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There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only see the world, I will marry you.' One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend. He asked her,’ Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?' The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that. The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him. Her boyfriend left her in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying: 'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were yours, they were mine.' This is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situat

The trade of wisdom is better than the trade of money or silver. Prov 3:14 KJV For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. NET For her benefit is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than gold. The Hebrew word used for merchandise, sachar, means an emporium, abstractly, profit (from trade). In BDB: traffic, gain, profit, gain from merchandise, a. traffic, gain from traffic. The root word is sachar, which means to travel round (specifically as a pedlar). BDB: to go around, go about, travel about in, go about in trade, a. (Qal): to go about to and fro (in business) trader, trafficker (participle) So not only is wisdom better than money, or the profit of wisdom better than the profit of money, or the acquisition of wisdom better than the acquisition of money, but also the trade, traffic or business of wisdom better that the trade, commerce or business of money. Now let us talk about trade. How do you trad

In astronomy, the term blood moon refers to a complete lunar eclipse which causes the moon to appear red. The moon looks red due to dispersed light from Earth's sunrises and sunsets that is refracted back onto the moon's surface. 11 Facts About the September 27/ 28, 2015 Blood Moon Eclipse On September 28, 2015, a rare Total Lunar Eclipse of a Super Full Moon will be visible from most of North America, South America, Europe, West Asia and parts of Africa. Here are 11 facts you should know about this eclipse. 1. A Rare Eclipse of a Supermoon The full Moon of September 27/28 is a Supermoon – the Moon will be closest to the Earth. or at its perigee, as it turns into a full Moon. A rising Super Full Moon can look larger and brighter to spectators on Earth. Total eclipses of Super Full Moons are rare. According to NASA, they have only occurred 5 times in the 1900s – in 1910, 1928, 1946, 1964 and 1982. After the September 27/ 28, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse, a Supermoon eclipse wi

The rumours of their wedding have been in circulation for months and now Emir of Kano – Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has married Sa’adatu Barkindo-Musdafa, the daughter of the Lamido of Adamawa, Muhammadu Barkindo-Musdafa as his fourth wife. Sa’adatu who recently turned 18 is said to be a secondary school graduate and will be continuing her university education after her wedding. The new bride joins the 54 year old Emir’s senior wives Sadiya (daughter of the late Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero), Maryam and Rakiya. According to Premium Times who broke the story, “the secret wedding was contracted in a low-key ceremony in the town of Yola on Friday.”

Sometimes you are unsatisfied with your life, while many people in this world are dreaming of living your life. A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead and dreams of flying. But, a pilot on the plane sees the farmhouse and dreams of returning home. That's life!! Enjoy yours. If wealth is the secret to happiness, then the rich should be dancing on the streets. But only poor kids do that. If power ensures security, then officials should walk unguarded. But those who live simply, sleep soundly. If beauty and fame bring ideal relationships, then celebrities should have the best marriages. But those who live simply, walk humbly and love genuinely! All good will come back to you!!! Live simply... It's all about GOD ...

My dear girl, the day you see I'm getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I'm going through. If when we talk, I repeat the same thing a thousand times, don't interrupt to say: "You said the same thing a minute ago"... Just listen, please. Try to remember the times when you were little and I would read the same story night after night until you would fall asleep. When I don't want to take a bath, don't be mad and don't embarrass me. Remember when I had to run after you making excuses and trying to get you to take a shower when you were just a girl? When you see how ignorant I am when it comes to new technology, give me the time to learn and don't look at me that way ... remember, honey, I patiently taught you how to do many things like eating appropriately, getting dressed, combing your hair and dealing with life's issues every day... the day you see I'm getting old, I ask y

My boss drove a luxury car everyday and it was my duty to greet him and to open the gates for him, as I worked as a watchman in his villa. But he never responded back to my greetings. One day he saw me opening the garbage bags outside the villa in search for any leftover food. But, as usual he never even looked at me, it was like as if he never saw anything! The very next day I saw a paper bag at the same place, but it was clean and the food inside was covered well. It was fresh and good food like someone had just brought it from the supermarket. I didn't bother as to where it came from, I just took the paper bag and I was so happy about it. Every day I found this paper bag at the same place with fresh vegetables and all that we needed for home. This became my daily routine. I was eating and sharing this food with my wife and kids. I was wondering who this fool could be?! To forget his paper bag full of fresh food everyday. One day there was a big problem in the vi

You Said That Marriage Is An Act Of Faith And Not Money : How Can You Marry Without Money? We have had princes and princesses and sons and daughters of the wealthy who could not marry. We have had people of wealth and means who could not even chat a woman up or have a man pay attention to them. We have had many of these people with a lot of money who lived and died single. We have many of such who could not make successful marriages. We have many high and mighty, wealthy and educated that could not raise a family or posterity they could be proud of on earth and, of course, in the presence of God. For these, money never was their problem because they had money in abundance. In the same vein, we have had many people without money or who are poor who could not marry or are also unable to chat a woman up or be desired by any man. There are several poor people who could not raise a proper family they could be proud of just as there has been the rich and wealthy who coul

        Y ou heard he is a cultist. You could not believe it, you said “He is so young and He is just 16 and in SS1”. Now, you have seen him – marijuana parting his lips, a tattooed snake on his arm and in his hand is a bottle of beer. You heard him say that his favorite date is the 7th of July, and you assumed that was his birthday. You stood afar and criticized him, you told your friends that hell awaits him, you shook your head and said to yourself, “He is already doomed”. But you do not know that within the “bad, hard guy” lies a fragile, aching heart wanting to be loved and showed a little care. Now, he only finds solace in his gang because his dad and mom are on the brink of divorce. She knocked on your door asking to help you do anything for food or money. She looked so unkempt and malnourished. You were torn between pity and disbelief. You know her uncle to be a rich and religious man, an elder in his church, and you can help but wonder why she would be in this sorry state. Yo

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"I missed you throughout the night and I decided to check on you." Temmy D said as Tina opened the door. He entered and he was amazed to see a man on her bed. He gathered himself together and offered an handshake to Jude. "hi, my name is Temidayo, Temmy D in short." he introduced himself to Jude who was still thinking on what a male student was doing at his girl friend's hostel that early morning. Temmy D was cut unaware; he wasn't expecting to see a youngman in Tina's room. Tina offered him a seat but he couldn't sit at such an awkward moment as that, he gave the bunch of flower to Tina and he left hurriedly. When he was leaving his hostel that early morning, he hoped to draw out a big fish with his net. He dressed up in a new set of T shirt and jeans. He applied two different type of perfumes and body sprays on himself and thus he set out for Tina's hostel with the flower that he purchased at a supermarket the previous night. All his plans wer

An ageing King realized that if he died he has no one to take over the throne. He decided to adopt a son. He launched a competition and 10 boys made it to the top. The King said to them, "I have one last test and whoever comes top will become my adopted son and heir to my throne". He gave each boy a seed of corn and told them to take the seed home, plant and nurture it for 3 weeks. The 10 boys took their seeds and ran home to plant their seeds. In one home, the boy and his parents were sad when the seed failed to sprout. The boy had done everything but he failed. His friends advised him to buy a seed and plant it but his God fearing parents who had always taught him honesty refused. The day came and the 10 boys went to the palace. All the 9 boys were successful. The King went to each boy asking – “Is that what came out of the seed I gave you?" And each boy said "Yes, your majesty". The King would nod and move down the line until the last boy in the line

Two donkeys were walking down the road in Jerusalem one day,One of the donkeys said"Nawa oo.. Yesterday i was carrying Jesus on my back, people were hailing me and screaming. People even kept their clothes for me to walk on.. But today, no one even recognizes me" The second donkey smiled and said"Hmmmmm.. Don't you know that you're nothing without Jesus ?

INNOVATION Innovate faster than your competition. That’s one recipe for success in today’s high velocity, uncertain world. Here are ten things you can do to create game-changing innovation. Get lots of good ideas . That part’s easy. If you’re a human being with a brain that works, you’ll get good ideas automatically. Act curious. Don’t just sit inside your box, get out and poke around in strange places. Ask questions. Capture your ideas. This is one of the secrets of “creative” people. They capture the ideas they get with notepads, index cards, scraps of paper, digital voice recorders and smartphones. Capture your ideas right away . If you don’t, those ideas will slip away like butterflies on the wind. Let your brain do its thing. You’ll get ideas whenever you’re doing something that doesn’t require conscious attention. Activities like taking a shower, walking, washing dishes, and driving are just some examples. Widen the top of your thinking funnel . Spread your thinking wide

Written by: Wally Bock Gallup recently published their “State of the American Manager” report. “Managers,” according to Gallup, are people who are “responsible for leading a team toward common objectives.” The vast majority of managers are “wrong for their role” and they account for “70 percent of the variance in employment engagement across business units.” If you didn’t know it before, picking the right people to lead your teams will go a long way toward achieving great performance. According to Gallup, “talent is the most powerful predictor of performance.” I disagree. I’d rather look at prior behavior. “Talent” is a guess. Behavior is reality. To understand what behavior I think is important you need to know my assumptions. Important Assumptions about New Leaders Assumption number one: Leadership is a different kind of work from the work of an individual contributor. The main difference is that the leader is evaluated based on the performance of others. Assumption number two.

Such a beautiful story ! In a forest, a pregnant deer is about to give birth. She finds a remote grass field near a strong-flowing river. This seems a safe place. Suddenly labour pains begin. At the same moment, dark clouds gather around above & lightning starts a forest fire. She looks to her left & sees a hunter with his bow extended pointing at her. To her right, she spots a hungry lion approaching her. What can the pregnant deer do? She is in labour! What will happen? Will the deer survive? Will she give birth to a fawn? Will the fawn survive? Or will everything be burnt by the forest fire? Will she perish to the hunter's arrow? Will she die a horrible death at the hands of the hungry lion approaching her? She is constrained by the fire on the one side & the flowing river on the other & boxed in by her natural predators. What does she do? She focuses on giving birth to a new life. The sequence of events that follows are: - Lightning strikes

BE HAPPY A Crow Lives in d Forest & is very satisfied in life. But one day, he sees a Swan. Dis Swan is so white & I am so black..d Crow thinks. Dis Swan must be d happiest bird in d world! He expressed his thoughts 2 d Swan. "Actually", d Swan replies, "I was feeling that I was d happiest bird around until I saw a Parrot, which has two colors. I now think d Parrot is d happiest bird in creation." The Crow den approaches d Parrot D Parrot explains,  "I lived a very happy life until I saw a Peacock. I have only two colors, but d Peacock has multiple colors." D Crow den visits a Peacock in d zoo & sees that hundreds of pple had gathered 2 see him. Afta d pple had left, D Crow aproches d Peacock. "Dear Peacock, U are so beautiful. Every day thousands of pple come 2 see u. Wen pple see me, they immediately shove me away. I think u are d happiest bird on planet. D Peacock replies, "I alws thought I was d most beautiful & happy

Below is what happened to this pastor who disguised as a destitute to his church: Pastor Jeremiah Steepek transformed himself into a homeless person and went to the 10,000 member church that he was to be introduced as the head pastor that morning. He walked around his soon to be church for 30 minutes while it was filling with people for service, ONLY 3 PEOPLE out of the about 10,000 people said hello to him. He asked people for change to buy food-no one in the church gave him change. He went into the sanctuary to sit down in the front of the church and was asked by the ushers if he would please sit in the back. He greeted people only to be greeted back with stares and dirty looks, with people looking down on him and judging him. As he sat in the back of the church, he listened to the church announcements. When all that was done, the elders went up and were excited to introduce the new pastor of the church to the congregation. “We would like to introduce to you Pastor Jeremiah St

1. There is a town in Jamaica called ABEOKUTA. It was founded by former slaves from present-day Ogun State who were brought to a plantation in that part of Jamaica. 2· In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India". In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places. 3· The letter 'i' that Apple uses (in their products iPhone, iPad, iMac, iPod) stands for "Interactive". 4· Edward James Roye, the fifth president of Liberia, was of Igbo descent. 5· President Robert Mugabe is Africa’s oldest Head of State and the world’s second oldest Head of State. He was born in 1924. 6· The name"Nigeria" was coined by Flora Shaw, the wife of Lord Lugard, Nigeria's Governor-General from 1914 t

Many hundreds of years ago in a small Italian town, a merchant had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to the moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the merchant’s beautiful daughter so he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the merchant’s debt if he could marry the daughter. Both the merchant and his daughter were horrified by the proposal. The moneylender told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty bag. The girl would then have to pick one pebble from the bag.If she picked the black pebble, she would become the moneylender’s wife and her father’s debt would be forgiven. If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father’s debt would still be forgiven. But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail. They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the merchant’s garden. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he picked them up,

Interaction btw a lautech student and d gns 207 lecturer Lets put your logic to the test :D Professor : You are a Christian, aren’t you, son ? Student : Yes, sir. Professor: So, you believe in GOD ? Student : Absolutely, sir. Professor : Is GOD good ? Student : Sure. Professor: Is GOD all powerful ? Student : Yes. Professor: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn’t. How is this GOD good then? Hmm? (Student was silent.) Professor: You can’t answer, can you ? Let’s start again, young fella. Is GOD good? Student : Yes. Professor: Is satan good ? Student : No. Professor: Where does satan come from ? Student : From … GOD … Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world? Student : Yes. Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct? Student : Yes. Professor: So who created evil ? (Student did not answer.) Professor: Is there

Jude met Tina during a program that was organised by The Law students Association to welcome freshers to THE EXPLICITS UNIVERSITY. Jude was in his second year. Jane, still fresh from the gentle studies of the secondary school and with the fear of what to meet in the University, needed an established student to put her through. She tried to get along with the female law students but it was either they were busy with reading or they had no time for catch-ups. There was this trait that pissed her off the more about majority of her senior colleagues, they were sadists. Smile at them, they won't smile back and when you greet them warmly in five sentences, the would find it difficult to reply in two words. She was resolving to swim the ocean without any lead head when Jude came into the fray. What Tina liked most about Jude was the way he related with her as if they had knew each other for years. She was blew away when she knew through the M.C that Jude was the best 200 level student wi

Timi silva wrote: BEYOND THE DEPUTY'S DEATH 1. It was a cold monday morning. Rather than the usual busy-ness that was the order of the day on monday mornings, today was different, it was full and on lively event could be pointed to as been the climax of that morning. The dual carriage road that always witness heavy traffic was a far cry of itself. It was only few cars that were seen on the near deserted roads. Some youths who were holding cutlasses:tree branches and sticks made bonfire ou the tarred roads. They were singing was and solidarity songs. Baba Sidi was caught on the wrong side of the fiasco; his car was seized by the irate youths for some minutes. He begged and eeven  prostrated before his car was released. To avoid another station of the rampaging young souls, he decided to take a rough road to his house. On getting home, he noticed that one of his tyres had been punctured. "where and how will I get money to buy another tyre now?" he asked himself. He regre

A Crow Lives in d Forest & is very satisfied in life. But one day, he sees a Swan. Dis Swan is so white & I am so black..d Crow thinks. Dis Swan must be d happiest bird in d world! He expressed his thoughts 2 d Swan. "Actually", d Swan replies, "I was feeling that I was d happiest bird around until I saw a Parrot, which has two colors. I now think d Parrot is d happiest bird in creation." The Crow den approaches d Parrot D Parrot explains,  "I lived a very happy life until I saw a Peacock. I have only two colors, but d Peacock has multiple colors." D Crow den visits a Peacock in d zoo & sees that hundreds of pple had gathered 2 see him. Afta d pple had left, D Crow aproches d Peacock. "Dear Peacock, U are so beautiful. Every day thousands of pple come 2 see u. Wen pple see me, they immediately shove me away. I think u are d happiest bird on planet. D Peacock replies, "I alws thought I was d most beautiful & happy bird on d