Basically, God created man to worship Him and by doing so, He is going to provide for man, protect, guide, keep him in a proper shape, physically, psychologically and his mental well being and in all, keep his soul in a peaceful place after passed on to eternity. Ironically, man remold and reshaped himself for the quest for riches; physical possession. Unfortunately for man, those physical possession acquired here on earth must also be abandoned on this earth and it has no help of any in the hereafter.
The holy quran encourage muslim to work hard so as to avoid poverty and the holy bible said that money answers all things which mean that God Himself appreciate riches. But the question is what kind of riches does God supports, who is a rich man? some people acquired riches at the expense of their servants, their employee, their business partners, other acquired riches by looting the public treasury, the money that was supposed to better the life of the general citizen like what is happening in Africa, Nigeria my country, others steal, robbed and killed to acquired riches, other lied and deceived, 419 to acquired riches, others going into drugs and prostitution, others used the name of God to acquired riches. Then who is a rich man? Some other people may acquired theirs genuinely through hard work, business, talent or academic knowledge; they have money, assets that can take care of his 4th generation but the more he made the money, the more his soul quest for more, these are not riches, then who is a rich man?
A rich man is that person who is satisfied and contented with what he has whether little or more and ready to part and sacrifice for the sake of others person's happiness and well being without expecting a return. If you are not in this group of persons no matter what you have or possessed you are the poorest of the poor and you will not have the mercy of God in the hereafter.
Finally, riches and poverty are in the state of mind, if you have acquired much but your soul is not satisfied and you are not willing to part some, then you are poor. But if you acquire little and your soul is satisfied and willing to give out of it, you are rich.
This story was related to me by my late mother; Aminna whom I named my first daughter after.
Monday 17 February 2014
Wednesday 12 February 2014
THE MIRROR OF A WOMAN
Do you know what it is for society to appreciate a woman? It does not mean the money she possesses, not the quality of dress worn, not the type of car driven, not the quantity of make up on the face of a woman but a good HUSBAND is the mirror of a woman.
This is the story of a woman I admired so much in my child days way back in the village. The husband used to called her moon shine. They lived happily together with the mother-in-law and 4 kids; 2boys and 2 girl. The young woman was dark in complexion but the colour was shining, well polished with the good food provided by the husband. She does not used to engaged in a hard work because the husband loved her so much that he will not allowed her. She had everything a young woman will have in the village because the husband was equal to the task. But one day, fate struck, an unexpected happened, the man died of snake bit in his late fortys.
The source of livelihood stopped, even the support getting from her mother, mother-in-low, and the only surviving brother-in law, things were never the same. The woman decided to remarried, married to a man who already has a wife. At the beginning, everything looks smooth in the marriage but within few years of marriage things turned sour. She was accused of been in possession of charm which she use in the house, she was equally accused of witchcraft. Unfortunately for the woman, the only surviving child in the marriage was disable, refused to grow up. When the heat was at the pick and the woman was maltreated looking very horrible, infact she was in the shadow of herself. She left the marriage and went to leave with the mother. She never recovered from these incident for a long time. After some years with the mother, she went back to the family she left long time ago, the family I believed was created to belong to, were she was idol and worship by the late husband.
For a very long time, I continue to ask myself, is it not the same woman, moon shine, which everyone in the late husband family love and idol that was accused of witchcraft and charm making? was it not the same woman that was so beautiful and love by the villagers that was now looking like a ghost? Its is now the answers to those questions came me, that the late husband was her real husband created for her by God and that the husband was the mirror of the woman she named MOON SHINE.
This is the story of a woman I admired so much in my child days way back in the village. The husband used to called her moon shine. They lived happily together with the mother-in-law and 4 kids; 2boys and 2 girl. The young woman was dark in complexion but the colour was shining, well polished with the good food provided by the husband. She does not used to engaged in a hard work because the husband loved her so much that he will not allowed her. She had everything a young woman will have in the village because the husband was equal to the task. But one day, fate struck, an unexpected happened, the man died of snake bit in his late fortys.
The source of livelihood stopped, even the support getting from her mother, mother-in-low, and the only surviving brother-in law, things were never the same. The woman decided to remarried, married to a man who already has a wife. At the beginning, everything looks smooth in the marriage but within few years of marriage things turned sour. She was accused of been in possession of charm which she use in the house, she was equally accused of witchcraft. Unfortunately for the woman, the only surviving child in the marriage was disable, refused to grow up. When the heat was at the pick and the woman was maltreated looking very horrible, infact she was in the shadow of herself. She left the marriage and went to leave with the mother. She never recovered from these incident for a long time. After some years with the mother, she went back to the family she left long time ago, the family I believed was created to belong to, were she was idol and worship by the late husband.
For a very long time, I continue to ask myself, is it not the same woman, moon shine, which everyone in the late husband family love and idol that was accused of witchcraft and charm making? was it not the same woman that was so beautiful and love by the villagers that was now looking like a ghost? Its is now the answers to those questions came me, that the late husband was her real husband created for her by God and that the husband was the mirror of the woman she named MOON SHINE.
Tuesday 4 February 2014
ONE IDEA THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOR SUCCESS.
It is common to blame oneself or others when we are not successful in our home or choices of career. As a result some of us give up their dreams and become burden to theirselves and relatives, some become so miserable and frustrated to the extend that they take their life. What a wasted life, dreams and aspiration. If only you have the idea of believing in yourself, the hidden light in you, created by God.
Believing in oneself is a light within us but need to ignite to shine broadly. At a point in life, your role model or the so called successful one so to say, also have problem of igniting their in built light so as to enable them become what they are today. In other words, their ability to ignite their inbuilt light make the different between you and them and which made the turning point in their life and become successful. However, for one to be able to believed in him or herself, the following steps can be taken.
First, setting of goal; at a point in life, you have to set a goal, that is, what you intend to achieve in life and how you intend to live your life. The goal is so important for one to be able to believe in oneself but does not necessarily mean that the goal must be the right one. Some people feels that they are not enlighten enough to set a goal for theirselves. If you are learned or enlightened enough to set right goal for yourself fine, but should you not, make even a wrong one for a start. as you continue making correction on the wrong goal , the possibility of getting it right is certain and there lays the secrete to success.
Secondly, be focus on your goal: once a goal has be made, it is pertinent on us to monitor it. Ensuring that we are not distracted from what we hope to achieved.
Thirdly, Accessment of goal: From time to time, we are to evaluate our goal to ensure that we are making progress. Should we discovered that no much progress has been made or hope to be achieved, then we can re strategized.
Finally, be patience: When your goal seems to be failing or not meeting up to expectation, you have to be courageous. In actual fact, it is only one that quite that is a failure, you can try, try and try again on till you succeed.
For you to succeed, you have to believe in yourself, you have to set a goal in life wether right or wrong, make correction if necessary, be focus, access your goal, be patience and courageous to start again if there need.
Believing in oneself is a light within us but need to ignite to shine broadly. At a point in life, your role model or the so called successful one so to say, also have problem of igniting their in built light so as to enable them become what they are today. In other words, their ability to ignite their inbuilt light make the different between you and them and which made the turning point in their life and become successful. However, for one to be able to believed in him or herself, the following steps can be taken.
First, setting of goal; at a point in life, you have to set a goal, that is, what you intend to achieve in life and how you intend to live your life. The goal is so important for one to be able to believe in oneself but does not necessarily mean that the goal must be the right one. Some people feels that they are not enlighten enough to set a goal for theirselves. If you are learned or enlightened enough to set right goal for yourself fine, but should you not, make even a wrong one for a start. as you continue making correction on the wrong goal , the possibility of getting it right is certain and there lays the secrete to success.
Secondly, be focus on your goal: once a goal has be made, it is pertinent on us to monitor it. Ensuring that we are not distracted from what we hope to achieved.
Thirdly, Accessment of goal: From time to time, we are to evaluate our goal to ensure that we are making progress. Should we discovered that no much progress has been made or hope to be achieved, then we can re strategized.
Finally, be patience: When your goal seems to be failing or not meeting up to expectation, you have to be courageous. In actual fact, it is only one that quite that is a failure, you can try, try and try again on till you succeed.
For you to succeed, you have to believe in yourself, you have to set a goal in life wether right or wrong, make correction if necessary, be focus, access your goal, be patience and courageous to start again if there need.
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