So, if they become so self-important, strutting all over the place barking authority, thinking themselves the best of all who once had what they prolly just have, it's more than likely handed to them or was attained by accident.
About this, Raheel Farooq was said to have said this: "Consider an achievement accidental if it is not coupled with modesty. Because if the achiever had endeavoured for it, it would certainly have killed their pride."
Friday, 11 August 2017
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
Guarding yourself against deception is not cynicism. In fact, way to go if you want a timely detection, deletion or neutralisation of today's human-based viruses.
Refusing to let everyone walk all over you as if some doormat is not arrogance. You're just recognising and respecting your worth, making mama proud if you ask me.
From once it's legit and not intended to be attained by taking away from others, no self improvement drive is selfish... but we tend to confuse these things.
Refusing to let everyone walk all over you as if some doormat is not arrogance. You're just recognising and respecting your worth, making mama proud if you ask me.
From once it's legit and not intended to be attained by taking away from others, no self improvement drive is selfish... but we tend to confuse these things.
Some things are callings in life...
In school, some of us have always admired and celebrated the academic successes of those kids who were marked by proper behaviour, and so much that they were always in their school uniforms, always seen discussing past exams papers, even when it was inter-house sporting day at the stadium.
However, just because someone else wasn't given to study like that, wasn't devoted to all the rules nor everything from books, never liked those morning assemblies, hated tucking in his uniform with trousers pulled to his navel like "Pa Secure and Pa Apesko," and just because the person spent more time on the basketball court and in the garden than in the classroom doesn’t guarantee his failure, nor were they that were inclined towards all these and that good-kid image guaranteed a certain success.
If you ask me, this doesn't make God unfair; God blesses differently. And unlike man, God gives second chances to whoever He wishes. Personally, I was afforded thirteen second chances and I'm grateful. So, it's best we count our own blessing and respect each other's, knowing that some callings in life, or some glory to another, though the person wasn't as hearsome as you were in school, you cannot snatch away through spite.
However, just because someone else wasn't given to study like that, wasn't devoted to all the rules nor everything from books, never liked those morning assemblies, hated tucking in his uniform with trousers pulled to his navel like "Pa Secure and Pa Apesko," and just because the person spent more time on the basketball court and in the garden than in the classroom doesn’t guarantee his failure, nor were they that were inclined towards all these and that good-kid image guaranteed a certain success.
If you ask me, this doesn't make God unfair; God blesses differently. And unlike man, God gives second chances to whoever He wishes. Personally, I was afforded thirteen second chances and I'm grateful. So, it's best we count our own blessing and respect each other's, knowing that some callings in life, or some glory to another, though the person wasn't as hearsome as you were in school, you cannot snatch away through spite.
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
The devil in people...
Two evils, but you're well off with those who let you know their hard feelings about you, and don't mince their words about it, than those who despise you and try to remain politically correct about it, as if they wish you well.
Once you pay close attention, none of these demons can surprise you, trust me, even if their gimmick capacitors are on steroids:
Signs: around you, they'll pretend to like everything you dislike, glorify the people you vilify, or vice versa, just to make you angry. They'll favour anything they know will make life difficult for you, feed the rumour mill about you, only to come back gossiping to you as if they're out for your best interests, and just so they'll remain under the radar. Watch out fi dem!
Once you pay close attention, none of these demons can surprise you, trust me, even if their gimmick capacitors are on steroids:
Signs: around you, they'll pretend to like everything you dislike, glorify the people you vilify, or vice versa, just to make you angry. They'll favour anything they know will make life difficult for you, feed the rumour mill about you, only to come back gossiping to you as if they're out for your best interests, and just so they'll remain under the radar. Watch out fi dem!
Saturday, 5 August 2017
Bolt's last, Kagame's just getting started.
Usain Bolt: Usain St Leo "Lightning" Bolt, OJ, CD. You're the greatest sprinter of all-time; that's established, and no legendary figure can come classier. For my part, I'm just so glad that I'll be able to tell my kids about the amazing things you did, and that I was a contemporary. Respekt konkrete bredda. Big up and good luck to new beginnings.
Well, in sports, we retire. Politicians don't want to leave, so I digress:
In politics, whenever you hear unanimous decision, it's never a 100%, best believe. There's always a dissenting voice that's suppressed. So, just because a thing's the majority's decision doesn't always make it the wisest.
Anyway, 99% of Rwandans have made their position clear by renewing the incumbent's almightyship, like it's usually done in Africa, and as they did during their referendum - you know, allowing Paul Kagame to remain in power until as far as 2034.
It's democracy, so I wouldn't call it a foolish majority. In fact, good luck with the man. However, my thoughts and prayers are with that wise 1% of Rwandans who voted for change. I feel that they deserve my prayer for the fortitude to bear whatever it is that their fears are.
Well, in sports, we retire. Politicians don't want to leave, so I digress:
In politics, whenever you hear unanimous decision, it's never a 100%, best believe. There's always a dissenting voice that's suppressed. So, just because a thing's the majority's decision doesn't always make it the wisest.
Anyway, 99% of Rwandans have made their position clear by renewing the incumbent's almightyship, like it's usually done in Africa, and as they did during their referendum - you know, allowing Paul Kagame to remain in power until as far as 2034.
It's democracy, so I wouldn't call it a foolish majority. In fact, good luck with the man. However, my thoughts and prayers are with that wise 1% of Rwandans who voted for change. I feel that they deserve my prayer for the fortitude to bear whatever it is that their fears are.
All humans have two sides...
We all have two sides - a split personality sort of; my friend calls the two: a "selfish-self" and a "selfless-self." But we also have a free will to dictate which of the two will have its way in our life, at every given moment.
Unfortunately and because of greed, many tend to adapt to the demands of their selfish side, and so their interest is always at the expense of everyone else's. You help them too much, you make a rival, or a cynic, if they don't do to you what Judas Iscariot did to Jesus that is.
Unfortunately and because of greed, many tend to adapt to the demands of their selfish side, and so their interest is always at the expense of everyone else's. You help them too much, you make a rival, or a cynic, if they don't do to you what Judas Iscariot did to Jesus that is.
He said she said BS
Someone came to me, and said that someone told him something that someone so close to me said about me. As if I wasn't used to that classic "he said she said" bullshit, I got so mad that I almost made a call to not nip a beef in the bud, but to open a can of whoopass on someone.
As I took the phone and dialed the first three digits, I realised that doing so will not just be petty, but stupid and foolish, so I refrained and invoked article 11: everyone of my friends has the right to be presumed innocent until I prove you guilty, and I need no help in doing that. I hope you understand?
As I took the phone and dialed the first three digits, I realised that doing so will not just be petty, but stupid and foolish, so I refrained and invoked article 11: everyone of my friends has the right to be presumed innocent until I prove you guilty, and I need no help in doing that. I hope you understand?
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