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A Rain Bath, My Rebirth

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We walked a senior colleague to the bus stop in order to get him on his journey. It was 4:00pm in the Sunshine State and it was Sunny. I passed a comment about the heat - my contribution to the small talk we were making. And sure it was hot, Akure Sun blazes till 4:30pm! Then temperature begins to decline gradually. I sat in the living room while a group of three did their weekly study of the Bible.  I was welcome to join but I was disinclined to turn through  the book or to engage with discussions. So  I sat on the dinning while they studied and discussed in the sitting area. A lot of thoughts sought for space in my mind - The letter that required that I travel back to the town I just left three days before, unfinished online class quiz and newsletters,  the issues from the leadership conference and lots more. Then I left to the Training Flat and it began to rain. I changed my shirt, took of my trousers and off I went into the rain. I ran in it,  washed my body, enjoyed the spla

Respect Me! The Argument for Role Differentiation 1

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Human Anatomy is only more important than Plant Anatomy as much as the eyes are more important than the tongue. You can see all you can, but you can taste nor swallow nothing. The very first lesson in creating and offering value is the lesson on contentment. One needs to find a sense of rest in what one has become. We should never be unsettled by what we are not. We mustn't get the recognition and get the accolades. We don't need to be the guy that fixed it.... We just have to have a contribution - a worth, a proposition.  We simply need to have done the best within the limits of our personalities, dispositions, skills and experiences provide. No matter how good the tongue is, it will not see the road block. The Sun is radiant but it won't take the Moon's place. The butterfly is cool but it can never be the honey bee. The piano produces good sound but it will not become a sax. As a nation, we need to respect people for who they are and the little value they b

Loop Side

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When it comes to sex and intimacy before marriage, it is not a matter of perspectives among denominations or between modern and ancient. It is about the definitive verdicts  of God's written word. Intimacy should always be in the confines of marriage. We should always guard against levels of closeness that weaken our defenses. That clutch and hands wrapped around the charming lady maybe sinless,  but it opens the door to a chain reaction we are not designed to always control. You've got a beautiful lady, stunning in her red sleeveless dinner gown. And you are a cute masculine young man,  dressed flawlessly in an Italian suit.  And both of you have to walk side by side.  Next thing, the imagination springs into action - You guys are already lady and man. And you dare to wrap your hands round her waist,  while she leans on you and walks the most courteous lady walk. Then her chemistry is activated but you don't know. And she leads you on with talk and gesture. Your