Train Gist

Walahi, the gist was too lit and I didn't want to get off the train. Everything the man said on the phone to his brother was A*s.

I'll try my best to put it all in his words..i laughed at some point....but it was a serious matter. He wasn't happy.

I'll put his age at around early 50, he's educated judging from the conversation.

After he had 'KI' for somebody, I think a lady, whose phone (brand new he bought for her)  is always unreachable, he sorted out the feeding money of the families....he then started the conversation which is the real gist I want to give you.

Man: Broda mi, e wa productive....all the time church....church.....for over 19months te ti n lo, nothing has changed. Se e ri wipe o ye ke change plans. E lo qualifications  and experience yin and get productive.
Mo n so t'emi o! Olorun ko le n sin pelu be se nse yi o. Olorun o roro to bi e se mu yi o. You have your bible that you can read by yourself, to de ma enlighten yin. E ma lo si church Monday morning, Monday evening.....Tuesday afternoon.....you are not productive.

(Brother tries to prove a point)

Man: But lati ojo ti e ti n pariwo 'die...die...die....' for the past 2yrs, Talo ti ku? Ki lo ti die? Broda mi, ko si nkankan to ma die. Won kan tan yin ni. (I laughed at this point)

(Brother talks again)

Man: Camp wo le so wipe e lo? How many days programme le tun se? Kilo wa sele leyin e? E wo broda mi, read your bible yourself and get productive. e ma kan je ki awon people yi ma tan yin je. Poverty lo fa. To ba je wipe the nation is functioning properly ni, ti olukaluku n'ise to n se or businesses to n run, who'll attend all these their 49days of vigil.....30days of fasting?  Broda mi, e o kan le ma sun ki e ma ji, ki e ma lo si church...ki e wa ma so wipe nkan difficult. Ofcourse it'll be difficult because you are not productive.
Gbogbo awon people yi ti won nparo fun yin pelu church ni Olorun ma mu patapata. Everybody lo ma ku...
Broda mi, mo nso t'emi o.....

[[Train got to my stop]]

Not by suits, but by fruits

You can choose to wear a 5-piece suit or sew your skirt as long as Chief okotie-Eboh's wrapper--- mi o ni jisoro. Packaging lasan ni. Iwa inu aye yin gangan is my reality.
We got it all wrong from the point where we started to focus on the tree rather than the fruits. It all went to the dogs the moment we ignored the warning of Christ.

Distractions

You are likely not to reach your destination if you stop to cast stones at every dog that barks at you.

Some challenges come disguised as distractions to gain penetration after which it becomes a full blown trouble that cannot be contained.

Many are only equipped  to combat challenges but not distractions, which though subtle in form, are equally as deadly.

Distractions are to be ignored because they are designed to divert your attention from what is important to what is inconsequential---the same raison d'être of challenges.

AV

The Judge

I went and sat at a busy bus stop this evening and started to judge everyone I saw.‎
As buses after buses arrived, i judged everyone I could lay my eyes on based on their physical features. From their hair-do, tatoo design, placements of the tattoo, mini skirt, long skirt, mini gown, shirtless, braless, tshirt, bumshorts, beard gang, thongs, grandma pants, piercings, makeup, public smoking, long gown, suit and tie, pumps, heels, flipflop, loud talker, yoga pants, bogus sunglasses, coloured hair, push up bras, slimfit jeans, potbelly, hijab, long nails, false eyelashes, smartly dressed, sagged jeans.
I judged and judged...and judged.
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I was so good in my judgement that by mere looking at these features, I could within few seconds determine the sinner, godly, home breaker, prostitute, fraudster, liar,‎ honest, heaven-bound, hell-bound, criminal, homosexual, cheat, wise, foolish, hardworking, dirty, lazy, psychopath, child-molester, good husband, bad wife, rapist, talented, rich, poor, smart, dullard, proud, wicked, humble, glutton, racist.‎

I guess few people judged me as well because i saw the way some of them stared at me, but i'm not bothered because they cannot be correct in their assessment of me.
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I'm now on my way home---feeling so fulfilled and proud of myself that I was able to judge others correctly while none could be right about me.‎

AV‎
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What are you writing?

Awon kan lo ko itan ran yin de ibiti o de loni. Your own birth handed you a blank sheet to continue the story from where they stopped. ‎

Some ain't writing anything new. Just busy yarning about the past generation.

Some are busy duplicating what the past generation had written -- their commas, full stops and even spelling errors.

Some are writing new stories. Setting new boundaries. Conquering new heights. Gaining more territories. ‎
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What are you writing?‎ Are you also waiting for the generation next to ask you some of the questions you wished to ask the generation past?

AV‎

Too Anointed to be Corrected

In Paul’s Letter to the Galatians in Gal 2: 11-21, he wrote that he rebuked Peter “to his face because he clearly was wrong.”
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What led to this was Peter’s hypocrisy in insisting that the Gentiles follow Jewish rules rendered obsolete by Jesus Christ. So‎ Paul moved swiftly to openly correct Peter when he ‎saw that he and the others were inconsistent with the truth of the gospel.‎
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Let me explain the odd thing here as per today's christianity parole. Paul was a subject of Peter by all standard. Don't forget we are talking of the Peter who wined and dined with Jesus Christ throughout his earthly ministry. The Peter who walked on the sea. The Peter who was on the mount of Transfiguration. The Peter whom Christ handed the church to. So for levels matter we can say Peter na most senior apostle, whereas Saul, who later became Paul, na baby apostle. ‎

The million dollar question is can this happen in today's christianity? How many of these senior men wey never even see John the Baptist before, talk less of Jesus Christ can be RESPECTFULLY ADVISED, not even corrected privately not to talk of openly o?!!!
Men who have not even gone through the tiniest persecution which some of the apostles of old went through will be feeling unquestionable.
They want to lord their own opinion over you but nobody can make them see reason even in the light of the word of God. It's their way or no way.‎

This example of what Paul did was given so that if those who govern sometimes stray from the right way, they will not reject a correction as unworthy even if it comes from their subjects.

READ YOUR BIBLE. E ma kan ma gbe lo, gbe bo.

AV‎

User's Template

Are you starting a business, church, NGO?
Do you have an idea but confused on how to launch it?
Do you quickly want to become a boss that cannot be challenged?
Do you think you are being used?
Do you want to know the warning signs to avoid being used?
Do you want to play users at their own game?

Then this post is for you. I bring you the good news of the step by step approach to make your dream come through, or to break free from the traps of the users.

1. Identify people with the set skills, talents and personalities that you require.

2. Sell the idea to them. This is the most critical stage. Do whatever it takes. Say whatever you have to say, even if you don't mean it.

3. Start using them to build. Be very fast at this stage. Use them as much as you can. Play along with them. Tolerate even their excesses and what you hate about them In this period. Just keep on using them.

4. Before they start having any sense of entitlement, disengage and part with them. At this stage you already have what you need. The structure is built. So start acting stubborn. Irritate them. Do whatever it takes to make them leave. Be brutal. Retain the weak and sycophants among them, they'll be references to instil confidence in the minds of the new people you'll be getting that you are loyal.

5. Get fresh people in. People who don't know your story. These are the people who'll give you the respect you want. Since they are coming in to join what has already been built, they'll simply marvel at the great work you have done and worship you. The sycophants you retained will also help boost your ratings with these new sets.

6. Set codes and markers. Lock up their minds. Become a law and authority.

7. Be scarce. Cut communication. If you must communicate use trusted errands. Be the boss.

This approach guarantees 100% success.

In most relationships these days, it's either you are being used or you are using somebody. It's a wicked world.

Oja odaju n'ile aye, o ni lati mo ra.

AV