Love for Great Ife

 I’ve known from the birth of time

That even to the end of time

My heart shall break to its end

But I will keep loving you

Unwilling abiku I am made to be

Drawn to life in your ancient splendour

Then drowned in mid-semester poison

But I will keep loving you

You are a malnourished hag

Starved of truth and vision

Milked of your glories and wealth

But I will keep loving you

Your unloving acts freezes the tracks

Preventing the pan of my plan to fry

While my peers are settled for their meals

But I will keep loving you

And while the Divine gives me breath

The Great Ife Chorus I shall shout

Proud of the scars and strife

And I will always love you

Creating Pleasant memories

Imagine for a moment that you’ve lost your memory. You can’t remember anything from your past; faces, experiences, emotions, all gone. Then, for some strange reasons, all of your lost memories are laid out on a tray before you. You are asked to pick the memories you want back and leave out the rest.

For many people, the pleasant memories would be picked first. You and I are probably no different; the pleasant memories will always come first. The time you enjoyed happiness as a little child, when you won a competition at school, when you had your first love. On and on, you would certainly pick those ones that gave and will give you happiness.

Let’s then assume you ran out of pleasant memories and then proceeded to the unpleasant ones. You would certainly start with those that turned out with happy endings. At the end of the exercise, you would have most likely picked more pleasant memories than unpleasant ones. Whether the unpleasant ones were more than the pleasant ones at the table is of no great significance here.

Let’s add a new twist: imagine you had very few pleasant memories, probably not enough to leave you satisfied. That is surely an unpleasant thought; and most certainly, you wouldn’t want that to become reality. That is what this write-up is all about.

The power to create pleasant and unpleasant memories lies within our grasp. It is something we can decide to a very large degree. Every time we put a smile on someone’s face, wipe tears with words of comfort, show kindness to people around us, are there for families and friends when they need us, we create pleasant memories in the lives of others and ours.

Unpleasant memories will always come. Rejections, betrayals, disappointments, sickness, breakups, even death; sometimes, there is almost nothing we can do to prevent them. We can only mum them with pleasant memories.

The power to create pleasant memories in our lives and other lie within our heart and hands. We only need to stretch our hands and hearts and create happiness.

Why don’t you start right now by sharing this post with others?

Mid Semester Break Love

When the mid semester break was announced

And alienated for my love I was to be

Under the dark skies the final night

We expressed our love in words and songs

Now through the halls and classes

I walk to hear the birds chirp

And the wind playing on the grasses

The song of love my truelove sang

I hear the voice of my truelove

Putting a calm on my brow

Her promise that I’ll be in her heart

And my vow that she’ll be in mine

And whenever my heart grows lonely

To that same spot my feet wander

Then send the wind my love to tell

My longing of her voice to hear

THE BEAUTY OF THE MORNING SUN

I don’t claim to be an early riser but I do know the effect of the morning sun.

First, it tells me the day has begun so I must do what I have to do. It also brightens my day as opposed to the darkness of night. It signals a time for work, to begin the hustle for the day.

Well I like to think that youths are bathing in the rays of the morning sun; as such, the following should be noted.

1.      TIME IS PRECIOUS. The first thing to note is that the morning sun comes once in a day; as youthfulness comes once in a lifetime. It signals a time when you should get your game rolling. While you may get the chance to make up for lapses in future, it is more benefiting to get your life right from your youthful age.

2.     EVERYONE IS UNIQUE. Just as the morning sun smiles on all kind of people so you will meet several people of your age range. You cannot expect all to share your values, perspective or even your faith. You must give room for individuality and respect differences.

3.     UNIVERSALITY. The morning sun is a free gift to all. The same applies to the youth age. You shouldn’t think of yourself more than you ought to. That is, you shouldn’t have a selfish worldview, but recognize that the world operates on a larger platform than the individual. This informs the fourth point, which is…

4.     GREGARIOUS. The need to work with people. The need to work with people is incontrovertible. This is because we cannot achieve things on our own. Even if we do claim to achieve our dreams on our own – which is a self-deceiving lie – we still need others to validate it. This leads to our final point.

5.     CHARACTER. There is the need to develop good habits within and without. This will help us give the best within and get the best without.

Ok, I think it’s time I stepped up my game. Do have a pleasant morning.

Peace.