Are Our VALUES Asleep?

It pains my heart whenever it occurs to me that we have a bunch of leaders who cannot set examples for the younger generation to imbibe. We have nothing but leaders that are selfish, self-centered, and corrupt and a questionable value system. Their decisions, actions-what we see and read about them all point to the fact that they have a sick and questionable value system.

Corruption   has eaten deep into the marrow of our leaders- our leaders have made the name of our country a laughing stuck on the global scene. Social evils and vices have consumed the giant of Africa. The center has become so united and fused together in devilish acts and practices. We have a group of people who call themselves leaders, people who have no idea about service, respect for humanity- to them; integrity is nothing but just one of the words in a dictionary.

During his lectures at Nigerian Student Roundtable (NSR2013), a Conference held in Lagos, Nigeria. Hon. Dino Melaye said, Nigeria does not practice democracy but “Greedeocracy, a government of the greedy, by the greedy, and for the greedy”. These set of greedy individuals are usually characterized by lack of (positive) Values.

We have leaders who have sold their dignity and conscience to corruption. They are nothing but a group of greedy individuals that have been united by corruption and concerned only by what benefits them and their immediate family. Corruption FC and Selfishness United…laughs

The principle that guides the life of an individual is called Values. It is the belief system of an individual that guides the way he relates with life; moral, career, religious, health, financial etc are all controlled by an individual value system. A wrong and negative value system will never produce a life of life of dignity and honor, you’ll reap what you sow- like produces like. Your values will never betray you, you are a reflection of your values.

Recently, I came up with my own meaning –an acronym of values; Vision Attitude Legacy Usefulness Empowerment Structures.

The present situation Nigeria has found herself is a question of values in leadership, our leaders lack values- no vision, attitude is nothing to write about, no legacy is being built, how will such an institution be useful to the people especially when the leaders are not empowered because they have no (good) structure.

I believe so much in the future of Nigeria, and just like Obama told Americans, I say to Nigerians, YES we can! A better Nigeria is a reality; let us readdress our VALUES- young, old, male and female, it begins with you. Enough of tribal and ethic sentiments. We are Nigerians, not Igbo, Hausa nor Yoruba. God bless Nigeria!

 

Why Die When You Can Still Breathe

A lot of people give up too soon than their energy to carry is willing to carry them, many would have made it to the finish line but for their inability to endure just a little more. Before you call it quit, spare some moment and ponder on the decision you’re about to take- on the resources (time and others) you’ve committed into that particular task.

It is often amazing when you watch a football match and a particular team (A) scores early in the first half and up till the 90^th minute the opposite team (B), keeps searching and fighting for an equalizer -and hopefully get the winning goal. As the match draws close to the end, you’ll see the losing team (B) trying everything to equalize so, they keep pressurizing the opposing team’s defense as much as possible. Suddenly, a goal comes out of the blues, and it’s the equalizer…and just before the referee blows the final whistle (after the extra time), the team (B) that was once down gets the winning goal. You feel the excitement and joy in the team who came from behind to win the game, especially if the team happens to be your favorite.

Life is just like a football match, it is not over until the final whistle is blown by the referee. The referee has not signaled the end of the match yet, why take the referee’s role- why write off yourself when your maker has not written you off. Your background is not a good enough excuse to keep your back glued to the ground; a lot of people have “better excuses” but refused to give explanation to their inability to become what their creator had initially designed them to be.

Both teams keep fighting until the match ends, regardless of who scores first, the match is often won by the team who scores more goals. The interesting and intriguing thing is when you see a team come from behind to claim the victory. This suggests to me that, it is not all about how bad you start, your finishing matters most- this does not imply that you can start any how because, having a good start also has its advantages but going all the way and finishing better than you started is the best.

Determination, self-belief, focus among others are very vital in making the best out of life.

Often time, a lot of people call it quit while they still have the energy to get to the finish line and breast the tape, to claim the top prize. It is only the lifeless that is not permitted to hope for victory, once you still have the breath of life traveling through your nostrils and lungs-then it’s not time to quit.

One thing the breath signifies is that, “the chief coach” still believes in you, hence, he has kept you on the pitch to deliver the goals-you can’t afford to let Him down. He created you and knows your capability but you have failed to see yourself in His light.

Don’t be too much in haste to call it quit, don’t conclude too soon, why give up when you can still fight. Challenges are the food of champions, prey on those challenges my dear friend, you can have your name plated in gold- you’ve got what it takes!!

+Adekunle Alashi +Bamisaye Adeniran +Abisola Ojo +Lotus Carroll +Loy Okezie +Lola Akinmade Åkerström +Adeolu Akinyemi +Funsho Adebayo +Luomo LIFESTYLEZ 

Happy Children's Day

They are the seeds of the future

The fruits of our labor

The summary of our lives

Even the Master, calls them His Heritage.

 

Children, the adults of tomorrow

Answers to the cry of the barren

The joy of parents

The tenant of the womb.

 

It’s your day and we celebrate you

It’s your moment, we felicitate with you

To all children, the pen spills…

Happy children’s day.

 

 

 

MOACares Hope Alive

 

 

 

Moa Cares Foundation Presents 'HOPE ALIVE' in commemoration of the Children's day celebration .......
A day set aside to celebrate children with autism and other special kids. There would be a short documentary on AUTISM; the special characteristics of kids living with this condition and how love can keep their hopes alive.
Venue: Helping hands special school, 4th Avenue, A-one close Festac town.
Date: 25th May 2013
Time: 10am.
... some of their needs include
Doors, Fans, Generator, Desktop Computers(not necessarily brand new). Call 08086120301,08034098456,08050823037 BB PIN: 26012EA6B(Strictly for support of this event)... To give hope to dis kids. Ur kind/cash donations would be appreciated. Thanks
"We love and that ROCKS"
PROUDLY Supported by: D'KINGZ Pen

 

 

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Restoration

From my eyes
Flown uncontrollable tears
Both within and without flow tears of pain
Flowing like a river.

Back to the land of ignored pains you’ve taken me
You’ve drawn water  of pains
From my helpless white balls
God, please come to my rescue.

It hurts to remember the unexplainable loss
God please give me an answer, restore my loss
The help of the helpless, come to my aid
the one who sticks closer than a brother, come comfort me.

The healed wound has been reopened
God! Can’t handle this on my own
Please, send me some strength
Mine is exhausted
Please come be my strength.

In the absence of my request
My collapse is inevitable
My inner strength can take me no further
Please come embrace me.

My tears have become my ink 
and my eyes tell the story of my pain
Haven, I need a hug.

The white balls have become red
The strong man, a shadow of himself
His courage can take him no further.

God, give me an answer
Make the weak man strong again
Strengthen the weak heart

Wipe off the helpless tears
Heal the reopened wound again
Strengthen the weak heart again
Restore the loss again
Fill the heart with joy again.
+Deolu Oniranu +Deolufolu kogbelola
+deola kayoed +Egedegbe Dorcas 

Celebrating Motherhood

When no-one was willing, you took the nine month assignment
When the call was made and all drew back
You stepped forward like a lion
Not minding the consequences of your decision.

You opened the door and granted my entry into the world
Thanks to you mother.
The molder of my tender heart and the one who delivered me from ignorance.

When the four-wheeled would have triumphed over me
Your arms made the difference
Thank you mother...
Now I go all the way back to pick these words to show my appreciation
Though not enough but please accept this and more to come;
 Iya ni wura iyebiye
Ti a kole f'owo ra
O loyun mi f'osu mesan
O pon mi f'odun meta

Iya ni wura iyebiye ti a kole fowo ra...
Happy MOTHERS' Day

D'Kingz Pen Drips for you...

+Abisola Ojo +olasunmbo olaleye +Bimorn amornrat +Olabisi Oshinaike +Olaoluwa Daramola

Potter's Master-Piece

Beauty has no end
You're another Expression of beauty
A custom-made, creation of the Almighty
You must have taken the porter's weekend
Beauty can only get better.

Exception is your beauty
Damsels bow to your entrance
Paying their homage without hesitation.

My eyes can't help but, bow to the pressure of her presence
My two white balls surrender to her beauty
A special craft of the Almighty
Specially made to showcase the porter's creativity.

Surely, the porter never made you for this planet
You must have sneaked out of the garden of Angels
Thanks to the "gatekeepers" who granted your entry
I owe this damsel more blood
As this marks the beginning of the payment of my debt.

+Abisola Ojo +Adeolu Akinyemi+Olumide Emmanuel +Dele Momodu+Gbenga Owoborode +Omolola Faleye +Japheth Omojuwa +Richard Branson +Olusola Samuel +Egedegbe Dorcas 

Just a Moment of Madness

The management of stardom is by far a different game compared to attaining it (stardom). Some people would say, it requires more to manage success that it takes to attain it- keeping the success you have achieved is more important and demanding than attaining the success itself. The management of success is totally a different ball game. Many stars have today been forgotten just because of one moment of madness they displayed when it mattered most. Becoming a “star” does not stop with being a start, it takes more than that, the higher you go, the more the challenges and the more you need to put certain things (character, discipline, focus etc.) in place in order to protect and guard your success jealously.

The recently concluded African U-17 football championship showed a lot of promises and raised a lot of hope especially the display put up by the Nigerian team, the Golden Eaglet. Going by the way they dusted their opponents, and scoring goals with ease. A lot of people were confident the cup was coming to Nigeria; however, a giant had to be conquered for this “dream” to become a reality, the young Elephant of Cote d'Ivoire, were the only team to have defeated the Eaglet on their way to the final. A lot of Nigerians believed the young Elephant won the group match by a stroke of luck, thanks to a late goal- “winning na (is) winning o”.

The Eaglet had the match under control not until the last minute of the match when a costly mistake cost them the match. However, that did not stop them from reaching the final, after apologizing to Nigerians and showing us they had learnt from the unexpected defeat.

I watched with dismay and disbelief as the least expected happened. First, it was the referee who decided to kill what should have been a beautiful match. He showed that he never had what it takes to officiate on the big stage, as some of his calls were questionable –this is not needed at such a very important time and stage of an event that has drawn the eyes of the whole continent and the world.

On the other hand, the Eaglet did not help matters as they failed to convert begging chances. They wasted lots of goal scoring chances that would have sealed the victory for them. As lots of people had predicted, they had things going in their favor until they lost their cool. At first, it was a red card, a silly foul committed by a player; he threw his elbow at an opponent behind him (and trust, the opponent made a show out of it), which attracted the referee’s “generosity” and his sending off was inevitable. There was about 15 minutes to the end of the match, and the team (Eaglet) had to complete the match with 10 players, against a physical side as the young Elephant!

After 90 minutes, it was straight to penalties- what some people call anybody’s game. But to certain extent each team at this stage have their destinies in their hands once they maintain team and individual discipline praying that the “god of soccer” smiles on them. As the match went into penalties, I remembered the AFCON (2000) final played in Lagos, Nigeria, between the Indomitable Lions of Cameron and the Super Eagles of Nigeria. I silently prayed same thing will not repeat itself. Not long after my prayer, a Nigerian player (whose name I can’t remember at this moment) stepped forward to take the penalty and before I could blink my eyes, he had taken the kick.

What a miss!! I was so displeased and bitter not particularly about the miss but, at the way he took the kick. How could you dash the hope of over 150million people? What sort of confident is that? Na new style be this? Questions unending kept strolling through my mind. Questions would never stop coming but the fact is, this is just a typical example and picture of how a lot of people have allowed a moment of madness ruin what they have spent time and resources building. A moment of insanity can cost you your whole achievement.

Attitude requires consistency, especially a positive attitude. This is the lesson I learnt from the story of this guy’s moment of madness. Just like the title of J.C Maxwell’s book, “the difference maker”, the attitude would have made the difference at that stage and moment. But he lost it, no thanks to his inability to remain cool and professional when it mattered most and just the attitude of a player cost the whole team a moment of glory and victory.

 

+Tullio DeSantis  +Adeolu Akinyemi +Adekunle Alashi +debola adegbulugbe +Caroline Segarra +Myne Whitman +SYED SABIH ASHRAF +Omolola Faleye +ayantola nafisat +'Gbenga Sesan +deola kayoed