I WANT TO BE A BOSS
Viewed externally, Aden was wonderful; the proverbial promised land.You could easily become wealthy there. In it, hard work was quickly rewarded. There, goodwill could be gained easily and honestly. Dubious individuals in Aden were even able to become wealthy through their trade. The country was great and hunger was difficult to hear of in the entire land. Even Aden’s beggars were always filled. If you invested in Aden, you could reap twice your capital in returns. It was the toast of the countries around it. Human and material resources of various forms were available. It was a un
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THE REVERSE NORM
“Ẹ kúrò níbè, make I pass!" “If you try it you‘ll see the other side of me!" “Go jor, you no fit do anything!” These loud verbal exchanges between two drivers preceded a completely unexpected situation on a road in Lagos one day. The next sound was from a collision. Following that, the front bumper of one of the drivers’ vehicles fell off. It was badly damaged. “Ye!” everyone seemed to scream. The lady behind the wheel stepped out. Her brand new SUV just had its first collision. On seeing the
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IF ONLY HE COULD BELIEVE
John woke up at about 2.30am one morning and attended to some work that he had to complete. After some time he prayed and then he went back to work. At about 4.40am he had an impression to go to bed, as he was to have a family prayer later, requiring him to be awake by 5.50am. As he lay on the bed, he felt strongly that he would fall asleep, as he asked God to grant him rest. After a while on the bed, John started to doubt that he would be able to sleep. He questioned whether it was God that gave the conviction that he would fall asleep. At one instance he felt the urge to use the restroom.
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SUCH AS NATURE
GOD is such a great provider – it is evident from His creation. On a certain day, I sat and watched as an ant spread information to its comrades, after it had discovered a dead fly. Within a few seconds, they had gathered, preparing to move to a private location, what would soon become their food. I noticed some surprising things as I watched these unique creatures: They were little in size but that didn’t discourage them; they were bent on moving the fly. They had no defined strategy; they were trying different thin
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