Soliloquy
A day to rejoice, a day to celebrate.
Like cold water running down the stream, my heart races after the riches of life and its abundance.
Have I lost thought of what really matters and those dear to my heart? Have I lost sight of what has gone and of what is to become ?
Like pearly beads, sorrowful tears forms and rolls down my stiff and freckled yet expectant and hopeful face in search of deep recesses to lay and call home, in a bid to escape and let go of trailing emotions.
My mouth sealed and my eyes shut closed and yet I still see and speak with my heart as attitude begat movements, movements that trails into the unknown future and its mystery.
Am I at fault? Have I loved too much or have I grown so much? That I don't see what is before me lest what is behind but only of the distant and cold future.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step but verily I say unto you, the process is all that matter - trust the process.
Reality can be often disappointing ... an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind and also cleanses the heart and soul as boundaries is set and opinions respected.
To each his own - spare the rod and spoil the child but the rod is broken and yet the child rotten! Has the ways of the old wax cold?
Value the moment of today and cherish them as we know not what the future holds for us.
A day to rejoice, a day to celebrate.
My Gratitude
First of all and all in all, my never ending gratitude would go to God Almighty for protecting me every day of my life and even though I don't get to express my gratitude most times in forms of prayers, God never ending mercies are still with me.
Good Morning friends, ain't you grateful for life or have at least one thing you are grateful for. Apart from the gratitude unto the Lord, there exists people in our respective lives who have done quite a number of things in our lives that we are forever grateful to them.
I would use this article to do a shootout to those I qm grateful to;
My gratitudes are to
1. My parents... especially my Dad .. he has tried alot for me in this life .. always been there for me thru thick n thin ... he mite always act hard n tough to me n arnd me bt I know deep down dat he cares even tho ion deserve some of his helps n supports some times cos I have always been a naughty, stubborn, bad n disobedient son to him ... he is my comforter, we hardly talk tho n fight all d time bt I know dat deep down he cares 4 me ... i love u Dad .. i also love my Mom ; she is d best bt I appreciate my Dad also... the little tinz he does for me matters a lot n goes a long way . There has been several times he has told me dat he will withdraw from my life plans n haff ntin to do with me bt he betrayed even his own words.. jes 4 me
2. I appreciate my life n frnds also .. my frnds made me n shape me to the way I am today.. some helped me build my life while some ruined it bt you r the architect of ur own life * sooo ... i am to bbe blamed
3. I alSo thank my dear friend @Abhay for introducing me to this wonderful platform as I have made a lot of friends apart from those in my countries. The earnings made from this platform also has saved me countless times from debt and expenses.
Good Morning to you all and those are my little shout outs of gratitude. Thank you
All That Glitters Is Not Gold
You want to take that handsome offer presented before you? You want to jump on that life-changing decision? You want to start that appealing and lucrative business? Why not, why can't you! You can, after all, the grass is greener on the other side, we are entitled to opt for any good options and chances that comes our way and leave any lagging ideas and dead weight behind but it is also better to look before you leap. Yes, you are in a sinking sand and might get stuck and trapped if you don't get out soon but the firm and sturdy ground you see before you could be the back of a crocodile hidden and buried in plain sight, waiting to devour you up.
All that glitters isn't gold simply plays out into the simple saying of, " *Not all good and enticing options put before us is really worth it*" as most of them might be a trap to entice and lure us into a world of trouble. Although, one can never know or have a sure way of knowing which option to belive or follow... the best one can do is gamble and pray to always get lucky.
Most of the times, we are the cause and architect of problems befalling us succeeding mostly from the actions of Greed and lust. It is true that in life, we might not always find ourselves in the best of situations and we won't be always contented with whatever situations we find ourselves and will want to yearn for more, a breakout path into the greener pastures but I say to you today that not all that glitters is gold. Some decisions and offers might look like the real deal and would worth risking everything on it but truly, they are not.
A saying goes thus, "*Stay where your Heart smiles*" ... wherever situations we are in and that we are happy and joyful in it, such position is worth lasting the time with as a good day to smile is upon us. Contentment is a helpful virtue that directs and guides us through the right path towards success and achievement. We shouldn't be too covetous or greedy and want more things in a flash, we should be able to stand and bear the test of time as it would always pay off for us ... Rome wasn't built in a day, so they say. We must learn to take things easy and go with the flow.
Good Morning to you all, thanks for reading and for your time. Do Have A Nice Day Ahead.
The Never Ending Battle
It a good day once again and we should never forget to give thanks and praises to God, in whatever religion we serve, for protecting us and making us see a new day but despite the fact that we have been seeing the next day from the moment we were born into this world doesn't mean that the world isn't full of evil and mystery as there exists Supernatural powers out there beyond human comprehension and grasp that some people belive in while some don't but I am not here to talk about that battle.
The never ending battle of Humanity against Corruption isnt a new story in the book, this has been a battle that Humanity has been fighting since the dawn of time. No matter how small or little the impact is, traces of Corruption and its practices can be found in almost anywhere in the world and amongst anybody. What is Corruption? I guess this is a hard and yet so simple question, we all know what Corruption is but I doubt we would be able to agree on a general definition for it as Corruption might be of differenct forms to different observers; Some consider Corruption as bribing while some might consider Corruption as bypassing laws and so on.
A general definition for it would be the act of violating integrity of any principle and law but Corruption itself, is a parent name that is birthed from all other vices like Greed, Selfishness and others. Corruption is normally attributed to the Government officials and those in Government power, this isn't wrong as they exhibit the act publicly and without care towards its Citizens, Citizens that they are supposed to lead and guide with open minds, hands and hearts but I say to you that not only top brass are to be blamed, we also the individual citizens contribute to the fostering of Corruption in a nation.
As integrity is of importance in fighting Corruption, so is Value. Value, you might ask? Yes, What is of utmost importance to us? Do we care of the aftermath of our corrupted actions on others? Do we value the peaceful lives of others, as Corruption act often births discomfort and distress àmongst others. What value do we have to protect or have we impacted to the loved ones around us?
Value is a feeling of importance or things of high importance to us. Value can be at times and most times abstract as it is a thing of the mind and the feels. Many people have things which they cherish and put to heart above many other things and that set them apart from the regulars and in doing so, curb or restrict them from practicing Corruption. We earn value and respect from people and friends around us.
Let all stop whatever it is we are doing that lingers around corruption as what goes around, comes around.
A Contradiction: My Achilles Heel And My Strong Fort
Trailing back to my love for the Mathematics topic of *****LOGIC*****, of which, I have made quite some admirable mentions of it in some of my previous articles like GROWTH. I also made it public that I plan to know and master the topic by instilling and inculcating the habit and practice of it into my everyday life and plan; of which writing articles is a part. https://read.cash/@SilverBack/growth-afaadecf
Following this, I would define what ***A Contradiction*** is in *****LOGIC***** : A Contradiction is a statement ( compound) that is always false. You might wonder, how can a statement comprising of two other statements be Always False. Well, an example to show is, if ****P**** denotes *"I will eat my food"*, then ****P'**** denotes "*I will not eat my food"* ... we can perform a Logical Operation with these two statements of ****P**** and ****P'**** by using Logical Connectives of which "**And**" *denoted by* **∧** and **"Or"** *denoted by* **∨** are to be considered.
Since I want to prove a ***Contradiction***, I would be only using the "**And (∧)**" Logical Connective - When used on those statements, it becomes **P∧P'** which can be read as " *I will eat my food and I will not eat my food*" . It is right to say that this Compound Statements of **P∧P'** is always false as it is impossible for an individual to eat his food and not eat his food at the same time. Let me put a stop to that as this is not a Mathematics class, I just want to show you guys an inference to what i mean by the Contradiction in my Article Title.
Now, I think we call all see why this combined statement of My Achilles Heel And My Strong Fort is a Contradiction as an Achilles Heel is used to depict Weakness amongst overall strength while a Strong Fort is used to depict Strength amongst overall weakness. How can my weakness be my strength and my strength be my weakness at the same time? Is it possible? What is it that I might be talking about? To clear the air and make all things known, i am talking about the chore of Cleaning.
Cleaning, such a wonderful and magnificent chore, the chore I adore the most amongst all other chores of washing the plates, doing laundry or mowing the grass. In my type of cleaning, I am specifically talking about interior cleaning of the house like arranging the chairs, making the beds, dusting the chairs, Mopping the floors, stacking books and so on and so forth but not everything is rosy as it seems.
I am allergic to dust 🤧, even if the smallest particles of dust can get in my nostrils and accumulate, i would turn bright red, start incessant sneezing, have running temperature, bright-red pale eyes - I would have a disorganised system and would need to go to the doctor. When cleaning, i do encounter a lot of dust as I live in a dusty area and so I try as much as possible to not stir up as much dust as possible but I seem to have made a miscalculation because as at last night, the spirit of cleaning came upon me and I stood up to clean. I had already dusted the ceiling of cob-webs and other sorts and where I made a mistake was when I was trying to dust my curtains, I had no idea they had a lot of dust on them. It went directly into my nostrils and since yesterday night, I have been sneezing and coughing out phlegm. I don't feel so good, neither could I continue with my cleaning or do anything else as I am all pale and tired from the non-stop sneezes.
Let me drop my pen here as I have an appointment with my doctor this afternoon, it is 12:18pm here as at writing of this article. I have to get prepared to go to the hospital and probably get my allergy shots once again 🤧.
Nice talking to you guys have a great day
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My WhatsApp Drafts - 2
***This is the continuation of my scrambled writè from the article of My WhatsApp Drafts- 1 , I hope you enjoy the rest òf the story***.
Off all the people who were there to charge, that had left and those remaining, the MAN called a single boy number that had charged and left that he should come right away to that shop that a phone was missing 😑.
A scenery that woke almost all the streets was created oo and the man who was called came and they started asking that, "phone ti o wa n nibeyen data?!" The guy was like; Haa Haa, Egbon, was I the only one here ? That you would call only me to come here and defend my name. The Mumu Stupid Idiotic Shop Owner still day rant when her sister came.
To cut long story short and align story,
I was out of danger zone as they check my bag and saw ntin and confirmed I hadn't stood up from there
The guy that was çalled was the main suspect and was being accused of theft ( I don't know why him, maybe he had an history or maybe he and dat man has smtin together)
In short, they called phone...switch off, after like 10 mins or so of heated arguments and slaps and shoving, phone ws called again and it came on and a person replied, I don't know what they said but they hung up . Nxt thing, the phone owner said phone has been found that Case Close ooo ..
Naso the guy way dem call said, over his dead body, that whoever carried that phone should show his face here with the phone. Out of nowhere, the phone owner sister jumped on the guy and shouted, "or else what?"
Naa from here story come day scatter small smallHe was like, u accused me of theft and now sm1 called to have carried the phone and you now saying that, case close, ko jo. That was when the phone owner sister slapped him ( the guy in qst is like BaeU the comedian in size ) , omo...the slap shock us all. The woman didn't stop there and continued to do all those rubbish idiotic woman stunts of rolling her gown, jumping in front of the guy, shoving chest out and all , I swr down, she still day hit the guy and the guy all ready to retaliate was being held back while the woman was still up and fizzy shouting here and there and was like FIGHTING THE GUY .
I want to ask smtin fess, a woman who has her two legs ready and stood firm and doing first attack on a GUY, shouldn't that one be treated as equal and dished beatings of various kinds?
The woman had her way, she hit the guy in the way you so-called women regard "domestic violence" ...YES ,she did all sorts, tore his clothes self and lo and behold, they saw the phone
I no even know who bring am, they sha tlk say dey have found the phone , naso the guy drag phone throw am away say fir here he no go gree
The guy in qst uses two phones: an iPhone, dnt know the model but it has those three camera sha maybe 11 or smtin and an android
The phone owner phone, I naa got to see that it was an android, Techno...she said is the sim that was paining her as it was link to her bank and she had money there
The guy had even said b4 in anger that how much is her phone slf and she said she doesn't want a new one , she wants her exact phone
Let me end it here
Qst way still.day puzzle me : who carry phone? Why e no come bring am out him/herslf ? Why would tat woman attack that guy for demanding to want to know the perosn responsible?
I really do appreciate you for spending your time to read, Do Have A Nice Day Ahead.
My WhatsApp Drafts - 1
****Disclaimer*******: This article is based on my WhatsApp draft of an event that occurred in my neighbourhood. My use of words might not be so fluent and you might not understand some of the language used, I introduced some little*** ***PIDGIN*** ***Language and Yoruba language in it but i guarantee you that you would enjoy it.*** https://read.cash/@SilverBack/a-little-of-my-diabolic-tongue-abf379eb
So, as I have earlier said, I can't find the keys to my house ( I still can't find it though meaning I won't be sleeping in my room this night then, i would have to find alternatives) and as worried and troubled as I was in the hope that maybe the mercy of God would look at all my tribulations faced today ( Today has been the horrible day for me, no kidding) and smile on me to find the key, I gently sat outside my house in the shop of one woman who sells provisions and food, the woman had her generator running and people came to charge.
I would have charged also so that no one would know or notice my predicament that I was locked-out of my room but my charger was in the room; and so as to not draw attention to myself, portraying myself as an idle and space hoarder, I bought some biscuits and a Pepsi and was graciously and slowly eating it so as to burn and buy myself more time as I think of where I would sleep. As I was eating my biscuits jejely, someone came and was like " Haa, talo mu phone mi?" .
I instantly knew that, I have entered it again, the trouble continues. Like play like play, the man continued saying that he can't find his phone and it was here he kept it, charging and as at this time, we were only 4 pple left there.. I and two guys, one girl , Others who were charging had left.It was then I knew I was in for a whole lot more, the man and the shop owner were still talking about the phone and who and who had come to charge and all sorts, it was a lengthy talk and at that moment, it was sure that none of us amongst the four pple remaining could leave and so we sat there looking and listening against our mind will as things got heated. Here is where things got messy, the lone girl amongst us while still being around our premises and eyesight reach secluded herself from us the boys and was literally opposite us. Later like this, the man faced us the three guys and said, " Oya, phone mi da?! "
We were like we didn't take phone ooo, ashey no be the man get phone self, he came to charge for someone, a lady ( she and her sister were the one who pissed me off the most, I would say why Later) . The man was already creating a scene when the Lady, phone owner came. Amongst all what the man was saying, he said that all that came to charge phones at that shop that have left and those still remaining THAT I AM THE ONLY ONE HE DOESN'T KNOW and that all others know him and they wouldn't dare carry his phone, I told him I was new here. Naso the mumu phone owner came with police ( don't even know where she saw police this night) shouting that she would legit arrest everyone who was there and the shop owner too. This is where the story starts getting dark.
I would continue in my narrations in my next article. TRUTH be told, it was written on a base Nigerian writing skills foundations, so I pardon if some of you have difficulties reading it. Thanks for your time and Patience.
Good Morning to you all. Do Have A Nice Day Ahead
Trenches - 2
In my previous article, I was talking about TRENCHES and what it meant in a financial scene. I would be continuing my talk on it on the topic.
In my case, I have returned to the *****TRENCHES***** and the *TRENCHES* is ever welcoming. The *TRENCHES* doesn't discriminate the black from the white, it accepts all nor does it judge people based on their commitments and actions as some people do leave the Trenches and don't end up remembering it nor saluting it once in a while when they got rich and when they go back to the Trenches, it still accepts them warmly and with open arms and treat them like the prodigal son. My abstract projection of personalising the "*Trenches*" as a human being or a person shouldn't seem weird or odd, it was just for clarity.
Some people do lie or portray themselves to be in the Trenches so that beggars and people might steer clear of them and not ask for support fundjgs and all, those people are impostors. People in the Trenches are generally broke and low on fundings.
One of the major characteristic we use in denoting and recognising those in the Trenches is the excessive and abusive intake of the food - Cassava Flakes natively called GARRI. When an individual exhibits this trait of excessive and abusive intake of Garri, it is safe to say and assume that he/she has returned to the Trenches.
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Cassava Flakes( Garri ) isn't a bad food and is surprising rich and a source of carbohydrates and it is usually taken with rich substances such as sugar, milk, fish, meat, groundnut/peanut/cashew, moì-moi, grilled/fried/smoked fish and all sorts of various sides. Water is added to garri to make it drinkable, it has a sour taste when taken alone and so,the least combination to take with Garri would be the Sugar to sweeten it.
Someone in the Trenches takes Garri without putting sugar as the cost of sugar might not be incurred or too expensive to add to the budget of the little fundings available to that individual.
Some of the factors that causes the downward spiral of an individual into the Trenches can be
Mismanagement of funds
Falling victim to fraudsters
Excessive and abusive spending of money
Emergency-Room matters, and so on.
Going back to the Trenches at times can be from an act of irresponsibility and negligence while some are out of noble cause and unforseen events. In any way, the Trenches isn't in anyway Good for an individual.
I would be closing the curtain here on my little insight into the state of things as of present with the Youth sector of my nation. I might not have presented the topic well, who knows? But i did to the best of my abilities .
Good Morning to you all. Do Have a nice day ahead
Trenches - 1
In my country, there is no dull moment and all disadvantages are quickly turned into a speck of joy and inspiration, or motivation as they sometimes call it. A not-so-long yet new trend that came up and stirred up right from the midst and roots of the teenagers and youth of the country was the term, ***"Trenches".***
Normally, on hearing of the word ***Trenches***, we would want to cop that " Oh, Trenches - the plural of Trench" but what is a Trench itself? What should come to our minds would be either a hole, pit or an excavation dug into the ground that would allow someone to be able to at least squat in it without been seen by those afar or at most allow someone to stand in it while giving protection. A ***Trench*** can also be considered a hole dug for the aim of protecting soldiers from a bomb attack during war; a bomb shelter so to call it.
Those well-defined definitions should be enough to tell us what a***Trench*** actually mean; simply put, it is a dugged out ground thereby leaving a hole. The equivalence of this afore-mentioned sentence to how the word *****Trenches***** is used by the youth of my country is none other than degradation or regression in monetary or financial aaspect to a pit of nothingness as it is always noted that we all came out from a **Low Stage of financial fundings** to climb the stairs of development and growth in order to attain a **High Stage of financial fundings** and probably, try to maintain it.
This process of growth is considered to be ever dynamic in the positive trend path, meaning it is assumed that we are to keep climbing the stairs and improving in our stage of financial fundings over time no matter how small, minimal or negligible the change is but this isn't always true. Why you ask me ? It isn't always true as some people, even after climbing the stairs of development and growth would still find themselves back at the stage of Low financial fundings- where they began their journey and when this happen, we say that individual has returned to the ****TRENCHES****.
Simply put, *TRENCHES* is that stage of low financial fundings that we might have left and progressed away from and; an individual is said to have returned to the *TRENCHES* when he/she transcends either willingly or unknowingly from a stage of High financial fundings to a stage of Low financial fundings( the origin).
I would continue on my talk in my next article, stay tuned and excited 😊. Good Morning to you all, Thanks for reading and for your time. Do Have A Nice Day Ahead.
Growth
Anatomically, *****Growth***** is an irreversible process of life in which an organism transcends from one stage to another, no matter how minimal or negligible the change is. Growth is also one of the characteristics of a living thing, so to say, it is one of the things a living thing is meant to exhibit/possess in order to be at least considered a living thing. It is ever demanding for an individual to grow in anything he/she is doing no matter how small.
So to put it canonicallĺy in *LOGIC*:
**P** : All living things grow
**Q** : Human beings grow
**R** : Human beings are living things
**( P⇒Q ) ⇒ R**
Is this Implication always true ? Can you find a counterexample? Care to share in the comments section. If None, then it is safe to say
**P ≡ Q** if **( P ⇔ Q )** is a Tautology
** Lately, I have been obsessed with this mathematical topic ( *LOGIC*) and I wanna know more of it and instil it practice into my everyday life, so i figured that if I just practice it alongside with whatever I do daily, it would eventually stick ... I apologise for the mathematical derailment
Back to Growth, it is inevitable anatomically. In the real-life use case, is this true? Do each and every individual on the planet Earth grow ? I would say a firm NO. I am still in my early twenties and from what I have seen from these my little stay on Earth, I say Growth is an abstract entity that is to be fought for and sought and not all who seek it will find it but it would only come to those who find it; Growth operates on the principles that , you may or may not find it if you seek but you won't definitely find it if you don't seek - scary, right? Yeah, it is.
All humans take it upon themselves to be responsible for their growth either financially, academically, socially or mentally and Growth pattern differs for each individual irrespective of the input effort that is being applied. Growth can be involuntarily at times as we might not have our mindset on it that whatever it is we are venturing in at a present time might call for growth or not. Nevertheless, it is a good thing to grow in Life.
Growth is a step wise development and to those who are patient, they will reap the full benefits of it.
Good Morning to you all, i have finally woken up from my long-term hibernation and immediately, I was struck with a glimpse of this intelligent write-up as I wandered once again on the nooks and crannies of read.cash on different users articles which brought back inspiration and thawed out my chilly writers icicle block.
Good to be back . Do have a nice day ahead.
I am back , friends and family 👪 ❤
Importance Of Water
Water, the compound consisting of two elements namely *Hydrogen* and *Oxygen*, although these two components state of matter is the gaseous form, the water that is formed by their chemical reaction is liquid. We all know what Water is and has seen Water before, it is even naive having to write about the Importance Of Water but it can't be helped.
Water is a really essential natural resource of the planet Earth and its uses is very much diverse and essential. We all inevitably grew up to know what water is and be involved in its direct usage. Water makes life goes on in some places, like in my place of work. Although most of us don't really see the importance of having Water as we have had access to water and availability for as long as we can remember and probably never had a shortage of water before but to those who had already had access to water and then experience draught or unavailability of water, it is then we would see and know the importance of water.
Water has so many uses and forms of applications to man, Water is a source of energy and power to man also as we use it ìn generating electricity via the hydroelectric power stations where large water reserves are used to turn turbines which in turn generate electricity, we use water in our day-to-day activities like bathing, brushing. Rainfall also is a form of water falling back to earth after the condensation of water vapour, we have various sources of water like the Sea, Oceans , lakes, ponds and rivers.
The Importance Of Water can't be over emphasised and neither can it be listed down as most of it is a way of living and life that just can't be written down but felt and experienced.
Good Morning to you all ...
Disclaimer: This article is incomplete and I really apologise for having to drop an half baked article but I just had to in order to let you guys know I am still around, just having difficulties in my place of work and residence as I was burgled of recent and valuables were taken. I don't want to burden you with my encounters, but I am good and okay, thanks for your care.
Time
**Time** is of essence and value we always say but do we all really know the impression and importance of those words? Yes, truly we all say Time is money but do we really treat it as so? Of course, Time is an abstract quantity and as Einstein also says " ***Time is relative***" - I wouldn't be explaining that expression as it is much deeper than just articles of written words. We are to treat Time like a storage tank in the middle of the desert full of water and has a leak; every drop of water escaping from the tank would want to be put to good use and utilised to its maximum as the water escaping is too precious as to let it waste away.
We must make the very most of the time we have and use them productively ... every minutes, seconds and even milliseconds count. Sitting idle at times and doing nothing isn't so bad an activity as we can't be found working round the clock at all times, we would need time to rest and relax but its excess should be avoided like we also say, " ***an idle hands is the devil's workshop***" meaning a person who is unproductive and idle is one who is found at the heart and centre of most meaningless and trivial issues.
Planning ahead helps us alot to make the most of our time, we plan our activities and chores in accordance to the time we are being allocated with which is twenty-four hours a day but in reality, we can't really make use of all twenty-four hours in a day. What do we really have to do in order not to waste our time ? In particular, it cannot be said as we are all different and are involved in different things and have different mindsets- " ***Different tales for different folks***" ... one can't really pinpoint the ways we can use to save time and make use of it efficiently but guidelines can be said.
Saying "***Time***" casually like this and repeatedly would make it seem like it was something that can be counted or picked, each person perception of time is different but in all, *Time* is an abstract quantity we use in measuring the available duration for activities. Time is of value to so many people in different fields like the Medical Practitioners value time when doing surgical operations, Students value the essence of time when in an examination hall and would want to make the very best use of it, a worker in a company values time also as every minute can be used to complete a pending task at hand - Time is precious to all human beings.
We all have ways of how we spend our time and I am pretty sure, we are not time wasters. Let value Time as it is precious and only the living gets to enjoy the value of time. We can be found doing things that gives us joy and happiness with our time while in turn being productive also.
Thanks for reading and for your time. Do Have A Nice Day Ahead.
Brain Drain
A lot of facts has been established and said about the brain going off or being dormant randomly for some moments in our life time but how true is this? Truly, the brain is said to be always working steady and continuously without stop as I literally can't even imagine how life would be like if our brains were to cease working or stop functioning ... like literally , I don't think we would even be able to conceive thoughts. This scenario or let me say, event, is rare and very unlikely to happen but a similar case would be the case of the "*****Brain Drain*****".
Brain Drain, a situation where we just go blank and in that instance, we have no single thoughts in our heads or we ain't thinking of anything. The funny thing is the moment you realise you are experiencing Brain Drain, you have conceived a thought and therefore exited brain Drain. I think I am mixing this up though, *Brain Drain* should be related to draining of the brain like over thinking, stressed out or any other activities that literally empties our brain ,which includes puzzle solving and the likes.
Writing this article, I am experiencing Brain Drain or should I say, Brain Freeze or rather, Writers Block ~hehe~ but because i have long drafted this article, I need to get it off my *chest* or should I say, *drawers* ... get it? 😆
Going forward, the Brain is just like any of our muscular body parts that we train with and build with muscles overtime .. the Brain also needs training and building up. The first thing would be to know how to read various contexts and kinds of books, I am not saying to engage in books written in different languages although that can be helpful and beneficial also but rather different forms of book ranging from the story books to newspapers to budget books to academic books - we should be able to pick any book we see and give it a read. Actions and activities like this helps build and train our brains reading-wise, we would be accustomed and native to various types of prints on books.
People also say drawing eases the stress of the mind and the brain, it doesn't matter if we know how to hold a paint brush/ pencil or not, the point of the drawing isn't to draw a masterpiece art for auction but to scribble away our thoughts and worries; whatever the end product we get from our scribbling be it a random, abstract or a masterclass art/drawing ... it represents our feelings and a transfer of our thoughts.I have really tried this alot of times and it really works, at first I would just be scribbling away lines and in moments, I would have a book full of weird patterns that do, I fact, makes sense to me and me alone.
We should get more in action and activities that lifts our spirit and keeps our Brain sharp and turning . Today is a Sunday over here in Africa( 3rd of April ) Happy Ramadan to all my Muslim friends , Good Morning to you all, thanks for reading and for your time, Do Have A Nice Day Ahead 😊.
Responsibility
Every human has a responsibility to carry and shoulder, regardless of what societal status they find themselves in. A person whom is ready to carry his responsibilities, shoulder them and accept faults squarely is whom the Society regard as a "*****Responsible Person*****".
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Responsibilities are those duties or actions that an individual is *entitled to execute/shoulder or expected to cater for* and responsibilities can be shared and inherited through many means such as Birth, Marriage, Employment and so on. It is not all the time that an individual has the capabilities and strength to carry his or her responsibilities; some responsibilities do, in fact, kill their owners while some can inevitably throw the owners into debts or deep thoughts.
Every man's prayer is to have the strength and courage to be able to shoulder and cater for his or her needs without having to rely, beg on another person's abilities or need help from his fellow neighbours ... although, one alone can't ride the waves of life alone and sooner or later, they would need the assistance, help and comfort of their fellow comrades.
In the society nowadays, Men are tagged " ***The Human with the most responsibilities***" and if we are to carefully look at it, there seem to be truth in it as Men are *Fathers, Brothers, Husbands, Sons* - these titles and roles are one of great responsibilities and needs. A **Father** has to provide for his family ( wife and children), a **Brother** has to provide for the needs of his siblings and look after them, an **Husband** would want to provide food, shelter and clothing for his wife and a **Son** would want to make his Parents proud.
The figure "***Men***" have it large and broad but it doesn't mean Women don't have their fair share as some Women play the roles of Husbands/ Men in their Social gathering and family circle.
Like we do say in the Yoruba Tribe, "***Oni kaluku lo mo ibi ti ina ti n jo owun / Everyone knows where the fire is burning him/her*** " which translates out literally to, every individual knows the battle and challenges he or she is facing. Not every one who is smiling and laughing in public is really alright and comfortable, most might hide their pains under their garments and chose to battle it alone or at worst, die with it. This is why it is sometimes good to check up on people frequently as we never know what they are facing and maybe our visit can lift up their mind and spirits.
_______**__CLOSING THOUGHTS** ___________
In life, we learn and improve on a daily basis. There is no limit to personal growth and development, no matter what challenges or responsibilities we are faced with or that we encounter, with a little elbow grease and determination, we can overcome and conquer. Little drops of water makes an ocean so also little efforts contribute to making a huge overturn and impact in our lives. No effort is too small and no reward is too big, stay strong and keep pushing, the battle is almost over
These are my little words of advice and encouragement to you all, my friends... Good Morning once again and have a nice day 😊.
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NativeRookie
Describe yourself? How can the easiest question be the most hardest to answer? Whenever I am asked this question, I always go into stalemate and a dumbfounded state and it is not cause of we don't know what to say but because we don't know where to start from as there are a lot of pages in the diary of our life with every page being as important and necessary as every other pages and so with this, it presents itself as a problem most times which page to pick or start from that will lead to other pages without us tiring the listener or making them lose interest and so therefore, in that state and pool of numerous thoughts and thinkings , we are portrayed and seen as one who has nothing to say or know what to say about himself or herself .... WHOOOOOOAAAAAA WHHHEWWWW, that was a lot to take in ~ *hehe~*
It is glad having you guys here, I welcome you all to my today's article as we take ourselves through memory lane and have fun ... i would be interacting via comments as I know i have been withdrawn from engaging in others comments on my articles, I have really been busy with work and life but let shove all that aside and start a new day, today, with a smile and happiness as we are all great and awesome *~hugs~* . Does the word "***NativeRookie***" sounds familiar to you or have you come across it before? If you have, feel free to tell and share in the comments section ... I personally think the Comments Section is the only way we can actively engage with each other although some of us have bonded beyond read.cash and probably have each other mobile contact and social media usernames and handles, I would be taking a leap of faith and a gambling doubt that someone out there wants to reach and contact me beyond the four firewalls of read.cash and in light of so, I would be dropping my telegram username here: ***Ola_Alchemist*** or you can just click on this LINK to open a chat with me on Telegram, I hope this action of mine isn't trespassing or breaching any rules of engagement here on read.cash ... i pray it isn't, i don't want to breach any rules and become an outcast *~hehe~* funny right. https://t.me/Ola_Alchemist
I should describe myself, you say ? Well, most of you know an handful bout me though as *I am a user of over 2 months here on this awesome platform* and I have written about myself here and there in one or two articles of mine but we can still do a features count based on physical features and the likes - I am a Nigerian as you would have already known with references to my two phases article on my beloved country ( check them out here LINK1 and LINK2 ), I am in my 2nd year of College and I major in Engineering, I am 160cm tall or I should say, 160cm short *~lol~* , I love eating and listening to music with my headphones even though they are faulty at the moment. https://read.cash/@SilverBack/nigeria-my-country-nigeriaourheritage-d2778037 https://read.cash/@SilverBack/zoom-in-ctrl-d52d1a3b
I tried my best in describing myself but just can't seem to say it all, maybe a picture of me would help a bit ... if you have read my article on a prompt by ***Meitanteikudo: Gallery Raid***, I shared some pictures of me ... you can still access the article by clicking HERE, it was a lovely piece of write and moment as users on read.cash all jumped on the prompt train , I would love to mention names but I don't want to tag people unnecessarily without their consent - it is considered rude by some people. https://read.cash/@SilverBack/diamonds-in-the-rough-prompt-factory-0757bd11
So that a recently picture of me, i had no one to take the shots for me and so I used a photo timer 😅. I would have to click on the shutter button then run to go pose for the picture in a frame of 4 secs , not an easy task to do.
Let call it a wrap here, I pray this article meets you all in good spirit and mind as I put a lot of love and sincerity into it hoping to meet you in good spirits also.
Good Morning to you all, thanks for reading and for your time, Do Have A Nice Day Ahead.
Health Vs Hygiene
This is another spin-off version of one of my Versus articles like in the case of Nature Vs Nurture, have fun reading. https://read.cash/@SilverBack/nature-vs-nurture-a092f6a8
We all say we are hale, hearthy and healthy but do we have hygiene? Even though both Health and Hygiene work hand in hand, one can have Health and not have Hygiene and one can also have Hygiene and not have Health, although such instances are sometimes rare. We first have to know what **Health** and **Hygiene** mean but before I put down the definitions as noted by my dictionary with references to these links; definition of *HEALTH* and *HYGIENE* ... in my own words, ****Health**** is the present state of well-being of an individual and not just medically but mentally, physically and socially also while ****Hygiene**** is the habitual doings/routines or habits of an individual that he or she practices that ensures healthy and good living.
Definitions as stated by my dictionary with references to those above links are;
● *****Health***** - The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
● *****Hygiene***** - The science of health, its promotion and preservation. Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.
With those, we can jump right into dishing out the main menu of today's article which is *Health* Vs *Hygiene* ... I won't be dwelling much or saying lots of points about **Health** as I have once written an extensive article on it ( i don't know if you have read it or came across it ) as one of my articles here on read.cash, you can CLICK HERE to view but i would still be bringing out some points from it. My main focus and talk would be about **Hygiene**; like the popular saying which goes thus, " *You are addressed by how you are dressed"* which simply says that we portray our habits and characters by our dresses ... this is how Hygiene also works. Our Hygiene tells a lot of story about our health and wellbeing; a good hygiene is sufficient enough for good health accompanied with good food. https://read.cash/@SilverBack/health-af2f72f2
A very good hygiene, be it dental, hair, skin and sorts helps to keep the body(parts) in good check and functioning. Hygiene can simply be likened and related to maintenance, and a regular and good maintenance of tools and machines keeps them in good shape to work and run for a long period of time. Simple hygienic habits that one practices are brushing our teeth twice daily, bathing at least once daily, combing and moisturising of our hair, washing of our hands regularly with soap and running water, taking out refuses, cutting our fingernails and toenails, Cleaning of our ears and so on. Habits like these and more are regarded to be on the external and they contribute a lot to the health of an individual as an hygienic body tends to be free from germs and has a low rate of harbouring germs which in turn leads to sickness.
It would be right to say that a good hygiene leads to good health but a good health doesn't guarantee good hygiene as someone can be healthy and still not practice good hygiene like brushing of their teeth and bathing daily. Exercising regularly and eating good food constitute to good health also in hand with good hygiene and resting well, all these and more can be found in my article on HEALTH though. https://read.cash/@SilverBack/health-af2f72f2
In conclusion from these little claims of mine, an healthy living is as important as having a good hygiene and as we would say in Logic ( quote me if I am wrong though) , ***"If P, then Q"*** ... ***"If Q is false, then P is false"*** meaning "***If good hygiene, then good health***". Although, this isn't always the case as good hygiene doesn't always guarantee good health as some other factors can come into play like Old Age, Poor feeding, Environmental factors and all sorts but we can still outrightly say that Good Hygiene is sufficient enough to say one has good health.
Good Morning to you all, thanks for reading and for your time, Do Have A Nice Day Ahead.
Effects Of Global Warming
There has been observed changes in the climate all over the world and we owe a huge part of this to Global warming. There is a steady increase in the average temperature of the Earth and this isn't good. The melting of the poles and ice glaciers over the world, changing the shape of the earth and its properties. Global warming is the after experience of the increased heating up of the planet on the interior and the exterior by the sun. The Ozone Layer is getting weaker due to being affected by pollutants such as CFCs and the Ozone Layer is a protective layer that reduces the intensity of the radiation of the sun rays getting to the surface of the earth. Heating up of the earth surface increases the average temperature of the planets atmosphere and living tends to become impossible for some plants and some Organisms under increased temperature. Climatic changes also occurs in regions,changing the weather from what it was known to be to another.
We are experiencing global warming right now even if it is at the least, humanity whom see this as a threat to survival have all been joining hands to stop and reduce the growth by strengthening the Ozone Layer through the reduction of air pollutants. The ice caps and poles also melting drives polar animals like the seals and polar bears out of their habitats in search for new homes.
*I am kinda having a writers block on this first part of this article but would come back stronger in the second part. I would have to put a stop here as I am writing incoherently and randomly and it looks like it isn't worthy of being an article. Thanks for all you do, Good Morning to you all, do have a nice day ahead.*
Online Shopping
Digital life is the trend now and doing everything online goes with it also from paying bills to checking results to watching live matches and all - as far as one has a device that is Internet enabled and a good data connection, one can travel places and the world from his or her house. Online shopping is also one of the ease digital life and marketing has brought to the tables of consumers, whereby they can have a more compact end-to-end relationship with sellers of different commodities.
How does Online shopping works ? Well, it is the same logic as we going to any store maybe a soda store, buying a pack of soda and handing out money to the store holder in exchange for goods bought. This is the same logic as Online shopping except there is no physical meeting between the buyer and the seller or a physical exchange of money; the seller would advertise and place his or her commodities on an online selling site, where the goal of the site is to Foster and promote online shopping, consumers who have access to the site can go there and pick the commodity they prefer and would love to buy/have and follow all other necessary steps to pay for the products chosen ... majorly and worldwide, payment of goods is done in online shopping before the goods even get delivered to buyer while in some instances, maybe in a transaction where both the seller and the buyer are in the same local jurisdiction, an option to "*Pay On Deliver*y" is displayed on the payment option but it is always rare nowadays to see Pay On Delivery.
Pay On Delivery means the buyer is to pay to the dispatch rider immediately he/she receives his or her goods.
I might not be smooth with my words of explanation but I know majority of us if not all, in one way or the other have an experience in Online Shopping. In my Country there are alot of Online stores where we can buy goods ranging from commodities/products to edible foods, sites such as Jumia, konga, HeyFood - some are nationwide ( all over the country like Jumia ) while some are territory-based like HeyFood which is only within the state of Ibadan.
Online Shopping really saves us time and effort as we can be too busy or too tired to go out into the car and drive to stores to get what we need and we would also need to walk around different sections to be able to get our cart complete. Trust is also paramount when shopping online as we only see pictures of what we want displayed on our devices and some online stores do include video clips at times but we can't be too sure as they might be marketing and displaying only the good products and send the bad ones to the buyer's way and that is why it is appropriate to check ratings and reviews of any online store we would be doing our shopping, although ratings and online reviews can be misleading and inaccurate at times but they still save and help guide new users at times.
Damaged products and commodities are often hard to return when shopped online especially when shipping is from overseas or from a very far place and sometimes, we can get a different type or a different thing entirely from what we ordered ... I once ordered a Hoodie online and thankfully, I did the *Pay On Delivery* option and when it would be delivered, on unveiling the wrappings and all, I saw a singlet and underwears combo. I had to show the rider my order receipt and content and what was brought and he apologised, another rider came the next day and delivered exactly what I ordered and I paid immediately.
Online Shopping in online stores no matter the rating and reviews of the online store would always be a gamble of 50/50 and we should just always pray we don't end up on the wrong side of the 50/50.
Good Morning to you all, thanks for reading and for your time, Do Have A Nice Day Ahead.
Importance Of Friends
No tree can make a forest they say and no man alone is an island, in all we would be doing in life we would need companions and compatriots. The merry is more and the fun is multiplied when there is more hands to contribute and enjoy, our circle of friends really do uplift and help us no matter how small the circle is or how little the help is - showing effort and trying to help alone is worth all the admiration and thanks. Not all people who we surround ourselves with really want the best for us or pray for our progress, we must be cautious and careful.
Nevertheless, Friends are part of our lives and no one can say he or she doesn't have friends... no matter how bad, evil or distraught a person is, there is at least one person somewhere who loves him or her. We should also always try to have mutual friends with common goals and accumulate good and beneficial ones as they have their days to be helpful to us. Having friends and being surrounded by them really helps us and has its importance as we would have someone to talk to, shoulders to cry on and people to rely on.
Friends are really important assets in an individual's life and his or progress, we can be sure and rely on our friends even in hard times and trials. Loyal and honest friends are hard to find as they do say but when found, they are true gems to be cared for and cherished, they act like our brothers and sisters and Care for us as our families would do also. Are all of those who we call our friends really improving our lives Or are they truly our friends? Friends that brings out the best in us and motivates us to do more than we think we are capable of positively and helps us achieve our dream goals are the real classification of good friends. Those who peer pressure influence has a positive scar on us; support, companions, help - these and more are the solid importance of friendship.
Friendship is said to be a ship that sails forever and harbour all kind of traits from the likes of negativity of differences in beliefs and religion, hatred, disbelief and betrayal to good traits like trust, loyalty, honesty - the FRIENDSHIP is a ship filled with love and experiences and we must all be part of that experience. Memories shared with friends really do brighten us up and put a smile on our faces on cloudy and dark days at times.
Let us all try to value the kind of friends we have that are special and precious to us and we should strive to grow together as friends are really important in the making and forming of a man's life in his or her journey through life.
Good Morning to you all, thanks for reading and for your time, Do Have A Nice Day Ahead.
Tips
Tips! Tips!! Tips!!! What kind of ***Tips*** would I be referring to *~hmmmmm~* let see ... could it be; ***Tips*** of advice or the ***Tips*** of swords, ***Tips*** of balance or the ***Tips*** of gratitude, the list can be endless and also finite but we all, having something in common being this awesomemo read.cash, on seeing the pop-up of this *Article Title* of mine on our various notifications feed would all reason alike and consciously click on sight to assume I was referring to the *****Tips of Monetary Rewards***** - well, we ain't wrong about that. https://read.cash/@SilverBack/tips-5152b965
In that regards, we all know what Tips are and how we do get them or what we do to get them which is mostly by writing articles. We all have gotten *Tips* or have been tipped in one way or the other on this amazing platform, read.cash but *my article today isn't about how to receive high tips regularly from subscribers* on this platform but rather how I receive *Tips* in my workplace from customers.
Like I have early hinted you guys, I work in an ***Eatery, fast-food*** store where food is being sold for consumption to people and we have loads of people who patronise us daily. In my workplace, there are different sections of job mainly three - The Cash Section, The Supply Section and The Kitchen Section.
***The Cash Section*** comprises of people who take customers orders, packs them and then deliver; these people are called the Cashiers.
***The Supply Section*** comprises of people who supplies the Cash Section with food, materials and products to aid their sales; these people are called the Middle-Men
***The Kitchen Section*** comprises of people who Cooks the food to be sold by the Cash Section; these people are called Kitchen...
*...* sharing roles like this helps a lot to reduce the work load and stress on one staff or member of the store. We call this Division of Labour- I spoke a little about it in an article of mine, click HERE to view. https://read.cash/@SilverBack/a-smiling-face-c1c1fa63 https://read.cash/@SilverBack/team-work-d9e55bc8
Back to my discussion, customers sometimes ***Tips*** the members/staff of the store when they are either satisfied with their experience or love the way they were attended to or love their meals ... using a pie chart of 360° division system, 345° of *Tips* percentage goes to the Cash Section, 10° of *Tips* percentage goes to the Supply Section while the remaining 5° of *Tips* percentage goes to the Kitchen Section, sketchy right hehe. Bluntly put, Cashiers are the ones who always receive tips, it be looking like the Cashiers are the life of the party.
To buttress my point, anyone who knows the price of food and products and can take orders fluently, can come aid designated Cashiers in sales at the Cash Section and logically, anyone who stays in the Cash Section to attend to customers are tagged Cashiers by the *unknowing customers* but it is those who work in the store that would know that this staff isn't a Cashier but a member who only came to help and aid sales. It is people who attend to customers that are seen and tipped; the Middle-Men and the Kitchen are out of sight of the customers.
Some customers do take-away their food purchased while some eat in the store, we call this ***Dine-In*** ... people who eat at the store are said to ***Dine-In***. People eat their food in the *lobby*; a separated open space under the roof of the store where there is chairs and tables for customers to sit and eat. Cashiers are mostly endowed with the responsibility of cleaning the lobby and taking out or discarding leftovers food by customers and any Cashiers/team members downed with this role are called *Lobby Hosts* ; activities done in the lobby are Wiping of tables and chairs, Sweeping the floors, Mopping the floors, Cleaning the tiles and some other petty activities. All these activities and more ( not stated) can be carried out effectively in the lobby with or without customers- it can be performed in a lobby hosted with people or in a lobby free of people. When it is done in a lobby hosted with people, one can be tipped evenly as when customers see you working diligently and want to appreciate your efforts and right attitude to work.
Today in all, with me being stationed at the Cash Section and being a Lobby Host, I accumulated a total of $10 worth in tips and materials ... I was happy as I was being recognised for my job and participation by the customers. A rule of Tips in my workplace is that 50% goes to the staff tipped directly while the remaining 50% goes to the store. The remaining 50% part that goes to the store is accumulated weekly and accounted for and used to treat members of the store of all sections to a nice time, we had Pizza this last week with the accumulated tips and we are looking forward to this week accumulated tips also to see what it would account to and afford to buy *~I wrote cooking a meal as a suggestion in the suggestion box for weekly treats with tip~*
I would have to cut short my story here and probably continue later in a part 2 Section of this article but I highly doubt if there would be a continuation of this franchise. That would be all for now.
Good morning to you all, thanks for reading and for your time. Do Have a Nice Day Ahead.
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Patriotism
*****PATRIOTISM***** - I never had it in mind to write about this, i had something else in mind to come present to you guys, my fellow read.cash users but on heading home from work yesterday, I caught across a beautiful and warming scenery of a citizen of my country at a blocked road that led to a standstill traffic. Although, it is not a so rare sight that I haven't seen it before but my eyes were opened and my mind lit on fire and blown away that I was enlightened and inspired enough to want to write about it. What did I come across would be the lingering question in our respective minds right now *~lol~* sorry for the suspense and I didn't mean it to be intentional.
Yesterday night,as I was heading home from my place of work, immediately I stepped out of the company premises, I saw the back log of a standstill traffic stretching out as long as 5km in metric distance if I am not to exaggerate - How long is 5km you say? Well, using transportation by foot and considering we walk on foot with different paces, a 5km long road would take an average of one hour ( 60 minutes ) to navigate - tough luck hehe.
It seems I am deviating much from my main topic but all these scenarios and add-ons are really necessary to the birth of this little write up on *PATRIOTISM* of mine; well, that would be about that on the status of the traffic and from my workplace I was laddened with a burden mentally that I had to walk home as no public transport is even free to roam or commute any passenger due to the standstill *(judging from this* *article of mine**, you should know trekking isn't an hassle for me ~lol~* ). https://read.cash/@SilverBack/ha4wa-maya-ii-wa2da-wa2nata-3na-la3ta2ra1la-ta2ramasa-pt-2-1b96caf7
And so it was, I trekked to the root of the problem which was the intersection round-about at the start of the 5km road and shockingly, a minor accident had earlier happened there that claimed no lives and inflicted minor injuries to the victims as I heard from passers-by and it was the chief cause of the standstill traffic and in the midst of it all, I saw a young man, no older than being in his late twenties wearing a three piece blue tuxedo suit with his sleeves rolled up directing and navigating vehicles in order to ease the traffic and create a commutable road for transportation.
Judging from the look of things, he had parked his car and left the comfort of his fully fitted Benz S-class Air Conditioning to do something in the midst of a crisis for the betterment of his country.
Going back to Patriotism, it can be defined as simply the act of being a Patriot and what/who would a Patriot be? According to a dictionary with reference to this DEFINITION OF A PATRIOT LINK ;
- "*A Patriot is someone who loves and zealously support and defends their country - A Patriot is a true friend of the country"*.
Doing things for our country not just for high service or for hypocrisy or for good remarks and feedbacks from society or community but from out of good will and a genuine love for our country really separates the wheat from the shaft amongst citizens of a country. We as a citizen of a/our country are indebted and entitled to the growth and prosperity of the nation, we must do things regardless of what people say or how they feel. Our actions should never be influenced by the situation of the economy or the state of leadership. In all circumstances, every thing we must do and will be doing should be in the good interest of the nation.
With reference to what I experienced yesterday night, the young man acting as a traffic and road Enforcer felt the need and urge to be useful and left his comfort zone in order to be beneficial to others as his act of patriotism really paved a way quite literally for other drivers as his contribution paid off, the traffic eased a bit and the road was finally free of standstill and back logs.
It was simple and short, my point made on patriotism, but it was quite extensive and had a lot of insights. We should be the internal driving force of our nation and support it in what ever we can by being a good citizen and a Patriot.
Good morning to you all, thanks for reading and for your time, Do Have A Nice Day Ahead.
Should Plastic Be Banned ? Pt - 2
I ended my last article with a rhetorical sentence in the form , " *Why do I think plastic should be banned from use even though they are a revolutionary material to man kind and his cause ".*
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As all things in life, plastic materials are also disposed when we no longer need their services or when deformed but how do we dispose them and what measures do we take in disposing them ? Plastics are practically non-biodegradeable materials meaning they don't decay when left by themselves over time ... Plastics can stand the test of time for decades even centuries without breaking or falling apart unlike wood and paper which breaks apart in matter of years. This ability of plastics (non-biodegradeable) to stand the test of time poses a threat to humans in the use and disuse of plastic materials as if they are improperly discarded, it can serve as a source of pollution.
Seeing the way plastic materials has utilised its way into our daily needs and activities, it is no strange data or odd thing to say that at least two in every three people has used a plastic material and outrightly discarded them improperly.
It isn't advisable to burn plastics due to reasons stated earlier in the Part One that they are a source of the production of Carbon Monoxide, it is best to reuse and recycle plastics in order to reduce their production and disposal rate. Three ways to keep Earth safe and green in terms of materials is to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle ... the three R's. https://read.cash/@SilverBack/should-plastic-be-banned-pt-1-7c35a5ac
Keeping loads of plastic materials at home also in a bid to prevent them from polluting the environment and from the reason that we can't burn them off or dispose them without care also isn't the best of measures as they might litter our homes and become items of junks in our yard but finding appropriate use of them in a way that benefits and pays us is advisable like using old plastic bottles to plant, using old Polyethylene bag to pack our common household items and so on.
Reusing used plastic materials and all its forms saves, limits and monitors their demand and supply. Reusing used plastic materials on a global scale reduces the circulation and spread of plastic materials as a pollutant.
Recycling plastic materials is done by collecting used and disposed plastics materials and using them to create another thing. We do this by melting the plastics into the liquid form and then using the liquefied plastics as raw materials to start to production processes of other plastic products.
It saddens me to see the Oceans and rivers being polluted by plastics, some sinks to the bottom while some stay afloat. Plastics being in the rivers can also contaminate the water by releasing toxins or chemicals when heated by the sun/environment into the water and this is quite dangerous to the life in the sea/river- the fishes and other aquatic lifes.
Calling out for the ban of the use of plastics shouldn't be a far cry but it won't solve our pollution problems as we don't have yet another material that can either replace the plastic in value in our society or perform its functions efficiently, it is then left to us humans to be a good, friendly and responsible habitant to planet Earth and caution our dealings with plastics in respect of how we discard them and use them.
With these, we won't say we should stop the use of plastics or ban it usage but we shouldn't let its disadvantages faced be more than its advantages gained by doing the right things and taking the right steps towards discarding, reusing and recycling.
Good Morning to you all, thanks for reading and for your time. Do Have a nice day ahead.
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Should Plastic Be Banned ? Pt 1
Let all take a trip to the rivers, ocean or sea and we would see piles of waste materials, mostly plastic materials that are being washed off shore simply because people dump refuses into them directly or indirectly- let not play holy, we know despite the publication and awareness that people shouldn't dump their refuses in the sea or rivers in order to prevent pollution, most still engage in such. Even if we don't do such, the ways we leave our refuses or garbages/trash unattended to and dispose of them contribute to them still finding a way to pollute the rivers and Oceans. One of the everyday most used material globally is the *Plastic and in all its forms* - Plastics being a major concern of pollution and directly a major pollutant of the land and sea and indirectly, a source of pollution to the atmosphere/air.
Plastics are hydrocarbons, they are materials composed mainly of the constituents of Hydrogen and Carbon and those who are familiar with Organic Chemistry would know a thing or two about Hydrocarbons. When hydrocarbons are burnt, they tend to release Carbon Monoxide into the atmosphere which is a major pollutant of the atmosphere and is gotten from the incomplete combustion of Carbon or combustion of Carbon in a limited supply of air - Plastics hereby contains Carbon ... When we burn Plastics, we create Carbon Monoxide and pollute the air.
Plastics and all its forms from the Containers to the Storage tanks to the Packing plates to the Plastic or Polyethylene bags to even the Drinking straws are very essential materials in our every day-to-day activities of life as we use them in storing, packing, holding commodities and materials. Fizzy drinks and water are stored and distributed all over the world in plastic containers, apart from the kinds of the aluminium cans and glass bottles.
It won't be exaggerating to say that Plastics make the World move as we can't do without them and they have really made a stand and impact in our lives industrially and commercially. Another important factor to notice from Plastics is its durability to last the test of time as they can be used for years and still maintain their purpose- this trait being both a blessing and a curse to the plastic nature. In addition to its durability, Plastics are very flexible in use and application, easily convertible for use and much more. I won't be able to touch all the importance of Plastics and I know there are so much more to be said but all in all, Plastics are a revolutionary material to man kind but why do I think if they should be banned from use ?
I would be talking extensively to finish my point on this topic in my next article. Bear with me and stay tuned...
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Overpopulation
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I guess and must assume majority of us read.cash users has watched *Avengers: Infinity War* and *Avengers: Endgame,* both all centred on the villain Thanos and his bid to reduce the population of Earth to half in order to help the remaining people to survive off Earth's Limited resources. In general and in all, it is a crazy and a suicidal plan as billions of life would be lost in the process including people we love and care for and the Avengers team being the protectors of the Earth ( MCEU ) were trying to stop him , this was what the movie was about in all.
Overpopulation is a situation whereby there are too many habitants in a defined space and there is unlimited resources to cater for them all thereby leading to survival and fight for resources amongst people. It would be a devastating experience if we were to fight for space and food in the world right now as it would turn us all to scavengers and modern Cavemen. The growth rate of habitants of the planet Earth is steading increasing per year and as at now, there are close to eight billion people on Earth but as the population is increasing, are the materials and resources to sustain life also increasing alongside?.
It is a good thing to multiply and increase, people give birth and people also die but the natality rate is more than the mortality rate menaing more people are being given birth to than people who pass away. Overpopulation with limited resources is as bad as it sounds and means to solve it must be put in place. Growing without measures for a long period of time has its own results and penalties, the saving grace most people call on now is the Agricultural Sector and it is true because if we take care of the land and its therein, it would surely benefit us also. Taking produces from the Agricultural sector like rearing of animals ( land animals, sea animals and air animals) and also growing and farming crops is much a better way and a presentable way to survive than buying and purchasing commodities.
Not all fingers are equal and not everyone is financially stable, most can't even afford to keep to the daily routine of a minimum of three square meal of eating breakfast, lunch and dinner. In reality, the resources of the earth can't be used to feed all habitants directly as some would still benefit as downlines and not direct consumers. Government of the world and countries also has seen these and are making claims and steps to do something about it by having National storage of common commodities in case of shortage of materials for citizens in the possible near future.
Overpopulation leads to survival of the fittest where only the strong survives and in turn feeds on the Weak or put more subtly, where the weak has to beg or salvage commodities from the strong - this is more in a jungle settings but it happens more or so nowadays. Those who have money can buy alot of a scarce commodity through connections and money and hoard them from the masses and use for their own benefits and if tempted to sell, sell at high rates to the less privileged or the masses.
Knowing our limits helps alot and guide us for the future and having a plan saves alot, we must tend to try to look ahead into the future and plan for it than the present although doesn't mean we should ignore the present and place all stakes on the future... one can do this and even not stay alive to see the so-called future. We must do things in moderation and in planning.
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Nature Vs Nurture
Mere looking at these two words and pronouncing them, we see that they have some kind of similarities in both their spellings and pronunciation however they are quite different from each other when looked upon in details. I can say I know the meaning of Nature as being the natural order and way that things should happen while Nurture is to be used to parenting, the way a parent raises his/her children - well, these are the layman definition i would give when asked the definition and I didn't really hit the nail on the head but in this article of mine, I would like to do some digging into them and want to share my results.
What do we understand by the word "*Nature*" and also by the word "*Nurture*" ?- consciousnessly, we must have all heard of the words and they are not strange or odd to us but do we know the meaning?
*****Nature***** can be said to be the inborn characters of a thing that is meant to develop according to its own constitution without the interference or addition or help from technology - in summary, the Nature of a character is what it is meant to be and what it will be without interference from any factor which is artificial or forced..
*****Nurture***** can be said to be the external influence that is contributing to the development of a character through Care, nursing and/or nourishing.
..... With these being said, we can draw out an inferential conclusion that **Nature** is allowing a character to develop and propagate by itself through it natural laws and innate traits while **Nurture** is the traits and pattern a character has through and from the influence of external factors.
***NB: The usage of " Characters" here mean diverse things, with reference to Behaviours, Organisms, Lifestyle, Growth, etc***
Allowing a character to bloom by its natural law or influencing the growth ? All things been said, Growth is essential and paramount. Growth is expected from everyone and and from every aspect of life ... Growth is our evidence of character development and progress that we have to show for clarity and work well done. Having a character grow while left to it natural laws gives respect and uniqueness, it tells a story of trust.
We are surrounded by the works and wonders of nature ranging from the weather to the forest to the sea to even us, Humans our selves. We are product of nature as it is what we are meant to be and we are following the natural rules of life; we eat when hungry, sleep when sleepy, drink water when thirty and so on.
***Nurture*** on the other hand tells a story of Help and Upliftment, helping a character to grow and develop in addition to its own effort while adding ours in order to show and bring out the best out of the character.
Nature nurtures us ( Humanity ) as well as also, we nurture Nature. Everything works hand in hand and in unity, for the Upliftment and glory of each other. Nurturing at times can be the best of options in terms of growth as all hands are on deck including external factors and innate factors as compared to Nature which is pure inborn.
Parents nurture their children and shape them into what they grow up to become while Nature also plays its own part on the development of the children. We should learn to embrace them all.and use them for our growth and benefits, they are all.gifts to us.
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Limitations
No Limitation Is A Limitation Unless We See And
Take It As A Limitation - We Are Limitationless.
Absurd and tongue twisting right, yeah but the whole point is to never be grounded. Truly in life there are some obstacles and limits that appears in our lives and seems impossible to overcome or pass but that would be our mentality speaking and not our will power. Learning to make the best use of things and opportunities to our advantage is a very helpful and powerful skill as no opportunity is a waste and we would be diversified.
Embarking on nearly impossible tasks with the mindset to win and overcoming it regardless of how impossible the task might seem helps us win battles even before we get started on it ... the Universe hears our silent cries and help us provide answers to our silent requests. Just putting the mindset and willpower to be able to overcome anything done would already break a lot of invisible barriers and the Universe will just push the answers to our requests our way that why it might seem we are frequently getting whatever we desire at some times or seeing opportunities to solve those problems we are constantly thinking of - If you you think and put your mind to the success of any problems facing you, a way or an opportunity will surely appear but if we had already limited ourselves and set limitations before embarking, then what we have done is only just put a barrier and a speed limit in our track and journey and we would be left to play and follow those limits or rules set by us unconsciously and unknowingly.
A lot of mistakes most people make is that they already give up before even starting, I am also inclusive in this set of people - I tend to give up at first when faced or tasked with almost ìmpossible situations and this alone can make me lose the battle or fall loser to the problem by setting a limitation for myself but along the line, I do remember that ****"*********No Limitation Is A Limitation Unless We See And Take It As A Limitation"***** and with this, I would jerk and gear myself up into possibilities and chances with a Can-Do and Win attitude.
I have a lot of experiences and insights to give regarding this issue that if we put our belief and willpower into issues we are faced with that a solution would appear but I would make use of one, a recent one - ***"My Laptop Journey" :***
`I am an Engineering Student and it is almost mandatory and common sense for an Engineering student to have a laptop but I resumed into College thinking it would be long before I needed it or that I would probably wing it all cause I was short of money. Sooner than later, it became a reality than a dream as I was faced with a situation that needed me to get a laptop this semester as I would be doing courses involving Coding ( FORTRAN) and Engineering Drawing ( AutoCAD) and we all know that a laptop is needed for all these.`
`I was perplexed, disorganised and drawn back as I had no means of getting money to get a laptop and we had already begin lectures on the courses and those without laptops won't be allowed into the classes- so yeah, I was missing a lot of lectures. I was really disturbed and throw myself in deep thoughts even crying sometimes but one day I stopped being sober and remembered the law of the Universe that " If you ask and wish for it, a way and opportunity will appear" , the law of the Universe that "If you ask and wish for it, no Limitation before us is a Limitation" and so with these quotes and determination, I geared up and stopped being sober.`
`Although I still had no way of getting the laptop or an income but I always vision and anticipate it that I would get a laptop soon daily . This was what became my daily thought and prayer, even when people ask me I would say my laptop is coming. Then one day, the Universe heard me and smiled upon me - a job application I had once sent before to a company was approved and I was called upon to come resume work duties .... ALAS, a source of income and a way for me to work towards my laptop goals had appeared and even though the pay of the job is below average, I was really happy and joyous.`
`Btw, academic session is on recess ( STRIKE ) meaning I have more time to work and get a laptop before we resume, I am not happy for the strike also but I am also grateful as i can maximise my time in search for money using the strike, things seem to be falling in place for me.`
`You can see briefs on the Job outcome and progress for me I wrote in my article,` CLICK HERE
So as you can see (*from the highlighted text above*) that if you can think,dream and work towards it , you can achieve it. There is no limitations to what we can get or achieve. Sometimes, we don't get what we ask for directly because the thing wasn't meant to be in our hand but it doesn't mean it can not be in our vicinity or control. Yes , we shouldn't be surprised- somethings can be destined not to be in our reach or direct hold but it doesn't mean we can't be in control of it or it being in our vicinity. A simple but yet valid example would be some people who don't have cars to drive and wish to but then yet, their children got them cars ... it wasn't them who worked directly towards getting a car but they got it through someone within their control and vicinity ... all these and more guides the working of the universe and we can't know them all but we can learn. https://read.cash/@SilverBack/a-smiling-face-c1c1fa63
There is no limitations in our lives and all can be overcome with the right amount of hardwork, enthusiasm, prayer, willpower and the ability to make the best use of opportunities presented to us. With these little words of mine, I hope I have been able to open our eyes to some hacks of the Universe using my life as a basic example and also a living witness to support and back them up .
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