lifelong lessons
SON: Lord, my parents are naïve and archaic GOD: They may be that but you have to honour them SON: They are limiting me, my desires, and my destiny GOD: They gave you birth so honour them SON: Lord, giving birth is natural and common
Read moreSometimes we do our best Hoping that people would appreciate Other times we get so shoddy Expecting others to overlook our deeds People we seek to impress Cast but a passing glance at us Those we never take to heart Become our most revered fans We spend so much on values That fade with or without time Letting fallow the lands that yield Even long after we are dead Wisdom informs our acts Time validates our efforts […]
Read moreSweet sixteen is a term associated with a damsel that is young and budding. Many ladies would readily want to be referred to as Sweet sixteen, for no one really wants to grow old or look old at best. Young men do not have such stigma, in fact they even want to become men as fast as they can. The number sixteen (16) doesn’t really matter to the male folk but in my case and in the story you are […]
Read moreSON: Lord you promised I would be the head and not the tail GOD: I know what I promised SON: But I am not the head yet GOD: My promises are based on my timing SON: Yes lord but you said I should ask when in need GOD: Have you asked? SON: Yes, I have GOD: Then you’ve done your part SON: When will you do yours, lord? GOD: In my time, son SON: But father, time is going GOD: A day is a thousand years to me and a thousand years […]
Read moreOne early morn, she knocked I opened up and she was smiling She helped me with all my work She was tireless, energetic and motivated I told her to rest a while, she just smiled She continued, unrelenting, not weary I asked her the source of her strength She smiled and said “it’s my glory” I asked her to eat, she obliged Her appetite was keen, her taste healthy She was smart, strong, sharp and sound I marveled for she […]
Read moreI grew up wanting to be many things. I thought my football skills will soar me high, then I imagined I could become the world’s greatest inventor, I dreamed what It would be like to be the best pilot and then an unrivaled public speaker, I thought it would be awesome to be a very powerful pastor or a leader of international repute. I had so many things in mind that caught my fancy as I grew through life’s stages. […]
Read moreI can’t say exactly where my route led to but as I passed the departmental laboratory, I decided to glance at the posters on the wall. It was always a littered spectacle. Ranging from Student union campaigns to scholarship adverts, fellowship programs and business notices. I hardly took time to read all because many were mere repetitions and others were just out of my league. I am not one to go looking for who to vote for via a campaign […]
Read moreWe worshiped in the same assembly. Their dad was the presiding minister when he was alive. I wasn’t so close to the family but I knew they were cool. Having lost their dad to some assassinators, the family had become bereaved of the very comfort that the whole church had shared. It was a very sad event and still lives in our hearts. Sometime later I learnt that the house they moved to was suddenly gutted by fire and I […]
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