HRH Sam

An angel read to me,
On a warm sultry nite....
Though she was far away in the cold of ATL
While i was in the tropical region of Lagos.

The clear voice and distinct pronunciation
could compare to that of a queen.
infact, it belonged to a queen

the sweetness of her laughter and tingling of her giggles
made her vocal chords more and more desirable
The consistent interuption of a naughty but lovely sister
made the reading more interesting.

Definitely, my sleep will be sweet, my rest will be pleasant
with a smile on my face will i fall asleep because i've had an angel read to me.

No, she was more than an angel, more like a queen,
Hmmmn, either angel or queen, one thing i am sure of
Sam, read with such a captivating voice, warm dignified and attractive
such that even with the distance, am still ........................

Thanks Sam, if i had to choose a queen/angel's voice ever again,
I'll choose yours.................................

You are appreciated

MMWAAAH

Analyse yourself, "Who are you really" Part 1 - You are capable

There are 3 individuals you need to deal with in you, yes you staring at the screen reading this post

1. The man others think you are.

2. The man you think you are.

3. The man you really are.

1. The man others think you are.

A lot of people think they can determine your future or destination, based on where you are coming from, truly to an extent "the further back you look, the the further foward, you may see"

However, theres nothing about the caterpillar that indicates that someday, it will be a butterfly

When Barack Obama's father was buying drinks for his friends while celebrating the birth of his little son , nothing in his wildest dreams would have indicated that the little boy yelling and "pissing" in his mother's face while his diapers were being changed, will someday sit in the Oval Office and be the a crusader of "Hope and the Possibility mentality" globally.

A lot of people want to look at where you are coming from to determine how far, you will go and the dimension of the legacy you will leave behind.

When a lie is repeatedly said , it tends to want to sound like the truth, don't let what folks think  about you define your limits, As a matter of fact, your spirit is limitless...Ask the guy who was born in an animal's feeding manger, obtained a Phd in carpentry and went into consulting for just 3 years..........2000 years later, his legacy still lives on, do you know who i am talking about?

Prove them wrong!!! Folks cannot limit you without YOUR consent. They only think, they don't  know who you are. To know who you are , ask your creator, He says you are  "A Creative Masterpiece, you can achieve anything"

You, yes you reading, you are capable of acheiving ANYTHING, someone like you invented that keyboard you are typing on, the phone you just finished a call on was "thought up"  like you, stop wasting time .............get off your b&** and do SOMETHING

The worst thing that can happen to you ... is live your life like a snake moving on a rock (it leaves no trace). MAKE YOUR LIFE COUNT. Give people a tangible reason to miss you........

Is it fair?

I come from the South - Western part of Nigeria,

i am part of a people credited with having a rich cultural heritage,

Our flamboyancy, women, hairstyles, food and most importantly, proverbs

Yes proverbs..........meditating on indigenous proverbs has given a me a measure of depth,

check this one out.....

"What an elder sees while sitting down, a youth cannot behold even if he climbs the tallest of trees"

So i begin to wonder that if  the elder has a sight that sees further than the youth , it means they can see potentials in its untapped form, Hmmn..............

Alright,

what if the elder proceeds to exploit that  potential, make so much money and still deprive the youth (custodian of brains and talents) what is due to him forgetting that  you do not muzzle the ox that threshes the corn, also God doesn't approve of depriving a man of what rightly belongs to him.

The gospel a lot of people preach is, "you must pay your dues" ...YES! accepted, but for how long will one keep on paying dues? Hmmn? until the potential becomes fully exploited and another reaps all the rewards or is it till the youth's destiny is permanently fixed to the bottom rung of the progress ladder ?

God Forbid!

That's why i like this next proverb, it says when the fly keeps on biting the sore of an injured man, nobody complains, but when the injured man grabs the fly and throws it in his mouth, everybody exclaims and complains in ooohs and aahs.

Similarly, when the opportunistic elder was "spoiling" the youth, no one spoke, but when the youth seeks justice and what is due to him, they start making faces, shifting their feet.

But is it fair?

Do people have to be taken advantage of because they are young in age, experience, finances or virtue?

Is it fair ????????

The day privileged people begin to see the lives & potentials of underprivileged/inexperienced ones as an opportunity to build and invest in a destiny, rather than a mine field to exploit and "spoil"....that very day,that day.. our nation begins to attain its true greatness.

 

Is Single - Parenting or Divorce meant for me?

I walked into my hotel room around 7:00pm

Been livin in various hotels for the past six months,

wonderin if i am a sex -  worker , nope, 

i am on a tv production that has failed to wrap up

This production has resulted in me being absent from home

for 6 months

my little nephew who was 61/2 months old when i left 

for this production has clocked 1, Waoh 

On my way home, the prospect of seeing him run into my arms

made my chest swell in pride  (i love him a lot)

To my utter dissappointment and dismay, as i arrived home 

and stretched  my hands out in anticipation, he shrank away from me

My attempt to explain who i was to him worsened the issue,

On his face was an expression of consternation , his eyes clouded

with confusion, running to his momma away from me his 

uncle, i could almost decipher a hint of fear

Then it struck me, my absence for six months.... has gotten my nephew confused,

It's sown  fear for me in him,

then i began think, "Is this how it is with children who grew up with their father doing..

"the dissappearing act"

Or even those whose fathers walked out on them and their mothers only to resurface,

like James Bond?

Consternation, Fear, Distrust, Confusion, Depression, Low Self-esteem all these ills atimes characterize the lives of children who have bore the brunt of absent fathers and broken homes.

Do i want my children to ever go through these as a result of my absence, or separation from their mother ? The thought of it alone.....makes me shudder....

The confused look in my nephew's eyes still haunt me, more than haunt me i sincerly hope they inspire me to

......be patient with my wife

......always be there for my wife and kids

......protect, shield and pray for my home

As a result, neither single - parenting nor divorce is a choice for me.

Afterall, the greatest gift a man can give his children is to love their mother.

Darling, i love you and i always will, I will be your Knight, Comfort, Shoulder, Support, King and most importantly your friend & teammate. 

I wz wondering

I guess i did a lot of thinking today......well i decided to add one of my previous 

write - ups , i wrote this for a dear friend,  hmmnn.

I wz wonderin...

Do we have to condescend so as to accomodate mediocres
Do we have to dilute the quality of our flavour because....
...those around don't taste so good.

I wz wonderin...

Don't people know....that
If they do not stand for something,
They'll fall for anything.

I wz wonderin...

Do people realise that
What you fail to kill now 
Will end up destroying you

I kept on wonderin....

Will people ever understand,
That if you live your life pleasing others,
but contradicting time - tested principles & values

You'll simply be like a flag - on - a - pole
that is blown to & fro by every gust of wind
And finally blown to shreds

I am still wonderin...

Does my generation realise ...
That some issues, people, ideas & mindsets..
belong to your past.

If you bring them into today, you make your present sour
And the future bleak
If you carry 'them" along, they WILL slow your pace.


I am still baffled 

About,
What prevents people from ..
Putting their foot down for what is right
Despite who's ox is gored or
whose toes are trampled

Is it "Fear of the Unknown"
Or is it "Unresolved Issues"
Or is guilt or a case of inadequacies


No,
now i get it, It is "Lack of Faith",
In God & their God - given abilities

The moment they begin to look inwards & upwards,
They will realise...

That they are NOT duty - bound to
Live their lives....dancing to someone else's tune, commands & demands.......

I finally thought.............

Do the Knights,Kings,Amazons & Queens understand.

That they are NOT supposed to submit the dignity & loyalty of their minds & personalities to mediocre personalities and weak mindsets

Do they realise that "If u are in a position of honor and do not know it, you are like a confused personality ( A beast that perisheth)

I wz just wonderin, simply wonderin.

A Voice in The Desert ?

I cannot attempt to describe myself as

A Voice in the Desert,

No! John the Baptist alone qualifies to be described as such

But the Desert , yes a desert, a people, my people , 

my generation lacking the proper VALUES and VIRTUES.

Occassionally, we stumble upon an oasis of ingenuity, 

a spark of principled living in a people replete with moral degradation

Priorities aren't gotten right, Motives are saturated with selfishness

An attitude of indifference that is best described as 

"Every man for himself, God for all of us and ....... 

may the devil take the hind most hmnnnn [sighs...]

But i choose to stand amidst a bowing multitude,

I refuse to be blown by every gust of wind.

I may not have a voice (yet) like Martin Luther King or

the height of the audacity of hope to cause an instant change

But bit by bit, inch by inch, gradually we as a people will get there

The greatness of Nigeria and my generation will be revealed.

Despite the dryness of the desert, 

Irrespective of the gust of the winds,

Though my voice isn't loud enough,

I WILL still whisper through the desert wind

and remind all and sundry

that to arrive at El -Dorado and see the nation and world we desire.

We must put proper values  in place.