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Again I’m torn,between slumber and awakening The rooster’s crow,like a nagging childpesters again and again. Maybe he’ll be famousEven if just for his musicMaybe he won’t. But he’ll be backto sing perpetuallyinto our tired ears:Coo-coo-roo-cooHe’ll keep his duty,till there’s a coupand he is cooked Or his time is overand he has to report. Like him, …
Socrates’ well known nugget, ‘Man know thyself’, is apt for self-discovery and self-assessment. Tacitly, it says, ‘evaluate yourself sincerely, then act on that knowledge’. As a naive 12-year old, in his third (and final) year of junior school, I fell short of this timeless advice as I prepared for the qualifying exams into senior school. …
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I spoke to you yesterday,all I got was a snub. I spoke to you today,all I got was inaction. If only you repliedIf only you scribbledIf only you yieldedIf only you obeyed Then I would know certainly;More often, we can commune Tomorrow, I will speak againAnd even thereafter;But it may not always be so. Ogaga Eruteya is …
Failing an exam is not something desirable but sometimes it happens. When it does, what matters is not that we failed but how we respond. #1. Find Out the Cause of the Failure In Nigeria, there’s a saying that, when a child slips and falls on the road, he looks ahead and not behind; crying, …
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Game of Thrones. Prison Break. Grey’s Anatomy. Tinsel. Jenifa’s Diary. 24. These names share something in common. They are supra-long masterpieces that have captured our screens in the last decade and a half. The secret to the success of these films and their like lies in the way they intrigue and keep the suspense of …
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Winds are blowingStorms are fierceDust is all overClouds are burstingEarth is quakingRocks are splittingWalls are crackingHell is let loose. But the house will stand,if builton the LordIt will stand,if groundedon His wordWe will stand,if anchoredon the rock. Ogaga Eruteya is a Nigerian Christian minister, writer and speaker. He writes on Faith, Personal Development, Youth Development, and Life Realities. With his …
“I don’t know what to do; no one is willing to help!” Does that sound familiar? If you’ve ever gone looking for help, then you would know the feeling. Sometimes, getting help when you need one so badly could be frustrating. And you wonder what on earth makes people turn deaf ears to folks who …
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Ever wondered why bad things happen to God’s people? When you think about this, a name that readily comes to mind in the bible is Job. The story of Job opens with a strong statement of his credentials. He was faithful; he was upright. He feared God and eschewed evil. He was a man who …
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Each day we face hurdles;Tiny or greatFew or many. But they, we must, each day conquerOr be found day by day,seeking them to master For, overcoming hurdlesis what life is really about. Ogaga Eruteya is a Nigerian Christian minister, writer and speaker. He writes on Faith, Personal Development, Youth Development, and Life Realities. With his words, he seeks to inspire, …
She ambles to that cornerEvery now and thenShe keeps telling AnnaIt’s not about menIt’s not about bayana*I don’t need the yenI just want to be finer Anna would always tell herWhat shows in the looking glassIs not who you really areNot even a magnifying glassMay tell if you can murderSo take away the sunglassAnd look …
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