Service, in the context of this essay, means one’s dutiful disposition towards his external environment, whether at home or at the workplace. These are formed in two stages; First is service at the early stage, where a child is literally hard wired to help and serve his parents at home, teachers in school, and every […]
I remember years back, almost a decade ago, when my last baby was born. There was this woman, a grandma, who had a compelling need to travel to the UK and stay for a few months. She was living with her 16 years old grand daughter alone in Nigeria, and her challenge was who to […]
From a personal experience, I can categorically state that most times, we create our worries in life by ourselves and frustrate our peace through the thoughts we process. In the end, we realize that some answers and solutions we seek discover itself and find solutions on its own, more than we have always been seeking. […]
The saying, ‘dare to be exceptional’, is tied to a lot of meaning. It is used as a motto that encourages children to think best of themselves, not to follow the bad trend, not to join the bad gang or to succumb to peer pressure. It is used to prompt children to be different in […]
As we make our new year resolutions and numerate our expectations for the year, it is very important that we do a performance review and personal retreat of the past years. In the spirit of progress, we need an assessment (formal and informal) of ourselves as it relates to our personal, family, cooperate, and general […]
Roy Scranton in one of his books on climate change titled “We’re doomed, now what”, gave a despairing analysis of the future, yet he refuses to let go of hope believing that hope will overcome. Yes, we can not pretend or deny that there’s a high rate of deteriorating moral standards in this generation, which […]
Generally, as we approach life, we’re likely to place some expectations on ourselves and how we want to achieve things. It’s a feeling that comes with eagerness, anticipation, and sometimes anxiety. What do I need first? How do I achieve this first? I need to work towards this goal or vision first, and so on. […]