Don't look elsewhere for success when success can be found in your own backyard. All you will need and all you can ever be, can be found in the innermost recesses of your being.
Many people look for success in other people and places instead of looking to the uniqueness within them, they look outward instead of looking inward and search for love and happiness in all the wrong places.
In the story "Acres of Diamonds" by Russell Conwell, the story of a man is told who is searching for success but he didn't know that the success he was searching for in the form of diamonds was right on his personal property! He travelled all over the world searching for diamonds, after selling his property , after many years of travels and not finding diamonds, frustrated he killed himself. The man he sold his property to one day saw a rock on the property and he tested it, the rock was right behind the house. To his surprise it was a diamond, he became rich overnight! It's a situation of tragedy for one man and financial fortune for another. Many of us are like that first man who sold his property , instead of searching deep within ourselves to find out what we have within us and develop them we despise what we have and place value on other people. For many "the grass is always greener on the other side".
There are treasures in each of us, they are called talents and gifts. Your talents and your gifts are the keys to your greatness. They are "what you have in your hand" and you must use it. If you do not use your talents and gifts then you are selfish, your talents and gifts are not just for you but they are for humanity and they have the tremendous ability to make you wealthy.
There is a need to carry out self appraisals on ourselves regularly, we all have abilities within us that will benefit humanity and make us rich.
Develop your gifts and talents, after discovering them, the world is waiting for you.
Truth, Speculative fiction, Paracosm, Faction, View, Lens, Perspective, Revelation and Reality!
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Friday, 10 June 2011
LET'S KEEP THE CALLIGRAPHY PROFESSION GOING.
I'm working hard and praying hard, hoping to launch my calligraphy studio this year. I have written a previous article on this blog about calligraphy, calligraphy is a field of art and design I have a passion for, it's a subject I never get tired of looking into and I dont get tired to practice it; for me it's a calling of some sort.
The pictures above are pictures of me, doing my thing on my A3 drawing board. It's 11:30am and I am having a mug of tea.
There is nothing like doing what you enjoy doing for a living.
I enjoy authoring books, looking into innovations and design and ofcourse calligraphy.
I have authored two books this year already and I hope to open my own studio for calligraphy, I am keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best.
Watch this space!
The pictures above are pictures of me, doing my thing on my A3 drawing board. It's 11:30am and I am having a mug of tea.
There is nothing like doing what you enjoy doing for a living.
I enjoy authoring books, looking into innovations and design and ofcourse calligraphy.
I have authored two books this year already and I hope to open my own studio for calligraphy, I am keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best.
Watch this space!
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
THE EAGLE WHO THOUGHT HE WAS A CHICKEN.
'The eagle who thought he was a chicken' is an interesting short story I enjoy very much though its tragic.
I'm not the original writer I thought to share.
One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.
However, the eagle was raised to be a chicken.
While on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and noticed a number of mighty eagles soaring in the skies.
The eagle continued staring, at the eagles above, day dreaming that he could be with them.
Each time the eagle would let his dreams be known, he was told it was impossible.
That is what the eagle learned to believe.
Here it goes:
Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside where an eagle's nest contained four large eagle eggs.
Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside where an eagle's nest contained four large eagle eggs.
One day an earthquake rocked the mountain causing one of the eggs to roll down the mountain, to a chicken farm, located in the valley below.
The chickens knew that they had to protect and care for the eagle's egg, so they nurtured and raised the large egg.
One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.
However, the eagle was raised to be a chicken.
Soon, the eagle believed he was nothing more than a chicken.
The eagle loved his home and family, but his spirit cried out for more.
While on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and noticed a number of mighty eagles soaring in the skies.
"Oh," the eagle cried. "I wish I could soar like those birds."
The chickens roared with laughter, "You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar"
The eagle continued staring, at the eagles above, day dreaming that he could be with them.
Each time the eagle would let his dreams be known, he was told it was impossible.
That is what the eagle learned to believe.
The eagle, eventually, stopped dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken. Finally, after a long life as a chicken, the eagle died.
The moral of the story:
The moral of the story:
You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle, follow your dreams, not the words of a chicken.
Sunday, 5 June 2011
WHEN GOLIATHS FALL.
The story of David and Goliath is not just a Biblical inspiration but a historical classic. It's a true story, a very generational achievement. It's a sample to us of what we can achieve if we fight back!
It's one of those rare stories that fascinate us all. Perhaps it's because David was a hero, and there is just something about the human nature that is fascinated by heroes. I like heroes. From Bliblical heroes, to heroes in the Koran, political heroes to comic book and movie heros. Some people find the story of David and Goliath remarkable because David was young when he killed Goliath (he was a teenager) there is something inspirational about seeing young achievers. Others see the David and Goliath story as a reference point of God's amazing power.
We shouldn't, and do not fight battles for nothing, after every battle there is a reward. Like the hero always does in movies David was compensated with the beautiful girl as a reward (the princess, King Sauls daughter).
In our day and age we have our own Goliaths to fight. Our type of fight has changed, it's not the physical type of fight that Bible heros in the old testament are accustomed to. Ours are more of mental and spiritual battles.
There are Goliaths all around us, they come in the form of fear, frustrations, peoples opinion of you, economic recession, financial instability, marital challenges, health setbacks, career difficulties, secret enemies, academic setbacks, global warming, stagnancy, national calamities, moral decadence and its attractions etc.
The bigger the challenge for an individual or a nation, the greater the glory ahead. Challenges have been arranged to announce us not defeat us. David would have remained a shepherd boy all his life if he didn't face Goliath, it was his defeat of Goliath that turned him into a national hero! If we want to come into prominence and the next level we must be courageous enough to face our Goliaths.
The bigger the challenge for an individual or a nation, the greater the glory ahead. Challenges have been arranged to announce us not defeat us. David would have remained a shepherd boy all his life if he didn't face Goliath, it was his defeat of Goliath that turned him into a national hero! If we want to come into prominence and the next level we must be courageous enough to face our Goliaths.Success, a prominent name, favour and respect are some of the rewards we get when our Goliaths fall.
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
WHAT IS REAL MANHOOD?
Different people, cultures, and traditions have their differing views about manhood. There are many stories, myths and legends about bravery and chivalry which is associated with manhood. I guess the impression of what true manhood is left to the individual to determine.Is a real man supposed to be a super hero with certain gifts and powers or is a real man the one who is courteous towards the opposite sex and useful to society. Is real manhood associated with good looks or are looks less important when it comes to manhood?
What is more important when it comes to manhood? Gifts and talents or character and consistency, being married or being useful to your immediate environment? Is real manhood associated with fame or is it about having a good intellect? Is a real man the one who prides himself in his sexual prowess and how many women he has 'conquered' or is real manhood in our ability to abstain and endure till we meet with the right lady. Is a real man the one who has a relationship with God or can an atheist be considered a real man?What makes a real man, is real manhood about our earning potential or is it about the values we hold dear to our hearts, is it about our priorities or is it about our achievements, is manhood about our character or is it about our sex appeal? Is a real man the one who has achieved more than his peers and is seen as an alpha male or is real manhood in our humility and meekness. Is the well dressed and groomed man the real man or are those less important when it comes to manhood. Should a real man be sensitive and considerate or is that the traits of the feminine gender. Should real men cook and help out in the kitchen, should they tidy the house and do the laundry or should that be left to their partners if they have any. Is manhood in our domineering disposition or is a real man the one who is cheerful and optimistic with an open heart?
Is the technologically savvy 'brother' who is 'moving' with the times the real man or is that less important when it comes to being masculine?
What is the place of men in this day and age?
We are not in ancient times when its believed real men are knights or princes of some sort who saves the damsel in distress. We don't have any fire emitting dragons to fight in our time
and we are not in an era of swords and shields when men would travel on distant voyages to conquer lands, expand our kingdom and bring home spoils of war. So what really is the place of the 21st century man? In this day and age women are as liberated and independent as men are. We have women who work in almost every field of human endeavour that men work in. Women have become bread winners just as men are, many are single parents who do a good job raising their children alone because of absent fathers. What separates a man from a woman in our time? Is a real man the macho looking body builder, the action heroes we watch on tv, is real manhood about politics, intellectualism or is it about being a 'pretty' boy, is it about being a sex symbol or pin up figure in the bedroom of females? What can make us real men, could it be our hair do? Keeping an afro or shoulder length hair. Are the 'lean mean killing machines' or cow boys in western movies our standard for manhood or is it the voo doo priest visting 'brother'. Is manhood in our ability to drink or smoke, or is it in our ability to keep our females entertained? Is manhood proportional to the kind of gifts we can present or is it about our education? Is the 21st century man supposed to be a mere sperm donor, a responsible father or are we a 'specie' that has lost it place? Boy do i need some
and we are not in an era of swords and shields when men would travel on distant voyages to conquer lands, expand our kingdom and bring home spoils of war. So what really is the place of the 21st century man? In this day and age women are as liberated and independent as men are. We have women who work in almost every field of human endeavour that men work in. Women have become bread winners just as men are, many are single parents who do a good job raising their children alone because of absent fathers. What separates a man from a woman in our time? Is a real man the macho looking body builder, the action heroes we watch on tv, is real manhood about politics, intellectualism or is it about being a 'pretty' boy, is it about being a sex symbol or pin up figure in the bedroom of females? What can make us real men, could it be our hair do? Keeping an afro or shoulder length hair. Are the 'lean mean killing machines' or cow boys in western movies our standard for manhood or is it the voo doo priest visting 'brother'. Is manhood in our ability to drink or smoke, or is it in our ability to keep our females entertained? Is manhood proportional to the kind of gifts we can present or is it about our education? Is the 21st century man supposed to be a mere sperm donor, a responsible father or are we a 'specie' that has lost it place? Boy do i need some answers!
answers!
Saturday, 28 May 2011
UNDERSTANDING MODERN DAY PARABLES.
I believe speaking in parables is part of God's style, for " it is the glory of God to conceal a matter but it is to the glory of a King to unveil it". Our 'Kingship' is in our ability to accurately understand and interpret modern day parables. And we have what it takes because we are God's children, "we have been made Kings and priests through Christ". Understanding the mysteries of God hidden in life and God's communication have been given to His children. I have an understanding God still speaks to us in parables today "for God is the same yesterday, today and forever", if he spoke to people as Jesus through parables in times past, and if God doesn't change then it means He still speaks to us in parables today. But many people do not understand and accurately interpret the parables that come to them in modern times, there is a need for modern day interpreters, but more importantly, it is credible for a man to understand and interpret the parables being communicated to Him. In Bible times, "interpreters" were rare people, they were seen as 'magicians' of some sort with gifted abilities to understand mysteries and interpret dreams that others could not. Men of calibre like Joseph and Daniel rose to the heights they did largely because of their gifts of accurately interpreting what others couldn't. Interpreters are equally needed today because God is speaking but many are not understanding the parables.
What is a parable and why parables? Parables are fictional stories that contain moral or spiritual lessons. God speaks to us in parables to make us search for Him and also to help us put the Spirit within us to work, trying to figure out a parable sharpens our intellect and develops us spiritually. When parables are figured out there is a reward and a honour that comes with it.
How are modern day parables communicated to us in our time? I believe God's parables are seen in our dreams and circumstances. People need to be sensitive to the hidden messages in their circumstances and dreams. Dreams should not be taken for granted, though dreams are not the most accurate way God speaks to us in our times. The most accurate way of knowing Gods will and ways is through the Bible. But God still speaks to us through dreams because He hasn't changed. But not all dreams are from God, for example, nightmares are not from God because they cause fear "God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind"
Job 33:15 proves to us God speaks through dreams. When we have dreams that are from God their interpretation is either literal or are in the form of a parable (it contains symbols and representations)
We need God's Spirit to accurately understand these night parables, for God's Spirit is the true interpreter. we are just receipients of what Gods Spirit is saying. God's Spirit also help us to perceive the hidden messages in our circumstancial parables and understand them. God's Spirit helps us to connect the dots in the hidden messages of circumstancial parables.
To accurately interpret dreams or night parables we need to have a good understanding of God's Word. God's Spirit and His Word work together, and there are stories, insights and applicable wisdom within the Word of God thats needed for the parable of our lives.
Dreams can also have literal interpretations (like the dream Jacob had that gave him a strategy to rise above His uncle Laban in business). Dreams with literal interpretations in my view are not as common as dreams thats are parables in their nature.
Friday, 27 May 2011
THE DANGER OF THE BLACK SUPREMACY THEOLOGY AND IT'S MISSING LINK.
As far as skin colour is concerned, humanity is divided into black and white, the man of colour and the caucasian. All people on the face of the earth fall into one of these categories ( it's not that the skin colour of an individual matters to me) i take all men as God's creation and should therefore be respected. Any one (black or white) can be my brother or my sister, but its rather unfortunate there are many who do not share this view. I have often wondered why humanity has to be so divisive. Is this how the creator created us or did something go wrong with humanity along the way?
Lately i have seen and heard people share all kinds of divisive and discriminatory teachings that doesn't promote peace for humanity in anyway. I am fully persuaded that when man kind was created it was in the will of God that all men should live in peace irrespective of their skin colour. THE BLACK MAN IS NOT MORE IMPORTANT OR SUPERIOR THAN THE WHITE MAN NEITHER IS THE WHITE MAN MORE IMPORTANT OR SUPERIOR THAN THE BLACK MAN for God is no respecter of persons and all men are created equal.
Black supremacy teachings will only cause controversy and won't totally better the lot of the man of colour. In it's deception it's even being applied to our faith! There are arguments and difference in opinion about whether Jesus is a black man or not. Jesus was a Jew. Whatever category you classify a Jew into is what Jesus was. If a Jew is a black person to you then Jesus was black when He was on the earth, if you categorize a Jew as a caucasian person then thats what Jesus was when he was on earth in the flesh. Whether Jesus was black or white is not what is important, what is important is that men of any colour should have love and mutual respect for one another. Many of these black supremacy teachings are interesting and insightful but they aren't well balanced or thought out, it emphasises empowering the black man or black community (which is not a bad idea in itself) but the issue is which kind of empowerment are we refering to and how do we go about it? THE ONLY TRUE EMPOWERMENT THERE IS, IS THE EMPOWERMENT FROM GOD'S SPIRIT. Every other type of empowerment is a mirage, a distortion and an illusion. Emphasising God's Spirit among the black community is the missing link in the black supremacy theology, and with the Spirit comes a wisdom that is the opposite of the kind commonly found in this world which comes with pride and eventually causes division. Black supremacy teachings in my opinion has only caused division.
Just like the keys of the piano that are black and white which work together to produce melodious sounds God has created caucasian and black coloured people to live and work together in unity for the betterment of the world and mankind. It's when we can live together as one, it's when we can live together in unity irrespective of the colour of our skin or some difference in lifestyle that it can be said that humanity is producing the right 'sound' to God's glory.
Lately i have seen and heard people share all kinds of divisive and discriminatory teachings that doesn't promote peace for humanity in anyway. I am fully persuaded that when man kind was created it was in the will of God that all men should live in peace irrespective of their skin colour. THE BLACK MAN IS NOT MORE IMPORTANT OR SUPERIOR THAN THE WHITE MAN NEITHER IS THE WHITE MAN MORE IMPORTANT OR SUPERIOR THAN THE BLACK MAN for God is no respecter of persons and all men are created equal.
Black supremacy teachings will only cause controversy and won't totally better the lot of the man of colour. In it's deception it's even being applied to our faith! There are arguments and difference in opinion about whether Jesus is a black man or not. Jesus was a Jew. Whatever category you classify a Jew into is what Jesus was. If a Jew is a black person to you then Jesus was black when He was on the earth, if you categorize a Jew as a caucasian person then thats what Jesus was when he was on earth in the flesh. Whether Jesus was black or white is not what is important, what is important is that men of any colour should have love and mutual respect for one another. Many of these black supremacy teachings are interesting and insightful but they aren't well balanced or thought out, it emphasises empowering the black man or black community (which is not a bad idea in itself) but the issue is which kind of empowerment are we refering to and how do we go about it? THE ONLY TRUE EMPOWERMENT THERE IS, IS THE EMPOWERMENT FROM GOD'S SPIRIT. Every other type of empowerment is a mirage, a distortion and an illusion. Emphasising God's Spirit among the black community is the missing link in the black supremacy theology, and with the Spirit comes a wisdom that is the opposite of the kind commonly found in this world which comes with pride and eventually causes division. Black supremacy teachings in my opinion has only caused division.
Just like the keys of the piano that are black and white which work together to produce melodious sounds God has created caucasian and black coloured people to live and work together in unity for the betterment of the world and mankind. It's when we can live together as one, it's when we can live together in unity irrespective of the colour of our skin or some difference in lifestyle that it can be said that humanity is producing the right 'sound' to God's glory.
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