Tuesday 29 May 2012

OUR GREATEST STRENGTH AND OUR GREATEST WEAKNESSES

                                               
People differ and thus, our behaviors’, fears and worries, strength and weaknesses are not the same, my strength can be somebody else’s weakness and vice-versa, although I have got quite a few strength and weaknesses as a human being, and I believe we all do, and no matter how we try to hide our weaknesses it shows one way or another.
That notwithstanding, our greatest strength sometimes end up becoming our greatest weakness, for instance;
·         If you are an outgoing person, you party too much; perhaps try staying in for a change.
·         If you are, a quiet person, you are boring, try talking more for fun.
·         If you talk a lot, you are a talkative, try talking less and listen more.
·         If you are a good listener, you are dumb, try talking more for others to listen.
·         If you are easy going, people take advantage of you, try to be more confrontational.
·         If you are too confrontational, you are rude, try to be a little bit flexible.
The above clearly explains how our greatest strength obviously become our greatest weakness, none the less, no matter how good your strength, the society and people around us will always find fault in them, thereby reversing them into weaknesses. Therefore, do not let the negative perception of people about who you are stop you from being the person you want to be.
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WHAT IF?

                                       
The journey of a thousand miles apparently begins with a step, and it’s usually like climbing up a ladder, you keep going gradually, step -by- step with all the what if’s that goes with it, like;
What if I don’t eventually make it to the top? 
What if I fall?      
What if I manage to get there and the ladder falls down, how do I go down?
These are the obvious questions a normal person would ask while climbing to the top of a ladder to reach a goal. Same goes for achievements, when you are possibly nursing an idea and eventually you are almost close to getting what you desire, the what if’s gradually begin to set in.
But then do not allow that to set you back, because you are almost close to achieving your goals otherwise, all your efforts so far would be a wasted one, hang in there and before you know it, you will get the reward, rather than, giving up and wishing you never did at a later stage, and all your what if’s will be a forgotten issue on reaching your goals in the end.
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DON’T GIVE UP

                                          
Sometimes, we have such a wonderful idea and often have a very good strategy of executing our plans and ideas, but the fear of something going wrong, or perhaps, for the fact that nobody has succeeded in that particular kind of venture we tend to lose faith in our abilities .
In as much as nobody has done that specific thing before and succeeded does not mean you will not succeed, if you try. After all, it takes courage, determination, discipline, hard work, patient and strength, to get something done successfully, and besides that, you can only make mistakes in order to learn from them.
Therefore, do not let your mistakes or the fear of failing stop you from striving ahead and making it work, remember, mistakes are inevitable for we are human, and thus nobody is perfect, and that should not make you give up on your dreams, aspirations and the opportunity of achieving something great, no matter what you encounter in the process, be patient as those are obviously the price you have to pay, as they say “Nothing good comes easy” keep that in mind always and never give up on your dreams.
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Tuesday 22 May 2012

REALITY TELEVISION AND THE YOUTH


                                        
It is a wonder, how reality television can impact on the behaviour and sexuality of our youth, take “BIG BROTHER AFRICA” for instance, they have so many naked ladies and gents, doing all sorts of things, and often swearing on television, while the youth watch.
Most of the time, the youth and adolescent want to mimic the lifestyle and character of the people on these shows, without considering the impact it will eventually have on them and their future. The media on its own is a powerful tool of influence, not to talk of reality television shows specifically.
Moreover, the youth, often try to imitate reality television characters, which in most cases usually have a negative impact on their overall lifestyle, perhaps, the government, parents and producers of these shows, should try to represent reality television in a better way, that is worthy of emulation, to ensure and secure a favourable future for the youth, being that reality television can play a role in shaping the lifestyle of the youth.
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TRY A CLICHE

                                                      
A cliche is a word or phrase that is often been overused, look at it from my perspective. You want to do something or carryout out a particular venture, but you are scared, probably because, no one has been recorded to have succeeded in that particular venture you want to undertake, you often get a cold feet as a result of that.
Do no be discouraged, because, a journey of a thousand miles, usually begins with a step, and it takes only one person to break the silence in a quiet room. You have got such a wonderful idea, you should try it out, despite the negative thought that trys to discourage you.
Take your fears and insecurities as your starting point and you never can tell, you can make a history out of your courageous step and be the best you can, regardless of what people are saying  about your ideas and that is your cliche. Something no one can take away from you, and you will be glad you actually took the bold step.
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Tuesday 15 May 2012

THE YOUTH: OUR FUTURE


                                               
There is a proverb that goes; “Train up a child in the right way, so that when he grows of age, he will never depart from it”. Apparently am not a parent, at least not yet, but ever since I was a child, this proverb was practically what I grew up with, hearing it from church sermons every once in a while.
Same goes for reading, learning how to read at a tender age is quite a good practice, when a child grows up that way, it becomes really difficult to depart from reading, thereby providing a guarantee to a bright future for the child as well as a good future for the next generation of the entire world, as the youth and children are our future generation.
Moreover, ignorance is never an excuse and it is never too late to get enlightened and start reading, because I recently saw several survey reports that shows, that the youth of today are been overtaken by the social media and, that not all who are online are doing something academically related.    
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FEELINGS FOLLOW BEHAVIOUR

                                 
Feelings really do follow behavior indeed.  Just as the Bible says; “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh”, that means that, before we say something, we think about it properly and even practice how well we can say it, so that it  makes sense and complement our inner thoughts.
Same goes for feelings, because, often times, whatever we do and the way we behave often complement or go in line with the way we feel.  For instance, when someone, who is well known for his/her cheerfulness, suddenly looks sad and yet claims that everything is fine.  It becomes very easy for the next person around her, to know that all is not well; being that she is always very cheerful.
Nevertheless, the way we act and behave, showcase our inner feelings, whether knowingly or unknowingly, our behavior serves as a mirror through which our hearts and feelings are made known to the people around us, despite the fact that, we do pretend at times to hide our feelings, one way or another it is seen.
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Tuesday 8 May 2012

SOCIAL MEDIA VS REPUTATION


I would like to start with a recent occurrence, where somebody posted something about her boss on face book and it cost her to lose her job, now we all love the social media, but some people are a little careless with it especially the youth of today.
Sometimes, we forget that, whatever we put up there is at the mercy of the whole world and the reputation we create from the kind of things we say and the nature of pictures we post, are exactly the way people who hardly know us will regard us.
Our social media networks and the things we do with them, shows the world the kind of people we are, so it would be a little better if we care more about our reputation and be mindful of what we put out there, because I see quite a lot than meets the eye on these social networks every day.  Would you rather be callous with your social network at the detriment of your reputation?  The choice is yours!
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IT IS BETTER TO PRACTICE A LITTLE THAN TALK A LOT


This title reminds me of when I was growing up, my parents would always tell us, not to say what we cannot do, never to say things that are in contrary to our believes, understanding and capability, to actually talk less and act more, that is like saying; practice what you preach.
Well this title is just as simply and easy as it sounds, because some people talk more than they bargain, and often get themselves into trouble if they are not careful of certain things they say outside, the truth is that, the more you talk, the more you lose track of things you said in the past, thereby contradicting yourself, believes and capabilities.
When you, practice more than you say, you gain wisdom and knowledge, because in the course of doing that, you get to listen to other people talk, thereby learning one thing or two from them, the point is simply, talk less, listen more and act accordingly, after all practice makes perfect.
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Tuesday 1 May 2012

A LEAP OF JOY

                                 
                  Anderson grabs a lady passing by in a leap for his joyous moment.
A young man graduated from the university, three years later, he is yet to find a decent job, so that he can take care of his family and perhaps give back to his community.  He gets so frustrated, blaming his predicament on faith and maybe nature as well, he has submitted his CV to virtually all the organizations he knows, attended hundreds of interviews but yet to receive a feedback or even a call for any job opening.  He decided to go away to an unknown place to think about his  predicament. 
On getting there, his phone rings, just at a time he was about giving up hope and considering suicide as an option, as all hope was lost, he was experiencing some family mishaps and everyone in the family was relying on him to provide for the family at the time, just at that moment did he realise after taking the call that, he just landed a million dollar deal.
Nevertheless, he became so excited and starting celebrating on the road, on his way back home.  That moment when something you least expected happens, no matter where you are, and no matter the people around you, nothing else will matter other than, the joy of your unexpected victory. 
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WEDDING CAKE – IN – THE – MIDDLE – OF – THE ROAD

                                
                          Mitchell sitting in the middle of the road in disappointment.
To have a wedding cake in the middle of the road could be a sign that something has gone wrong on a day set aside to be the happiest day of anybody’s life .  Lets say, a bride, fully dressed and on her way to the wedding venue, half way to the venue in the middle of the road, a call comes across that, the groom has decided to call off the wedding.
This could be the most difficult and embarrassing moment for anyone, then the bride decides, she is going to have a wedding in the middle of the road with or without the groom in expression of anger and grief, she could start eating off her wedding cake alone right in the middle of the road. 
Nevertheless, that  shows how depressing it could be for anyone in her shoes because, having a wedding cake in the middle of the road outside the wedding venue could either be a good or a bad omen, depending on how you see it and what aspect of life you want to attribute it to.
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