Dear Future Wife, I am Grateful. . .

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"The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong." Carl Jung
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Dear Future Wife, 

Common-sense it is said is not common but everyone has got sense in them. It is their ability to express that sense or deviate from it hence the seeming nonsense. I remember being privileged this time last year to sit at the feet of a great man and his amiable wife to learn vital life lessons. One of the most sensible decisions he ever made was the woman he married.

Nne, despite his wealth and royalty, he remains humble and I felt ashamed of myself for the sometimes display of "intellectual flamboyance" after all, someone once said "the more you know the more humble you become". In my last letter I told you about being Onye Nkuzi Nwa Ticha and sometimes I like to get carried away by the little I know. So once in a while, I journey far to sit at the feet of elders and be humbled by their lessons and dispositions.

The decision for me to travel that far to seek such counsel is indeed sensible for he made so much sense. The moral injunction to do either good or bad comes from the decision to either be sensible or nonsensical. Another powerful attribute of the mentally strong is the ability to find sense in anything and also export that sense. You too must seek to be on the part where sensibility is a virtue. Whn you do seek that knowledge and you apply it, Be grateful!


It is said, to whom brain is given, sense is expected. "Each person must live their life as a model for others." Rosa Parks. One of the greatest attribute of the mentally strong is the ability to understand how to grow their wealth, and that is through giving.

Yes! Giving!

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Be it alms, donations, Charities to support a cause, offerings or tithes and perhaps through bequests. These men and women understand the Spirituality of multiple blessings so they never tire in giving. Yes many say our country is in recession but these people are in a progressive state. This lesson reverberated yesterday and that resonance woke with me this morning.
On Sunday October 8, 2017, I relearned this principle.No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” Theodore Roosevelt

A strong quote by Anne Frank pushed me to further pen down this piece. She said; "Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction."

Yesterday I was privileged to be in the midst of men and women who by sheer dint of hardwork have made it in their various fields. A Federal Senator, A Professor, CEO Wakanow, a Nuclear Physicist, business owners, Top Management Staff of Financial institutions, CEOs of blue chip companies etc. One thing resonated among them and is best captured in this Yoruba Hymn that I live so much.

Baba mo m'ebun mi to ó wà ọ. Olùpèsè je ń rí t'emi ṣe. Òníle k'aya k'ayo. Wà gbó t'emi Baba mimo. Se mi l'oore àìnípẹ̀kun  bàbà.  It is a prayer of Thanksgiving offering to God who continues to bless them for their gratitude.

I have said repeatedly on this platform that a great attribute of the rich, powerful and mentally strong is their attitude of gratitude which propels and sustains their altitude of success.

God loves a cheerful giver these men and women yesterday counted their blessings, were truly surprised what God has done, is doing and will do in their lives and boy did they give with hearts filled with gratitude!

The ungrateful will continue to wonder why things are not going well for him. The one who comes back to give thanks gets more of God's grace which endures for ever. Give thanks, for your present situation is another's supplication The hymn I referred to simply translates to; "Lord I entreat you with my gifts. The great provider bless me with everlasting grace."

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Givers never lack and as Napoleon Hill once said "There is but one dependable method of accumulating and legally holding riches, and that is by rendering useful service." Again, Pandurang Athavale sums it up when he says "Action not backed by knowledge and knowledge not translatable into action, both cannot stand the test of time." You know, act on the knowledge.



Let your giving - values, innovation, creativity, ingenuity, talents, wealth be for you the best method of being a true model.

Thanks to Padre Mike Umoh for the inspirational Homily on Sunday at the Ave Maria Parish, Lekki.

Lord I am grateful!

Ya gazie nụ.


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