The fire of lust burns who wills;
But the fire is alluring.

When a man sees it,
It looks like Eden.

When he is inside it,
It seems like Pluto;

And when he is out;
He feels like just returning from the Sun.
He then prays never to fall near it again.

The next day he sees the fire,
It looks like Heaven;
How gullible he is!
He lusts after it again;
When he is inside it,
It seems like Canaan;
When he leaves it,
He feels like just returning from Hell.

The animal called man!
He will always refuse to learn:
until he is burnt beyond redemption by the fire of LUST!

Do you know the philosophy behind a baby’s cry? You must have seen a nursing mother cuddling and appeasing her baby just to stop him from crying. Why are mothers always uncomfortable whenever their baby cries? Why do babies cry?

Once upon a time, we were all babies; can we figure out why we loved crying? A typical baby cries everyday for one reason or the other but immediately he learns to speak and walk, his rate of crying reduces.

But why are babies always crying?

Maybe when you were a baby, you became thirsty on a dry afternoon, actually, all you needed was just some water, but you couldn’t tell you mom. All you could was just CRY! By crying, your mother knew you needed something from her…



1) To be cuddled

2) T o be fed

3) To be kissed

4) To be given some water

5) The temperature of your room has changed

6) Your nappy is wet

Etc.



Just because of your cry, your mother had to satisfy these possible needs one after the other till you stop crying. So, as a matter of fact, all you needed was just water but you were given not just water, you were cuddled, fed, kissed, you got your nappy was changed if wet, etc.

So subsequently, you got more than you needed. By crying, your mother realized you were helpless, you relied on her only to get your needs and she satisfied them. You humbled yourself.

Your mother did all the humanly possible things she could to satisfy you. If you were God’s baby, what do you think God would do?

Let’s take king Solomon, the son of David as an example, Solomon humbled himself, he never believed he could solve the case without God’s help so he sought His guidance. Solomon asked God of wisdom, knowledge and understanding but God added more unto him. God made him the wises and richest king in the world.

If you humble yourself in the sight of God, he shall answer your prayers and grant you more than you requested. Even when everything seems rough, just believe it is for your own good. God tested Job, maybe this seeming hardship is your test too, don’t give up, believe in him and trust in him. He loves you and he wants the best for you. Just like the mother and her baby, God does not want us to be sad. So have you given him a cry lately?

THIS PATRIOTIC NIGERIAN STARTED THE DAY EARLY, HAVING SET HIS ALARM CLOCK (MADE IN JAPAN) FOR 6:00AM. WHILE HIS COFFEE POT (MADE IN JAPAN) IS PERKING, HE PUTS HIS BLOW DRYER (MADE IN TAIWAN) TO WORK AND SHAVES WITH HIS ELECTRIC RAZOR (MADE IN HONG KONG). HE PUTS ON A SHIRT (MADE IN CHINA), HIS DESIGNER JEANS (MADE IN SINGAPORE), WEARS A PERFUME (MADE IN FRANCE) AND A PAIR OF TENNIS SHOES (MADE IN KOREA).
AFTER COOKING UP SOME BREAKFAST IN HIS NEW ELECTRIC SKILLET (MADE IN PHILIPPINES), HE SITS DOWN TO FIGURE OUT ON HIS CALCULATOR (MADE IN JAPAN), HOW MUCH HE CAN SPEND TODAY. AFTER SETTING HIS WATCH (MADE IN SWITZERLAND) TO THE RADIO (MADE IN HONG KONG), HE GOES LOOKING AS HE HAS BEEN FOR MONTHS, FOR A GOOD PAYING NIGERIAN JOB.
AFTER THE END OF ANOTHER DISCOURAGING AND FRUITLESS DAY, HE PARKS HIS CAR (MADE IN GERMANY) AND DECIDES TO RELAX FOR A WHILE. HE PUTS ON A PAIR OF SANDALS (MADE IN BRAZIL), POURS HIMSELF A GLASS OF WINE (MADE IN FRANCE), AND TURNS ON HIS TV (MADE IN JAPAN) TO WATCH PASSIONS (AMERICAN SOAP OPERA), AND PONDERS AGAIN WHY HE CAN'T DERIVE THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT FROM LIVING SUCH A HIGHLY PATRIOTIC NIGERIAN LIFE.

If there is a fire outbreak in your house, certainly, you may make attempts to quench the fire and / or evacuate the building. By the above actions, the fire gets quenched successfully or it eclipses the whole building, destroying everything. At a particular point, the fire gets to a point whereby you may either evacuate the building or make attempts to put out the fire. Not the two at a time.
You evacuate the building and your belongings when you loose hope of salvaging your house because at that point, if you continue making attempts to extinguish the fire, the fire may consume you and your property. As a matter of fact, when saving any situation from destruction, the devastation may be beyond redemption and if you make attempts to save it, you may get hurt or even get destroyed.

A similitude of this situation is our world, our society and our life. If your country is a developed country, you are either contributing to the development or working for its downfall. You can't sit on the fence because your inaction encourages the 'destroyers'.
If your country is a developing or underdeveloped one, you are either contributing to its development or scuttling it further. You scuttle it further if you don't believe in it again. You may loose believe in your country. You may believe your country has derailed beyond redemption and that nothing can be done to make it better. There may be some power brokers in your society who suck the economy. What are your ideas, what do you think can be done to forestall their acts? Or do you believe they are just too powerful that nothing can stop them? Do you intend joining the bandwagon? Or do you prefer to be a noble man by keeping quiet and not joining them? The quieter you are, the more opportunity to give these swindlers to siphon your country’s financial wealth. Or do you believe your country is plagued and can never become any better?

There used to be a classmate of mine during high school days; His gospel was to dissolve Nigeria because Nigeria has got nothing to offer her citizens. He believed Nigeria can never be any better tomorrow than today. But could he be blamed? He claimed that his father used to tell him that during his days, they longed for a better tomorrow. And today, the loss of a better tomorrow is mourned, how sad! This is not new to many African nations.

As a man living in a dynamic environment, you must be able to contribute positively towards the development of your country. And you won’t be able to do this effectively if you do not believe better days lie ahead. Like a house on fire, are you emigrating, believing life can never be better in your home country; or are bilking your country since you believe it is a sinking ship and the best you can get from it is to suck it dry? No matter how difficult it may seem, no matter how fuzzy the future may seem, always have a believe … you shall make it to the promise land if only you believe in the journey. If you do not believe in your country, if you don’t believe that the corruption level in your country can be brought down, then you are weak. In fact, what is the meaning of impossibility? Impossibility is a phenomenon that lies in the minds of the weak, the lazy, the visionless, and the failure! The future of your country is in your hands, the future of a generation. It is a generational fight, you either betray it, or fulfil it.

Today, make a decision; think about new ways of changing the trends of things in your immediate environment, positively. Believe in yourself, and believe in a better tomorrow.
Remember, ‘winners don’t quit and quitters don’t win’