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THE ‘YOU’ IN YOU WINS

    Apostle Paul speaks of the hidden man of the heart. That is the you that is in you. The visible you is not the you that puts you over. It is the unseen you who wins the fight. The seen you may be very attractive or very repellant.  It is the unseen you with whom we really wish to become acquainted. It is the unseen you, this hidden man of the heart who runs the whole machinery, who is the boss of the institution. He is the man who is to build you into success. He is the fellow who raises the money to put you over. He is the one who makes the seen you come across and make good. It is to him I am writing. I am trying to reach him and cause him to make the seen you study, work and make yourself worthwhile in life’s game. It is the unseen you who makes the seen you worthwhile and makes you do things that have commercial value, who makes you do things that the world is waiting to have done. I am saying to the unseen you, get behind the seen you . Make him work,

CATEGORIES OF FLESH MEN | SMAJ Publishing House

CATEGORIES OF FRESHERS (1)                Those that expect things to happen by chance: - You ask them, WHY? And they reply, ‘MAYBE’. This set of people live on probability. You hear statements like; ‘After my NYSC, I would circulate my CV and if nothing is coming forth, I would go for a master’s degree. (2)                Those that assume family and friends know what is best for them :- You hear statements like: ‘My dad said I should apply for biochemistry’ or ‘A friend told me that courses on human health is currently the highest in terms of income, so I chose this or that course. (3)                Those that put college in control: - This group relies completely on their certificate. Take it away from them after they have acquired it and they become very close to nothing. But little did they know; that college would only limit them to two directions. i.                     an employee ii.                   a professional (4)                Those that choose their

MY FATHER’S DESIRE | Segun M. Alonge

I grew up in the knowledge of the creator’s purpose His intention to create a lineage of His very nature Male and female; I learn they were created With His laws plain; and His desires enclosed In the heart of man they grew and daily mature What a family the creator craved He granted His creatures this one great privilege To procreate in order to raise a community of like minds This He did so as to instill in them The essence of not depending on their own knowledge They were created bearing each others' burdens Together bearing the creator’s emblem I wonder what it would have been like If all were created an island Separately living and depending on instinct With the experiences and emotions in solitude Coupled with no one lending an helping hand Growing without cradle care and family support Not forsaking the assembling of yourselves together That is His word to us all Knowing well that times of loneliness breed various thoughts L