Today i want to share with you some knowledge based on my own experience with life. It is not hidden knowledge. Neither is it knowledge that is new. You may have heard this before somewhere and somehow you forgot it or at least let me say you forgot to apply it in your daily life. This is knowledge from the bible, but it can be applied by anyone of any faith or lack thereof. It should help remind you of Faith in hard times.
I will take my reading from the two books.
Matthew 8: 23-27 (New International Version/ NIV)
23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24 Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
26 He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”
Mark 4:35-41 (New International Version/ NIV)
35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
As people living in this life, we are often faced with difficult situations. Tough situations which sometimes break us completely. They instill fear and despair into us. We forget who we are and start feeling sorry for ourselves. But little do we know that we have the answer already.
Sometimes life will get very difficult to a point wherein we won't understand what our lives have become. But the one mistake we make most times is asking "WHY ME?". We let our situations deteriorate our faith. We let our situations to weaken and drown us. We are quick to cry. We cry for help and none arrives.
In the first scripture of Matthew that I shared, we saw how the disciples had no faith. They feared they would die. "Where there is no faith, there is fear of/and death". By letting your faith deteriorate, you are letting fear creep in and take control of your life. When you start doubting yourself and feel like giving in, that which you fear the most starts to manifest. But way to often we find ourselves drowning in weakness and self pity parties. "why is life so unfair, why me, why am i suffering, why do people hate me, why this, why that?". The list goes on. I've also been there and one thing I learned is that it is very addictive. Your words start to destroy you more than the situation itself. Because you lost faith in yourself and God, you remain naked to any force that comes against you. You become extremely vulnerable. The biggest sign that your faith may be shaking is doubt, or asking God, the universe or life the question "Why?". And the answer to that is obvious. "YOU LOST YOUR FAITH IN YOURSELF AND GOD!!".
Instead of panicking when situations arise, be calm. You can never think properly in panic. You first need to calm yourself, build up your faith and courage and simply tell the situation to be calm. Instead of giving in, remind the situation who you are and that you are much greater than it and inside you lives He who is greater than all forces. As a human being, you have great power given to you through your creator. And Jesus was not only on Earth to be a savior only. It was the main reason yes, but he was also here to show us that even in the human flesh, we can command and overcome. He was reminding us of the power that lies dormant within us. TELL THE SITUATION TO BE CALM. Learn to order situations in your life with faith. Do not listen to doubt or negative thoughts. Speak with authority and tell whatever situation to "BE CALM". Tell it "Quiet! Be Still!".
The world will be in awe at how you can do such great thing and achieve so much in life. Just learn to speak with authority and take control of your life.
"Quiet! Be Calm!. Peace! Be Still".
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Saturday 27 May 2017
The truth about loneliness
Loneliness does not exist because we do not have people in our lives. It exists because we think we need people to not be lonely. We are not happy with ourselves and being our own sole company. It's a mindset thing. We become overdependent on others to not feel lonely.
But the truth is that other are not there to take away our loneliness. It is our own duty to make sure we are not lonely. This will lead to us being happy and sociable. It is our happiness and sociability which will then attract other people into our lives. Do not get it wrong. You do not need to first attract others to be happy and sociable. You need to be happy and sociable first before you can attract anyone.
We are like flowers. A lonely person is like a dying flower. No one dares to pick a dying flower because it has no beauty for anyone to embrace. It is surrounded by death. But here is the good thing about life. As much as we are like flowers, we are flowers which create their own water to water themselves. Your water comes from within. Your inner being is the fountain that will determine the survival of your garden of flowers. You can let it dry out and all will die. Or you can let it flow into a stream that waters your garden.
When you let it flow from within and water the garden, you become a blossoming flower. A happy, smiling and satisfied person is like a blossoming flower. Where ever they go, they carry life and warmth with them. Their presence is always felt. The people around cannot help but notice the bright flower. They get attracted to the blossoming flower. The people we attract are like bees that help us in pollination and to bear fruits which ought to bear. They only add on what is already there. Where there's no flower, there's no bees, and no fruit can come forth. These people we attract are there to help us improve on what is already good.
A dying flower, however, does not attract any bees. The only thing it will attract is a blade which will cut it off and throw it away, because it is ruining the beauty of the garden. That is why the more you expect people to take away your loneliness, the more lonelier it gets and the more people always walk away. No bee sees the need for a dying flower.
Remember always: It is only you who can get rid of the loneliness. It is all up to you.
But the truth is that other are not there to take away our loneliness. It is our own duty to make sure we are not lonely. This will lead to us being happy and sociable. It is our happiness and sociability which will then attract other people into our lives. Do not get it wrong. You do not need to first attract others to be happy and sociable. You need to be happy and sociable first before you can attract anyone.
We are like flowers. A lonely person is like a dying flower. No one dares to pick a dying flower because it has no beauty for anyone to embrace. It is surrounded by death. But here is the good thing about life. As much as we are like flowers, we are flowers which create their own water to water themselves. Your water comes from within. Your inner being is the fountain that will determine the survival of your garden of flowers. You can let it dry out and all will die. Or you can let it flow into a stream that waters your garden.
When you let it flow from within and water the garden, you become a blossoming flower. A happy, smiling and satisfied person is like a blossoming flower. Where ever they go, they carry life and warmth with them. Their presence is always felt. The people around cannot help but notice the bright flower. They get attracted to the blossoming flower. The people we attract are like bees that help us in pollination and to bear fruits which ought to bear. They only add on what is already there. Where there's no flower, there's no bees, and no fruit can come forth. These people we attract are there to help us improve on what is already good.
A dying flower, however, does not attract any bees. The only thing it will attract is a blade which will cut it off and throw it away, because it is ruining the beauty of the garden. That is why the more you expect people to take away your loneliness, the more lonelier it gets and the more people always walk away. No bee sees the need for a dying flower.
Remember always: It is only you who can get rid of the loneliness. It is all up to you.
Tuesday 16 May 2017
STILL WE RISE
The sun rotated the earth lighting it
The moon was its eyes in the night
They blessed us and we became stars
Stars that shine in the daylight
And shine even brighter when night comes.
The winds will blow all the time
But no wind can blow the stars off the sky
Dogs may bark all they want
But they are too inaudible to stars
Each night the winds blow and dogs bark
But neither doth taketh away from the shine
The stars shine brighter with no care
Because stars will always be stars
Dogs will die, and winds come and go.
But stars last to eternity and give birth to more stars.
The moon was its eyes in the night
They blessed us and we became stars
Stars that shine in the daylight
And shine even brighter when night comes.
The winds will blow all the time
But no wind can blow the stars off the sky
Dogs may bark all they want
But they are too inaudible to stars
Each night the winds blow and dogs bark
But neither doth taketh away from the shine
The stars shine brighter with no care
Because stars will always be stars
Dogs will die, and winds come and go.
But stars last to eternity and give birth to more stars.
Wednesday 19 April 2017
NICE GUYS DON'T FINISH LAST. THEY ARE ALWAYS FIRST
Many times I have heard people say nice guys finish last. Even I
have been told that whenever I am being pure and kind. Today I will set
it straight that nice guys don't finish last.
These days people do not understand the essence of life. People have become greedy and selfish, and will do anything to get the next buck, girl or job. There's no more room left for honesty or truth. And those that prefer to remain pure are seen as stupid losers who will always come last.
These days people do not understand the essence of life. People have become greedy and selfish, and will do anything to get the next buck, girl or job. There's no more room left for honesty or truth. And those that prefer to remain pure are seen as stupid losers who will always come last.
But what many do not realise is that its not the destination that's
most interesting, but the journey. Too many people rush to get to the
top and along they topple those they need most, and then wonder why they
are all alone at the top. EVEN A KING NEEDS SOLDIERS TO GUARD HIM AND
FRIENDS TO SUPPORT HIM WHEN HE FALLS. Too many people miss this point
while in their quest for greed power and wealth. They say we are
hustling but do not understand that a hustle is more about learning,
creating friends and a great support network which will work with and
for you when you are the top. They just want to be number one. A man
alone who is number 1 is nothing to 10 others whom combined make up a
greater army than him.
The nice guy understands this and that life is not a race against others but a race against yourself. It is all about doing better than you did yesterday. It's about staying ahead of yourself. Improving yourself and strengthening yourself. AND THEY ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT MOST TIMES YOU HAVE TO ENJOY THE SCENARY BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MOST ANSWERS COME FROM. They are not kind for rewards or to look better. They are kind because it builds them. They do not offer help because they have nothing to do but because it builds them. And they are always aware of when they are being manipulated. They do not act quick because they are waiting for the right time to take the next route. They understand that they have to go the the road with potholes with patience because speeding may reck them. They observe and act in silence. They wait patiently for their next turn off and once they turn that's it.
The nice guy understand that at the end of the day its not about just reaching the destination. Its also about the memories. Its not just about building that castle. Its about how many allies you have. The nice guy doesn't create enemies unnecessarily. He doesn't manipulate any one. He remains honest and truthful to himself.
THE NICE GUYS VALUES AND ENJOYS WHAT HE HAS BECAUSE HE KNOWS ITS VALUE.
THE BAD GUYS DOESN'T SLEEP DAY AND NIGHT BECAUSE HE HAS TOO MANY ENEMIES AND MIGHT LOOSE IT ALL AT THE BLINK OF AN EYE.
The nice guy understands this and that life is not a race against others but a race against yourself. It is all about doing better than you did yesterday. It's about staying ahead of yourself. Improving yourself and strengthening yourself. AND THEY ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT MOST TIMES YOU HAVE TO ENJOY THE SCENARY BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MOST ANSWERS COME FROM. They are not kind for rewards or to look better. They are kind because it builds them. They do not offer help because they have nothing to do but because it builds them. And they are always aware of when they are being manipulated. They do not act quick because they are waiting for the right time to take the next route. They understand that they have to go the the road with potholes with patience because speeding may reck them. They observe and act in silence. They wait patiently for their next turn off and once they turn that's it.
The nice guy understand that at the end of the day its not about just reaching the destination. Its also about the memories. Its not just about building that castle. Its about how many allies you have. The nice guy doesn't create enemies unnecessarily. He doesn't manipulate any one. He remains honest and truthful to himself.
THE NICE GUYS VALUES AND ENJOYS WHAT HE HAS BECAUSE HE KNOWS ITS VALUE.
THE BAD GUYS DOESN'T SLEEP DAY AND NIGHT BECAUSE HE HAS TOO MANY ENEMIES AND MIGHT LOOSE IT ALL AT THE BLINK OF AN EYE.
Thursday 23 February 2017
PROUD SLAVES: THE MORDEN WORLD
NOTICE!! This is an old article I wrote in 2015. It was previously published on my brother's blogsite, Growthblog, but he has since taken down his site. I feel it is needed for this to always be online for all to read, hence I am now publishing it on my own blog.
The usual
I could start by defining what slavery is according to dictionaries and many other sources, but I will just keep it short and share with you my understanding of slavery; it is when one works with all their might, all for the glory of another man who does nothing but give out the orders. But the purpose of this is not defining terms, but rather opening the eyes of society to the problem that lurks about each one of us, and to eventually find the answer.
Background of the problem
Let’s shift our eyes back from the time we are born. We are born into a uniformed way of doing things; a system. In this system, we all taught that we need to go to school and learn, which is not really a bad thing but rather very helpful in getting us literate. I wouldn’t be able to write this if I hadn’t been in the system myself. Neither would you be able to read this. But today I will share the bad side of this system, which is the cause of many of the world’s problems. It is this system wherein kids are asked what they want to become when they grow up. The problem with this is that most kids are very imaginative, and most of the things they say don’t seem to rub off well with their educators, thus leading them to telling the kids to be “realistic”. You will soon understand why this is the case. Most of these kids are turned around from being imaginative and spontaneous to being realistic and end up dreaming of having careers such as being a doctor, engineer, accountant etc. Now you may be asking yourself what the problem is with such. You will have your answers soon.
The problem
The problem is the main reason this article exists. I didn’t have to do much of research but I had to realise I was part of the problem, and then observe clearly the problem and the environment around me. It hit me hard to realise that the problem was all around us and we never seem to realise it. From birth, we are all born smart, entrepreneurial and spontaneous, with a purpose on this earth. That gift is always taught out of us and a new one is taught into us. We start fantasizing about having offices and working for some company and earning a huge paycheque. But is it worth the time sacrificed? We mostly spend around 16 years in school working so hard to eventually get a degree and we never focus on self-discovery. Our thinking is so channelled by the education system that we forget the dreams we had as kids and the things we imagined. We forget to explore ourselves and choose to focus on a way that’s tested and proven. But the question arises, who will test new ways of doing things if we all flood into one system? Look back at your own life and you will see this very same problem. It’s never too late to start being a child again and getting back to you imaginative self again.
You will remember that when I started I stated that slavery is when one works with all their might, all for the glory of another man who does nothing but give out the orders. Truth is, we are all taught to be slaves. We are all taught to dream of working for someone. Slavery is not just the olden way kind of slavery wherein people would beaten and starved. It’s evolved. The slave masters realised that mankind is rebellious in nature and will always rebel to forced slavery, so they came up with voluntary slavery; where one becomes a slave without noticing, and actually embraces it, hence the title “Proud Slaves”.
Truth is, to keep someone a slave, you just have to make them think they are free and they will never see the need to be free because their mind already tells them they are free.
Most people think they’ve made it and are free just because they have an office and a huge pay cheque and don’t realise they are just evolved slaves. The old slaves were much better than us, because they realised they were slaves and we are too ignorant to notice it. How are we evolved slaves, you may ask. Well, instead of a whip, they HR (the guys that will punish you for your mistakes). Instead of starvation, they now have debt (from the debt you incur to obtain your degree to your bond), the one thing that will choke you and also be the excuse you use to justify your slavery. There are many other tools used to further this modern day slavery, and if you observe you will notice them, both in your life and lives of others. You spend most of your day in the office working so hard and making millions, yet only receiving about 1% of what you make. And the big guy, that is the owner, takes the rest while he seats and enjoys his life, while you slave for him. Back in the days, folks used to work till they died building empires for another man, who would get all the glory and they would only get a place to stay. Isn’t the case with our generations too? Are we not working so hard and making billions for our employers, just because we need to pay our student loan, mortgage, car and credit card? Are we not slaves then to our employers? If you make mistakes, they get rid of you and find someone else to replace you; isn’t that slavery? The company gets awards and publicity for your performance and all you get is your salary. The same salary which will destroy your life if you lose your job, because you will be having so many commitments.
To make it worse, most of us are proud to be slaves. We go about giving motivational talks and bragging about our work and how much we earn, while forgetting that some guy up there controls us. We think we are free but we are not. We think we have it all just because we can manage to pay for it on a monthly basis, but truth is we own nothing. If you were to lose your job today, how much of your property do you think would be repossessed? I hope by now you start seeing the problem. Worry not; the solution is around the corner. I wish not to hit below the belt, but truth is most of us work for almost 40 years, and retire at 65, with nothing much to show. What if you could retire now and still have so much? What if you could wholly own all the property you use, instead of borrowing it? Well, first we will have to realise that we are slaves. Slavery never died. It just evolved into employment.
The solution?
Upon realising that you are a slave, take this is a piece to your revolution. Take this as a candle stick which I’ve passed on to you in this relay called life. The solution is pretty simple. Rather be your own slave. I will say it again. BE YOUR OWN SLAVE. You were born with the potential to make it big in this world, so use it wisely. Wear your imaginative shoes and take off to a world of endless ideas. Find the entrepreneur in you. Be like a kid again. Be rebellious to the slave master. Why should you work for them while they sit and spend, all at your cost? You have the ideas inside you. They are sitting right there waiting for you. Find you gift and follow it with passion. Use your sweat to build your own empire. Stop working for so many years as a slave, only to die in debt. End the debt crisis. End the economic crashes. End your struggle. Employ yourself. Your terms, your own time, your own salary and no boss telling you what to do. I put it out to you to make the change. Take this as a revolution. I dare you to get up and open your eyes to this slavery. It will be to your own benefit.
The usual
I could start by defining what slavery is according to dictionaries and many other sources, but I will just keep it short and share with you my understanding of slavery; it is when one works with all their might, all for the glory of another man who does nothing but give out the orders. But the purpose of this is not defining terms, but rather opening the eyes of society to the problem that lurks about each one of us, and to eventually find the answer.
Background of the problem
Let’s shift our eyes back from the time we are born. We are born into a uniformed way of doing things; a system. In this system, we all taught that we need to go to school and learn, which is not really a bad thing but rather very helpful in getting us literate. I wouldn’t be able to write this if I hadn’t been in the system myself. Neither would you be able to read this. But today I will share the bad side of this system, which is the cause of many of the world’s problems. It is this system wherein kids are asked what they want to become when they grow up. The problem with this is that most kids are very imaginative, and most of the things they say don’t seem to rub off well with their educators, thus leading them to telling the kids to be “realistic”. You will soon understand why this is the case. Most of these kids are turned around from being imaginative and spontaneous to being realistic and end up dreaming of having careers such as being a doctor, engineer, accountant etc. Now you may be asking yourself what the problem is with such. You will have your answers soon.
The problem
The problem is the main reason this article exists. I didn’t have to do much of research but I had to realise I was part of the problem, and then observe clearly the problem and the environment around me. It hit me hard to realise that the problem was all around us and we never seem to realise it. From birth, we are all born smart, entrepreneurial and spontaneous, with a purpose on this earth. That gift is always taught out of us and a new one is taught into us. We start fantasizing about having offices and working for some company and earning a huge paycheque. But is it worth the time sacrificed? We mostly spend around 16 years in school working so hard to eventually get a degree and we never focus on self-discovery. Our thinking is so channelled by the education system that we forget the dreams we had as kids and the things we imagined. We forget to explore ourselves and choose to focus on a way that’s tested and proven. But the question arises, who will test new ways of doing things if we all flood into one system? Look back at your own life and you will see this very same problem. It’s never too late to start being a child again and getting back to you imaginative self again.
You will remember that when I started I stated that slavery is when one works with all their might, all for the glory of another man who does nothing but give out the orders. Truth is, we are all taught to be slaves. We are all taught to dream of working for someone. Slavery is not just the olden way kind of slavery wherein people would beaten and starved. It’s evolved. The slave masters realised that mankind is rebellious in nature and will always rebel to forced slavery, so they came up with voluntary slavery; where one becomes a slave without noticing, and actually embraces it, hence the title “Proud Slaves”.
Truth is, to keep someone a slave, you just have to make them think they are free and they will never see the need to be free because their mind already tells them they are free.
Most people think they’ve made it and are free just because they have an office and a huge pay cheque and don’t realise they are just evolved slaves. The old slaves were much better than us, because they realised they were slaves and we are too ignorant to notice it. How are we evolved slaves, you may ask. Well, instead of a whip, they HR (the guys that will punish you for your mistakes). Instead of starvation, they now have debt (from the debt you incur to obtain your degree to your bond), the one thing that will choke you and also be the excuse you use to justify your slavery. There are many other tools used to further this modern day slavery, and if you observe you will notice them, both in your life and lives of others. You spend most of your day in the office working so hard and making millions, yet only receiving about 1% of what you make. And the big guy, that is the owner, takes the rest while he seats and enjoys his life, while you slave for him. Back in the days, folks used to work till they died building empires for another man, who would get all the glory and they would only get a place to stay. Isn’t the case with our generations too? Are we not working so hard and making billions for our employers, just because we need to pay our student loan, mortgage, car and credit card? Are we not slaves then to our employers? If you make mistakes, they get rid of you and find someone else to replace you; isn’t that slavery? The company gets awards and publicity for your performance and all you get is your salary. The same salary which will destroy your life if you lose your job, because you will be having so many commitments.
To make it worse, most of us are proud to be slaves. We go about giving motivational talks and bragging about our work and how much we earn, while forgetting that some guy up there controls us. We think we are free but we are not. We think we have it all just because we can manage to pay for it on a monthly basis, but truth is we own nothing. If you were to lose your job today, how much of your property do you think would be repossessed? I hope by now you start seeing the problem. Worry not; the solution is around the corner. I wish not to hit below the belt, but truth is most of us work for almost 40 years, and retire at 65, with nothing much to show. What if you could retire now and still have so much? What if you could wholly own all the property you use, instead of borrowing it? Well, first we will have to realise that we are slaves. Slavery never died. It just evolved into employment.
The solution?
Upon realising that you are a slave, take this is a piece to your revolution. Take this as a candle stick which I’ve passed on to you in this relay called life. The solution is pretty simple. Rather be your own slave. I will say it again. BE YOUR OWN SLAVE. You were born with the potential to make it big in this world, so use it wisely. Wear your imaginative shoes and take off to a world of endless ideas. Find the entrepreneur in you. Be like a kid again. Be rebellious to the slave master. Why should you work for them while they sit and spend, all at your cost? You have the ideas inside you. They are sitting right there waiting for you. Find you gift and follow it with passion. Use your sweat to build your own empire. Stop working for so many years as a slave, only to die in debt. End the debt crisis. End the economic crashes. End your struggle. Employ yourself. Your terms, your own time, your own salary and no boss telling you what to do. I put it out to you to make the change. Take this as a revolution. I dare you to get up and open your eyes to this slavery. It will be to your own benefit.
Tuesday 21 February 2017
WHY LOVE IS THE DECIDING FACTOR
We live in a world of various cultures, norms and standards. When growing up, society shapes most of us and our thinking. We try to fit in. And when we fail to fit in, we end up lonely and sad. But today I won't be talking about lonely and sad, or how to fit in into society. I will be talking about how to be happy, more specifically happy in love.
While in this journey of life, we get to meet different people with different qualities and personalities. And on those rare occasions, love decides to ambush us. We find ourselves meeting that special someone whom we so deeply love. But then a problem arises; society. We find ourselves having to decide what to go with. Love or fitting in?
Conservative Families & Friends
The one biggest culprit is conservative standards of family and friends. Of the two, we can only choose who our friends are. Most of us still come from families which still hold to tradition and will not accept anything that goes against their standards. And you can't blame them; it's who they are. They might be against that relationship because you are of different races. It is a very common challenge. Some of you may have experienced it first hand wherein your family doesn't support your relationship because you have different skin color.
On the other hand, it could that the age is a big matter. Most problems arise when the woman is older than the man. This is deemed unacceptable in many society and will face great opposition. People always want things to be done the old fashioned way even though there have been multiple failed relaionships because of these old standard. People still want to abide by the same standards as if they are the holy grail of love. And the reality of things is, love had no formula, and no one man is wise enough to fully comprehend love. Love is greater than our human capabilities.
Sometimes it might be because of your religion. There are many issues which come bundled up with these conservative views of family and friends. And most of the time, they come in the way of an ultimatum. You can only have one. But what if you could have both?
Vain Society Standards
This mostly affects the current generation because they are too naive. We have become a generation were in we measure a person's worth by their beauty or bank balance. Even if you enter someone's name together with worth, it will show you how rich they are. If your net worth can be measured by some website, then you are not wealthy enough. As a person, you can be put to value. That is a recipe for disaster. People are obsessed with how rich he/she is before they pursue love as if money will water love to bear fruits. Love is priceless, so do not try to put a value to it. People end up letting go of the right person in search of money, and they end up miserable with all their money. If you are with someone because of how much they have, then you are not in love with the person. YOU ARE IN LOVE WITH THE MONEY.
If not the bank balance, we focus on beauty and fame. Beauty doesn't lust forever. I made no mistake. Beauty doesn't "lust" forever. That beauty that you are lusting after, will soon be overshadowed by age and better beauty. The lust will be gone. Hence I said, beauty doesn't lust forever. The same can be said about fame. You get used to it and no longer becomes something special. So if the basis of your relationship was fame, then your relationship is left with nothing special. Jokes on you.
ALL THESE SOCIETY STANDARDS OF LOVE ARE VANITY.
Real love
Real love doesn't have standards. Real love just loves. It will find you poor or rich as you are, and it will make it all invisible. Love will take your sadness away. Love will heal all injustices of the past and create hope for a better future. Before I fell in love, I used to think it was a thing of fairytales. But now that I am happily in love, I have learned that love is the one thing that will get you through all the challenges of life. Love takes you as an imperfect being, and makes you a perfect being.
Now to tackle the issues above. You do not want to fight your friends and family. Rather, show them the magic of love and what it has done for you. Rejoice, and speak proudly of your lover. Share with them how happy you are with the person. Do not be shaken or be afraid of talking. Voice it out and reassure them that you will still love them. Show them that it takes love to build better communities of tomorrow; not skin colour or any other standards which only divide us as humanity. The family unit is held up together by love and not these standards.
Rich or not, love is one things that last forever. If your lover loses their riches and beauty, love will always be there. Love sees beyond these things. But if you are with someone and there's no love, the moment whatever you are there for goes away, thats the end of the relationship.
Why Love is the deciding factor
You want to know why love is the deciding factor? Because it is the one thing that will remain when it's all said and done. When your family is no more. When the beauty is gone. When the wealth is worthless. When life happens, love is the only thing that will keep you standing. Love will never forsake you. Love will be your comfort.
And always remember: Love never gives up. Loves perfect everything. Love is stronger than all the challenges life brings. Love was there before us. Love will always remain. Fall in love. Be wild and enjoy it. STOP TRYING TO PLEASE SOCIETY. YOUR FUTURE IS WITH YOUR PARTNER, NOT SOCIETY. YOU WON'T MARRY YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD. CHOOSE A PARTNER YOU LOVE, NOT A PARTNER SOMEONE ELSE LOVES FOR YOU.
While in this journey of life, we get to meet different people with different qualities and personalities. And on those rare occasions, love decides to ambush us. We find ourselves meeting that special someone whom we so deeply love. But then a problem arises; society. We find ourselves having to decide what to go with. Love or fitting in?
Conservative Families & Friends
The one biggest culprit is conservative standards of family and friends. Of the two, we can only choose who our friends are. Most of us still come from families which still hold to tradition and will not accept anything that goes against their standards. And you can't blame them; it's who they are. They might be against that relationship because you are of different races. It is a very common challenge. Some of you may have experienced it first hand wherein your family doesn't support your relationship because you have different skin color.
On the other hand, it could that the age is a big matter. Most problems arise when the woman is older than the man. This is deemed unacceptable in many society and will face great opposition. People always want things to be done the old fashioned way even though there have been multiple failed relaionships because of these old standard. People still want to abide by the same standards as if they are the holy grail of love. And the reality of things is, love had no formula, and no one man is wise enough to fully comprehend love. Love is greater than our human capabilities.
Sometimes it might be because of your religion. There are many issues which come bundled up with these conservative views of family and friends. And most of the time, they come in the way of an ultimatum. You can only have one. But what if you could have both?
Vain Society Standards
This mostly affects the current generation because they are too naive. We have become a generation were in we measure a person's worth by their beauty or bank balance. Even if you enter someone's name together with worth, it will show you how rich they are. If your net worth can be measured by some website, then you are not wealthy enough. As a person, you can be put to value. That is a recipe for disaster. People are obsessed with how rich he/she is before they pursue love as if money will water love to bear fruits. Love is priceless, so do not try to put a value to it. People end up letting go of the right person in search of money, and they end up miserable with all their money. If you are with someone because of how much they have, then you are not in love with the person. YOU ARE IN LOVE WITH THE MONEY.
If not the bank balance, we focus on beauty and fame. Beauty doesn't lust forever. I made no mistake. Beauty doesn't "lust" forever. That beauty that you are lusting after, will soon be overshadowed by age and better beauty. The lust will be gone. Hence I said, beauty doesn't lust forever. The same can be said about fame. You get used to it and no longer becomes something special. So if the basis of your relationship was fame, then your relationship is left with nothing special. Jokes on you.
ALL THESE SOCIETY STANDARDS OF LOVE ARE VANITY.
Real love
Real love doesn't have standards. Real love just loves. It will find you poor or rich as you are, and it will make it all invisible. Love will take your sadness away. Love will heal all injustices of the past and create hope for a better future. Before I fell in love, I used to think it was a thing of fairytales. But now that I am happily in love, I have learned that love is the one thing that will get you through all the challenges of life. Love takes you as an imperfect being, and makes you a perfect being.
Now to tackle the issues above. You do not want to fight your friends and family. Rather, show them the magic of love and what it has done for you. Rejoice, and speak proudly of your lover. Share with them how happy you are with the person. Do not be shaken or be afraid of talking. Voice it out and reassure them that you will still love them. Show them that it takes love to build better communities of tomorrow; not skin colour or any other standards which only divide us as humanity. The family unit is held up together by love and not these standards.
Rich or not, love is one things that last forever. If your lover loses their riches and beauty, love will always be there. Love sees beyond these things. But if you are with someone and there's no love, the moment whatever you are there for goes away, thats the end of the relationship.
Why Love is the deciding factor
You want to know why love is the deciding factor? Because it is the one thing that will remain when it's all said and done. When your family is no more. When the beauty is gone. When the wealth is worthless. When life happens, love is the only thing that will keep you standing. Love will never forsake you. Love will be your comfort.
And always remember: Love never gives up. Loves perfect everything. Love is stronger than all the challenges life brings. Love was there before us. Love will always remain. Fall in love. Be wild and enjoy it. STOP TRYING TO PLEASE SOCIETY. YOUR FUTURE IS WITH YOUR PARTNER, NOT SOCIETY. YOU WON'T MARRY YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD. CHOOSE A PARTNER YOU LOVE, NOT A PARTNER SOMEONE ELSE LOVES FOR YOU.
Tuesday 7 February 2017
Let's question the motives
Background
A look at your current affairs, and 5 minutes in, is news of war or a terrorist group causing terror to innocent people. Most of these, if not all, are always linked to religion or rather, let me say done in the name of religion. But is it really the works of religious people or so called "religious extremists " or is there something or someone else out there whose responsible for all the terror?
Weapons and Ammunition
First focus of this article will be weapons and ammunition. After tons of research, i found out that the top 10 manufacturers and exporters of weapons are Western Elite Countries with a few exceptions like China, India and Israel. But then, why is it that war is always in Africa and the Middle East? Where do these so called terrorist groups get their weapons? Who funds them? How do they get their ammunition? It's pretty clear that someone benefits from all these wars. Who you may ask? The biggest manufacturers and exporters. These are the people who provide weapons and ammunition to rebel groups in developing countries and countries in the Middle East ( The groups we call terrorists.) . These corporates fund these groups, provide them with guns , ammunition and war vehicles. By doing so, the rebel group is left in debt towards the corporate. But the target is not the group, but rather the country's government. When a government gets attacked, it has to buy weapons and ammunition to fight back, thus creating more profits for the corporate. Sometimes even those in government have interests in the corporates and will therefore push for the purchase of weapons. So simply put, Western corporates and governments feed off war. BENEFIT NUMBER 1: PROFIT FROM SALE OF WEAPONS TO BOTH SIDES.
Foreign Aid
We've seen this too often everywhere. Where there's war, there's bound to be foreign aid. I won't talk about humanity foreign aid today(that's a topic for another day). Lets talk about war field aid today. For some this might be new but for others it won't. When there's war, governments turn to Western Powers for aiding, in the form of NATO and private special forces contractors who charge a lot of money to help countries come up with strategies to fight off rebels. In Lybia, these contractors worked against the governments, which is terrorism(Again, a topic for another day, detailing the double standard of the terrorism). So these special forces make a living from war if you look at it. With no war, they have no jobs and therefore no tax for their governments. But if there's war, they get a job. They charge governments a lot of money and very often when there's way, they are the first on scene offering their service, and taking the money back to their countries (stealing from poor countries). But what happens if a country refuses their services and for them there's a lot of money to be made? Pretty obvious. They offer their services to the rebels and when their strategies work against the government, the government has no choice but to hire these contractors and at that point, the contractors have the bargaining power and can now charge higher rates than first offered. Talk about hitting "two birds with one stone". BENEFIT NUMBER 2: PAYMENT OF PRIVATE CONTRACTORS
Post War Damage to Infrastructure
When the war is over, the country is left unstable and in ruins. See picture attached below for more evidence. All the bombing and shooting can take a country back to square one in terms of development. And because the country had been spending so much on the war, they are left with no money to fix their buildings and road which were damaged by the war. The people are left frustrated and expecting the government to come up with solutions or they will revolt, further causing more damage. But this time, Westerner are nowhere to be seen in the country, except of course if it has to do with the next point.........
Countries that are "Poor or Broke"
What happens when a coutnry has no means for paying the above? There's always the hero waiting to save them in the form of debt. Who? Western Countries and their various organisation. The westerners are giving them money to buy from them but then earning interest and debt power over these plagued countries. In the long run, these countries are left in huge debts which cannot be paid back by anything but natural resources. BENEFIT NUMBER 3: FREE NATURAL RESOURCES.
Conclusion
So in conclusion, it is only the Western corporates who fund these wars for the sake of profit. It is up to us the citizens to question the truth the media and govenrments have been reporting for the citizens. Why is it that they are always focused on the war all the time and always finding ways to brand these so called terrorist groups? Why is it that they don't focus more on finding out which corporates fund these wars and who in this war riddled countries has financial interests in these corporates that fund war? Is the media really looking out for your interests or the interests of those who hold stakes in them? Are you not being made to ignore the real problem? Treat the disease and not it's symptoms. PUT A STOP TO THESE CORRUPT WESTERN COUNTRIES AND CORPORATES WHO LEBEL US TERRORISTS YET BEING THE REAL TERRORISTS BUSY FUNDING WARS AND KILLING INNOCENT LIVES JUST FOR ANOTHER SHARE IN THE PROFITS. #WhoBenefitsFromTheWars? #WhoseTheRealEvil? Spread the truth. Do follow ups on where NATO, UN and AMERICA have treaded.
A look at your current affairs, and 5 minutes in, is news of war or a terrorist group causing terror to innocent people. Most of these, if not all, are always linked to religion or rather, let me say done in the name of religion. But is it really the works of religious people or so called "religious extremists " or is there something or someone else out there whose responsible for all the terror?
First focus of this article will be weapons and ammunition. After tons of research, i found out that the top 10 manufacturers and exporters of weapons are Western Elite Countries with a few exceptions like China, India and Israel. But then, why is it that war is always in Africa and the Middle East? Where do these so called terrorist groups get their weapons? Who funds them? How do they get their ammunition? It's pretty clear that someone benefits from all these wars. Who you may ask? The biggest manufacturers and exporters. These are the people who provide weapons and ammunition to rebel groups in developing countries and countries in the Middle East ( The groups we call terrorists.) . These corporates fund these groups, provide them with guns , ammunition and war vehicles. By doing so, the rebel group is left in debt towards the corporate. But the target is not the group, but rather the country's government. When a government gets attacked, it has to buy weapons and ammunition to fight back, thus creating more profits for the corporate. Sometimes even those in government have interests in the corporates and will therefore push for the purchase of weapons. So simply put, Western corporates and governments feed off war. BENEFIT NUMBER 1: PROFIT FROM SALE OF WEAPONS TO BOTH SIDES.
Foreign Aid
We've seen this too often everywhere. Where there's war, there's bound to be foreign aid. I won't talk about humanity foreign aid today(that's a topic for another day). Lets talk about war field aid today. For some this might be new but for others it won't. When there's war, governments turn to Western Powers for aiding, in the form of NATO and private special forces contractors who charge a lot of money to help countries come up with strategies to fight off rebels. In Lybia, these contractors worked against the governments, which is terrorism(Again, a topic for another day, detailing the double standard of the terrorism). So these special forces make a living from war if you look at it. With no war, they have no jobs and therefore no tax for their governments. But if there's war, they get a job. They charge governments a lot of money and very often when there's way, they are the first on scene offering their service, and taking the money back to their countries (stealing from poor countries). But what happens if a country refuses their services and for them there's a lot of money to be made? Pretty obvious. They offer their services to the rebels and when their strategies work against the government, the government has no choice but to hire these contractors and at that point, the contractors have the bargaining power and can now charge higher rates than first offered. Talk about hitting "two birds with one stone". BENEFIT NUMBER 2: PAYMENT OF PRIVATE CONTRACTORS
Post War Damage to Infrastructure
When the war is over, the country is left unstable and in ruins. See picture attached below for more evidence. All the bombing and shooting can take a country back to square one in terms of development. And because the country had been spending so much on the war, they are left with no money to fix their buildings and road which were damaged by the war. The people are left frustrated and expecting the government to come up with solutions or they will revolt, further causing more damage. But this time, Westerner are nowhere to be seen in the country, except of course if it has to do with the next point.........
Countries that are "Poor or Broke"
What happens when a coutnry has no means for paying the above? There's always the hero waiting to save them in the form of debt. Who? Western Countries and their various organisation. The westerners are giving them money to buy from them but then earning interest and debt power over these plagued countries. In the long run, these countries are left in huge debts which cannot be paid back by anything but natural resources. BENEFIT NUMBER 3: FREE NATURAL RESOURCES.
Conclusion
So in conclusion, it is only the Western corporates who fund these wars for the sake of profit. It is up to us the citizens to question the truth the media and govenrments have been reporting for the citizens. Why is it that they are always focused on the war all the time and always finding ways to brand these so called terrorist groups? Why is it that they don't focus more on finding out which corporates fund these wars and who in this war riddled countries has financial interests in these corporates that fund war? Is the media really looking out for your interests or the interests of those who hold stakes in them? Are you not being made to ignore the real problem? Treat the disease and not it's symptoms. PUT A STOP TO THESE CORRUPT WESTERN COUNTRIES AND CORPORATES WHO LEBEL US TERRORISTS YET BEING THE REAL TERRORISTS BUSY FUNDING WARS AND KILLING INNOCENT LIVES JUST FOR ANOTHER SHARE IN THE PROFITS. #WhoBenefitsFromTheWars? #WhoseTheRealEvil? Spread the truth. Do follow ups on where NATO, UN and AMERICA have treaded.
Monday 6 February 2017
BONSAI: BEAUTY OF LIFE
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| Image from: Wikimedia.org |
It is a very small tree indeed, requiring lots of care and love. You need just the right amount of water, sunlight, oxygen, and fertilizer for it to grow perfectly. You control how it grows and you trim it because if you don’t trim it, it will probably grow out of control and look like some random tree.
You are supposed to groom it.
If it is well taken care of, it becomes like a flower if not worth more, and it lives for many years.
So is the same with life, and thus the reason I am writing this. Actually ‘Living the life of a bonsai’ should’ve been the title of this.
If you care for yourself like the tree, with just the right amount of water, sunlight etc (which is in the form of family, knowledge, friends, love, care, thoughts) you could be just like the tree. You take control of yourself and you trim your life from a wild tree into a flower. Even when you age, you age like the tree; small and young looking but having hidden the hands of time for centuries. You too can grow old in wisdom, love, care, friends, family, experience and thoughts, but remaining young on the outside and filled with joy. You can be old but still green and filled with life.
It is all about how you care for your tree. Your life is like the tree. Give yourself the right amount of water, sunlight, fertilizer, trimming and oxygen, and you will unleash the beauty of life that lies within you.
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