“Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.” -St. Thomas Aquinas
- 2 days ago
Look who came on my pandora when I braved the snow and got home at last…. - Love thee, Etta, Rest in Peace (Taken with instagram)
- 1 week ago
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You asked me if I liked you. I said no.
You asked me if you were pretty. I said no.
You asked me If you held a place in my heart. I said no
You asked me if I would cry if you went away. I said no.
….then you walked away. I held your hand and said:
I don’t just like you- I love you.
you aren’t pretty- you are beautiful.
you hold more than a place in my heart, for you are my heart;
And if you ever left me, I won’t just cry, I’d die.
Guy Serge Zadi
"- 2 weeks ago
The greatest challenge for NIGERIA.
But the great challenge for Nigeria – one that has stunted her development since independence – is how to convince 150 million people to put aside competing interests, sideline different religions, ethnicities, political persuasions, and build a united rostrum or two with strong leaders to truly bring about fundamental change to Nigeria. That is the challenge.
- 2 weeks ago
The “complacency” of Nigerians
“Those that perceive Nigerians as complacent don’t completely understand our history. Nigeria went through a 30- month-long civil war that cost over 2 million lives (some say as many as three million); mainly children. After that, my people, the Igbo people, for whose survival the war was fought, were economically, politically – if not emotionally – exhausted. The rest of Nigeria was also devastated, albeit, to a milder degree. Let us remember that at the time it was seen as one of the bloodiest wars in history. Following this catastrophe were several decades under the iron rule of military dictators and civilian adventurers. A people don’t just jump up and protest after they have been nearly annihilated by war and then systematically subjugated for decades with their rights stripped from them for so long. In order to survive, people employ a number of tactics– they adopt a posture of subservience, quietness, etc., but it should never be interpreted as weakness. Human beings are alike everywhere you know. All human beings have their breaking point, it could be a big event or a small one; and for most long-suffering Nigerians the removal of oil subsidies made life intolerable because it exponentially increased the cost of living – food, transportation, education, water, you name it – over night. Most clear thinking bureaucrats should have seen this coming…as an untenable situation for the population.” - CHINUA ACHEBE
- 2 weeks ago
As with gladness men of old, Did the guiding star behold; | As with Joy they held its light Leading onward beaming bright; | So, Most gracious Lord, May we, Evermore your splendor See.| ~~~A blessed Epiphany to You and Yours. (Taken with instagram)
- 3 weeks ago
Dear 2012, I am so sorry I had way too much to do. Please don’t be mad at me. I love you. Sincerely , 2011. (Taken with instagram)
- 3 weeks ago
