Mysteries of the Mind January 24, 2009
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Have you ever wondered what is it that seperates us humans from other animals?
The typical answer would be – HUMANS CAN THINK, animals can’t.
Well, that’s a good answer if you are not really thinking.
If you thinking deeper, you’ll come to realize that it is wired into our DNA to be able to think, thats the only reason why we do.
Animals likewise, only do things that are wired into their DNAs, like responding instinctively.
As living beings, we are all wired to do anything in our capability to survive, which means that our ability to think is what keeps us alive!
Now I’ve thought, and i realized that the main difference between us and animals is that we can do things that we aren’t wired to do…
We can live to actualize our utmost potentials…
We can live for something outside of ourselves… (God, others)
We can love without measure…
These are the things that make us HUMAN!
“There’s no greater purpose than this, when a man places the purpose of his existence on something outside of himself.
This is when true fulfillment is achieved.”
When next you think of doing something, think of doing it for someone else or for God…
Make a Difference! January 19, 2009
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I have always wondered how successful, and famous people who impact thousands of lives get to where they are.
Mother Theresa, Obama, Martin Luther King, just to mention a few.
“How come they know so many people? “
“How come they are important to so many people”
Recently I’ve come to understand that these people really don’t have any secret.
The one common thing amongst them is their ability to think about others above themselves.
To offer an act of random kindness to everyone they meet
To show sincere appreciation and concern for people around them.
Check out this story…
There was a young man walking down a deserted beach just before dawn. In the distance he saw a frail old man.
As he approached the old man, he saw him picking up standed starfish and throwing them back into the sea.
The young man gazed in wonder as the ol man again threw the wmall starfish into the water.
He asked,
“Old man, why do you spend so much energy doing what seems to be a waste of time.”
The old man explained that the stranded starfish would die if left in the morning sun.
“But ther must be thousands of beaches and milions of starfish!” exclaimed he young man.
“How can you make any difference?”
The old man looked at the small starfish in his hand and as he threw it to the safte of the sea, he said,
“It makes a difference to this one!”
Mother Theresa once said – “Do small things with great love” (paraphrase)
Just one ACT OF RANDOM KINDNESS, makes a whole lot of difference
Love Ya All,
Chiboy.
“What ever your hands find to do, do with all thy might“
Food for the Heart… January 18, 2009
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I just checked out one of those fowarded emails titled “Almighty God”
It had quite an interesting story…
The following inspiring quotes were embodied in the email…check them out!
“Love starts with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear”
“Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget”
“Dont let the past hold you back, your missing the good stuff”
“When it hurts to look back and you’re scared to look ahead,
you can look beside you and your BEST FRIEND will be there”
“Nobody is perfect untill you fall in love with them”
“Every minute spent angry, is 60 seconds of happiness wasted.”
Hope these quotes enlightened your heart, and awakened that feeling and assurance that
that is always hope (just to say the least) and that you’ve got immeasurab treasure inside of you…
Cheers…
“There is no greater love than this, for a man to lay down his life for his brethren…JESUS LOVES U!”
The Coolest Traditional Wedding! January 11, 2009
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WEDDING DAY 1
‘Hey wake up guys!,’ said my dad in a loud voice. ‘I’ve got something for you to do.’ That was the first thing I heard that Friday morning, the day my sister had her traditional marriage.
‘Ok guys, I need you to take charge of clearing the lawn of all unwanted things, filling it with sharp sand and then gravel. It’ll help us control the amount of sand entering the house.’ That’s how the work for the day began, in preparation for the big event, for me, my bro and his best friend Tonye. It was about 7 in the morning, and we worked till about 2pm. WOW! I experienced what it feels like to be a laborer. It was tasking, tiring, tedious, mundane and unexpected. But you know what, I don’t regret doing it, because nothing is too tasking as long as it’s for the good of my sister’s marriage.
Alright! the preparation phase is over, and now the main event is about to start. My sister is dressed in an amazing traditional attire (unique to our race), and looking more beautiful that I had ever seen…
The traditional marriage was meant just the people of our home town, OKIJA. It featured the elders, seated in a specially designed mud-house, and the rest of the town people.
Here’s the sequence for the traditional marriage.
Phase 1 – The bridal train, all dressed in traditional attires come out of the house dancing, to bid everyone a warm welcome. Music plays in the background as they dance round to the elders and the audience and back into the house.
(as the bride dances, random people come out to spray money on the floor for them. This repeats itself each time they dance)
Phase 2 – Some men show up dancing, to present the bride price to the elders of the village. The price consisting of many gallons of locally made wine, soft drinks, goat, many tubers of yam, and so much more. The wine being the most significant (you’ll know why).
Phase 2b – A man takes a cup, and tastes the wine, from all the gallons. This is to make sure its good and safe to be taken by the bride and groom.
Phase 3 – The bridal train is now dressed in a different traditional attire. They dance out as usual, and the bride then goes to the senior chief of the town. He takes a glass of wine, makes a speech and gives it to the bride to find her husband. She now has to dance through the audience to find her husband and give him the wine.
This marks their marriage.
Phase 4 – Music plays in the background and the two of them dance along with relatives to celebrate their marriage.
It was a memorable day, duh!… I danced, ate, met lots of old friends and relatives, including those I couldn’t remember anymore.
Why Did This Happen? January 8, 2009
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OK! This was an experience, meaning there’s always a second part to it – the learning point!
I’ll save the best for the last
SAFETY FIRST – Always wear your seat belt!
Didn’t have mine on. It was God that protected me in the accident.
Romans 8:28 – And we know that all things word together for good to those who love God and who are called according to His purpose.
This verse above here has gone from my head to my heart. I feel the words now and I understand with a strong conviction, the meaning of this verse (at least to me personally)
3 weeks ago, my dad had an accident on his way to the village, a more severe one. His car was more damaged than ours, but it happened that he wasn’t hurt at all.
Then ours just happened.
This is a period where we getting ready for the first wedding in our family in concurrence with Christmas. Then you wonder why all this is happening at this time.
Different parties were involved in the accident; the boy and his family, the owners of the fence, the men that sent the boy to the hospital, my family and the big event we’re preparing for.
Considering all these, I looked deep, and found out that this might have been a method God is using to take care of issues in the lives of those involved.
After the incident, my dad decided to give a token of thanks to the men that sent the boy to the hospital. The man got the remaining cost of his motorcycle that was still on lease, fully paid for. An equivalent of the sum was given to the second guy involved.
The boys family will also be getting some aid.
As I mentioned before, the relationship between me and my bro has gone to another level.
Another inspiration I can get from this incident is from the saying – ‘The higher the challenge, the higher the victory.’
My dad said that, all these will make him even push the event further and with more passion and drive.
SO YEAH!
Thank God I’m Alive!!! January 8, 2009
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Today is a Saturday, and we’re in the middle of the preparation for my beloved sister, Onyinye’s wedding.
Work as usual on the site – doing the little tasks and covering the backs of the workers…
We were moving into the new house today and I was given the job of helping PAPA (my grand father) arrange his new room and sort out his belongings…
Ouh… ‘All these your files need to be put in a carton, but there’s none available so I’ll have to go and buy.’ Alright son, I’ll wait.
And off I went with my bro to the market with him on the driving seat.
We searched for a while, and finally found one. We’re we’re now on the way back, and according to my bro, everything seemed perfect at that moment (nothing much to worry about, everything was going smoothly).
The area we were had a soccer field by the road side and a match was on going. Lots of people crowded the area, all around the pitch, and by the roadside. It was a two way road, and seeing there was no car ahead of us at that moment my bro accelerated the vehicle(from 40 – 50kmph). Then SUDDENLY, there comes a van right in front approaching at a similar speed. In the process of trying to avoid the van, bro lost control of the vehicle and BOOM! We’re off the road, and BOOM! We ran into a little boy on the just beside the road, and BOOM! We knocked into the fence of the nearest compound, breaking it down. All these happened in the space of 5 seconds… UNBELIEVABLE!
Somehow I was still conscious and with the shock of my life, I said to my bro ‘OMG Ekene, we’ve killed that boy.’ As I looked over, I saw an even more traumatized face on my bro. Bystanders immediately crowded the scene and one of the men carried the boy and sent him to the hospital. He had blood all over his face.
By God’s saving grace, neither me nor my bro was hurt, but the car was badly crashed. My air bag was even activated.
My bro quickly called my dad, and he came and took control of the situation. He calmed the chaos in the crowd, sent us back home and sent my uncle and anty to the hospital to see the boy.
The issue now was whether the boy was still alive.
Well, news came back and we found out that the boy was… guess
STILL ALIVE! …AMEN!
The problem was that his left arm was fractured, and he had a severe cut on his jaw…
Ultimately we really thank God that me and my bro weren’t hurt and the boy was still alive, because it would have brought about an insurmountable negative twist to the whole double-festive season.
At home, I spent some quality time with my bro after I saw him in a mood I’ve never seen before (at least that I can remember). We shared some stuff from deep within and I believe that brought our relationship to another level (something I’ve been craving and praying for).
