Once upon a time I met a man who told me that: telling the truth and making someone cry, is better than telling a lie and making someone smile and happy. He said to me your true friends are those who will never avoid you just because they have met new friends. As he kept…
One day a Colonel fell into a well. The soldiers would throw a rope into the well and pull the Colonel out. The moment the Colonel would come up, the soldiers would leave the rope, snap to attention and salute. The Colonel would fall back into the well. This happened many times. Someone suggested that…
One day a man slaughtered a fat bull and roasted it well, afterwards he told his brother : ” GO OUT AND INVITE OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO COME EAT THE BEEF WITH US.” The brother went out and shouted :” OH PEOPLE HELP! HELP!!A FIRE IS CONSUMING OUR HOME!!!” Soon people came out of…
Live! Don’t just Exist! Don’t drag through life. Live each day as a Celebration!
During the lockdown, I received a nomination from a friend on Facebook asking me to share one footballer per day for 10 consecutive days that influenced the way I see the beautiful game. ⚽️ – no explanations, only pictures. This exercise made me ponder on who I admired in the game, who am I attached…
Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a Chinese wise man and his disciple. One day during their travels, they saw a hut in the distance. As they approached it, they realized that it was occupied, in spite of its extremely poor appearance. In that desolate place where there were no crops…
In the early hours of this morning, one of my sons, walked up to me and said “Daddy I have a very important request; Can you please build a very big house, where my cousins, my grand ma, my auties and everybody will come and live with us? I want all of us to be…
I was thinking this morning….. about our speed in this race of life. Last Sunday, I was privileged to attend the wedding of the daughter of my good friend and former classmate in the University. As I sat as part of the 80+ guests at the picnic-themed backyard reception, listening to the proud MOB (mother…
You know. . . time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, and embarking on my new life. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived…
*1.* _Take risks in your life. If you win, you can lead; if you lose, you can guide._ *2.* _People are not what they say but what they do; so judge them not from their words but from their actions._ *3.* _When someone hurts you, don’t feel bad because it’s a law of nature that…
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