I have not posted anything for over a month now because of so many factors, ranging from a busy schedule to my inability to get a place to browse in some of the places I visited in the last six weeks. However, during the period of my absence from blogging, I had to go through a very serious and hurting learning process. Its just like a person who has devoted resources, energy and time into building a skyscraper and the building just crumbling in just a twinkle of an eye.
I had a lot of reasons to question God, but at the end of the questioning session, I just got a deeper understanding that all the so called energy that I put into the project is given by God and I can only do all these things because of His breath that is in me. That is why I wrote this poem just to tell my God that in my trying time, I will always trust the Lord and thank Him because He says all things work together of all that love Him.
O Lord, My God.
O Lord, my God
According to the psalmist and my testimony
How excellent is your name in all the earth
O Lord, my God
Because of who you are and what you've done
Only you are worthy of my praise forever
O Lord, my God
Not because of how full or big my belly is
But because of your fullness that is in me
But my heart always leap for joy
O Lord, my God
Though my physical body may look rough
And ugly because of the stress of this world
My soul delight in you because in my spirit
I have your beautiful Spirit whose beautiful work from within
Cover up my ugly outside and make people agree that i'm beautiful
O Lord, my God
I just bless your name because in your loving kindness
You have made me go through the fire without being burnt
And through the storm without being consumed
How excellent you truly are, my dear God.
Adeniyi Adedayo (Dayo Nigeria)
May 26, 2009.
May 25, 2009
April 17, 2009
Longing For Love
In loving, I get hatred
In moving close, I get farther
I continue hoping and loving though
Endlessly I continue to wait
Waiting not for Godot
But for that time
That I can finally shout EUREKA
To the part of me that was removed
To create that masterpiece
Whose presence makes productivity possible
In losing hope, I get closer
Just as the 100m sprinter gets closer to the mark
I get closer to the promised land
When fate and faith both combined to smile on me
And lavish on me all the love that was far off
More importantly, the door begins to open
As the arrival of the one clothed with virtue
Like the biblical Esther is envisaged
Only waiting for the full appearance of the bride in waiting.
All hail the arrival of the Queen
Who will come and steal the heart of her charming prince
Can someone please tell prince charming to ring the bell
And the beautiful queen to answer the call of the bell
Because both of them have been destined for one another
By that Divine Being whose works can never be faulted
And whom these two excellencies worship and revere
The wait is on, and the time is near
When that which has been ordained from above
Will be manifested, that the whole world will see and rejoice.
Inspired by a wonderful friend.
In moving close, I get farther
I continue hoping and loving though
Endlessly I continue to wait
Waiting not for Godot
But for that time
That I can finally shout EUREKA
To the part of me that was removed
To create that masterpiece
Whose presence makes productivity possible
In losing hope, I get closer
Just as the 100m sprinter gets closer to the mark
I get closer to the promised land
When fate and faith both combined to smile on me
And lavish on me all the love that was far off
More importantly, the door begins to open
As the arrival of the one clothed with virtue
Like the biblical Esther is envisaged
Only waiting for the full appearance of the bride in waiting.
All hail the arrival of the Queen
Who will come and steal the heart of her charming prince
Can someone please tell prince charming to ring the bell
And the beautiful queen to answer the call of the bell
Because both of them have been destined for one another
By that Divine Being whose works can never be faulted
And whom these two excellencies worship and revere
The wait is on, and the time is near
When that which has been ordained from above
Will be manifested, that the whole world will see and rejoice.
Inspired by a wonderful friend.
April 08, 2009
How "Fool" Can The Month Be?
Its been a very long time since I posted anything, I can say its as a result of my different adventures in the land of examination and entering into the land of productivity from there. Right now, I just finished or got to a very good level in my Ado-Ekiti assignment and moving to Lagos for a programme before doing so many other productive things. It is meant to be a month that starts with April fool, but my day on the first of April just reminded me that the month should not make me become a fool, but make my month full of testimonies and great results. It is already happening and my God tells me that the glory of the latter house shall be more than that of the former, so greater results are coming my way throughout this year.
God Bless Nigeria
Dayo Nigeria
April 8, 2009.
God Bless Nigeria
Dayo Nigeria
April 8, 2009.
March 13, 2009
Maradona
What easily strikes anybody that hears this name is the legendary football player of Argentine origin. However, the name is now being used to describe not just very good footballers inb the mould of the great one, but others who actually may not have ever kicked the football.
These are people with very questionable character and are always trying to paly games with people. It may not be alarming if these people are not in charge of decisions that are made, but a lot of times, they are the ones who dictate what.
This write-up is as a result of certain things that happened to me and some other people around me between last week and now. When somebody asks for your help and ends up dribbling the helper into trouble. They have forgotten that "he who digs a pit for other people will end up in that same pit." I am not in anyway affected by the Maradona President that we have in our department, because right now people know who is licking his wounds.
Whatever any Maradona tries to do, just know that once you are for the truth, it will never be a problem to state your case to people and not just stating, but letting them know the true situation of things. The hallmark of a great leader is standing for the truth even when the 'seen' and 'unseen' forces are trying to push you into falsehood.
These are people with very questionable character and are always trying to paly games with people. It may not be alarming if these people are not in charge of decisions that are made, but a lot of times, they are the ones who dictate what.
This write-up is as a result of certain things that happened to me and some other people around me between last week and now. When somebody asks for your help and ends up dribbling the helper into trouble. They have forgotten that "he who digs a pit for other people will end up in that same pit." I am not in anyway affected by the Maradona President that we have in our department, because right now people know who is licking his wounds.
Whatever any Maradona tries to do, just know that once you are for the truth, it will never be a problem to state your case to people and not just stating, but letting them know the true situation of things. The hallmark of a great leader is standing for the truth even when the 'seen' and 'unseen' forces are trying to push you into falsehood.
February 20, 2009
The Irony of Love
Some days ago, the whole world clebrated what is meant to be love, popularly called Valentine's Day. It is however ironic that the day that is meant to be for love is the day that people assist in truncating the destiny of others just to satisfy their lustful feelings. This is not in any way what love is. The day has been so bastardized that I will be glad if there is nothing referred to as St. Valentine's day because it has over time become a day that naive young ladies are initiated into promiscuity.
The purpose of this blog is not to rubbish what love is, but to implore as many of us that God has helped to understand that true love does not mean sex, but true love is about caring for the next person, giving that person reason to live again. It may be in the place of time giving, material giving or just your smile.
Love is what makes the world go round and every human being who knows God will know that true love entails sacrifice. Just for the future of that young girl, kill your lustful desires and concentrate on how best you can help her grow. For the sake of that visionary young man, do away with your crave for material things and focus on how that young man has added more value to your live through his wise words and the time you were down and he stood by you.
He who knows God is meant to teach the world how to love, and not conforming to the world's definition of love. So many big pictures have been burnt to ashes just because of the decietful way that people show love. It is our responsibility to be the light that people will use to see. The greatest love is the love of sacrifice, let us teach giving more than recieving cos love is about giving when you don't expect anything in return.
As you show love to people, don't forget to love your country as well. God bless Nigeria.
The purpose of this blog is not to rubbish what love is, but to implore as many of us that God has helped to understand that true love does not mean sex, but true love is about caring for the next person, giving that person reason to live again. It may be in the place of time giving, material giving or just your smile.
Love is what makes the world go round and every human being who knows God will know that true love entails sacrifice. Just for the future of that young girl, kill your lustful desires and concentrate on how best you can help her grow. For the sake of that visionary young man, do away with your crave for material things and focus on how that young man has added more value to your live through his wise words and the time you were down and he stood by you.
He who knows God is meant to teach the world how to love, and not conforming to the world's definition of love. So many big pictures have been burnt to ashes just because of the decietful way that people show love. It is our responsibility to be the light that people will use to see. The greatest love is the love of sacrifice, let us teach giving more than recieving cos love is about giving when you don't expect anything in return.
As you show love to people, don't forget to love your country as well. God bless Nigeria.
January 28, 2009
The Decision
They are supposed to learn, but incapacitated
The children look up to mother hen for food
But mother hen is not able to because it is always robbed
Unfortunately, by some of your children.
While more of the children are suffering, a few are enjoying themselves
They have money dipped in blood to lavish
Drops of sweat from some make others rich
While the sources of sweat drops are like donkeys
Whose work rate is nothing compared to what he gets
When will this stop? They cry
They drop sweat and tears laboring for their dear mother
Yet these few robbers sit in the lavishly furnished four-edged place
With no faint spot of sweat, yet they get the goodies of others' sweat
What shall we do then? Should we continue to work and die for others?
Or should we fight to free ourselves from our brother-tormentors
Even if we die in the process, it's better to die for a cause
Than for you to die in oppression and torture
The decision lies in your hands.
Adeniyi Adedayo (Dayo Nigeria)
January 29, 2008
The children look up to mother hen for food
But mother hen is not able to because it is always robbed
Unfortunately, by some of your children.
While more of the children are suffering, a few are enjoying themselves
They have money dipped in blood to lavish
Drops of sweat from some make others rich
While the sources of sweat drops are like donkeys
Whose work rate is nothing compared to what he gets
When will this stop? They cry
They drop sweat and tears laboring for their dear mother
Yet these few robbers sit in the lavishly furnished four-edged place
With no faint spot of sweat, yet they get the goodies of others' sweat
What shall we do then? Should we continue to work and die for others?
Or should we fight to free ourselves from our brother-tormentors
Even if we die in the process, it's better to die for a cause
Than for you to die in oppression and torture
The decision lies in your hands.
Adeniyi Adedayo (Dayo Nigeria)
January 29, 2008
January 19, 2009
Help Me
Actually, it's not as if an attempt is being made by anybody to rape me and neither is any dog chasing me that requires me shouting for help. I am forced to cry out for help because the work on my head now is so much that it is annoying my loved ones who believe that maybe i'm becoming proud and I can't create time for them again "because you are now a star". I have tried over and over to explain to some of them, but the more I try, the less thay understand and it's beginning to affect me in a way that I never imagined.
I'm "concerned" because unlike a lot of you guys who have been caught up in the ship of partnership, i'm still in the partnership market and I don't want to send the potential buyer of my proposal away just because of the heavyu workload on my head. i am at a cross road of either reducing my commitments (which would be very difficult cos I derive joy in many of these things) in order to placate my loved ones, or just continue as if nothing is happening and focus on what i'm doing. I need the advice of the council of elders.
By the way, it's because of my very busy schedule that i've not been around for some time.
I'm "concerned" because unlike a lot of you guys who have been caught up in the ship of partnership, i'm still in the partnership market and I don't want to send the potential buyer of my proposal away just because of the heavyu workload on my head. i am at a cross road of either reducing my commitments (which would be very difficult cos I derive joy in many of these things) in order to placate my loved ones, or just continue as if nothing is happening and focus on what i'm doing. I need the advice of the council of elders.
By the way, it's because of my very busy schedule that i've not been around for some time.
January 02, 2009
My January 1 ordeal
O legs, why have you refused to dance
Even when the sound of the music is so beautiful
O mouth, why have you refused to say amen
When the prayers are being made on the altar
O body, why hath thou failed to move
To the rythm of the drumbeats all around
O mouth, why hath thou turn frowning to thy companion
Even when you are surrounded by laughing colleagues
My heart has also failed to rejoice
Though there is all to be happy about
All these because of my supposedly vanished loved treasure
Alas! After a ring, the sound of my beloved treasure echoed in my ears
Oh! What kind of peace and joy I feel again
Though kept away by distance
The connection of the hearts bring us close to each other
And all that I could not do, i've started doing
Because my beloved treasure can still be treasured after all.
It's not what you think o.
Happy New Year 2009.
Adedayo Adeniyi
(Dayo Nigeria)
January 2, 2009.
Even when the sound of the music is so beautiful
O mouth, why have you refused to say amen
When the prayers are being made on the altar
O body, why hath thou failed to move
To the rythm of the drumbeats all around
O mouth, why hath thou turn frowning to thy companion
Even when you are surrounded by laughing colleagues
My heart has also failed to rejoice
Though there is all to be happy about
All these because of my supposedly vanished loved treasure
Alas! After a ring, the sound of my beloved treasure echoed in my ears
Oh! What kind of peace and joy I feel again
Though kept away by distance
The connection of the hearts bring us close to each other
And all that I could not do, i've started doing
Because my beloved treasure can still be treasured after all.
It's not what you think o.
Happy New Year 2009.
Adedayo Adeniyi
(Dayo Nigeria)
January 2, 2009.
December 22, 2008
Some Days to the End of the Year
For some, it's just about expectations for Xmas chops as well as the chops for New Year celebrations and for some others, it's a countdown to the year 2009. Some others have even started thinking about their next birthday celebration in January 2009. But as the psalmist asked God, "Teach us to number our days, so that we can apply our hearts to wisdom." Not that all that I stated above are bad, but the most important question in your lips right now is what can I say of year 2008? Was it like the other years of waste, or you were able to make the year count? How many people will bless you as a result of your good deeds in the outgoing year.
This is a food for thought for the wise one. Beyond all the merriments, your con tribution to the development is what matters most. Merry Xmas and Happy New Year in advance. I love you all.
Adeniyi Adedayo(Dayo Nigeria)
December 22, 2008.
This is a food for thought for the wise one. Beyond all the merriments, your con tribution to the development is what matters most. Merry Xmas and Happy New Year in advance. I love you all.
Adeniyi Adedayo(Dayo Nigeria)
December 22, 2008.
December 20, 2008
When Good Turns "Bad"
Life is very interesting because there is hardly anything that does not have it's own share of twists, even the best of things. A major problem noticed however, is that some people try very hard to make the good works of others look bad because it is making their own lapses very obvious and they do anything just to achieve this. A failure as we all know will always want others to fail so they can have different excuses for failing, so when they see some that are not failing, there is a burden on them to ensure that the good works of such people are rubbished.
I have been a victim of this and i am definitely not the only person that has been affected with the activities of these people who have phobia for success. But when your good turns "bad", instead of being dejected and wearing the look of a loser, look up and tell yourself that I am working and that is why they are trying to bring me down. If I don't work, nobody will see me as a good enough threat to start digging a pit that only he can fall in. The attitude of victors when they face this kind of challenge is that they look up and tell themselves "I am a Work in Progress", not an abandoned work. Just like the popular gospel song by Donnie McClurkin, "We Fall Down, But We Get Up."
Adeniyi Adedayo (Dayo Nigeria)
December 20, 2008.
I have been a victim of this and i am definitely not the only person that has been affected with the activities of these people who have phobia for success. But when your good turns "bad", instead of being dejected and wearing the look of a loser, look up and tell yourself that I am working and that is why they are trying to bring me down. If I don't work, nobody will see me as a good enough threat to start digging a pit that only he can fall in. The attitude of victors when they face this kind of challenge is that they look up and tell themselves "I am a Work in Progress", not an abandoned work. Just like the popular gospel song by Donnie McClurkin, "We Fall Down, But We Get Up."
Adeniyi Adedayo (Dayo Nigeria)
December 20, 2008.
December 14, 2008
The Valley of the Shadows of Death
It was meant to be one of my trips, but the first official trip after being made the National Vice-President of my departmental association, but it turned out to be one that I can never forget because it afforded me the opportunity of seeing how I can fare when there is a very difficult situation.
The trip was to the Premier University, where I had a meeting with the President of English and Literature students in the school. I left U.I. around 3:45pm but the bus did not leave until around 5:30pm. The journey was just meant to be for around an hour, but about 25 kilometers to my destination (O.A.U.), the bus I was travelling in was stopped by Road Safety officials for overloading and we were taken to there office which was a bit farther.
We thought we were going to leave soon after they would have told the driver what to do, but we were very wrong. Instead of telling the driver the punishment for the offence committed, they were waiting for the driver to settle them so that it won't be recorded. Before we knew what was happening, they closed for the day and our bus was not allowed to leave the premises of their pffice and we were either advised to sleep i front of their office or find our way to our various destinations. The funny thing however, is that they assisted all the ladies in the bus but one, and left the guys at the mercy of God knows who.
At that point, I had to take a very difficult but necessary decision of walking ahead believing that my friend who is also a national officer would get a bus that will convey us to school. But we were wrong, we had to walk all the distance to school in the dead of the night and could have been attacked by anything. I just kept o praying in my heart, because my partner was very scared and I had to be the motivating and driving force for him. So, even if I was afraid , I could not show it in order not to cause my partner to panic.
Eventually, we got to school around some minutes to midnight, but all the glory for our safety on the dangerous express road goes to God. It is quite surprising that government officials have now become experts in defining irresponsibility to the citizens, even the Road Safety that people used to believe is good is now becoming rotten. We pray that God should heal our land so that many individuals will not be sent to their early graves because of the irresponsibility and non-challant attitude of some individuals.
Words alone can not express all what I saw and felt in the valley of the shadows of death, but the important thing is that i'm alive to recount my ordeals and without any problem whatsoever.
The trip was to the Premier University, where I had a meeting with the President of English and Literature students in the school. I left U.I. around 3:45pm but the bus did not leave until around 5:30pm. The journey was just meant to be for around an hour, but about 25 kilometers to my destination (O.A.U.), the bus I was travelling in was stopped by Road Safety officials for overloading and we were taken to there office which was a bit farther.
We thought we were going to leave soon after they would have told the driver what to do, but we were very wrong. Instead of telling the driver the punishment for the offence committed, they were waiting for the driver to settle them so that it won't be recorded. Before we knew what was happening, they closed for the day and our bus was not allowed to leave the premises of their pffice and we were either advised to sleep i front of their office or find our way to our various destinations. The funny thing however, is that they assisted all the ladies in the bus but one, and left the guys at the mercy of God knows who.
At that point, I had to take a very difficult but necessary decision of walking ahead believing that my friend who is also a national officer would get a bus that will convey us to school. But we were wrong, we had to walk all the distance to school in the dead of the night and could have been attacked by anything. I just kept o praying in my heart, because my partner was very scared and I had to be the motivating and driving force for him. So, even if I was afraid , I could not show it in order not to cause my partner to panic.
Eventually, we got to school around some minutes to midnight, but all the glory for our safety on the dangerous express road goes to God. It is quite surprising that government officials have now become experts in defining irresponsibility to the citizens, even the Road Safety that people used to believe is good is now becoming rotten. We pray that God should heal our land so that many individuals will not be sent to their early graves because of the irresponsibility and non-challant attitude of some individuals.
Words alone can not express all what I saw and felt in the valley of the shadows of death, but the important thing is that i'm alive to recount my ordeals and without any problem whatsoever.
December 09, 2008
Back In School
It's good to be back in school. oosh, did I say that? Yes it's good to be back. I'm happy to be back in school because I have started discovering a whole new world of opportunities that abound around me. Just trying to concentrate on all this things that if i'm not too careful may just slip away. I just believe God for strength as I embark on all the journeys both within and outside Ife.
The minister of women affairs is back in school and a strong message to all the students who take delight in spoiling the works of other students by pasting posters where some other students cleaned that they are in for a showdown. I am back in school.
The minister of women affairs is back in school and a strong message to all the students who take delight in spoiling the works of other students by pasting posters where some other students cleaned that they are in for a showdown. I am back in school.
December 04, 2008
My Future
To some people, I am a friend. And to others, maybe an enemy
To many others, I am a classmate, while to some I am a brother
I don't even exist in the world of some
While many others wish I can stay in their world forever
All these notwithstanding; of one thing I am so certain
That since no man can stop the sun from rising
Neither can they stop the day from dawning
Because of that divine force that is in charge
Then no man can stop me from succeeding in life
Because I am like the new day, whose dawning can't be stopped
And also like the like that can't b prevented from shining
Because God holds my future secured in His hands.
To many others, I am a classmate, while to some I am a brother
I don't even exist in the world of some
While many others wish I can stay in their world forever
All these notwithstanding; of one thing I am so certain
That since no man can stop the sun from rising
Neither can they stop the day from dawning
Because of that divine force that is in charge
Then no man can stop me from succeeding in life
Because I am like the new day, whose dawning can't be stopped
And also like the like that can't b prevented from shining
Because God holds my future secured in His hands.
November 27, 2008
Just As I Said
I can remember that the last time I wrote on this wonderful page, I thought as if some things had already happened just because I really believed that those things were definitely going to happen. For everything I said I was working towards ensuring that I did, God helped me in a way that none was left without being done and there was another feather added to my cap.
I know that it can only be God and that is why it is in Him that I have been and will always put my trust. Just to encourage you that there is nothing you want to do that you can not do only if you will put your trust in God and believe.
I know that it can only be God and that is why it is in Him that I have been and will always put my trust. Just to encourage you that there is nothing you want to do that you can not do only if you will put your trust in God and believe.
November 13, 2008
It's The End of Another Week
Today marks the end of the week for many civil servants, though it's a sign of gross indiscipline and irresponsibility. But for now, what can we do? Abeg, lets leave those people and face the business of the day. The business of the day is that this weekend is supposed to be one full of activities for me, but in the twinkle of an eye, what is meant to be a packed weekend may turn out to be an idle one if i don't get some things (money answereth all things).
This is not meant to be an appeal for funds, but just to show how incapacitated Nigerian youths can be even when they have very good plans. It is still not an excuse though, for not doing good things because no matter what it will take, i have purposed that i will go ahead with all my plans for tis weekend and for next week because i know my God will supply all my needs according to His riches in glory through Christ Jesus and my own belief in addition to a will to succeed against all odds. My message is just that, even when it's as if you are in the tightest of corners, there is always a way out only if we want to see it. At the end of everything, I will come to tell you that afterall, it was made possible by factors that i can't see but believed (God and my actions).
Stay positive at all times and lines will definitely fall in pleasant places for you.
This is not meant to be an appeal for funds, but just to show how incapacitated Nigerian youths can be even when they have very good plans. It is still not an excuse though, for not doing good things because no matter what it will take, i have purposed that i will go ahead with all my plans for tis weekend and for next week because i know my God will supply all my needs according to His riches in glory through Christ Jesus and my own belief in addition to a will to succeed against all odds. My message is just that, even when it's as if you are in the tightest of corners, there is always a way out only if we want to see it. At the end of everything, I will come to tell you that afterall, it was made possible by factors that i can't see but believed (God and my actions).
Stay positive at all times and lines will definitely fall in pleasant places for you.
November 02, 2008
Time-out With the Family
I had a wonderful time on Sunday, which was more like a sendforth from Lagos back to my sweet home (I am in Lagos for some personal stuffs and see some people). The day started with a wonderful service at the Daystar Christian Center with Rev. Sam Adeyemi preaching. I left the church a more fulfilled person.
After the service, my brother-in-law decided that we should go out since it's a Sunday and that it's as if there is a full house, but I was stuck because I had fixed an appointment with one of my mentors, Mr. Patrick Adenusi since Friday which was to be later in the day. I had to make a choice of either honouring the appointment at the expense of the family's day out. I made a choice; to honour the appointment and decided to call them after my appointment to know where they were. After seeing Mr. Patrick, I called them and discovered that they were less than a hundred metres to where I was.
From there we proceeded on our tour of the Island. From Lagos City Mall to Shoprite and finally the Chocolat Royale where we treated as well as treating others with the karaoke. It was just fun throughout and right now, i'm just preparing for my visit to Yabatech before leaving Lagos later today.
After the service, my brother-in-law decided that we should go out since it's a Sunday and that it's as if there is a full house, but I was stuck because I had fixed an appointment with one of my mentors, Mr. Patrick Adenusi since Friday which was to be later in the day. I had to make a choice of either honouring the appointment at the expense of the family's day out. I made a choice; to honour the appointment and decided to call them after my appointment to know where they were. After seeing Mr. Patrick, I called them and discovered that they were less than a hundred metres to where I was.
From there we proceeded on our tour of the Island. From Lagos City Mall to Shoprite and finally the Chocolat Royale where we treated as well as treating others with the karaoke. It was just fun throughout and right now, i'm just preparing for my visit to Yabatech before leaving Lagos later today.
October 27, 2008
Its so Hard to Say Goodbye
Tonight is my last night in school before I go home at the end of yet another session. A lot of downs that will want you to say "thank God, finally it is over". But the ups will definitely outweigh the downs and you will only think about certain people that are graduating and the things that you guys have done together.
Top on the list of my friends that are graduating that I will miss so much is Damilola Owolabi, Tolu Odeyemi, Cyril Onih, Kenny Olaleye, Gbenga Fatogun, Taiwo Olaleye (Taiwo petit), Wemimo Obiwale (sweet Wemimo), Lola Ademoroti, all graduating Ydi members and all my friends that are graduating but are too numerous to mention (most of my friends are actually graduating). These people in one way or the other have left marks in my life that will always make me remember them for good.
It is because you have been very good that people are telling you that you will be missed, because you have been relevant that the thought of you leaving school leaves some unhappy that they won't see you like before and at the same time happy because you have successfully crossed yet another hurdle in life. It is because you are really special and loved that I find it so hard to say goodbye to you guys.
I am definitely not the only one that will miss you, the whole of OAU will do because "You came, you saw, and you have conquered." I love you so much.
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Top on the list of my friends that are graduating that I will miss so much is Damilola Owolabi, Tolu Odeyemi, Cyril Onih, Kenny Olaleye, Gbenga Fatogun, Taiwo Olaleye (Taiwo petit), Wemimo Obiwale (sweet Wemimo), Lola Ademoroti, all graduating Ydi members and all my friends that are graduating but are too numerous to mention (most of my friends are actually graduating). These people in one way or the other have left marks in my life that will always make me remember them for good.
It is because you have been very good that people are telling you that you will be missed, because you have been relevant that the thought of you leaving school leaves some unhappy that they won't see you like before and at the same time happy because you have successfully crossed yet another hurdle in life. It is because you are really special and loved that I find it so hard to say goodbye to you guys.
I am definitely not the only one that will miss you, the whole of OAU will do because "You came, you saw, and you have conquered." I love you so much.
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October 14, 2008
You Need to Read THis
September 25, 2008 was a very remarkable day for me not because it was the last Thursday in the month of September, far from it. I clocked 22years that day, and after pressures from my roommates and other Ydi members I organized a party. That was not the only thing I did that day, I found time to visit my friends at the Obafemi Awolowo University Zoo, actually I prefer you call it a forest because there are many more trees than animals in it. Save for the lion and the crocodile, there was nothing exciting about the experience. Another thing that day was to indulge myself, I forgot about my budget for the month, walked into a boutique and parted with three shirts and footwear. One of the tops is my Arsenal Jersey; the buy was quite strange considering that I’m a Liverpool fan. But I have always had great respect for Arsenal Football Club, and in any case I just liked the jersey. But why would I choose to bore you with wardrobe news like I had just bought a Cadillac, if not that a stranger tore my jersey this morning. I was just returning from my visit to Ydi Uniben Chapter very early on Sunday October 12, 2008. At about 9am I could say good morning Ore and the inhabitants thereof. For a long time I had always heard people talk about how bad the road in Ore is, but finally time had given me the opportunity to see for myself the result of greed, corruption, insensitivity to the masses and darkness prevalent in a continent that’s referred to as the dark continent. Thanks to Asa, as I savored music from her album via my Mp4. Finally somehow after about two hours of maneuvering through the death trap set by our government, popularly called ‘road’ from Benin to Ore, I boarded another Bus en route Ile-Ife. As I sat in the bus in a red top with the inscription Fly Emirates eagerly awaiting other passengers, I suddenly noticed a trader who was selling bibles, a closer look at his goods made me realize that the Bibles were actually the big size version Gideon Bibles- Gideon Bibles are distributed free around the world in a bid to spread the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. “How much is a copy of your Bible?” the man who obviously thought that finally he had gotten a buyer, quickly responded.
The criminal was selling what some persons like himself not in attitude but in biological make-up printed to be distributed for free, at a price of N800.Very quickly I opened the first page of the bible and my curiosity was satisfied, as it was boldly written "THIS BIBLE IS NOT FOR SALE". For the benefit of a doubt, I confirmed that the culprit could read English, and asked him to read same- This Bible is not Sale. It was at that point I assumed the office of an activist, why would one person be selling what was supposed to be free for all? It’s the same reason why the road from Benin to Ore, Lagos-Ibadan Express Way and many other inaccessible roads in Nigeria are not tarred. One criminal Governor, Senator, Local Government Chairman would suddenly decide to use for his family what had been provided for a whole nation. I was angered because it only takes 1000 people like my bible seller to understand why Nigeria is suffering in the midst of plenty.
Already I had seized 1copy of the bible as I continued to explain to him why he deserved to be jailed. By now the bus was already full and the other passengers were begging me to return the bible to the man. I was certain that he would continue in his business if the bible was returned to him, sincerely my desire was to seize the other bibles and also arrest him. In a bid to convince him about the consequence of his actions, I read Malachi 3:8 to him, which shows how God cursed a whole nation because of their greed; eating what God has said belongs to him.
I thought I had finished my responsibility as a responsible citizen and lover of this great nation, as the man walked away from the bus. But I was wrong, because just as our bus stopped by at the nearby gas station, he also came back this time around determined to get back his lost sheep.”You would see what I would do to you if you don’t give me back my bible; in fact you must come down from this bus. As he began to throw threats I sat calmly in the bus watching events unfold, his next strike wasn’t vocal. He pulled my shirt threatening to get me naked. The result was that my cherished Arsenal Jersey got turn. But again let’s give him some kudos for his last words before the bus zoomed off. He said, “What’s your problem, are you the only educated person here.” Only if time allowed him get the response, obviously for a young man like me still in the pursuit of a first degree, I couldn’t have been the only educated person in the bus. But alas, that drives home the point again, Nigeria is where it is today because of the large number of educated illiterates and spiritual giants who are socially dumb.
We might not have the opportunity to talk sense to woman at the Nigerian Stock Exchange, who is blind to the needs of many Nigerians who live below the poverty line, but very sensitive to the need to raise unsolicited funds for Barack Obama. But we must preach this message of change where we find ourselves in everyday life. Though I did not succeed in arresting Mr. Bible Seller, but I succeeded in creating awareness at the park, that he was selling goods that had been paid for. The psychology of man would stop him from selling those bibles, for the fear of another activist. Though my jersey is now torn, it reminds me of how every day we tear this country apart either because we want for ourselves what is meant for everyone, or because we refuse to take a bold stand for the truth. Regardless of where you stand it’s time for you to make a change to see this country change. God Bless Nigeria, another way of saying May God punish her enemies. Lest I forget, as I alighted at the front of Obafemi Awolowo University, I gave the free bible to the conductor
Gbenga Fatogun
October 12, 2008.
The criminal was selling what some persons like himself not in attitude but in biological make-up printed to be distributed for free, at a price of N800.Very quickly I opened the first page of the bible and my curiosity was satisfied, as it was boldly written "THIS BIBLE IS NOT FOR SALE". For the benefit of a doubt, I confirmed that the culprit could read English, and asked him to read same- This Bible is not Sale. It was at that point I assumed the office of an activist, why would one person be selling what was supposed to be free for all? It’s the same reason why the road from Benin to Ore, Lagos-Ibadan Express Way and many other inaccessible roads in Nigeria are not tarred. One criminal Governor, Senator, Local Government Chairman would suddenly decide to use for his family what had been provided for a whole nation. I was angered because it only takes 1000 people like my bible seller to understand why Nigeria is suffering in the midst of plenty.
Already I had seized 1copy of the bible as I continued to explain to him why he deserved to be jailed. By now the bus was already full and the other passengers were begging me to return the bible to the man. I was certain that he would continue in his business if the bible was returned to him, sincerely my desire was to seize the other bibles and also arrest him. In a bid to convince him about the consequence of his actions, I read Malachi 3:8 to him, which shows how God cursed a whole nation because of their greed; eating what God has said belongs to him.
I thought I had finished my responsibility as a responsible citizen and lover of this great nation, as the man walked away from the bus. But I was wrong, because just as our bus stopped by at the nearby gas station, he also came back this time around determined to get back his lost sheep.”You would see what I would do to you if you don’t give me back my bible; in fact you must come down from this bus. As he began to throw threats I sat calmly in the bus watching events unfold, his next strike wasn’t vocal. He pulled my shirt threatening to get me naked. The result was that my cherished Arsenal Jersey got turn. But again let’s give him some kudos for his last words before the bus zoomed off. He said, “What’s your problem, are you the only educated person here.” Only if time allowed him get the response, obviously for a young man like me still in the pursuit of a first degree, I couldn’t have been the only educated person in the bus. But alas, that drives home the point again, Nigeria is where it is today because of the large number of educated illiterates and spiritual giants who are socially dumb.
We might not have the opportunity to talk sense to woman at the Nigerian Stock Exchange, who is blind to the needs of many Nigerians who live below the poverty line, but very sensitive to the need to raise unsolicited funds for Barack Obama. But we must preach this message of change where we find ourselves in everyday life. Though I did not succeed in arresting Mr. Bible Seller, but I succeeded in creating awareness at the park, that he was selling goods that had been paid for. The psychology of man would stop him from selling those bibles, for the fear of another activist. Though my jersey is now torn, it reminds me of how every day we tear this country apart either because we want for ourselves what is meant for everyone, or because we refuse to take a bold stand for the truth. Regardless of where you stand it’s time for you to make a change to see this country change. God Bless Nigeria, another way of saying May God punish her enemies. Lest I forget, as I alighted at the front of Obafemi Awolowo University, I gave the free bible to the conductor
Gbenga Fatogun
October 12, 2008.
September 18, 2008
As Another Year Starts
At the dot of 12am, another chapter opened in my life. Before I knew it, another year had started for me and I had to make some decisions between wining and dining with friends or to devote more of the time to just me and God. I decided to do the later because I discovered that the place of planning in the success stories of people is more important than the time of manifestation. It was a day I used to plan ahead for the year and subsequent ones. I just want to bless the name of my source in whom I live and who I also live for, my Lord Jesus Christ. He is the source of every success story that can be linked to me and I believe that the world is set to see greater things that God will do through me and in me as I start this year of results.
September 12, 2008
It May Not Look Like It
I just feel I am obliged to write this because of certain things that happened to me yesterday. I was at a point where I was thinking if all the time I have been devoting to people is worth it at all because some two special people offended me yesterday that almost spoilt my new day. At this point, I was just focused on the immediate negative and I decided to forget all the other positives.
I went to my room a sad and hungry man 'cos I was not even able to buy what I will take for dinner and tried to free my mind of the happenings, especially when one (though the minor of the offenders) apologized. It was just at this point of freeing my mind that I realized that there will always be hiccups, but that does not mean God is still not faithful. I'm now very happy 'cos besides the fact that I was able to recover from the incidents, the second offender, whose offence was the gravest later sent a message of apology to me.
I try to learn from everything and that's why I was able to learn that even when things look like not being good, they are actually good. It's just that we choose to make them look bad. Until we can focus on the positives more than the negatives, we can never see reasons to thank God.
I went to my room a sad and hungry man 'cos I was not even able to buy what I will take for dinner and tried to free my mind of the happenings, especially when one (though the minor of the offenders) apologized. It was just at this point of freeing my mind that I realized that there will always be hiccups, but that does not mean God is still not faithful. I'm now very happy 'cos besides the fact that I was able to recover from the incidents, the second offender, whose offence was the gravest later sent a message of apology to me.
I try to learn from everything and that's why I was able to learn that even when things look like not being good, they are actually good. It's just that we choose to make them look bad. Until we can focus on the positives more than the negatives, we can never see reasons to thank God.
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