WHO IS MAN?

WHO IS MAN?

"A flower can not blossom without sunshine, and a man can not live without love." - Max Muller

" The greatness of any man is not how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and ability to affect those around him." - Bob Nesta Marley

 
A man is a beautiful part of God's creation
who starts compromising at a very tender
age.
He sacrifices his chocolates for his sister.
He sacrifices his dreams for just a smile on
his parents face. 

He spends his entire pocket money on
buying gifts for the lady he loves just to see
her smiling.
He sacrifices his full youth for his wife &
children by working late at night without
any complain.
He builds their future by taking loans from
banks & repaying them for lifetime.
 
He struggles a lot & still has to bear scolding
from his mother, wife & boss.
His life finally ends up only by compromising
for others' happiness.
 
If he goes out, then he's careless
If he stays at home, then he's a lazy
If he scolds children, then he's a monster
If he doesn't scold, then he's a irresponsible
guy
 
If he stops wife from working, then he's an
insecure guy
If he doesn't stops wife from working, then
he's somebody who lives on wife's
earnings.
 
If he listens to mom, then he's mama's boy
If he listens to wife, he's wife's slave
 
Respect every male in your life. You will never
know what he has sacrificed for you.
 
Worth sending to every man to make him
smile and every woman to make her realize his
worth!

THE VALUE OF LIFE

THE  VALUE OF LIFE

 

A little boy went to his old grandpa and asked, "What's the value of life?"
The grandpa gave him one stone and said, "Find out the value of this stone, but don't sell it."
 
The boy took the stone to an Orange Seller and asked him what it's cost would be.
The Orange Seller saw the shiny stone and said, "You can take 12 oranges and give me the stone."
The boy apologized and said that the grandpa has asked him not to sell it.
 
He went ahead and found a vegetable seller. "What could be the value of this stone?" he asked the vegetable seller.
The seller saw the shiny stone and said, "Take one sack of potatoes and give me the stone."
The boy again apologized and said he can't sell it.
 
Further ahead, he went into a jewelery shop and asked the value of the stone.
The jeweler saw the stone under a lens and said, "I'll give you 50 million for this stone." When the boy shook his head, the jeweler said, "Alright,alright, take 2 gold necklace, but give me the stone."
The boy explained that he can't sell the stone.
 
Further ahead, the boy saw a precious stone's shop and asked the seller the value of this stone.
When the precious stone's seller saw the big ruby, he lay down a red cloth and put the ruby on it. Then he walked in circles around the ruby and bent down and touched his head in front of the ruby. 

"From where did you bring this priceless ruby from?" he asked. "Even if I sell the whole world, and my life, I won't be able to purchase this priceless stone.
 
Stunned and confused, the boy returned to the grandpa and told him what had happened. "Now tell me what is the value of life, grandpa?"
 
Grandpa said, "The answers you got from the Orange Seller, the Vegetable Seller, the Jeweler & the Precious Stone's Seller explain the value of our life... 

You may be a precious stone, even priceless, but people will value you based on their financial status, their level of information, their belief in you, their motive behind entertaining you,their ambition, and their risk taking ability. 

But don't fear, you will surely find someone who will discern your true value."
 
Respect yourself.
You are Unique.
No one can Replace you!

HAPPY NEW MONTH!!!

HAPPY NEW MONTH!

I am wishing you my dear readers a happy new month. It is a great blessing to witness another month. The greatest gift we have all been given in this life is the gift of life. 

So, therefore, let's live a life worthwhile. Let's live a life full of impact. So many did not get the slightest chance to pull through and see the earth nor even have their first grasp of breath. 

Let's be thankful, despite whatever chalenges we might be facing out there. As long as there is life, there is certainly a great hope.

No matter how you feel today over anything, just know that there is so much you can still do, so many are looking up to you, so gifted and blessed are you.

My dear, so let's take charge of our lives and together create a much better world. Let's work with love and prosper in love. We can all do it!

So, I am praying that this new month of NOVEMBER, bring lots and lots of blessings to your home, to your heart. May you find love wherever you go to. 

May it be a month of joy to you. May all your fears and worries varnish, may God give you the strength to be determined at all your endeavours. May the PEACE of GOD be upon your lives..

So much love from me to you, I wish you all the best and may great determination, love, success and peace be your portion!


Kiara Nuellz

JEALOUSY

JEALOUSY

Quote of Bob Nesta Marley; "Life is a big road with lots of signs, so when you are driving through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts. Put your vision to reality. Wake up and live!"

It is an expression of insecurity on the defensive, it is a mental maneuver which takes some else's superlative accomplishments as a judgement upon your own lesser achievements. Jealousy is a form of hating yourself for not being as successful as the person who is the object of your jealousy.You tend to tear the person down in order to build your self up.It is like taking POISON and waiting for the other person to die, notice around you, jealous people are always stagnant and stagnant water stinks!! Live above such spirit, there is so much you can achieve for yourself, than just hating someone unnecessarily!

Written By Olowoyeye Adebukola

SELF LOVE

SELF LOVE :
  
Quote of Steve Maraboli; "The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the one with yourself."

 
I have come to realization that those who think NEGATIVELY simply don't think highly of themselves. Every negative thinker I have met, distrust,belittles and down grades himself. If you love yourself and think positively, you will become progressive, pacesetting and a positive helper to humanity. Nobody will love God so long as he fails to love Himself. No matter what has happened in your life, you are not a complete failure, somebody somewhere is still looking up to you!

Written By Olowoyeye Adebukola

IT IS CHOICE

IT IS CHOICE

You will know the state of your heart with regards to Envy from the first thing that comes to your mind or what you utter when something good happens to your friend or neighbour.
For example.
 
You see:
A. someone studying for a PhD and you say, "its still 6ft under everybod you will still go, even Professors?
B. someone getting married and you say, "who knows if they will last especially with the cases of divorce we hear of everyday"
C. someone matriculating to enter the University, and you say "its not everyone that matriculates that graduates".
D. someone struggling to erect a structure or who God blessed with a car and you say "its not to start but to finish" or "we came into this world with nakedness and with nakedness we go back". Etc.
 
See, these people know all this but have chosen not to fold their hands and let time pass. They have chosen to live an impactful life while on earth and leave a mark for which they will be remembered. 

Even scriptures enjoins us to 'occupy till He comes' . We can achieve great feats but still remember to keep God at the center of our lives.
 
Envy is evil and destructive. It starts from the mind. Don't be negative. Try your best to always be happy for people. Try to wish people well, both in speech and in actions. 

Words are seeds. If you can, pray for them. Just love them. God commands us to. The good you sow into people's lives comes back to you in one way or the other.
Have a fruitful day Friends.

Written By Sharon Eboagwu Azubuike

DO NOT LET OTHER's MARRIAGE EXPERIENCES SCARE OR INFLUENCE YOU OR YOURS NEGATIVELY.

DO NOT LET OTHER's MARRIAGE EXPERIENCES SCARE OR INFLUENCE YOU OR YOURS NEGATIVELY.

Marriage is the togetherness of man and woman as husband and wife. It is the union of two lovers of OPPOSITE sex who have agreed to live as one forever, to the exclusion of all others.

It is an institution where everybody is a student; and studies and learns till death separates them. It is a place of oneness and sweetness, for it is a glorious and a heavenly sanctioned engagement.

Marriage is also the realisation of everyone's dream. It is also the fulfilment and redemption of societal demand. It is the pinnacle of every premarital relationship.

In marriage, however, the parties are bound to expect or experience both times of agreement and disagreement as a guise to its beauties. 

Therefore, not unusual to see lovers (the married) quarrel. Such are the vicissitudes and beauties of marriage.

One may have been confronted with certain hurtful and acrimonious incidents that puts fears of being married in him or her. Perhaps, the way your father treated or treats your mother. Or vice versa. You may have witnessed or heard how your sibling, uncle, aunty or friend has been cruelly and wickedly treated by his or her spouse, and now you're
scared of being married. Worry no
more, because marriage is the sweetest engagement to behold. It is a place to be.

Some two years ago, a lady confided in me that she has not been serious in her premarital relationships and would be ready to walk away from any man who discusses marriage to her, due to what her mother and elder sister experiences in their marriages. But after talking to her, she realised her misconceptions. She applied my advice and married early this year.

You don't have to be scared about marriage.
You don't have to turn down his proposals due to what you were told or what you see the already married people experience.

You don't have to remain a spinster or a bachelor because they said married men changes their character once they're married and cheats their wives. Or, that married women nags a lot and keeps their husbands miserable sometimes.

You must know that what happened to party A's marriage must not manifest in party B's own. Such defects and ills does not manifest in every marriage.
 

Not every husband cheats on his wife or treats his wife badly. Not every wife nags and disrespects her husband. That's why you have been advised for umpteen times to choose your lifetime partner carefully. Because when you do, then most worries would've  been avoided.

As an unmarried man or woman who is into a premarital relationship, if your fiance or fiancée treats you abnormally now, then, there's 50% tendency that he or she will repeat it in marriage, even more. But if his or her reactions or attitudes towards certain things are forgivable and endurable, then keep on with the person, because no-one is perfect - not even you.

Marriages have their peculiar attributes, therefore, yours could be the best. That is why you have been advised to put what you learned from other marriages into practice. You should sieve all you have learnt. Apply the positives and throw away the negatives. A man who treats his wife badly has denied himself her God's-given qualities.

A woman who treats her husband disrespectfully has also denied herself the pleasure of having a loving husband. A man who found a wife has found a sweet life, but he must ignite and often fine-tune it. A woman who found a husband has found a new loving father, but must do her own lot to sustain it and enjoy him.

No marriage is perfect. No marriage is devoid of peculiar ills. But the extent of these ills, as well as the manner of approaching or resolving it and the gravity of it, puts the parties on a scale.

Do not believe them whenever they tell you that marriage is another "hellfire".
 

Disassociate yourself from such people. Don't let yourself to be discouraged. Do not let the stories of their ugly marital experiences affect your psyche. Don't allow them kill your joy of getting married someday.
 

Do not let them bewitch your heart or spoil your marriage.

They may have told you stories of how their husbands batters them, or, how their wives nags, or, how he or she has been abandoned by his or her spouse, please rebuke such spirit and perception from affecting your decisions and concentration.

Believe in yourself and in your ability to contract an everlasting sweet marriage.
Believe that you can live in harmony with your spouse. Believe that nothing can reduce or sour your love for each other forever.
Believe, believe and do not be scared, worried or discouraged.

Marriage is the sweetest engagement to behold, and when/if you agree, it will work for you better, even to the envy of others.
Just prove them wrong by contracting an enviable marriage.

DEDICATIONS:
To every prospective lifetime partner who has attained the age of marriage.
And to you who's already married.
May our marriages be lovely and peaceful, Amen!

Written By Charles C. Dennis

10 SIMPLE TIPS ON HOW TO LOOK GOOD EVERYDAY

 10 SIMPLE TIPS ON HOW TO LOOK GOOD EVERYDAY

 
Looks are not everything, but your looks are important. We meet different people everyday. Some, for the first time, some are our everyday neighbours, bussiness associates, e.t.c. We have to create good impressions on ourselves and not just on people. Like a saying that goes, "when you look good, you feel good, and when you feel good, you do good." We all want to look good, it's a priority. We can even look better. 
Here are 10 simple tips on how to look just good everyday.

1. When you wake up in the morning, take atleast a glass of water. This helps to flush your system.

2. Engage yourself in an early morning exercise. You might do a little walking, running, sit-ups, push-ups or any other form of exercise. Exercise atleast 30 minutes everyday.

3. Eat healthy foods. Drink less of coffee and wine, it ruins the teeth. Don't rely much on junk food.

4. Before taking your shower, apply some scrubs on your face. Apply it in a random motion in order for it to penetrate into your skin and also for the opening of the pores. Leave for about 10 ninutes and then wash with a facial wash. Use warm water. Also, please note that you should use a seperate towel for the face after bath.

5. Apply facial cream in order to prevent pimples, especially when you have an oily face. It is advisable to use an oil-free facial cream. Please, note that the facial cream is different from the normal body cream.

6. Sparingly apply a transcluscent powder (loose powder) on your face because of sweat and dirt. Always ensure to have a blotting paper in your handbag to extract  facial oils when your face becomes too oily. Apply your powder midly to suit you.

7. Get atleast 8 hours of sleep.

8. Apply a black pencil on your water line underneath your eye (where tear falls when you cry. It is normally a black roll-up pencil or a kajal.

9. Line your lips with a light brown pencil or any that suit you with a mild lip stick or a lip gloss.

10. Wear a good smile everyday!

 

DIVINE POWER FLOWS WITH IDEAS!

DIVINE POWER FLOWS WITH IDEAS!

"No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come." - Victor Hugo

"If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on."- Steve Jobs

"The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are goodness, beauty, and truth." -Albert Einstein

"Ideas are easy. It's the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats."- Sue Grafton
 

Divine power flows with ideas. If a man carefully guides the ideas in his mind, there is nothing the devil can do about his destiny.The greatest war a man will ever fight is that of the mind.God gives his ideas to those who will believe and act on them, until we have the capacity to receive he will not give. Do not classify a man who does not have money as a poor man,but a man who is deficient of IDEAS.The poor man who is not prospering in his soul is the most miserable of all men!!If you don't have what to live for, look for what you can die for(VISION)..

Written By Olowoyeye Adebukola

DECIDE WHEN TO JUMP

DECIDE WHEN TO JUMP

Put a frog into a vessel of water and start heating the water. As the temperature of the water begins to rise, the frog adjust its body temperature accordingly. The frog keeps adjusting its body temperature with the increasing temperature of the water.
 
Just when the water is about to reach boiling point, the frog cannot adjust anymore.
At this point the frog decides to jump out. The frog tries to jump but it is unable to do so because it has lost all its strenght in adjusting with the rising water temperature. Very soon the frog dies.
 
What killed the frog? Think about it. I know many of us will say the boiling water. But the truth about what killed the frog was its own inability to decide when to jump out. We all need to adjust with people and situations, but we need to be sure when we need to adjust and when we need to move on.
 
There are times when we need to face the situation and take appropriate actions.
If we allow people to exploit us physically, emotionally, financially or mentally they will continue to do so.
Let us decide when to jump and let's jump while we still have the strength. Have‬ a great day!

Written By Faith Iyosayi Edobor

10 IMPORTANT LIFE-LESSONS TO LEARN FROM THE HEN

 10 IMPORTANT LIFE-LESSONS TO LEARN FROM THE HEN

1. GOOD PLANNING: She first lays enough eggs before sitting on them.

2. DISCIPLINE: When the hen sits on her eggs, she minimizes the movement.

3. SACRIFICE AND SELF-DENIAL: Due to decreased feeding, the hen physically loses weight while sitting on her eggs.

4. INDISCRIMINATE AND GENEROUS: She can sit on her eggs from another hen.

5. FAITH, HOPE AND COURAGE: She sits on her eggs for 21 days, patiently waiting and even if they don't hatch she will still lay eggs again.

6. SENSITIVE AND DISCERNING: She detects eggs that are unfertilized and rolls them out.

7. WISE CONSCIOUS AND REALISTIC: She abandons the rotten eggs and starts caring for the hatched chicks even if it is only one.

8. PROTECTIVE LOVE: No one can touch her chicks.

9. UNITY OF PURPOSE: She gathers all her chicks together. 

10. MENTORING: She stays with her chicks till they are matured enough...

No matter how life might pose itself towards you, LIVE your DREAMS, because one day it will hatch to something beautiful and you will definitely see it grow....So, today, prepare your mind and set yourself to reach your goals with these qualities...Stay Blessed!

MAXIMIZE YOUR POTENTIAL!

MAXIMIZE YOUR POTENTIAL!

Have you heard about or read about the Niagara falls. Please if you haven't, do find time to read about it. Very interesting water falls. It has enormous potential that has been channelled into electricity and water supply and above all tourist attraction site. People saw the need to channel the potential embedded for profitability. Same Goes with us. There's enormous potential inside of us. Don't waste your life. Don't live in self-pity. Make up your mind to look inward and begin to leverage on the potential inside of you. To live a wasted life is not to maximise your potential. To be frustrated is never to maximise your potential. Begin and start to convert your potential into what will benefit humanity. Potential must be converted. God bless you!

Written By Oladoyin Olalakon

EVERYDAY IS A GIFT!

EVERYDAY IS A GIFT!

You have to realize that everyday is a gift from God. Once this day is gone, you can never retrieve it, you can loose money and get it back, but you can't loose time and get it back. If you make the mistake of being negative,discouraged or sour,you have wasted the day. Some people squander month after month being unhappy because somebody is not treating them right, or because they are not getting their way or because their plans are not working out as quickly as they would like. Make up your mind not to waste anymore day, celebrate each day as a gift from God! Don't forget each day you live is a day closer to your grave;live happy no matter how low you think your life is!!

Written By Olowoyeye Adebukola

16 THINGS GIRLS HATE ABOUT GUYS!

 16 THINGS GIRLS HATE ABOIT GUYS!

 

Figuring out what girls want is the one subject guaranteed to cause guys to analyze. The world may never know what girls truly want, but finding out what they hate is a snap. Even if you have not been on the receiving end of a full-on girl rant, all it takes is a simple search to get the complete experience.

There are thousands of girls tweeting, blogging and posting videos giving detailed “honey don’t” lists to any guys who are crazy enough or willing to listen. Every girl is different but the messages are all the same:

1. Don’t flirt with other girls.
If your girl is with you, don’t let her catch you looking at another girl. If you have a lazy eye, you better see a doctor so there is no confusion as to where you’re looking. Girls will bitch-slap you and the ho you rode in on, and don’t even try saying it’s your cousin or some shit

2. Don’t be jealous of her guy friends.
Your girl should be able to have guy friends. Just because you know these guys are still fighting to get out of the friend zone is no reason to be all controlling. No one wants that. Where’s the trust? But, remember; don’t even think about giving some other girl so much as a winkie face. Got it?

3. Don’t ignore your girl’s texts.
If you are playing Call of Duty you better pause and reply to your girl’s message immediately. It only takes a couple of seconds to text, “playin cod. brb”. It’s totally worth getting a virtual cap in your ass, as opposed to the very real one you will get if you wait until your game is over to reply.

4. Don’t let it go to voicemail when she is returning a missed call from you.
Girls are busy and sometimes miss calls. When they get around to calling you back, answer the damn phone. They know you are just playing a stupid game and punishing them for not answering when you called them.

5. Don’t get into fights.
If some other guy is trying to move in on your girl, don’t punch the guy. Omg! She was just talking to him. You freaking caveman.

6. Don’t let other people be disrespectful to her.
If your friends or cousin say something disrespectful to your girl, you better stand up for her. A real man doesn’t stand idly by while his girl is being insulted. It’s ok to come to blows as long as it’s in her honor.

7. Don’t “like” other girls on Facebook.
Check your status, you already have a girlfriend. Don’t blow up some slut’s notification. The space on your wall is reserved for your girl only.

8. Don’t start drama on Facebook or Twitter. Just because some guy makes a comment on your girl’s page is no reason for you to start a Twitter war. It’s embarrassing. Besides, he’s just a friend.

9. Don’t blow her off to hang out with your friends.
If you’re busy with your friends all the time, then you have no time for your girl. She just wants to see you and spend time with you. If you never see each other, what’s the point in dating?

10. Don’t try to keep her from hanging out with her friends. She’s not going to drop her friends just because she has a boyfriend now. What kind of friend does that? Not a good one. So, don’t be so suffocating. She needs her space and time with her girls.

11. Don’t give other girls your clothes.
Even if your girl is standing right beside you and gives you permission to loan your hoodie to a girl during a snow storm… don’t do it. Your girl is the only one allowed to steal your clothes. It makes them feel closer to you. Are trying to let that skank feel closer to you by letting her wear your hoodie?

12. Don’t just say “ok” when your girl says she’s fine.
When you ask your girl if something is wrong and she says, “I’m fine,” or “Nothing.” Don’t just say, “Ok.” You should keep asking. Besides, if you really cared she wouldn’t have to tell you. You would know what’s bothering her… you inconsiderate pig.

13. Don’t pry into her business if she doesn’t want to talk about it.
Honestly, do you have to be so clingy? Respect her boundaries. If she wanted you to know what’s going on with her, she would tell you.

14. Don’t say another girl is pretty.
Even if your girl says, “That girl is pretty, isn’t she?” You don’t even agree. You say, “Not as pretty as you are, baby,” or “What girl?” Know that if you mistakenly agree that she is pretty; your girl will snap back, “Well, if you think she’s so pretty, why don’t you just date her?” You will then spend the rest of the time groveling.

15. Don’t acronym your feelings when you text.
There’s a difference between “i<3u”; “i luv u”; and “I love you”. If you really loved her, you would take the time to spell it out.

16. Don’t take so long to text back when you are talking to your girl.
When you take too long between replies she is wondering what is more important than talking to her. Who else are you talking to? Is it that girl you thought was so pretty at the mall the other day?

"3 PIECES OF ADVICE vs 20 YEARS OF SALARY."

"3 PIECES OF ADVICE vs 20 YEARS OF SALARY."

 A very poor newly wedded, young couple lived in a small farm. One day the husband made the folllowing proposal to his wife:

Honey, I will leave the house: I will travel far away, get a job and work hard in order to come back and give you the comfortable life that you deserve. I do not know how long I will stay away, I only ask one thing, please wait for me, and while I am away, you should be faithful to me because I will be faithful to you.

So the young man left. He walked many days until he found a farmer who was in need of someone to help him. The young man offered his services. He was accepted. 

Therefore he discussed this terms with his boss:
Let me work for as long as I want and when I think I should go home, please relieve of my duties. I do not want to receive my salary. I ask you to save it for me, until the day I leave. The day I decide to go, please give me the money and I will go my way. They agreed on that. So, the young man worked for twenty years without holiday and without rest. 

After twenty years, he came to hiss boss and said:
Boss, I want my money,because I am returning to my home.

The boss replied:
Alright, after all, I made a deal with you and I will stick to it. However, before you go, I want to offer you something new: I will give you all your money and I will send you away; or I will give you three pieces of advice. And if I give you the three pieces of advice, I will not give you the money. 

Now, go to your room and think about the answer. He thought for two days. Then he went to the bosss and told him:

I want the three piece of advice. The boss stressed again: If I give you the three pieces of advice, I will not give you the money.

And the man replied: I want the three pieces of advice.
The boss then told him:
1. Never take shortcuts in your life. Shorter and unknown paths can cause your life.

2. Never be too curious, for curiosity towards evil can be deadly.

3. Never make decisions in moments of anger and pain, because when you repent, it could be too late.

After giving him the three pieces of advice, the boss then said to him: Here are 3 loaves of bread, 2 is for you to eat during your journey, the last is for you to eat with your wife when you get home.

So, the man went on his way after 20 years away from home and his wife, whom he loved so much. After the first day of travel, he saw a man who greeted him and asked: Where are you going?
He replied: To a distance place which is about 20 days from here if I continue walking.
The man said to him:
Ol' boy, this path is too long! I know a shortcut that is very safe and you will arrive in 5 days only!The man began to follow the path suggested until he remembered the first piece of advice.
Then he returned and followed the long path. Days later, he learned the shortcut led to an ambush.

After a few more days of travel, he found an inn by the roadside, where he could rest. He paid for a room and after taking a bath he lay down to sleep. During the night, he woke up as he heard a terrifying scream. He rose to his feet and went to the door to check what happened. As he was about opening, he remembered the second piece of advice. Therefore, he returned lay down again and slept.

At dawn, after brekfast, the owner of the lodging asked him he had not heard any scream at night. He affirmed that he heard. Then the host said: Where you not curious to see what happened?
And he replied: No I was not.
Then the host said: You are the first guest to leave this inn alive. My neighbour is completely crazy. He usually shouts at nights to call someone's attention. When some of the guests comes out, he kills them and buries their bodies in the backyard.

The man continued his journey eager to arrive soon. After many dys and nights of walking, he was very tired, but he finally saw his house far away. It was night. He saw some light coming out of the window of his house and was able to see the silhouette of his wife. But he also saw that she was not alone. He came closer and saw that there was a man with her. She softly caressed his hair. When he saw that scene, his heart was filled with hatred and bitterness. He decided to rush at and kill them both mercilessly.

 However, he took a deep breath and remembered the third piece of advice. Then he stopped, reflected and decided to sleep outside that night. He slept in the midst of bushes determined to make decisions the next day. At dawn, he was  calmer and thought: I will not kill my wife and her lover. I am going to my boss to ask him to take me back. But before I go, I want to tell my wife that I have always been faithful to her.

He went to the front door and knocked. When the wife opened the door and recognized him, she cried and embraced him warmly. He tried to push her away but he was not able to. Then, with tears in his eyes, he told her:

I was faithful to you, but you betrayed me. She was shocked, so she replied: How did I betray you? I have never betrayed you. I waited patiently for you for twenty good years.
Then he asked: How about the man that you were caressing yesterday?
And she replied: That man is your son. When you left, I discovered that I was pregnant. Today, he is twenty years old. 

Hearing that, the man asked her forgiveness. He met and hugged his son. Then he told them all the things he had experienced while he was away. Meanwhile, the wife prepared some coffee for them to eat together, the last bread given by his boss.

After a prayer of thanksgiving, he broke the bread. When he looked at it, he found all his money inside. In fact, there was even more than right payment of twenty years of dedication and hard work.


**In life, wisdom pays more than acquiring riches. It's only through wisdom can we know how to utilize what we have at our tips. Let's be open to learning, free our mind of things that are negative and focus more on being positive.
O yes!, you may say that the world has too many struggles and heartaches. How can you cope without wisdom?
One should be willing to learn and apply wisdom. I must tell you, to be prepared, you have to be informed!
The best advice given is the one given by you!**

Remain blessed my dear readers.....

10 INTERESTING FACTS AND COMMANDMENTS ON HUMAN RELATIONSHIP

 10 INTERESTING FACTS AND COMMANDMENTS ON HUMAN RELATIONSHIP







 1. No matter who you are, how experienced you are, and how knowledgeable you think you are, always delay judgement.

2. Give others the priviledge to explain themselves.

3. What you see may not be the reality. Never conclude for others.

4. Which is why we should never only focus on the surface and judging others without understanding them first.

5. Those who like to pay the bill, not because they are loaded but because they value friendship above money.

6. Those who take the initiative at work, do so not because they are stupid but because they understand the concept of responsibility.

7. Those who apologize first after a fight do so not because they are wrong but because they value the people around them.

8. Those who are willing to help you, do so not because they owe you anything but because they see you as a true friend.

9. Those who often text you, do so not because they have nothing to do but because they have you in their heart.

10. Those who take out their time to chat with you, does not mean that they are jobless or less busy, but they know the importance of keeping in touch.

One day, all of us will get seperated from each other, we will miss our conversations of everything and nothing; the dreams that we had.

Days will pass by, months, years, until this contact becomes rare.......

One day our children will see our pictures and ask 'Who are these people?' And we will smile with invisible tears because a heart is touched with a strong word and you will say: 'It was them that I had the best days of my life with'.

Always be thankful for what you have, and be thankful to those who made you smile one way or the other. Let them know that you deeply appreciate them. Show an appreciation today!

"THERE IS NO COMPETTION IN DESTINY!"

"THERE IS NO COMPETITION IN DESTINY!"

I was jogging this morning and I noticed a person in front of me, about 1/2 a kilometer. I could tell he was running a little slower than me and I thought, good, I shall try to catch him. I had about a kilometer to go my path before I needed to turn off.
So I started running faster and faster. Every block, I was gaining on him just a little bit. After just a few minutes I was only about 100 yards behind him, so I really picked up the pace and push myself.
You would have thought I was running in the last leg of London Olympic competition. I was determined to catch him.
Finally, I did it!
I caught and passed him by. On the inside I felt so good. "I beat him" of course, he didn't even know we were racing. After I passed him, I realized I had been so focused on competing against him that I had missed my turn. I had gone nearly six blocks past it. I had to turn around and go all back.
Isn't that what happens in life when we focus on competing with co-workers, neighbors, friends, family, trying to outdo them or trying to prove that we are more successful or more important? We spend our time and energy running after them and we miss out on our own paths to our God given destinies.
The problem with unhealthy competition is that its a never ending cycle. There will always be somebody ahead of you, someone with better job, nicer car, more money in the bank, more education, a prettier wife/gf, a more handsome husband/bf, better behaved children, etc.
But realize that "You can be the best that you can be, you are not competing with no one."
Some people are insecure because they pay too much attention to what others are doing, where others are going, wearing and driving.
Take what God has given you, the height, weight and personality. Dress well and wear it proudly! You'll be blessed by it. Stay focused and live a healthy life.
There's no competition in DESTINY, run your own RACE and wish others WELL.

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"DO AWAY WITH SELFISHNESS!"

"DO AWAY WITH SELFISHNESS!"

Humans are to a large extent selfish. Humans are most times concerned alone about themselves. I define selfishness as being concerned with oneself to the detriment of others. When you are selfish it has negative effects on others. Carefully look and observe your life, you would notice or find the seed of selfishness quietly growing. To breakout from selfishness is to be genuinely interested in others; is to be truly interested in people. Not because you want something in return but to bring out the best in them. Looking critical at the situation of our country, Nigeria, you would notice or observe that our leaders aren't genuinely interested in the people. That is why they can't offer or give out their best. As a country, as a people and as an individual we are all caught up with this selfishness.  Finally, follow the advice of Theodore Roosevelt,"people don't care how much you know until they  know how much you care." God bless you and see you at the top! 
Watch out for Part 2

Written by Oladoyin Olalakon

TRUE LIFE STORY: GOD'S LOVE NEVER ENDS!

TRUE LIFE STORY: GOD'S LOVE NEVER ENDS!

I woke up that morning tired and depressed after the nightmare I had. I had a dream how I was given banana to eat like a monkey and when I woke up, I didn't take it serious because I couldn't think of any interpretation,the only thing on my mind was to get ready for work.
I got prepared as usual and left for work that early morning in order to beat traffic, when I got to the road side where I normally enter a cab, there was no cab so I decided to walk up a little, as I was going a car stopped at my front and the driver asked where I was heading to and I told him, he asked me to enter which I did. Inside the car, I saw a lady at the front and another guy at the back seat, as we where driving on I lost myself and slept off, I woke up and saw myself in a cage, there I remembered the dream I had.
In the building I saw many other people in different cage crying and begging for their lives but each day three people would be taken out without coming back. I couldn't cry, I was just thinking of my family, friends and love ones. I was asking myself, 'is this how am going to end up? Is this really my destiny? God can you give me another chance to set my way clear? My parent are still alive, will I die before them?' I asked myself questions upon questions.
Finally it was my turn to be taken out because I already spent 5 days with them and they told me to say my last prayer that they would take me out at night, there I imagined how hell fire will look like because I knew I was not qualify for heaven. I knelt inside the cage and said some prayers to God and my prayer was for a second chance. Night finally came and they took me out, on the way they suddenly stopped the car and start fighting among the three of them and before I knew it they pushed me out of the car and drove away. I was able to locate my family the next day. God did it for me, with God everything is possible.
I pray for someone reading my story:
God shall fight your enemies for your...

IT IS CHILDISH TO UNREASONABLY MONITOR YOUR PARTNER's WHEREABOUTS.

IT IS CHILDISH TO UNREASONABLY MONITOR YOUR PARTNER's WHEREABOUTS.

This game of love is for the mature in mind, not just in age. Feelings of love should not be in custody of people of shallow hearts. If your heart is not deep enough to contain love and its attributes, then, do not think about love, because you won't be able to uphold it.

Love is for men and women, not for those who still think or act like boys or girls.

A lady lamented how her boyfriend was fond of monitoring her movements, and she seemed tired of such boyish attitude.
She confided in me and asked if I could help talk to him. Of course I didn't have to talk to the 'boy' before he can change, but to her. Because, certain things are effected or corrected forcefully if you must attain your desired end.

I told her to be bold enough to tell him to stop that childish attitude. Because it will be easier for her to control it now, than in marriage proper, since some people takes marriage as a freedom ground where certain acts are certified; where some people shave their premarital promises and do as they like.

I wonder the essence and extent of the love he confesses, if he can't trust his partner.
Love cannot be built, sustained or protected in an atmosphere of suspicion and mistrust. Because, trust is one of the pillars and strongholds of love.

The questions are:
Can love stand alone?
Is trust not a reliable and an indispensable pillar of love? Yes, it is!

A lover who has chosen to make it a habit to always monitor the activities or whereabouts of his or her partner, has chosen the path of the shallow minds. He should often visit his doctor to check the level of his Blood Pressure(BP).

Certain things are worth ignored when playing this Love-game.
You must trust and believe in your heart that your man or woman does not cheat on you. That is the foremost step to take, then, build on it.

However, neutrally or reasonably asking the whereabouts of your partner is understandable, and can stand as an exception. Thus, it is not wrong at times when you seek to know certain status of your partner, though it raises some questions about the level of your maturity, where it is done with unnecessary sense of suspicion and mistrust.

Also, it may not create much problems if the parties are already married. But it will be unnecessary in premarital relationship, especially where a partner does it to monitor the other out of distrust.

In premarital relationship, to build and sustain your love, you do not need to monitor each other with such sense of distrust. You must trust and believe each other, even in distant relationships.

Yes, you can ask some questions concerning his or her activities, with such sense of mild jealousy, and not with distrust.
Yes, you owe each other apologies and explanations, but not in such detrimental manners.

Monitoring must be distinguished from jealousy, as the latter is often welcomed where it is done mildly and maturely, whereas, the former is rarely appreciated because its negative elements and connotations outweighs the positive.

Remember: that love thrives only in the heart of those who can save it, not those who will spoil it.

Written By Charles C. Dennis, Esq.

READ THIS. LET IT SINK IN! THEN CHOOSE HOW YOU START YOUR DAY TODAY.

READ THIS. LET IT SINK IN!
THEN CHOOSE HOW YOU START YOUR DAY TODAY.

Attitude is Everything Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say.
When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, “If I were any better, I would be twins!”
 

He was a natural motivator.
 

If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.
Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, “I don’t get it! You can’t be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?”
Michael replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or … you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood.
Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or…I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it.
Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or… I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.
 

Yeah, right, it’s not that easy,” I protested. “Yes, it is,” Michael said. “Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It’s your choice how you live your life.”
 

I reflected on what Michael said. Soon hereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.
 

Several years later, I heard that Michael was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back. I saw Michael about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied. “If I were any better, I’d be twins. Wanna see my scars?” I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place.
 

“The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon to be born daughter,” Michael replied. “Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or …I could choose to die. I chose to live.”
Weren’t you scared? Did you lose consciousness?” I asked. Michael continued, “…the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read he’s a dead man.” I knew I needed to take action.” What did you do?” I asked.

Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me,” said Michael. “She asked if I was allergic to anything. Yes, I replied.” The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, “Gravity.”
Over their laughter, I told them, “I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.”

Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude.
I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own. After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

You have two choices now:
1. Ignore this and forget about it.
2. Take it on board and make tomorrow the next day of a more fulfilling life!

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