In this place where almost nothing works the way it should, well, money surely feels like the only way out. However, I like to think money isn’t the only thing that builds people or society – our attitude is far more critical.
I am the firstborn of my parents. It’s a tough position to be. Sometimes it feels like I’m carrying a 660 lbs barbell on my shoulder. If you’re the oldest too, you probably get it. First off, there is a set of rules burned into your mind, into who you are. These rules come with … Read more
Last week I caught myself doing something I don’t like. I showed off. It wasn’t planned, but it happened, and it made me think hard about why I did it. I went to visit a friend in her shop. My phone was low on battery, so she offered to charge it for me. As I … Read more
Pain exists. You can’t wish it away. It visits in many ways – getting sick, losing loved ones, having a breakup, getting fired, or even small daily annoyances like traffic, spilt drinks, misplaced keys, or a stubbed thumb. However, it is how we interpret and respond to these pains that determine whether they lead to … Read more
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The urge to learn is built in from birth. As a baby, once you learned to sit, you attempted to crawl. This urge to act then grew, intensified and diversified until you can now jump, climb, and probably swim. Humans learn for two primary reasons: Necessity and passion. However, in both cases, some degree of … Read more
It’s okay to lose people, but it’s not okay to lose a good friend. This is because, like wine, friendship gets better and more valuable as it ages.
If you worry you might lose a good friend, or just want your friendships to last forever, this post will be helpful.
The popular advice is to be unique and stand out. But, the truth is, it’s okay to follow the crowd in the beginning. In fact, it’s necessary. You can’t be unique if you don’t learn the rudiments and master your craft. And you can’t do that outside the crowd.
Faith is a word that is revered by many people but abhorred by many others. For example, most religious and spiritual people think it is the secret to miraculously bringing their desires to reality, while many non-religious people think faith in that regard is simply self-delusion and has no relevance in the cold-indifferent world we find ourselves in.
However, faith on its own is a neutral concept, and given the right context, can be something very powerful to understand, cultivate, and deploy in overcoming life’s confusion, and difficulties to achieve success and happiness.
When I was 13, I saw a dead body for the first time; and it was rotting.
A young man was caught and set ablaze earlier in the day, for stealing Garri at the waterside market…
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Our world can be cruel and wild, which makes keeping your morals challenging. Because in the attempt to engage with the world, we are often confronted with tough choices, and dilemmas leading to some sort of internal tension. In the case of our morals, it emerges as an ethical conflict.
