Dream 12.3.15: Patience and a good mindset are extra-ordinary virtues

by Dennis Onuigbo

I felt so happy and accomplished when i woke up this morning. I smiled and thanked God in my usual way. Trully, patience and a good mindset are extra-ordinary virtues.

In the dream, it was my cousin (name withheld) that broke into my family house with an AK47 riffle. He was trembling and serious. He requested my mum to go and lay flat on the ground as he point the gun at me. My mum quickly obeyed. It was just the three of us in the scene. I gently asked him what do you need. He was younger than i am and a drop out from senior school. He quickly replied my laptop, cash, phones and fast! "Ok" i said to him." Calm down I will not shout or disobey you, you are my brother, I will give you everything you want so that you will be happy again"  I told him but I don't have enough cash. He said fast! I started gathering all I have, laptop, phones, I took some cloths i bought newly and asked "do you like this one" he said yes put it in that bag. I did same for shoes until the bag became so full I requested him to help me to zip the bag. He was more relaxed now because i was patience and responding positively. He drop the gun by the side and came around to help zip the bag, I can remember exactly why it was so difficult to zip. I was moved as i looked at my mum still lying down on the floor, so I gently collected the gun dropped by my side and told him let me drop it away from us so that it will not harm any of us. As i moved with the gun effortlessly he came towards me and asked me to give him back the gun. I gave it back to him. He told me at this point that he realised that if he took all these things or may be become rich, nobody will accept his gift again ( norm in Mgbowo) and people will look at him like a bad person anywhere he goes and he would never have peace again as he would be dodging some people or hiding everyday. That he likes my kind of life, even though I don't have much I give as if am so rich and act as if I have another store of wealth hidden outside the surface of the earth. He abandoned the bag and left with his gun. My mum stood up and was very happy.

May God grant us a peaceful and contrite spirit in all our endeavours.

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Hmm; Always Assume You Know.

By Bridget Eze

Let M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ share a philosophy of mine that has been helping M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ all the way.

Tho very lenghty buh interesting aswell.‪#‎Happyreading‬
ALWAYS ASSUME YOU KNOW!!!
It all started when I was in SS1 (ADSS maitama abuja) we had our usual young catholic student (YCS) fellowship meeting in school der and a reverend father was invited to give us a "talk"
While he (the reverend father) was advising us as students he told us to "always assume we know either academically or socially. That assuming will make us strive to know that particular thing we already professed we know, and also, so as not to fall our hands to that person we already told we know,thereby strive/struggle to know that(it could be anything) ...‪#‎u‬ dig???
After the fellowship I went back to class to tell my other friends who were not catholics and didn't attend the fellowship what our FATHER said and D̶̲̥̅̊α̇̇̇†̥̥ I will someday give it a trial.
So I did indeed....
When I was in SS2,there was this student in SS1 (same school)she met M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ to help her with her mathematics assignment and D̶̲̥̅̊α̇̇̇†̥̥ she was gonna submit it before break time. I looked at the work it was all this pythagoras theorem.
And I was like OMG! M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ dah hate maths talk more of pythagoras theorem. But still I collected it told her I knew it (assumed I knew it) then told her to go and come back in 30mins time.
Immediately I rushed to one maths guru in my class den and asked him to teach M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ ,he did and I knew/understood it asap. So wen she came back for it I was now balanced to explain the work to her no shaking.
Why???
Simply because I assumed!!!
And it continued like that in secondary school till I finished.
Another experience was when I entered higher institution and came back for break. There was this reigning hair style den I told my younger sis D̶̲̥̅̊α̇̇̇†̥̥ I use to make it for my friends in school and D̶̲̥̅̊α̇̇̇†̥̥ I was gonna make it for her ....meanyl I know have neva made that particular hair style for anybody, although I could make hair then sha but neva made that style I told my sis.
Because I was very inquisitive and had already assumed I know and didn't want to fall my hand,I decided to go to a salon and make D̶̲̥̅̊α̇̇̇†̥̥ exact style on my hair.
While they were making it for M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ I knew how to make the style from the stylist and came back and practicalised it on my sis hair and it was perfect.
Samething happened in the case of eyelash,nails and many other things I learnt.
All thanks to that reverend father tho have forgotten his name......atleast apart from academics, he made M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ know more like making perfect hair,nails,lashes and many oda things.
Also
Thanks to my sis them,my practical practicalizations (lol) D̶̲̥̅̊α̇̇̇†̥̥ made M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ perfect wen it has to do with hair,nails e.t.c
Now I can confidently say assuming made M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ have perfect hand-work/skill.
You too can ASSUME yoU̶̲̥̅̊ know anything kwa!!!

It Takes Nothing to be Humble

By Bridget Eze

Someone jes annoyed M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ dis morning..
I mean not up to 40mins ago
Ok!
Lemme Narrate what happened..
I rushed out of the office dis mrng to use the ATM because what I wanted doing was urgent.
On getting der I saw a very long queue,asked for the last person and took my stand.
After the long wait,this POLICE woman jes bounced in and came to the front straight up.
I was jes watching her to know wat she will do.
It was now remaining like two people before my turn,one man behind M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ stupidly said "ah officer waiting too,dah she would have used the ATM without queing,because she has sometin doing in the office" ‪#‎Imagine‬ talk
I was like how will a normal nigerian voice out such useless statement.
But I simply replied the man D̶̲̥̅̊α̇̇̇†̥̥,she has to wait for her turn no arguement,cos datz the normal tin to do. Besides M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ too have work doing in the office b4 I came out. He kept quite.
Note: if that police woman had pleaded to withdraw b4 us or M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ der,I or we would have allowed her.
Instead she foolishly was forming she can't beg.
So I told the girl in my front to withdraw and after her it will now be my turn and I will withdraw and won't allow that woman.
D girls turn d police woman draged with her,she didn't succeed.(Imagine police officer disgracing hersef)
Twas now my turn one mumu man abi na guy sef dunno,now came and said I must allow the officer to withdraw(wit command).....I told him I won't.
The woman started shouting at M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ ,I shouted back at her telling her how she couldn't even respect her uniform and office and do the right thing.
The foolish guy joined her too.
Twas only dis three pipo (police woman,d foolish guy,and the man behind M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ )that were supporting themselves. ‪#‎i‬ didn't care about the rubbish dey wia saying anyways...
The rest pipo der were not in support (I mean they were for M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ ,because I was right).
Ok!
The foolish man pushed M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ from behind to leave the ATM for the police woman wit full force,I almost fell down,my wallet,ATM and fone fell and I picked it up.
I didn't know wat came over M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ ....with the anger D̶̲̥̅̊α̇̇̇†̥̥ I was right and standing for it and ol D̶̲̥̅̊α̇̇̇†̥̥
I turned and gave the mumu man/guy a dirty side SLAP.
Surprised???
Yes!!!
Because he deserved it from M̶̲̅ε̲....and too people D̶̲̥̅̊α̇̇̇†̥̥ were for M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ gathered,D̶̲̥̅̊α̇̇̇†̥̥s even y I had d guts to slap him bcos I know people der wouldn't have allowed him do anytin to M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ ...ThankGod!
‪#‎First‬ time ever I slapped a guy in pulic or even engage mysef in ATM arguement, U̶̲̥̅̊ can imagine what prompted M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ to so today.
Finally,I finished my transaction,d bank security guy came to meet M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣ D̶̲̥̅̊α̇̇̇†̥̥ d foolish guy is a MOPOL guy, and dah was y he was supporting the POLICE woman.
FADAAA!!!
Dah was wen I knew he was a mopol....I said to mysef,So I slaped a mopol man.
"Make e be,e dun happen be say e dun happen."
Anyways served him ryt.‪#‎he‬ will neva forget dis day.

I decided to post this because there are most pipo out der,D̶̲̥̅̊α̇̇̇†̥̥ will do wat dis police woman/mopol man did knowing fully well is wrong...
Have met reputable men and women queing for their turn in different places,cos they know is the right tin to do,sometimes dey get to plea wen they are in a haste.
It takes nothing to be humble.
Thanks!