lifelong lessons
Sweet 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 […]
Read moreYou may never have the opportunity to catch a glimpse of my bedroom but the colour distribution speaks of deep thoughts of balance. On the wall closest to my bed-stand is a wall poster featuring an interior décor of enviable taste. White sofas, wall paintings, potted plants, well lighted shades and granite flooring. The poster gives a nice concept and it’s finer than the room hosting it. Anyone would think it’s a simple wall poster but beneath it lies a […]
Read moreI am a youth and I actively relate with my ‘kit and kin’ at least on a daily basis. I grew up in the midst of young people and I have had contacts with elders of varying chronological ages. I love to discuss, I love to plan and I am curious to the bones. It’s what keeps me going. I live by seeking out better ways to live better. What baffles me in this my generation is not the decadence […]
Read moreHe used to work for my dad years ago. He was the guard and also the gate attendant when he was on duty. He was quiet and elderly, slim and soft-spoken. The way he walked seemed to tell me that he had things done for him in his growing up days. Don’t blame me please, I read people from how they walk to how they look and even how they pose in their pictures and seriously it works for me […]
Read moreWe sat outside the clinic, watching the movement in the busy streets below. Just then my Whatsapp beeped a signal and I reached for my phone. As I read the text that just came in, I smiled. I couldn’t hold it to myself, I told my closest staff what had just come in. A friend of mine who just completed a training had been hunting for a job. He was in dire need of a source of income and I […]
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