensible ones. And matters that bring us together must be about studies or something important.
Nothing like love, because I noticed that when I expressed love to them they would always feel so superior and pompous, or maybe they hide under the umbrella of playing hard to get. Then they keep on playing with your heart. Hahaha 🤣
****So here comes my story.****
I don't like girls as I said earlier, so this never gave me the courage to meet with those I even like. I would say I am misogynistic in nature.
But later on, I got a gradual change and started to give them some attention. 😂 Then this made me expressed my love to a lady I felt I was in love with.
I don't really know much about her, but I know her sister a lot. The impression I got from her sister made me think her younger sister would be no different so I went on to her Facebook page, saw her sister, and sent her a friend request. Which she accepted some days after.
Then the love journey began. I asked for her contact number and gathered some more information about her but I never saw her for real, just virtually. But one very day she came home from her boarding school and I arranged a meeting between us, I won't call it a date because I don't like dating. So she came and I saw her, indeed she was pretty and good looking. Hehehe, for the first time I had to talk to a lady I think I love. 😆
Yeah after some talk I got her something to eat, and when she was ready to leave, so I just had to escort her. But she said something I can never forget till today. We branched at a minimart and got her some drinks and bought some other things she requested for. Maybe intentionally or not, I can’t say exactly, she said something I never expected her to have said and it stuck into my brain since then, I never knew her true intention or what she was trying to take me for…
She said; **"I WOULD RUIN ALL THIS MONEY YOU ARE SPENDING, TILL YOU GO DRY…."**
***Hahahaha 😆, what have I done to have deserved this word from my new girlfriend. What if it were you, what would be your next action???***
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Gratitude to those who appreciated me
It is another blessed day in July.
Just like yesterday when we kicked off with pleasant wishes of the happy new month, wishing ourselves a prosperous happy month ahead.
Today hits the 28th day of the month and gradually we are bidding farewell to the month.
The weather these days is just so unpredictable. Yesterday it was just so sunny, but waking up from bed today I had to experience the cold dew pouring on my skin. After waking up to pray, I had no option than to go back to bed and wrap myself up to fight against the weather since I am still single for now. 😆
I have been pushing so hard to write this article, and I am not the type that enjoys making use of the ***“save draft”*** option, it would have been a little more comfortable for me. I count myself lazy when I use the save draft option because it makes me feel so reluctant to compose a write-up and even encourages procrastination. I had planned on writing this yesterday night but the movie I watched took a lot of my time then I could only compose a title before dozing off.
While writing this I had to get myself a cup of hot tea ☕️, then I located a perfect, silent, and comfortable place to seat with my phone in my hands maybe I would get some more inspiration 😂.
***Sorry, If I had digressed so much from the title. 😝 Don’t mind me.***
I would like to apologize first. **“Am sorry”** My apologies to the concerned. I may be tagging names a lot on this post and I have no option than to do so. Maybe because they even deserve more than that.
***Like the title proclaimed;*** **Gratitude to those who appreciated me.**
I have been coming across a lot of short articles of people giving appreciation to those who render a sponsorship honor to them, some appreciated their renewal and many more. I felt guilty for not doing so to my sponsors too, but at the same time I thought to myself “why would my sponsors deserve a short post?” Then I decided not to make them anymore. So for each sponsorship I get, I would have to make a short post?!
**NO!**
I patiently waited for the right time to come. So I would have it done with pleasure and happiness in me. I discarded many short posts I already drafted to appreciate them. Then I made up my mind to give them the honor of a whole article whenever my sponsors hit a **max of 10.** And this was accomplished yesterday! Yaaaay!!!
**My 10 amazing sponsors…**
@Princessbusayo
What an amazing personality she is, I wonder if women like her remain on the surface. There is much to talk about her and I know she might not want me saying this but I would today. 😜
If most ladies could have a heart of hers then I think men won’t have much problem in life, she has a heart of gold and is a promising woman with excellent character. I envy her future husband because he would have fewer problems facing the wrath of women, but I am using this medium to pray for her. May God bless her with a man who would value her and love her for who she is.
Most times I do think and look at myself again and again, what if a woman could do this what am I doing? 😂. She had been like a mentor and role model to me. I have met with her for a very long time which made me know much about her, her hard work, accuracy, consistency, generosity, and even her guardianship. She had been that way for a long time and one funniest thing that continues to wonder about her is how she gets that energy, motivation, and inspiration to make it to the top wherever she gets to. She is just that amazing and I credit her for that.
Another funniest thing about us is that we never met each other before physically, just virtually. Yet that wasn’t an excuse for her to stop who she was. though we hope we see each other someday. 😆 😝.
Right from when I just created an account on the platform and couldn’t even post much then I have to leave my account dormant for months. Then she came to my Dm and told me how much she had made from the platform. I nodded my head and thought how can a lady be as strong as this 😂. She convinced me to get back to the platform and start posting again. I never got rusty attention, but she never made me feel like I was left out. She always encourages me by tipping, reading my articles, and making comments too. Not until she became my second sponsor…
How much more would I have to write in a short article to appreciate the love and care she had shown me? She deserves a whole article. I am using this medium to say a big thank you to you for all you have done. Thank you so much, my dear princess 👸
@FarmGirl
Another amazing personality, she is just so special that while writing this I almost went out of words to describe her. But I would be dumb and be thrown out a dump if I couldn’t say anything here 😂
While I was still wandering around the platform, trying to find my way to make it and learn more about navigating the platform. I stumbled across @FarmGirl comment on one of my posts and since then I subscribed to her profile and checked her articles , they were just so outstanding and showed the write-up from a pro.
She was the one who gave me a guide on how to activate my sponsorship and the next thing I got was a sponsorship notification from her. She was the first sponsor I got on the platform and I was so overwhelmed to have her image on my sponsor's block.
Since then she has been like a backbone to me and a mentor whom I look up to when it comes to making a standard write-up and spreading generosity all around. I am using this medium to say a big thank you for all you have done and I so much appreciate your support and encouragement.
@ellimacandrea
Out of nowhere, she stretched her hands of sponsorship to me. I was so amazed to have got a 3rd sponsor so soon. I checked on her and found out she was both on noise.cash and read.cash too. She sponsored me right from her noise.cash account and I found out she was also on read.cash. I so much appreciate her generosity and encouragement as I say a big thank you for everything.
@PatsKy8135
I wasn’t surprised to see her become my sponsor. She had been a great friend to me and one of the gist first I encountered from the Philippines. Not really from read.cash but on some other platform. She is a writer and a woman with a cheerful smile and a lovely heart.
She was the first to introduce read.cash to me, but back then laziness never made me write anything but I just signed up for an account on the platform.
I don’t know how she came across my account on the platform. Though I think I commented on some of her articles then the next thing I got from her was a sponsorship notification. She became my fourth sponsor on the platform. I was so happy to see my sponsor box grow. I am also using this medium to say a big thanks to you ma, and I pray God continues to bless you.
@spaceXXX
I don’t know this user at all, but I got a sponsorship from him, I had to go through his profile and found out he was still a new member at the time of the sponsorship. I was amazed by his actions. I was so very honored to have gotten that much from him and I so much appreciate it. Thanks so much for everything.
@Davinchysax
I doff my hat 🎩 with due respect sir!. I don’t know where to start from exactly, but I would say receiving a sponsorship payment from him was like a means of encouragement to do more. He had been a writer right from my days at Uptrennd and his articles are always outstanding. Little did I know that he was also on read.cash at the same time on the other platform.
One thing I still wonder about him to date was how he got all the valedictory badges from our university chancellor at Uptrennd university *(an online forum to teach how to improve one’s blogging skills).* He got them consistently and consecutively, he was just so good 😊.
Later on, I realized it wasn’t him, but what he built himself to be. He dedicated his time and energy towards creating quality content and always remains a supporter of quality content creators. Though I am still learning how to improve my skills towards quality, having that back up from him stands like a pillar pushing me upwards. I would like to say a big thank you 🙏 sir for everything, your support and encouragement can never be taken for granted
@HappyBoy and @Ay_dimeji
I have been coming across happy boy's articles on the platform. His passion to support and encourage newbies on the platform made me have him on my sponsor's block. I was tagged in his comments section by @Princessbusayo and a few minutes after the tag in his comments section he put his words into action. I got a sponsorship from him. I never knew him that much but gradually I am getting more familiar with him.
@Ay_dimeji I don’t know if he is @HappyBoy twin or so. But I got an immediate sponsorship from him after I got his. I was so much amazed to have got two sponsors in one day
They made it to my 7th and 8th sponsors. I appreciate their love and support. I hope to be like them or even better. I am using this medium to say a big thank you to both of you
One word I would like to say to you is; Nothing is taken for granted, be it good or bad, you would surely reap what you sow. Thanks so much for everything sir
I appreciate
@Jane
Finally and finally!!! I got my crush’s attention. I was so much surprised to have gotten sponsorship from her. She is like a celebrity on the platform. Having a sponsorship from her and seeing her sponsorship picture on my sponsor's block makes me feel like I just got an autograph from my favorite celebrity.
Apart from being my first crush on the platform, her write-ups are always intact and top-notch. When she write you would always want to read more of her articles. She is just so generous and every time I get to her comments section she would always bring out a smile on your face.
To someone like this, how would I have to appreciate her through a short post, she deserves a whole article and I am taking this as an opportunity to say a big thank you for trusting me to do better. I am always proud to have you.
@Olasquare
The last man standing and a man of truth. 😂
One thing I love about his article is the fact that he would never hide the truth even if it could be worse. His articles are always outstanding, funny 😄 and most times full of facts and reality.
To have got the attention of someone like him still puts me in doubt, I never expected a sponsorship notification from him not until I got one yesterday. I was so happy that I just had to accept it immediately when I got the notification from him.
How much more would I have to express my gratitude to you for the act of encouragement you showed me, your support and generosity would always be appreciated. Thank you so much for everything sir. I appreciate it.
**To @everyone**
To everyone who supported me in one way or the other. Your comments, upvotes, likes, and your articles are forever appreciated. If not for you guys then how well would I have got further on the platform? To my subscribers, I say I big thank you to you all. I would have mentioned names but the system never allowed me to know the names of subscribers, deep down in my heart I am saying a big thank you to you all as I promise not to disappoint you all…
This has been a long read but I am so happy writing this.
**Thanks so much for reading.**
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Gone are the days 😢😭
**Good day everyone!**
It’s been sunny for the past weeks now, but we still have to experience some cold weather during the early part of the day and the late time of the day too.
I had to wrap myself up with my blanket on my bed letting out my hands and face alone while typing this article. Maybe I should try getting a hot cup of tea after completing the write-up.
I have stumbled over some articles on the platform with the content from authors writing about their childhood days. So I decided to take that for today…
Most times I remember my childhood days, I remember the fun times we had together, the rough times, and even the scary moments. I would be sharing some with you all
Memories fade when it becomes something of the past, but most times we get a better image of them when we see things similar to what had happened in the past or maybe we were reminded of an incident that happened and how it happened then a perfect picture of the scenario comes to our view.
Not only in childhood do we get memories. The everyday breaths we take in life stand as a memory. Because our words and actions of today might not be similar to that of tomorrow or might not even occur again in a lifetime.
So it has been said to cherish memories and old times. One thing I appreciate about memories is the presence of photographers. Hehehehe.
They played a great role in bringing back old times. Right from photography to cassette and tapes, to video CDs and DVDs, then to the recent trends of social media.
I am sure I saw most of my pictures when I was little but I can’t say how everything got destroyed. Little did we know back then that all of those pictures would become something we would cherish to see so much in the future. We played with them back then, some got lost, some got destroyed with water and got washed away, some were taken away by visitors. It was a pain we knew nothing back then 😂😢
Some years ago after we grew up a little, we went to visit one of our aunts for her birthday. She was so happy to see us again after a very long time. The celebration was a great one and we all had a nice time with her. Then my brother saw a picture frame where she had attached some other few pictures to them, he went closer to take a look at those pictures then he called me so quick to come and check on something.
On getting there, I was surprised to have seen the picture hanging on her picture frame. I laughed so hard to the extent that she felt something was happening, she came out to us and saw that we were staring at a particular picture. The picture was of my graduation party at elementary school when my brother and my younger sister took a capture with me.
We were wondering how come she had a copy of it without even attending the graduation party then. Then we realized she picked it during those days. We never knew the value of those pictures and kept them safe for us. My elder brother got an android device with him then, he took a perfect capture of it and decided to save it online.
**My childhood days; Flashback to old times**
****Gone are the days; when we enjoyed cookies, sweets, and biscuits.****
My parents are not so rich but I appreciate them for always satisfying us. One thing I love about my dad is that he would always buy something for us when coming home, but this doesn’t happen all day. There are times he would have to give us money to go and buy any biscuit of our choice. I prefer that option the most but it doesn’t happen most times.
The reason behind us appreciating going to get our choice is that the one's dad would buy when coming home would have more quantity than the ones we would get ourselves but he buys the ones with less sugar content. If I could remember the name of the biscuit he does buy then, maybe “rich tea and cabin family biscuit” we would get a bigger share from it but the fact that it’s not our tastes won’t make us want to take them.
Those we would have to buy from the retailer's kiosk are more of sugar and at times I would love the ones with glucose (butter as I do call it then) in between them. I forgot some of their names but I could remember ***“chic choc, digestive, speedy, coconut, Okin and one kind of hard biscuit ( it have no sugar but the fact that I would have to use all the strength from my teeth to break the biscuit is the fun we derive from it).***
Come to talk about taking sweets, my favorite sweet was **“Eclairs”**, I don’t know why I love to take it and I still take it till date.
****Gone are the days; when we play so rough and get scared so easy****
I remembered a day when we were playing the hide and seek game, so it was my brother's turn to be the seeker then we went into hiding. My sister would always be the first to be caught because she wouldn't want to risk herself going to hide somewhere far away. But I would want to prove to my brother that I can hide better.
Then I went outside the entire building from where my brother and sister are. There was an uncompleted building in the same fence right In front of our house. Then I decided to hide there by jumping through the window. On getting to jump through the window there was a rope tied against the wall beneath the window level, the next thing was to find my neck and body hanging on the rope instead of landing on the floor. By the time I would land I landed with my knee and elbow on the cemented floor.
I couldn’t cry out loud because I never wanted my brother to know where I was, but when the pain got more than I expected I shouted and cried. Then my brother came to my rescue. It was a terrible experience. We wished we would find a way out before Mum and dad got home so they wouldn't know anything happened. But our plan failed and my younger sister was the first to report what happened. We got scolded and were warned never to play so rough again.
**Conclusion**
The past would always happen to be the past, the more we grow the more we get exposed. There are some things we would do with joy while we were younger and couldn’t even dare to try them now. And the present day we are currently on, would surely become a memory to us some days in the future.
Am sorry I could just give two of my childhood memories in this article. If I were to continue writing about my childhood days and memories, maybe I would have to write an epistle. Gone are the days, sometimes I would think and remember those times then tears would drop from my eyes.
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Risk: A do or don't!.
**Risk as defined by Webster dictionary**
***"When one is exposed to a chance of loss or damage"***
***Or***
***"When one takes chances in the hope of favorable outcome"***
Life itself is all about risk, humans are bound to take risks and a risk-taker is always the strong one*(if risks are properly taken).*
In every aspect of our lives, we take risks, as defined above. It is either we get a chance of a favorable outcome or we just get a loss in return. But this loss shouldn't let us down as a risk-taker. We should always have rooms for improvement, rooms for innovation, rooms for renovation, and rooms for reconsideration.
Taking a look at the parental life, parents take risks in investing in their children, right from pregnancy mothers are always taking risk of giving birth, they have the option not to give birth to a child but they choose to pass through the hard labor and stress taking the risk of life and death. God bless our mothers.
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After giving birth they take the risk of preparing for the unknown future for us, the unforeseen circumstances, but yet they would always choose to make investments and take the risks all to themselves believing and hoping for a favorable outcome.
Looking at their child grow, they involve themselves in risks, higher risk when they have to care for the child they can just predict a future for, a child they just hope for, maybe I call it an investment when they would have to invest in their child just like that of a businessman who would take the risk of profit or loss just a game of chance and probability.
Parents took the risk to educate their children to become someone in life, and also to stand out among others. Children are also at risk in most stages of their life ranging from experiencing violence, unemployment, drug abuse, single-parenthood, teen pregnancy, or mental illness.
As a child coming to life, we take the risk of a future we never knew of, we study, work, learn, seek knowledge, and prepare for the unknown. Sometimes it might come to a loss or favor, we see many after taking the risk of passing through a series of educational stress then they give up at the end of everything. While some would also pass through this same stress and come out colorful, they both took risks. But having different results at the end.
There is a lot to learn from taking risks. And it depends on what risk to be taken, are the risks worthy or not?? What would be my outcome if I take the risk? Is it favorable or not?.
**Food and environmental risk**
The food we eat involves taking risks; Poor Personal Hygiene when we prepare our meals, the environment we prepare our food also possesses a great risk hazard, washing our hands, thorough cleaning of the utensils and so on could be of priority when we prepare what we take into our mouth.
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Food from Unsafe Sources is another major risk we take when it comes to food intake, the water we drink, many of these goods we buy in the market are already exposed to flies thereby causing germ infection into the human system. Improper Cooking Temperatures/Methods, Improper Holding and handling. https://pixabay.com/photos/gm-food-banana-chourico-1668167/
**Health and safety risk**
We risk things too much, there is a saying that goes thus; health is wealth, this means our health is more important than wealth, wealth might just be a factor to having proper health. At times we feel the same symptoms of illness but we would ignore them. This might be a case of low income to handle hospital bills or lack of hospitality in such an area.
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Safety is being protected from causes of danger, risk, or injury. Safety precautions have been laid down to follow, but many would always forget to do the needful which may be due to forgetfulness or being in a haste. Prevention is better than cure; It’s better to do things at the right time than waiting for the wrong time to get it corrected.
**Conclusion**
We take risks in our day-to-day activities, the best of it all is to get proper management to avoid a higher level of risk. Proper management in our finances, health, business, environment, security, and occupation should be a priority.
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A grateful soul receives more…
**GRATITUDE**
**Surah Al-Fatiha, Verse 2:**
**Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;**
**(English - Yusuf Ali)**
***via iQuran***
Allah made it clear to us in the holy Qur'an how much he values gratitude and appreciation. He began the first surah of the holy Qur'an making gratitude to himself the lord of the universe. If Allah SWT could appreciate himself then who are you??.
We are nothing but one of his creations on the surface of the earth. He created everything that existed, still existing, and would later exist on the surface, he created man from the clay, angels from light, jinns from fire, he created the sky and all in it, the oceans and the mountains, everything gives thanks and appreciation to him.
Many verses in the Holy Qur'an were revealed to the holy prophet about making appreciation to the almighty Allah. Allah cherishes a servant who appreciates whatever has been done for him/her, as he promised to give returns in multiples.
**Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 1:**
**Praise be to Allah, Who hath sent to His Servant the Book, and hath** **allowed therein no Crookedness:**
**(English - Yusuf Ali)**
*via iQuran*
We have no reason to be ungrateful to the almighty God, for he is our sole provider and benefactor. What aspect of our lives could make us feel ungrateful? Should we talk about our breathing? Or giving us the ability to see, walk, talk, sleep and wake. Yet we see all these as nothing??
**Surah An-Nisa, Verse 147:**
**What can Allah gain by your punishment, if ye are grateful and ye believe? Nay, it is Allah that recognizes (all good) and knoweth all things.**
**(English - Yusuf Ali)**
*via iQuran*
The holy prophet Muhammad SAW told us among the best of supplications to almighty Allah is to give thanks to him.
Allah is always pleased with whosoever appreciates his mercy and grace over them
**Surah Ibrahim, Verse 7:**
**And remember! your Lord caused to be declared (publicly): "If ye are grateful, I will add more (favors) unto you; But if ye show ingratitude, truly My punishment is terrible indeed."**
**(English - Yusuf Ali)**
*via iQuran*
These few verses from the Holy Qur'an are enough to stand as a warning to us and give glad tidings to those who are grateful to the almighty. It's never too late to appreciate Allah for all he has done for you. Little did you know the favor he has bestowed upon you! So why don't you just show gratitude reciprocally?
It has been discussed above some aspects of gratitude and how Allah HIMSELF cherished gratitude. Even among ourselves as mankind, we should always give appreciation, because a grateful soul would surely receive more. What would a man gain from being ungrateful??.
**This led me to a short story about a young man.**
This man had been living in comfort from his birth, he enjoyed every luxury a child would have, he had a caring and rich parent as everyone would always love to be him. He enjoyed his childhood days and even his adulthood.
Allah SWT does whatever he wishes to whomsoever he wishes. Even being grateful should Allah decide to test him and his Imaan(faith). Does he truly believe in me?? Does he believe I can undo it??. Does he know I am the one who wakes the dead and takes life from the living??.
Suddenly, all his riches, his assets, and even his family disappeared. He faced consecutive death from his family and also had perished all his assets in no time. He was left alone in the lonely world. A man who everyone would want to be with became someone everyone abandoned. He thought about life and devised to take his life. He had thought being dead would be better than being alive.
He decided to move into isolation and take his life where no one would notice him. On his way, he decided to buy two sachets of water. Maybe he gets thirsty. He got to the tree and decided to have some rest. He took a sachet of water and climbed up the tree to commit suicide.
A few minutes later he saw a man who had been drained and skinny, he saw the sachet of water the man dropped and quickly grabbed onto it. He started sucking out the few drops of water left in the sachet with joy. He was so happy to have a few drops in his throat.
The man who decided to commit suicide came down immediately and bowed to his lord in gratitude. He couldn’t believe there is someone even in a worse scenario than he is, he thought everything has ended for him without knowing that’s his position is what some other people are praying to be.
Such is life; when we look above us to those higher up taking them as an example to set our pace and hope to be like them, let’s not forget to look down at those below taking our present position as a prayer point.
Life is like driving a vehicle, we look forward through the windscreen to those ahead of us, likewise, we mustn’t forget to check the side mirror to look back at those behinds us.
***This is a fictional story for us to know the value of having a grateful heart and appreciating the almighty Allah's mercy over us.***
I pray the almighty Allah SWT continues to shower its blessings and mercy upon us, our family, and loved ones. I pray he continues to guide us to the path till the end of time.
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Success: Journey to the peak
Who am I to have something to say about success?
Most times I do think success is just meant for some people, taking a good look at many scenarios in life, the rich and the poor, the literate and illiterate, the fool and the wise ones, the old and the young, then one would see that success isn’t present everywhere. Rather success is just being successful.
**Maybe I should just try citing a few examples.**
There were days in the past when I was in my elementary school, there were some sets of pupils that would always take the first three positions in the class, they kept on dragging it between themselves. But the rest battle below. Imagine 😂
Though there is nothing much for me to think back then. I was just a newbie in class, but thieve set of pupils is just so special. I heard gist about them from classmates. Even teachers give them special attention because of their intelligence.
Most times after questions are being thrown at the class they would be the ones to raise their hands up then the class teacher would tell them to drop their hands and point at others when most don’t have an answer to the question then it’s get thrown at any of them to answer.
This has been like there is something behind this and maybe they get favored by the class teacher or something similar. I never bothered myself but tried hard to make sure I got a better position in the class but at the end of the day, I could make it to the top ten 😂.
Maybe I was just as dull as I thought. I was scared to take my results home to my parents to check, but when I showed my mum then she said ***“My boy you did so great! You can surely do better next term”***
These few words from my mum made me feel like I already topped the class but it wasn’t an easy task to be done that easy. She told me to buckle my shoes and not to relent, one thing she has always been doing and didn’t stop till I got to my secondary school level was that she would always take us extra classes on every textbook we have for the next session ahead of time during the vacation. Then when we get to class the following session it would look like we are having revisions of what we already learned at home.
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The last exam of the session came and I could meet up the task I was to accomplish. I came in 5th position in the class. Then I was happy I was making my way up the ladder and was rest assured I would make it to the top next time. My mum taught us some essential textbooks and topics ahead of the next session as usual then I had to face the three musketeers topping the class. I tried my best, all my best this time around, to cut the story short we got our results and I finally made it to the second position in the class. There is more to this story as it gets tougher and tougher, the competition grew among ourselves and it was even more awesome. https://pixabay.com/photos/children-win-success-video-game-593313/
One thing I want to derive from this story is that I wouldn’t have made it to the top 3 in class that day if not for the gradual process to progress.
**No shortcut to success**
Many would say what if they could find some other means towards achieving success in life faster than their time. Maybe there would be a faster way out towards attaining success.
Little did they know about the fact that success cannot be shortened, you have to pass through the pace, follow the right path, wait for the perfect timing and attain it with ease. The road to success might come so smoothly and easily to some people, but most times the road to success always remains rough and scrubby. Many found themselves at herbalist homes trying to sort out an easy route to make money, little did they know that if those prescriptions from those herbalists could push them toward making money on time they (herbalists) would have done it for themselves first.
**Determination determines success**
When you are focused and determined then you get to hit success at the peak. But lack of determination could just make you wander around for a very long time before you attain success
I once made a sketch with the write-up **DETERMINATION DETERMINES SUCCESS** and posted it on the entrance to our home. It was there for a long time and everyone could read it and some even gave compliments on it. I was happy I could make meaningful artwork because I was determined. Not until the day I failed one of my entrance examinations then my Mum told me to go outside to the doorstep and read what’s presented to my face
I felt ashamed of myself but the following exam was a better one
**Prayer is the key to success**
To become successful in life, we have to be steadfast in prayer. Like it has been said that prayer is the sword of a true believer, never believe that anyone is after you or even after your success in life!
When things seem to go wrong just make sure you PUSH
*P~Pray*
*U~Until*
*S~Something*
*H~Happen*
This is just some kind of inspiration that one can always have in mind. When things come to our taste we have to pray and when it comes the other way round prayer is the only way out of it.
Life is multidimensional I say!
This is my write up to @JonicaBradley prompt word **“SUCCESS”**
Thanks so much for reading
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Journey to the west
It’s been quite some time and I must say I have been lagging behind and finding it a bit difficult to stand upright towards consistency on the platform. Making comments, reading, and engaging in others' articles had been something I found unusual compared to days in the past.
Yeah, we all have a story to tell, and we all want to achieve goals we are determined to accomplish in life.
To me, I see life to be like a dice 🎲 it’s not always constant to one side when one toss a dice and it’s being viewed from different angles they would surely give different results. Take a look at someone looking from above giving a one as his result and another looking from another on the right giving three as his response. Are they wrong?? That’s a capital **NO!**.
Then I say whatever circumstances we are in life, we should count it a blessing because the look of things on your side is what someone else is heavily praying and hoping for. Not looking back at those people and positions in life would always make you ungrateful seeing no favors and blessings in your life.
**Sorry for the little digression, just as the title implies, “Journey to the west”.**
I came from the western region of my country where I was born and grew to a certain age in life, but I never knew what the future had for me. I attended elementary schools and secondary school in this same part of the country, but when it’s time for me to study in the university I had no choice but to leave and go far away to the north-central for further education. I did so happily and it had a great impact on my life. I got more exposure and faced some reality of life.
**Nothing lasts forever**
It has been said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with the right step. Just like yesterday when I was admitted into the institution of my choice. I was so overwhelmed with joy and hope for better days ahead. Little did I know that I was to study a five years course instead of four years I got into the process then I realized I would have to spend and additional years to that of my friends we got admitted together but I had no option than to accept my fate
*I realized my fingers are not equal so I moved on.*
Gradually I got over those long years and made it to the final session. But God has his plan for everyone in which man has no power over, we dream, but God alone makes them a reality. My final semester in the university got an additional year all because of the COVID, though it affected most sectors. We got over it and made it to another new year then everything came to normalcy. We wrote our final exams and the undergraduate title became a history
**No condition is permanent**
After all the journey through thick and thin, rain and sunny days, harmattan and heat, happiness and sadness, stress and joy came to an end. It’s time to go back home to relax before embarking on another journey of life. I was happy to go home and reunite with my family again. It was indeed good news to everyone as they rejoiced upon my arrival, but something strange happened out of nowhere turning the table around. I got a call from my sister that one of my younger siblings fainted and was taken to the hospital for treatment. This news struck through my heart and changed my mood, yet there is still some happiness left in me but the sad part in me was much more. I got home as planned, gave glory to God, then I landed at the hospital the following day after the long journey to check on my younger brother.
**Everything happens for a reason.**
The following day was Eid day and we had to celebrate at home, though it never looked like that usual celebration we do in the past years, everywhere looked dull and you would see the sadness on everyone's face. But God won’t do something without giving us the chance to thank him. No matter the circumstance we had to appreciate his glory and unending blessings over us all. It was a day to celebrate. We celebrated and had fun, watched movies, played games, chatted, and went out to visit friends and families trying to take off the sourness in our hearts.
The following day we had to journey down to our hometown for a special prayer which is organized every year. We board a bus to take us to and fro so it would be a quick one without stress but what God had planned to happen would surely happen, on our way it had been a wonderful journey and a great experience, the driver was on a normal speed and maintained a great driving accuracy, not until something terrible happens which was so sudden and unexpected.
The driver just arrived from his trip to the north, but on our way, maybe half the journey to our hometown the wheel of his bus got loose and the back wheel flew away into the bush while the vehicle was in motion. Everyone on the bus heard the sound but couldn’t get what happened exactly. The driver had noticed and had to keep steady with his steering and tried to put the bus on a balance till he got a perfect spot to stop. We dropped and checked what just happened, it was one moment no one could say what happened exactly and how it happened. We gave thanks to God for keeping us alive and making us witness more days on the earth's surface.
**Conclusion**
Life is multidimensional, these same occurrences would have happened to some or not even up to this but had taken their lives. We could have become a story in the sand of time just as many other people who gave up, but with his grace and mercy, we remained healthy. I am here today writing and you are reading, I pray the Lord continues to make our heart happy and grant us a healthy living, making joy, prosperity our everyday occurrence.
One thing I want us to have in mind is that ***we can never turn back the hands of time no matter how hard we try, we can never change what has happened no matter how much we cry…*** Life is sweet and sour, just prepare yourself for the worst of it so it won’t come so suddenly, when thinking about positivity think towards negativity too…
What show or movies influenced you the most during your childhood?
**Good day to you all from whichever part of the world you are reading this.**
It’s been quite some days now I wasn’t able to make any articles, though I have been trying to get some drafts but just stagnant without any progress...
We have different kinds of situations to encounter in life as time passes by. Most of which we are bound to by fate and we must fulfill them.
We got a little vacation from school to travel home for the celebration. I haven’t been home for the past 8months so it’s such a happy moment for me to reunite with my family once again after such a long time.
The journey took about 5hours and I was stressed out when I got home. So this made me take some days off and have some time for families and friends as we prepare for the Sallah celebration tomorrow.
Taking a look at the title, choice and preference may vary widely even among brothers or sisters, families, friends, and even among peer groups.
But at times we do have this same choice that we have in common, if we are debating on a particular choice then it would have been the most selected.
Talking about foreign shows or movies, we hardly watch them because not everyone loves to watch them. So we prefer our indigenous shows or movies compared to others.
During my childhood days, I am sure the Nigerians reading this can relate well.
Hmm. There was this top-class movie that almost everyone would have watched during the weekend and then we give funny and interesting comments and discussion in class the following day at school, so who would want to miss out on this discussion? Or would not want to contribute while the argument is on… 😂
Some many movies and shows come up weekly or sometimes some come up daily but I discovered they were called soap operas.
The first on the list is **PAPA AJASCO AND COMPANY manufactured by Wale Adenuga Productions.** I just don’t know why we always love to watch this movie. One funniest thing is that not only we as children are interested in the movie series but our parents too are always in support.
So whenever we have to watch the show, it’s always a choice for everyone. One reason behind the togetherness is the pure comedy it entails and the laughter that it spreads to everyone’s face. One other thing I love about the show is the fact that we would always have to make a gist about the past episodes whenever we get to school the next day. So you are missing out a lot if you never watched and would feel intimidated to watch.
And the second on my list which is **SUPER STORY.,**
This was such an amazing soap opera that we would always want to watch during those days. And we would want to watch it as always, our parents would want us to watch it because of the lessons we would derive from it. The gist would surely fly around when I get to school the following day, so everyone would always want to have something to say. One funniest thing about watching these soap operas is that it hurts a lot when we are watching it and the power supply goes off, any scene missed during those periods is gone forever.
Hmm.. these shows made my childhood and I would say they are well-acted with a nice storyline, the former was a comedy show where the whole family would nearly laugh out their eyes, while the second teaches a lot of life lessons.
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My first crush 😻
Who was your first crush, and what drew you to them? How long did it last?
I am a shy individual, and I don't know what brings about this in me. Whenever I try to speak with a lady for the first time, it is always like I am facing a huge mountain. But gradually the big mountain keeps depreciating and then this braveness came. But let me call it a pseudo-braveness.
Talking about the word **"CRUSH"**. I wouldn't say I have never heard of a word like that before. I have heard it but I define it to my taste of use. So to me, **"crush"** is to trample over something and then turn it to pieces. This had been the meaning of crush anywhere I came across it, even till the end of my high school days.
But the more we grow the more we learn. While I got into the university and I was having some conversations with my friend, a lady passed us by, yeah she was black, but not just black alone I would say "black and shine". She is blessed with her natural look and this made her naturally beautiful. So one of my friends then told me that the girl that passed us by is my other friend's crush!. Little me who never knew the meaning of crush in that aspect bypassed the message in relevance to the definition I know. Then I thought my friend already crushed her! (I hope you understand). 😂 and I never knew him for that.
Later on, some years after I overheard some ladies conversation behind me while I was trying to study in the library, then I heard them say "he is my crush and I love him so much, but I can't make it to him" this opened up my brain to the word and I tried to give it some thoughts but I couldn't fathom anything. All I know is that a girl still can't crush a guy. Unless she is a prostitute.. ( my thinking then).
This made me go wild for the meaning of crush not until I watched a movie some days later after I overheard the conversation, then I got the meaning of crush!!!. Oooh, no wonder this was what crush meant!!. Since then I had a lot of ladies I crushed on because I knew the meaning.
*****Do I have a first crush??*****
Hummmn.. **YES!!!**
I have one and this was one of my days at elementary school, she was not my classmate, but we attended the same school. She was in the same class with my younger sister and her brother was also in the same class with my elder brother. I don’t think I could remember their names anymore. Maybe my sister would remember if I asked her. We would have to passby her mother’s shop while going home from school, so this made her walk home with us most of the time.
Back then I never knew much about love or relationships, all I knew was I got attracted to her, the way she dresses, she was light in complexion and the way she speaks makes me always want to listen to her voice. At times when we don’t go home together, I would always feel her presence. This went on for days until we relocated to another environment and we had no option than to change our school too.
Poor me, I left my crush without waving goodbye or telling her anything about our relocation, because if I should tell her anything my brother and sister would be aware I am the one spreading words around about the relocation. Something painful was that some days after my secondary school exams when I got a cell phone and tried to search for her name on social media’s but I never got a fruitful outcome
I hope and wish I could see her again someday.
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Relationship between dating and marriage.
Dating is a stage of romantic relationship in Western societies whereby two people meet socially intending to access each other's suitability as a prospective partner in an intimate relationship.
It is a form of courtship, consisting of social activities by partners, either alone or with others. The protocols and practices of dating, and the terms used to describe it, vary considerably from country to country and over time.
In recent meaning, it refers to two people exploring whether they are romantically or sexually compatible by participating in dates with the other. With the use of modern technology, people can date through their mobile phones or computers or arrange to meet in person.
Dating may also involve two or more people who have already decided that they share romantic or sexual feelings toward each other. These people will have dates regularly, and they may or may not be having sexual relations.
Courtship on the other hand is the period of development towards an intimate relationship wherein a couple get to know each other well and decide if there will be an engagement, followed by a marriage. A courtship may be an informal and private matter between two people or may be a public affair, or a formal arrangement with family approval. Traditionally, in the case of a formal engagement, it is the role of a male to actively "court" or "woo" a female, thus encouraging her to understand him and her receptiveness to a marriage proposal.
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally recognised union between people, called spouses, that establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between their family members, and between them and their in-laws. It is considered a culture universally, but the definition of marriage varies between cultures and religions, and over time. It can be said to be an institution in which interpersonal relationships, commonly sexual, are acknowledged or sanctioned. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or considered to be compulsory before pursuing any sexual activity. A marriage ceremony is called a wedding.
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**DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DATING AND MARRIAGE.**
Many considered dating as a compulsory activity to be done before marriage. Thereby some other part might ignore dating, the duration to which date also varies, amount of years or just for a few months depending on the personality of any of the couple.
One main difference between dating and marriage is the engagement among couples and not so in dating relationships . After taking a good look at the suitability and compatibility from both angles, studying their characters and then going off for dates, at the end of the day couples engaged in dating each other get a break up among themselves. Meanwhile marriage is the opposite. When you get married legally to your spouse, it is not so easy to conclude breaking up. But rather a divorce would take place. And this would be made legally by the court of law. The only option to get automatically divorced is the presence of death from either side, and the decision is still with the widow/widower to remarry or not.
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**RELIGIOUS BELIEF ABOUT DATING AND MARRIAGE.**
Diversity in cultures, customs and traditions, norms and religious practices makes a great influence on marriage around the world. The Christianity belief differs from that of the Muslims and so the traditional worshippers. All things being equal, another factor that could cause the global change on marriage and dating is the advancement in technology.
But for this project I would be majoring in the two main religions which are Islamic and Christianity.
Islamically, scholars concluded that dating as practiced currently in major parts of the world does not exist among Muslims. Muslims do not enter into a one-on-one intimate relationship, spending time together in the name of knowing each other. In Islamic culture premarital relationship among members of opposite sex are forbidden. Islam believes that the choice of selecting a partner is so much important and a decision to be taken once a life time, and should be taken as seriously as any other decision in life with prayers, family involvement and also careful investigations.
But for the Christians A Godly relationship is necessary and it should be one in which both parties continuously pursue the lord. When two persons enter into a relationship, whether it be through marriage or dating, there are two souls involved and each person is accountable for his or her pursuit of a relationship with Christ.
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Nature is natural
Taking a look at Mother Earth itself, what else do you need to describe nature? But nature exceeds the existence on the earth's surface alone.
Taking a good look at the sea, the ocean, the mountains, the sky and all in it. Natural existence in the sky is even much more than that on the earth's surface.
Nature, in the broadest sense, is the natural, physical, material world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general.
Wikipedia.com
Good we got everything around us so beautiful. But when I thought of what to write about nature and it’s natural existence, nothing came to my head because naturally nature is just so diverse.
While sitting and waiting for the arrival of my project supervisor I was on my phone surfing the internet and also checking through the platform and probably noisecash *(though not that much).* Then I keep seeing members post on similar titles about nature. I noticed it was a prompt word from one of the top members of the platform @JonicaBradley . Then I decided to write something on the prompt word which seem to be "NATURE"
I walked out of the department to take some random pictures of the surroundings *( I am still a novice in photography).*
Nature as a gift to mankind serves a lot of purposes to humanity: the food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink, the clothes we wear, and the medicine we use. Nature is just so important as it enables us to survive and thrive.
One interesting thing about nature is the way it recycles. Taking a look at the oxygen we breathe in as animals and we breathe out carbon dioxide as waste product. This same carbon dioxide that serves as waste products to us is what the plants take in as their source of respiration and take out oxygen as their waste product.
The beauty 🤩 from nature goes beyond the relationship between plants, air and animals. I remember when we were through the nitrogen cycle, carbon cycle in our high school back then. We realised nothing got wasted from the cycle and it kept going on and on.
Taking a good look at the natural rainfall it occurs to us like the rain is a waste, but NO!, the rain falls to the surface flows to the seas and oceans, some goes deep down the ground water level, human make us of it through the use of wells, boreholes, get fetching from rivers, stress, and lakes.
But at the very end of all the uses this water evaporates through the earth surface, it evaporates through the plant bodies, through humans, and even the mighty seas and ocean.
These go back to the sky, gather together to form clouds and fall back to the earth surface as rain. This process continues repeatedly.
The movement of the earth around the sun and the moon revolved around the earth, yet we never felt the presence of all these activities. All we know is that move. I remembered when I was taught this at school, I had to go home and place a stone at the corner of our room and also place it outside the room then wait for days to see if the stone would move as the earth revolves. Lol 🤣
The movement of the earth, the sun 🌞 and the 🌙 make up our day and night there giving us the opportunity to count and record dates. Isn't nature interesting??.
The life cycle of a butterfly 🦋, most times looks funny to me, how irritating to look while they are still in the form of caterpillar, but after some days they become the beautiful butterfly we love to see around us. Nature's beauty goes beyond that and not only present in animals, but taking a good look at how we plant a seed a maize into the soil, just a single seed of dried maize, after some days it grows gradually, producing fresh leaves and shedding some, gradually got to the stage of producing flowers and then flowers turn to fruits and food. One seed of maize planted into the soil grew and produced another cob of that same maize then in multiples.
Lastly, we humans were created from soil, after that we exist on the same soil surface we were created from, buf after all nature calls, then the beautiful body of yours that came from the soils would have no option to put them back to being a soil again.
Nature is pretty amazing, but for those who realize the beauty in it.
Thanks so much for reading
To participate in the prompt word check the original post here https://read.cash/@JonicaBradley/writing-prompt-8-nature-41817ea5
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The rules are simple.
Write about **nature**
Write 100% **original** content
Write at least **600** words
**Tag** @JonicaBradley
Have **fun**
Sleepless nights 😪😴
***Sleepless nights…***
*Nights when I cry and weep my tears all alone…*
*Deep in thought and observations of life…*
*Pain and sorrow flowing deep down my bones…*
*I would like to make my path a unique one…*
*Life is multi-dimensional they say…*
*The oxygen of today might be no more tomorrow…*
*Why take life so seriously??*
*I would tell myself life is full of sorrows…*
*Some had heads without caps…*
*While some had caps without head…*
*One man's food is another man's poison…*
*Live your life just to yourself…*
*The night when I had no one by my side…*
*And there is no longer me in existence…*
*Leaving my friends and foes aside…*
*Then I went down the journey all alone…*
*Life is vanity and full of pain….*
*I hope for happiness to continue to rain…*
*So I can sleep deep without acting insane…*
*Following the happy ones by their lane…*
*Why am I so addicted to this act??.*
*Why can't I leave it all alone?*
*It whispers deep down my heart...*
*When I would always have to think twice…*
*Done with dealing with my thoughts…*
*Then I think I would have to do it my way…*
*But it would always come from nowhere…*
*Why can't I just decide on my own?*
*Battle with the devil 😈 😈…*
*The devil that comes with evil…*
*Have you ever seen the devil??*
*But you always have to battle with evil…*
*Evil acts come with regret after it's revealed…*
*Why have I done this?. Was this just me??*
*Nah!. I can't, I hold my hand on my heads…*
*Have you ever encountered the devil???*
*Strange me looking so weird…*
*Rolling my eyes all around…*
*Have I lost my senses?*
*Or just some manipulations?*
*Have you ever seen the devil walk?*
*Or do you see the devil cry?*
*But you would always hear the devil talk*
*No matter how hard you try...*
****THIS IS A BATTLE FOR YOU AND YOURSELF ALONE…****
At times I wonder what life is all about? Why am I? Who is controlling me? Telling me to do this and do that! Why would I have to answer the call to this one name every time I am called upon, what made it so unique to my existence? Some said the existence of the devil makes people wicked and bad? But what about those that remain good and generous? Do they have a special spirit guiding them? Or maybe they just won the battle with the devil 👿.
*Many things I wonder…*
*living life under the rain and thunder…*
*yet we wander with wonders…*
*Counting days and nights on calendars…*
*All glory to the lord above…*
*Who made life a peaceful abode…*
*Life is good when we are loved by our beloved…*
*Spreading peace all around like a dove…*
*Let’s celebrate life,*
*kick back and take five…*
*Give thanks to the source that create life…*
*For keeping us happy and alive…*
*Happiness is free so you don’t have to borrow…*
*Today is all we know no one knows tomorrow…*
*Live your life with happiness saying no to sorrow…*
*The pain from regret flows deep down the marrow…*
Hmmmn. This is all for today.
I am not perfect at composing a poem, but I would always try my best to bring forth the little that comes to my brain. I hope with you guys support and encouragement I would be able to do better.
SEE YA!!!
**©©©McAdeleye**
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Everyday for the thief, one day for the owner…
**A short story**
Back in the days when I was much younger. I can't remember my exact age then, all u knew was I was still in primary classes. I had a lot of friends whom I thought we were friends with back then lol, but I was just deceiving myself into thinking our relationship would last long. Had I known back then maybe I wouldn't make anyone my friend?
Sometimes when I sit back, relax and think about those days I just laugh at myself and those strange and silly actions I took back then. Sometimes tears drop down my face when I remember those memories again and again. Happiness was a priority, no worries, no pressure, just living that happy life.
I remembered a friend of mine. I don't even know his first name to date, all I know is that we call him Lanre (Yoruba dialect). He was my seat partner in class, sometimes we shared ideas after classes, and at times we told stories too. Lanre was a good boy to me ever since I encountered him but there was this day he turned out to be extra rich.
I was so amazed by what Lanre brought to school that very day. He came along with his bag loaded with chocolates, biscuits, sweets, and a lot of money was in his pocket too. He showed me some of them and promised to spend them with me and some other friends. I was amazed at his sudden change then I asked him out of curiosity "where do you get this huge amount from?" Then he replied, *"My dad just returned from London yesterday".*
Poor me, I believed Lanre and we went to shops and food canteens after school, I spent a lot of time enjoying my friend's money whose dad just came from London 😅😅😅. So on my way home, he gave me a 100naira or 50naira note but I can't remember the exact amount. I got this money and took it home. Had I known I should have followed my brother's advice to throw it away. But I didn't.
On getting home I met dad and he asked where I got the huge amount of money from. I was scared to death and trembling in fear. I never expected to meet dad on our way home. Out of fear I couldn't give a perfect answer till he dragged me home and locked me inside.😆😆😆
A day I can never forget. He kept on asking me for the money source but I couldn't say it. He flogged me, but I still couldn't say it. Instead, I kept on screaming for help!.😝😝😲😲.
But it got to the stage when the cane made a bloody mark on me, I couldn't take it anymore and immediately I said everything about the money. Lol 😅😅😅.
That bloody mark on me became a scar on my tummy till today. Every time I see it I would always remember that naughty stance of a friend of mine and how the scene happened.
After telling the whole truth my dad asked me to take him to my friend's house for confirmation. On getting there we met with his dad and introduced ourselves.
Dad told him about what his son did at school then his father said *"I have always been looking for my money at home and I never knew who kept taking them ".* He believed his son was too young for that and would never steal from him. Thank God we came.
He called Lanre out and asked him to defend himself, I looked him in the eye, but Lanre couldn't say anything. He kept stammering till his dad grabbed him and beat the hell out of his life. My dad took my hands as we moved out of their house.
I learned a lesson that very day that humans are not to be trusted. Living a luxury life doesn't mean he is the true owner of those luxuries.
Since that very day, I have never believed in what people say so easily. Lanre taught me how to deal with humans and what the true color of humans looked like. Who knew my seat partner was a thief who always steals his dad's money to school.
Many have lost their lives today or even go beyond their limit in life just because they want to feel included. They never wanted to be left out among their peer groups, without knowing that they have their own fate, their own pace in life totally different from that of their friends.
Many times I see people say, *“What could make him achieve this, I must own one too”*. Yeah nothing bad in aspiring for better things in life, but one has to be careful not to fall into the pit of calamities and regret.
**All that glitters is not gold.**
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Life lessons
Life itself is a lesson on its own. What we see, what we do, our actions and reactions, our thoughts, our plans, our dreams, our hopes, our wishes most times come along with bunches of lessons. So we have to live our lives and always be prepared for anything at any time in our life.
To dive into life lessons everyone would surely have something to say. It has been said that there is no glory without a story and no victory without a history. To achieve something in life at times there have to be sacrifice, and at times there might be none.
So those who have to make sacrifices should never compare themselves to those who aren't. You live in your own life and run your own race at your own pace in life.
When you compare yourself to others then the competition begins. Competition at times makes one strive but most times diminishes one’s self if care is not taken.
So my dear friends, try to **LIVE YOUR OWN LIFE AND DO THINGS YOUR OWN WAY.**
Most of the time fear stands to be a great enemy to most people making them lose track of their aim and goals. At times if one can get rid of the fear of them there is surely a long way to go. Many would discourage, abuse, backbite, even some would try to pull you down. But standing strong and in good form would keep you on track. Then you have to discover that nothing else is more important than you having to **BE YOURSELF ALWAYS**
Talking about people, the word **"people ''** can mean two things: either they stand as "peace" or they stand as **"problem".** Now it's left for you to play your game wisely. Would you allow peace to reign in your life or cause problems in your life? Knowing whom to make friends with and people to invite into your personal life is so important. Then you have to put in mind that **YOU CAN'T PLEASE EVERYONE.**
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My dad does tell me in anything you do in life, make sure to put yourself first. Because this life we found ourselves, everyone would surely praise you for your good heart, they would praise you for your hard work, they might appreciate your intelligence, but when you are gone it takes no time for them to forget about you and call upon someone else. https://pixabay.com/photos/rustic-ancient-map-globe-3441673/
So if you live your life trying to please people without taking good care of yourself then you might later regret being a good Samaritan. This is not stingy, but make sure to take good care of yourself first. Because **YOUR HEALTH IS YOUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET.**
But in anything you do in life, NEVER FORGET TO PUT GOD FIRST.
This is a little word of wisdom from me to you all. Life is so simple, but at times might look complex. It all depends on you and the type of life you have chosen to live in.
Have a nice time friends.
**IT IS NOT GOODBYE BUT SEE YOU AGAIN 👋👋👋👋 👋👋👋👋👋💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞**
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Never have I ever 🎃💩
It was fun yesterday on the platform
I would always make my day lively as I keep on trying to make sure I become a loyal and successful member of the platform. After reading through @ellimacandrea article on **“Never have I ever”.**
She challenged some members on her article too. I wasn’t among but challenged myself to make a trial and also try challenging some people too
**How to play**
I clicked on the link to the game which was directly sent to me by @ellimacandrea herself. *(Thanks so much for the new and interesting game). 👉*Link here *👈* https://randomwordgenerator.com/never-have-i-ever-question.php
Open in the browser and fill the number of questions to be **“10”**, questions type **“All”.**
Then click on **“generate random questions.**
After questions are out then you play it till you are done with all of them.
Take a screenshot of the first ten questions.
Create an article about the game you played.
**1. Never have I ever "cleaned up" by shoving everything under the bed.**
Hmmm. I am the kind of person who always try to be neutral when it comes to most things. I can’t say I am too clean and I can’t say I am so dirty. Like a friend of mine I know who doesn’t even want to feel the presence of sand wherever he is. He would always dust and dust till everything gets clean and clear, I am not such a kind of a person, not to that extreme level. And I also know of another friend who is not ready to do anything, maybe as a result of laziness, all the room and even clothes would always remain untidy. I am not such kind of person. I remain at the middle. 😂
So let's get to the number 1 shocking question for today’s game. 😊😊
My answer is YES! 😂. But don’t judge me yet I have my reasons for doing so. Many times while we were younger, we play a lot and most times we draw and also make paper toys too thereby causing litter around the room.
But this is always perfectly done when mum and dad aren't at home. Once we hear the doorbell, my brother and sister would run out to welcome her and offload all she is carrying somewhere, buying time for me to clean up the room before she enters.
There is no broom in the room! Lol, 😂 what else would I have to do to clean up?? Immediately I shoved everything under the bed then walked out of the room unconscious, so she think I am just waking from my sleep.
**2. Never have I ever been to Disney World.**
I haven’t. Disney 🌎 world you say?! Maybe you should have asked if I ever watched Disney movies then I would have given a capital yes to that. But I have never been to Disney World before and I wish, hope and pray I find my way there someday
**3. Never have I ever watched Game of Thrones**
Hmm. I have but I would say I haven’t completely watched it. There was a lot of hype around the movie during its release. I had to download the complete season 1. But for some reasons known to me, don’t know of you lol 😂. I couldn’t proceed on watching further.
**4. Never have I ever watched the Grammy Awards.**
I am not the music type so I never watched the Grammy awards. But I have friends who never missed out on it, I don’t even find joy in their gist about the Grammy awards. I am always silent 😂😊
**5. Never have I ever been to a professional hockey game.**
I haven’t, even the word professional makes it look scarier to say a yes. I am not sure I even witnessed a hockey game being played in my country before. 😂
**6. Never have I ever cried so hard I started laughing**.
I have, multiple and countless times indeed. I am someone that people count to be funny and at times lively. But I don’t laugh at my own words especially when I see them laughing out loud. But there is this day we received some strokes of cane from our class teacher, everyone got outside the class and started receiving their strokes of the cane, it was fun to see those ladies cry out loud and see males take those pain to themselves and prove they are big boys.
It was my turn so I had to revive mine, I did receive them all and never cried. I was a big boy 😂 , not until my teacher gave me an extra stroke on my ears while I was trying to leave for my seat. This stroke hit me so suddenly and pained me a lot, I had no option than to cry out the pain, but when I saw my classmate laughing at me, my cry face started to laugh again, while I felt the serious pain within me…
😂
**7. Never have I ever watched a horror movie.**
I recently watched a popular Korean horror movie titled ***“A train to Busan”,*** but after the movie, I couldn’t sleep well that night. So I promised myself not to watch too many horror movies unless I go watching them in the cinema with my wife 😂😂😂😝😝🥱🥱
**8. Never have I ever created a Youtube account.**
I have, I even upload videos I need for writing. Then make use of the video links on my contents
9. **Never have I ever put stickers all over the car windows.**
I haven’t because I never had a car of my own, so I can’t say I did
**10. Never have I ever laughed so hard I peed in my pants a little.**
Nop nop nop!! I am not mad at laughter to that extent
But what I know about myself laughing so hard is to fart while I laugh so bad. But I never peed in my pants…
Interesting?? Isn’t it? 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
Thanks to @ellimacandrea for the idea 💡…
I challenge all of you reading this to give it a trial. @Princessbusayo @FarmGirl @renren16 @AnnieCrypto and others
THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING 📖
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Other images are screenshots from the game website
Website link: https://randomwordgenerator.com/never-have-i-ever-question.php
Courage...
Courage to me means **no fear,** but it is the ability for one to overcome one’s fear when something unexpected and unplanned happens. I would say a courageous person is a brave one, and would always apply wisdom to his/her doings.
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Courageous people would always believe in themselves and always stand up for their rights, the need to summon courage might come in different ways, either being bullied by others, having to defend oneself against an attack, many other things that could bring out the courage in someone. Courage is needed to begin something and gives the ability to put aside your fears and failures.
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I would like to give an example of how I tried to summon courage in one of my days. It hasn't been an easy task but must be done. During my secondary school days, we did have an assembly where all students would gather together for their morning prayers, reciting some poems, and sometimes words of advice from our teachers. This had been going on like this for years and nothing changed not until we got a new principal.
Hmm. Should I say he was a crazy or useful principal to us back then, most students dislike him but other teachers love him so much because of his principles. He changed a lot of our activities.
Everything was fine not until he brought his act to the assembly and made this decision. He decided teachers shouldn't lead the assembly again, that we are to lead ourselves and they must stand, watch and correct us. Then every day they should just point on someone randomly to lead the assembly. This sounds funny but everyone prepared themselves for this unknown day 😂 .
To cut the story short, days passed by but I wasn't called upon. I was happy and kept on praying and thanking God for not making them choose me. Every day for the thief, one day for the owner, one day was my day as I was pointed out to lead, this was a great shock to my heart.
My heart began to beat so fast that I couldn't handle it. I asked myself "can I do it?" Not until I got to the front of everyone. Should I just keep quiet?? No. I have to say something. 😝
Sincerely I don't know how and where it came from but all I knew that day was that I was talking. Maybe an angel opened my mouth for me and started talking I never knew.
At first, I kept my face down and kept looking at the floor, the crowd was just too much for me to handle so I thought to myself would I keep on looking downwards when it comes for me to give a speech for the day.
This brought me to face the crowd all of a sudden and then focused my sight on someone that’s not looking at me.
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Once I noticed the person starts to stare at me I would take my sight of that person and look in another direction. I did this several times till I concluded the assembly for the day. https://media.giphy.com/media/YjeC4cv003kBi/source.gif
I wasn’t that perfect but I gave the best I could. It was a great day for me to summon the courage and speak out of my fears. Since that day I have dared to face the crowd and speak without fear…
**Conclusion**
I would end by saying courage breeds fear to confidence, the courageous ones surely have to overcome the fear in them and confide in themselves to make them brave.
Courage comes in many shapes, sizes, and on daily basis. Helping out a person who is being robbed trying to save lives either from a burning building, fire accidents are certainly courageous and admirable acts, even smaller occurrences can count as acts of courage such as confronting a bully or asking a secret crush out on a date both require certain levels of bravery. We all have courage deep inside us, but not realizing how and when to use it renders it useless as fear would surely overcome bravery in their lives.
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Offend a woman and face the aftermath.
Hmm. Sincerely, should I say my pen is shaking while I am even writing this? Maybe I should sit beside a woman so I would get the courage to write to the end. Lol
And I advise you reading this, go find a woman by your side so you can read to the end. Lol. 😆😆😆
(I am not saying you should go and sit beside someone else woman) Unless, you face the consequence.🤣🤣🤣
Women are creatures that God created to play a significant role in the life of man and humanity at large!. Women are mothers to men, they are wives to men, they are sisters to men, and also daughters to men. So I would say they are to be respected, valued, and admired, honored, cared for, adored, appreciated, loved, and give intimate attention to.
Some men are the ones digging their pit and fall in it, then, later on, put out their blames on others. Who is to be blamed for their own mistakes??.
I was in a chat with someone and he told me
`“Make your woman happy and you enjoy the rest of your life.”`
I gave this a thought and compared it with some real-life scenarios I have experienced, then I realized that when one makes his woman happy then you would even have a longer life and a happy home.
Let me give you this fictional character as a sample to know the wrath that could be caused by a woman.
There is this man who always feels himself, he is always like a soldier at home, too much action, always boring and even possessing some strange attitude at times, when he comes in he would scare her and always beat her mercilessly. But she would always have patience with him and never say a word. He thinks he can cheat her, sometimes he would come home late after spending his little earned amount on him over beers and clubhouse. Then he arrives home drunk and still mistreats his wife.
**“He who had no head has a cap and he who had a cap has no head.” Poor him.**
He never saw the other side of a woman before, not until he began to speak badly of her, and she couldn't tolerate it anymore. She had to vent out the anger in her, she had been suppressing it too long. Then she decided to show him the true color of a woman and teach him a lesson.
She was around when her husband came home with his fellow drunkard too. He came with the impression of hosting a little party with them. She welcomed them well and attended to them all with the utmost respect. After some minutes she just went to the kitchen and grabbed the bucket soaked with the mixture of dirty water and pepper, poured it all over them, and put the bucket on his head. She packed her luggage and left his useless home then got married to another man who took good care of her and loved her for who she was. And they lived happily.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A WOMAN..
*Every woman is beautiful in their way. Never compare the beauty of your woman to that of others, accept you for who you are, love you, and also care to have you by her side. One thing ladies would always love to hear is to appreciate them for who they are and give them maximum attention.*
Women may seem powerless to you, but when it comes to knowledge, wisdom, understanding, behaviors, religious, moral, and social etiquettes of a child it would surely be inherited from the mother, so the kind of woman you marry would surely be the kind of child you plan to have. Men may have their impact as a father to their children but mothers take the highest percentage when it comes to child upbringing.
Age never matters, some do say “age is just a number” when it comes to marriage life. It’s your choice to make and don’t ever let anyone confuse you on your choice to be made, love comes from the heart, some find their love in women who are older than they are, some find in women with the same age as them, while some find it woman they are much older than. It’s a choice and decision for you to make, since you are quite happy with your relationship together then there is nothing stopping from not having her as your woman.
Some men lost the love of their life all because of the age difference, anyways it is quite normal to some cultures and also taboo to some others, so variations in cultural background, ethnicity, and also races all over the world could be a great impact when choosing a woman. But no matter the race, culture, religion, or even family background you came from none of them would preach mistreatment to women.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING…
My heartfelt gratitude 🙏
God is great…
Sometimes we just have to look at the sky, nod our heads and say **GOD IS GREAT.** Taking a look at the beautiful sky up there without any pillar holding it, giving support, or making it erect. The sky had been there ever before the creation of man. Yet it never fell and would never fall. At times when I feel down, I would look at the sky and see the moving clouds on the sky just like vehicles going so fast without stopping. Yet they are upside down and never fall.
My dear friend, you keep complaining about your life and forget to appreciate your existence. Can't you take a look at the 🌕 moon, the 🌞 sun, and the 🌟 stars, still in the same sky, they never complained about their existence instead they give glory to the almighty and always get their duties done without failure. Take a look at the seas and the ocean, water bodies surrounding the whole earth which is solid yet the earth never sank into it. As we survive on the surface, many creatures also survive in the oceans.
He had created everything so perfect. He created us to be humans and he also created animals. But he created some animals with similar attributes and never gifted some. He made some animals become mammals while he also made humans too. We are mammals, but some are carnivorous which made them feed on their fellow animals, he created some animals to be herbivores and also feed on plants alone. He created us to be omnivorous which made us feed on plants and animals yet he created some animals to be like that too, while he created some to be insectivores.
When you move around the world you see diversity in cultures, languages, tribes, seasons, races, and different ways of life. You can be a master of your own Kingdom, but when you get out there you might be a slave to other kingdoms. I have been an eye witness to a scenario where it keeps raining so heavier and at a point, a step forward would make you feel the endpoint of the heavy rain, and taking a step backward would get you into the rain again.
***What DO YOU THINK??***
**GOD NEVER EXISTED??. NO!!!**
THINK TWICE, WAKE UP TODAY AND APPRECIATE GOD FOR ALL HE HAS DONE FOR YOU.
Life is a bed filled with thorns and roses. We have to keep appreciating God for everything in life. You have your own life to live and so others too. Thorns today never meant there won't be roses later tomorrow. So a grateful heart would always give you the best and make you live your life to the fullest.
No condition is permanent. The position you are in today is surely a stepping stone to another. Take a look backward and see those who are striving to catch up to your level and standard. Learn from them and reduce your anxiousness towards worldly affairs.
Life is too short, why not utilize the limited time wisely and make little regret of still wishing to come back to do more rather than a painful regret of not doing it at the right time. Your money, your asset, your time, your knowledge, your wisdom, they are all used but always remember to do the needful out of them then fall back to the almighty God by appreciating all he has done in your life.
**I am GRATEFUL ALWAYS… 🙏🙏🙏**
We are all kings and queens
*The throne is mine why should I abdicate?.*
*I am the prince to a king, not an advocate*
*The seat of power is mine I authenticate*
*If you wish to be subordinate, let's communicate*
*Dedication is all I need, never deprecate*
*Eradication is a deal for those who fabricate*
*Sincere loyalty is all I need, just indicate*
*Good for good, bad for bad, I would reciprocate*
*It's a free world, why won't I accommodate?*
*Be it rainy, sunny, or snowy, I would surely acclimate*
*The throne is a seat with loyal affiliates*
*The best regime is all I dream for, I anticipate*
*Today is my coronation, so I celebrate*
*Friends and foes would tag along to congratulate*
*But, my responsibility is to make them cooperate*
*So our generations would never deteriorate*
*I want to be a king who would never discriminate*
*Dissemination is mine and not to disintegrate*
*To be a leader and also a ruler, I always dominate*
*I wish my name remains on the sand of time I elaborate*
**This is the life of a king, isolation, dedication, and patriotism. To be a ruler and a leader, setting goals that would exist forever in history.**
**Everyone is a king on his lane, you are a father, a mother, a brother, a sister, a husband, or a wife. We all have our roles to play. To lead to the right path and lay down undying memories for generations to come.**
*They would always smile at you*
*But behind, they would bite you*
*Do you think you can rely on them?*
*But they would forsake you*
*THEY ARE YOUR ENEMIES, NOT FRIENDS...*
*Do you think you can give them your trust?.*
*But when they have it they betray you.*
*Do you think they are your best part??*
*But deep down they've torn you apart.*
*THEY ARE YOUR ENEMIES, NOT FRIENDS!!*
*Do you think you can count on them?*
*But they already counted you out!.*
*You are always proud of them*
*But they are your backbiters.*
*THEY ARE YOUR ENEMIES, NOT FRIENDS!!!*
*They would say good words to your face*
*And then say otherwise to others.*
*They would pay your back for you*
*And then scratch it out with thorns...*
*THEY ARE YOUR ENEMIES, NOT FRIENDS...*
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A strange journey
There are some events that come in our lives in which we would always remember or sometimes keep narrating the story. Then I might be right if I called it memorable moments in our lives.
There was a day while I was returning back to school for resumption. I had some cash on me while the rest was just in my bank account. My sister gave me an escort to the bus stop where I would board a commercial bus to my destination. I got there and asked for the price and then dropped my luggage and sat on the bus expecting more passengers so we kicked off while the bus seats were completed…
I never knew who the driver was until the bus was about to kick off then this strange man jumped into the driver's seat, looking so weird, his eyeballs were so red!! Had marks all around his arms, face, and neck, then had his face cap turned backward while he was on the bus engine…Wow! So this is the driver??. I asked myself. No option, maybe he is a good man inside of him and just had this strange behavior on the outside.
In no time the bus moved while I was sitting next to him in the front seat and a lady was also by my side, he did recommend the lady to use her seat belt and she did. But what about me??. I looked at both of them and thought to myself that I am in trouble today, no safety precautions for me, then I made up my mind that this would be the longest journey I ever traveled. LOL.
He was driving the bus like he had packed so many logs of wood in the bus. He kept on overtaking with his almost average working bus, every passenger was screaming at him to take it easy, some told him they have lives if he didn't have one.. and his response was he knew he was driving people that's why he is driving that way. He even told an elderly woman to shut her mouth up if not he would park and then she would be able to drop and board another bus. Then I thought to myself, Am I strong enough to handle death today??. I am still a young man who hasn't married or lived life to satisfaction... No no no!!. I continued to pray again. LOL
We got halfway through our journey then he changed again and started to drive at full speed. Then he picked a call and told the person he was on his way to drop the car for him so that the other driver would use the bus to have his own trip back again. Then I was like how would two drivers make us on a bus at intervals? I asked myself again LOL 😂😂🤣...
Just a few seconds more all I can see was the sky and heaven!!. What a scenario!!!. The bus had a brake failure then the driver had driven off the lane to hit another vehicle. Getting off the lane was another man standing by the roadside he had to prevent the bus from not hitting the man so he turned again to the roadside and on getting into the road again, there was another vehicle coming from behind he had to stir his wheel away again and this time around I was already halfway heaven and halfway alive. I couldn't do anything other than watching I didn't say a word till he hit the bus tyre to a bump hole the tyre got flattened, then he struggled to drive towards a tank and then hit the tank so the bus could stop. At this point, we were all on our way back from heaven. LOL
Everyone dropped after hitting him as they took their loads of buses and cursed on him. He couldn't say a word then he fixed another tyre without brake again. At this point, everyone had gone to find another bus and I was left alone. He asked why I was still waiting, then I said I don't have a penny on me to board another bus. He told me to get on the bus again, then I asked why he didn't give me money. Instead, he said he had no money on him either. I had no option but to get in again as we drove on with no brake till we got to the last bus stop and I could find my way home. It was a terrible experience I can never forget.
Since then I had promised myself to always ask of the driver who is taking us on the journey before entering the bus…
Thanks so much for reading.
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Fingers are not equal
Where are you going to!!. Where are you going to?? Bridget's mom shouted...
**Bridget**: Mum!!. I have told you several times to stop shouting my name!!. *(Hitting her leg on the floor)*. Am I not old enough to move freely on my own??. Is it because I am still living at home with you??. Mum!! I am a graduate so please mum just give me some freedom. Okay??. *(She walks out of the walkway leading to the gate and opened the gate then jammed it).*
**Bridget's mum**: Oh my God!!. *(She rubs hands over her face and then walked back in).*
Bridget has been the last born of the family, she had two brothers and two sisters making a family of seven. Their dad had been late for the past 20 years, some days after Bridget's 2nd year birthday. Her mum had been catering for her needs and likewise her elder brothers, but this just went on for some years.
Elizabeth was her firstborn who got married to a doctor, she was also an engineer and also engaged in some petty business, she had been the breadwinner of the family and have been sponsoring her siblings as a form of assistance to her mum. Life had been so hard for them but who knows what the future holds
Bridget had been a girl who had been so social and lived a luxurious life. Her mum had always been sitting her down to give her some words of advice.
**Bridget mum:** Take a look at your brothers, take a look at your elder sisters. They have been so responsible and calm. But why??. Why are you always this way??. You came from a good and well-trained background. Take a look at Samuel, he is out there seeking a job after his graduation, he never misbehaved, Emmanuel has been a responsible man, who would see Emmanuel and call him your brother, Bridget!!. Bridget!!. You are just totally different...
Bridget would never listen to her and always continue with her guitar and her praise songs. She might seem naughty, but she loves to sing songs of praise. She never believed in all those words of comparison her mom does make, she just believed in her dreams and loved her passion for music.
One day she was on her way out when she came across her classmate she had been missing for some years now.
**Bridget**: Oooh!!. Esther!! Esther!!!. Is this you??.*(she rubs her hand on her cheek after giving her a warm hug)*? I can't believe it's you!!
**Esther**: It's me, How have you been??. I lost your contact, but I have a surprise for you!!. Since you love music, I knew how well you sang for us back then at school.
**Bridget**: Wow!!!. What that!! What's that!!. *(Don't put me in suspense, please tell me ( she jumps lightly and gives her friend a bright smile.)*
*(Her friend dipped her hand into her bag and brought out a ticket to a live concert)*
**Esther**: Make sure to be there Bridget! *(She smiled).* But she noticed the look on Bridget's face wasn’t okay, she looks sad and depressed. Bridget!! Bridget!!! *( Esther called her several times before she could hear).*
**Bridget**: Eehn!! Ehn!! I am listening to you, my friend.
**Esther**: What wrong with you? You look so sad when I gave you the ticket. Why??
*(Bridget thanked her and give her a warm hug 🤗, telling her she would try to make herself available for the concert. Bridget was lost in thought and couldn’t fathom how to go about this lifetime opportunity she had to display the talent in her. She nods her head and kept on thinking while she found her way home).*
**Bridget’s Mum:** Where have you been!? She exclaimed! I told you to get all the house chores done before my return but you never did any of them! What’s wrong with you? *(She tried to grab her to beat her, but Bridget begged her mum so hard)* this was unusual of her! *(Her mum thought to herself, what could have gone through her).*
Bridget went on to get the house chores done immediately.
***To be continued…***
What motive is Bridget trying to make?? What does the future hold for Bridget??.
The power of silence
Silence.
`Silence is the state of been silent or absent of sound, a refusal to speak when expected, or a trait of keeping things secret.`
-- Webster dictionary
Silence in definition can help a lot and can also save lives. Sometimes it is better to talk and avoid circumstances. So taking after the definition from the dictionary, anyone who is also born dumb and can't talk would also be tagged silent??.
No!!
Silence to me goes beyond not having the ability to speak. Actions also speak, there is this saying that "Action speaks louder than voice."
So I would say silence is the ability to refrain oneself from the thing that could implicate or cost you to lose self-respect, honor, and dignity.
I have been hearing this saying that "Silence is the best answer for a fool." But when you keep silent in places you are meant to talk or take action then you become a fool out of yourself.
**THE POWER OF BEEN SILENT AT THE RIGHT TIME**
Silence can save lives
Silence gives opportunity
Silence proves maturity
Silence brings respect and honor
Silence avoids conflict and disagreement.
There are many samples I could give to back up each power of silence. But let talk about silence as an act of avoiding conflicts.
All fingers are not equal, so you can't expect everyone to be the same, it can never be possible. Having some issues or when you get to encounter with some people that would be so much frustrating just to get you annoyed. But having the power of silence with you and getting it applied at the appropriate time. Then such a person would be left with no choice that to leave. Then you already avoided a great problem from been silent.
IN SUMMARY, ALL I AM SAYING IS TO KEEP SILENT, BUT KNOW WHEN AND HOW TO KEEP SILENT.
SILENCE IS A POWER, USE IT WISELY…
Something is certain after life; Death…
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*No one knows tomorrow!.*
*All we know is yesterday and today...*
*Who would I see in the next few seconds to come?*
*What would I say in the next 1 hour?*
*Who knows?*
*No one knows tomorrow!.*
*What's your assurance over one more day?*
*Who knows what my last word would be?.*
*Where would be my last location?*
*Who knows?.*
*No one knows tomorrow!.*
*Life is full of deceit I say...*
*Who would pray over me while I am gone?*
*What would these people say while I am no more?*
*Who knows?*
*No one knows tomorrow!.*
*Every day I wake, I stand, bow and pray*
*Does that mean I would be granted an extra?*
*Many that could pray already left before me...*
*Where have they been and why are they there?*
*Who knows?*
*No one knows tomorrow!.*
*It is better to pay back bad acts with good deeds...*
*Enemies sometimes become best friends in need...*
*Live your present like you never know tomorrow...*
*You might be rich today and things change tomorrow...*
*Who knows?*
*No one knows tomorrow!.*
*This world is a pool of happiness and sorrow...*
*Did I know what my end would look like?*
*If ye could just see and learn from my reminder...*
*We grow older and our age grows younger...*
*How I wish I know what the future has in place for me...*
*Today was theirs, it might be ours tomorrow...*
*Who knows?*
*What would happen after death?.*
*When I would wake without breath*
*Who knows if I would get a second chance*
*After taking a look at first glance*
*Life is so ridiculous.*
*It is said we would rise after death*
*And we hear death is a permanent*
*Shame onto me, I knew not*
*The mystery behind the under the earth.*
*A time when I would walk no more*
*When would I see and speak no more*
*I would wish to cry but no tears*
*And wish to return, but no tears*
*Gotten to a stage when I pack up*
*Leaving behind friends and foes*
*Then I realized I am no more.*
*This is a promise I must fulfill.*
*I have been attending a funeral*
*But now In the coffins on my funeral*
*This life is too short*
*We would all die one day.*
My parents, My world…
This is a Non-fictional story.
A GOOD PARENT??. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW IF I HAVE ONE??.
Life had been so fair to us, we are not rich and with God's blessings, we are not poor, let me out it as an averagely living human being. God's favor has been so much over them, he blessed them with a lot of kids not to mention.
I would just say a brief story of how good they were because if I am to speak my mind I won't be able to complete this post and the reader might lose interest…
. My parents have been someone who is educated, but they are not working with their results or certificate, let's say they are self-employed.
My mum was a full-time housewife we just get little time for trading and dedicated most of her time to her children. She had been there right from our elementary schools, and what she does is that before the beginning of every term or session in our school. On our graduation party, each term the best overall student are always awarded some gift which is the textbook they would use I ahead of the other term...
And back then in those days when education was still okay not compared to nowadays, whenever a senior used his or her textbook you can borrow such textbook and also use it in your current term and after using it you can also drop it over to your junior ones.
One good thing about my parents is that they would have gotten the textbook for the upcoming town either we are awarded or not, and then give us a thorough revision of everything in the textbook. This would have been like background study to us, so when we get to class it will always look like we are having a revision from our teachers.
This way myself and my siblings made it to the top in our schools, every teacher was always proud to call our names.
And we made a great remark to the entire school, we went to represent our school for a lot of competitions…
This had been one great thing my parents had done for us, even if they didn't do anything right again this one thing shall become a story that can never be forgotten in our lives…
NOW, THIS IS UP TO YOU…
I AM SURE YOUR PARENTS ARE GOOD BUT DO YOU STILL HAVE SOME REMARKABLE MEMORIES OF HOW GOOD THEY WERE TO YOU?
My career talk
This is a question that I am so sure we would have encountered so many times in our lifes, be it from a friend from parent, from teachers, from textbooks, or it comes directly from our mind.
What did I wish to be??
I am sure everyone would have a big dream for the future, thinking big would have been everyone's choice, but this was still a question and a dream when we were young. So I think we get to know keep as we grow older and realise what life is all about.
Taking a look at different profession in the world our desires would surely differ so we can't see a profession to be the best for example I would have liked to be a lawyer just because my father was one and you might never want to be a lawyer be side they would have to study so hard. So we have our different way of viewing this professions.
Back to discussion, what did I want to be when I grow up???
I have also wanted to become a FARMER right from my childhood days, if everyone of us were asked what to be one in life of the future, many would say doctors, lawyers, engineers, surgeon and many more…
But as I grow older in life I see more to what life call money, I count farming to be a job of the poor and an indecent job for an educated person so I decided to change my career, my dream, I wanted to see money to high earning job for my future so I decided I wanted to becomes an AERONAUTICS ENGINEER… Hehehe what a big dream indeed LOL.
Would my long awaited and inspired dream come true??
The more I proceed in life I got to know about what life entails and I consistently had a change in career at each stages I got to in life. Not until I got to my final session in secondary school getting prepared for the higher institution, at this point I had changed many professions from AERONAUTICS ENGINEER to DOCTOR, from doctor to SURGEON, from surgeon to TEACHER, and many more till I had to fill up my entrance form to the higher institution. Then the real dream is about to come true.
I decided to go for biochemist or microbiologist, but that still wasn't my fate. I had alot of exams but I wasn't given admission, I also at one stage changed to computer science, but still a NO. My dear friend when the right time came it took me back to my background dream of becoming a farmer, while I opted in for AGRICULTURE I was admitted at once.
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So here I am today studying the course of my choice which I had passion for while I was young, so I I am asked this question again and again I would always stand out proudly and say I AM A FARMER AND AN AGRICULTURIST… https://unsplash.com/photos/1JgUGDdcWnM
IF YOU CAN'T SAY IT ALL IN THE COMMENTS SECTION YOU CAN ALSO MAKE A POST ON IT TELLING US ABOUT YOUR DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE AND WHERE YOU FOUND YOURSELF NOW…
Love and Marriage
**Love**
It has been said that love is real and the best of love is to be loved in return by the one you love the most. Love to many people has a different definition and it depends on the individual point of view, perspective, belief, and also experience.
`Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure.`
Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love
We all have a different reason to love and be loved. The first love to happen in humans' existence is that of a mother to her child. Every mother would always pour love into her child at birth, eye contact, and also through breastfeeding a child would look into his/her mom eyes and feel the overwhelming love she had for him/her as a child, this is where true love exists. Another aspect of love could come from mingling with siblings and friends. This type of love is said to be conditional, you might have siblings and never love them or they won’t love you in reciprocation. So this is bound to happen among friends too, a friend of today might turn an enemy tomorrow. Love could also sprout from the relationship as a man with a woman or vice versa, this type of love breeds and grow as time pass by and could or couldn’t lead to marriage.
**Marriage**
`Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock is a culturally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws.`
Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage
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****Without marriage life is incomplete**** https://unsplash.com/photos/N1CZNuM_Fd8
You might have been living on your own, passing through different stages in life, right from infant, your childhood days, growing to become a teenager, attaining puberty, and also maturing to your adulthood stage in life. But come to think of a life without marriage and you be on your own till the end of your days it’s ridiculous. Though there are ups and downs in marriage and are surely inevitable with some key factors it would come to a certain point of satisfaction. No religion went against getting married rather they preach marriage and the benefits from it.
**With troubled marriage life is hell**
One thing most people fear about marriage is the trouble it brings alongside its arrival, it’s compulsory to pray and sought the right choice when it comes to choosing a partner. Love fades, so it better to select a spouse with a good heart and make sure it’s someone compatible with you, partners with a bad character, lacks the endurance, and also inculcate stubbornness and wickedness as their actions could make life a living hell and marriage in such conditions would be full of hatred, regrets, and sadness.
**With true marriage, life is grace on earth**
Another pure concept about marriage is the fact making the right choice would always make the best out of your life, personally , mentally and even make you socially conservative with your life and happiness would always be at the peak. It is advisable to remain single and get married to the right person than to be in an early relationship with the wrong person. Peace of mind comes from having the right spouse, not only that the future of your family would be great but you gave your children a promising father/mother.
**The choice is yours**
The choice is yours to make and the consequence of your decision is surely for you only. No one would be there to share that burden engraved in your heart, so it’s better to take into consideration the reason why and whom you want to spend the rest of your life with. Going after money, or assets, or maybe physical appearance is nothing to write home about. They are essential requirements for selecting a spouse but they are never compulsory.
Be wise! And always remember prayers comes first.
My greatest skills
**How it began**
At times we do think of what we are good at, and most time we don’t find answers to them. But one perfect thing is that every human on the earth's surface surely has a specific reason for existence. A specific reason to live on and a reason to move on.
Everyone is talented in one way or the other. What we never realized is to discover the hidden talent inside us. But it’s certain that when discovered we have less to worry about. Drawing, photography, teaching, writing, carving, and so more, just take the time to focus and bring out the best of yourself.
Right from childhood days, I realized that I would love anything that deals with nature and I get more attracted to things of such. Most times when I see animals and plants growing marvelously my heart grows closer, and I would want to expect what could be the source of it growing and growing each day. In other words, I would say I put more interest in natural stuff and also love the pure science of agriculture. It was like a dream come true.
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I was at age 10 when I saw it from a textbook on how to germinate beans plant. I was so overwhelmed to see it grow gradually at different phases till it started fruiting. But this was just a theoretical aspect, I wanted to put it to practice. There is always love in doing whatever you love and having the peace of mind that there would surely be a success at the end of it. In no time I found myself mixing up soils together and adding them into small cans after I perforated some holes at the bottom to serve as drainage. It was one of the happiest moments I had, I wanted to see the magic that would happen to the dried beans seed and how it would come out alive and growing another seed.
**On to the next phase**
Gradually I moved those cans to a corner of the house where no one would see them and also an area that would be free from the disturbance of the chicken in our surroundings. Days passed by, and I decided to check them after a week, it was so amazing to see them germinate into little seedlings with their fresh and glowing leaves on them. I could wait to see how it would start up its fruiting stage and can’t wait to reap the fruit of my labor.
I started to imagine how much I would harvest from them after it comes to success. Furthermore, I decided not to check on it for more than a week, so I could see the huge changes from it. 3 weeks passed by in no time. I almost forgot I had an experiment in the backyard, I hurried over there to take a look but this time around I met something entirely different from my expectations.
I expect to have my crops grown beyond the seedlings 🌱 stage to its fruiting stage as had been explained in the textbook. But all I could find was my soil and some sort of dried plants on them. Anger ran through me, so I threw them away and started to wonder what could be the cause? Why would my plants 🪴 dry off all of a sudden?. Then I went back to the textbook to read all over again. After reading and reading over again.
I never got a point that could have been the cause of the dry-up. Then I went to school to ask my class teacher after I told him about the experiment and the result I got, he then asked me; Did you water them after the first week of inspection? My eyes got widely opened then I answered NO!. He said; the reason your crops dried off was that you never gave them enough water to grow, just like we humans can’t survive without water 💦 so do the plants too. They are living things and also need water for a perfect growth
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I was so disappointed in myself, but I was also happy I learned something new in addition to what I had learned. One thing that is much more certain about life is “Experience stand to always be the best teacher” the more you learn, the more you know and get more exposure. https://unsplash.com/photos/P7saq8j11pM
To be continued…
@McAdeleye
