When he saw her from across the room he had a feeling that she was the kind of woman he will love to spend the rest of his life with,can a lifetime commitment just be reduced to a passing feeling,it makes my heart wonder.....with all the recent happenings in families round the world,it has become pertinent for men and women to sit back and think of the tide of hormones that just rise and fall,much more than mere words to understand that love and family cannot be reduced to a passing feeling.
No matter how civilzed the human society becomes we cannot overlook the fact that the family is the bedrock of every society,if our homes are in chaos,it will become difficult to address social problems.
How many children today are growing up without a father figure to guide and show them love,there is an increasing rise in a fatherless and motherless generation,even when the children live in the same house with their parents,it really breaks my heart in different directions as i see our children growing up without parental guidance.How does a father explain a situation where he leaves for work and never comes back home and yet his family is worried sick about him,changes all his phone lines and leaves no link as to how his family can find him,the beautiful girl he married is thrown off balance and the children are left wondering what went wrong,quite sad you may say....what about when dad lives in the same house with his children and yet is so absent from their lives,maybe only dishes out instructions from time to time,what about when dad keeps concubines who are about the age of his children?how does he raise his children with the values that will sustain them as productive citizens.What have we reduced ourselves to?when did we become so heartless and carefree not bothering about how our actions affect our young ones.what can i say,except a simple prayer that God will heal our homes........
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
SHE CRIES
She Cries,
Look at her as she really cries.....
When we stop praying
She cries....
Strangled by looting and Injustice
She Cries.....
See her children held bound by poverty
Working so hard getting so little.
The National Treasury is left Naked,
Immorality stealing away our Children.
Nigeria cries oh! she really cries.
Can we see our young minds wasting
Can we be more than this?
Our structures are decaying,
One by one we see them die.
What lies ahead for unborn children?
See our mother as she cries....
Where is that Generation of Surgeons
that will repair the Broken bones of our mother
with values and principles
that can heal our land.
Rubbing in the balm of Righteousness.
Unborn children will require this of us.
We can reach out to the different sectors
And straighten out those crooked places
Look at her as she really cries.....
When we stop praying
She cries....
Strangled by looting and Injustice
She Cries.....
See her children held bound by poverty
Working so hard getting so little.
The National Treasury is left Naked,
Immorality stealing away our Children.
Nigeria cries oh! she really cries.
Can we see our young minds wasting
Can we be more than this?
Our structures are decaying,
One by one we see them die.
What lies ahead for unborn children?
See our mother as she cries....
Where is that Generation of Surgeons
that will repair the Broken bones of our mother
with values and principles
that can heal our land.
Rubbing in the balm of Righteousness.
Unborn children will require this of us.
We can reach out to the different sectors
And straighten out those crooked places
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
DEFINING MOMENTS
When everybody seems to be so busy rushing off to meet the Deadline,
strike a business deal,trying to make 24hrs count for something
But we forget,........................
We will never regret the times we stopped to give a listening ear
When all that mattered between the second and minute was a smile...
We will never regret the time we bent down to wipe away the tears of a crying child.
Those defining moments that can determine so much about our Destiny.............
Meetings will end but the memories of kind deeds we leave behind in the hearts of others will last forever.
Our children will remember the times
we took out time from our busy schedule to play with them,they might not remember the new dress we threw into their face.
The times we took out to treat others well will always count for something.
We will not regret we made an effort to hold our tongue,even when we desperately wanted to say something.
Those times we extend a hand of Encouragement to somebody on the verge of giving up,
When we looked into the eyes of others and let them know we believe in them..........
Defining Moments when all that mattered was a LITTLE...!
strike a business deal,trying to make 24hrs count for something
But we forget,........................
We will never regret the times we stopped to give a listening ear
When all that mattered between the second and minute was a smile...
We will never regret the time we bent down to wipe away the tears of a crying child.
Those defining moments that can determine so much about our Destiny.............
Meetings will end but the memories of kind deeds we leave behind in the hearts of others will last forever.
Our children will remember the times
we took out time from our busy schedule to play with them,they might not remember the new dress we threw into their face.
The times we took out to treat others well will always count for something.
We will not regret we made an effort to hold our tongue,even when we desperately wanted to say something.
Those times we extend a hand of Encouragement to somebody on the verge of giving up,
When we looked into the eyes of others and let them know we believe in them..........
Defining Moments when all that mattered was a LITTLE...!
WALK AWAY
To walk away from Yesterday,
To write the wrongs of yesterday,
To turn back the hand of time
To wish away the mistake.
If all these were possible,
If this is just the way it could be
Yesterday has gone and cannot be brought back
But we can begin again today
We can take hold of today and
Start all over again.
The mistake of Yesterday,
Can bring beauty into today
When we realize like the Ant
that every failure can be a stepping
stone for progress................
Oh! to walk away and live again.
Sitting in today but buried your dreams
in the shores of yesterday.........
Buried your dreams,aspirations,wishes,hopes,
in the ashes of yesterday?
No,No,No,No,No, dig them out,
And say to yourself
My yesterday will not hold me captive...
To write the wrongs of yesterday,
To turn back the hand of time
To wish away the mistake.
If all these were possible,
If this is just the way it could be
Yesterday has gone and cannot be brought back
But we can begin again today
We can take hold of today and
Start all over again.
The mistake of Yesterday,
Can bring beauty into today
When we realize like the Ant
that every failure can be a stepping
stone for progress................
Oh! to walk away and live again.
Sitting in today but buried your dreams
in the shores of yesterday.........
Buried your dreams,aspirations,wishes,hopes,
in the ashes of yesterday?
No,No,No,No,No, dig them out,
And say to yourself
My yesterday will not hold me captive...
Friday, August 27, 2010
A HEART
A heart Dear Lord,
A Channel,
A corridor filled with Love.
When i do not understand give me a heart,
as dark days and bright days
kiss each other Lord!give me a heart.
When what i want does not come,
all i ask,is for a heart.
When the ones i hold Dear go their
own way,father all i want is
eyes to still see the stars.
As the green leaves turn yellow
All we need is a heart
When betrayal welcomes us at the door,
Lord give us a HEART.
When Joy seems so silent I pray
for a Heart.
Wisdom to know the difference is all I ask for
Let threads of your Love
Sew my heart together...
When adversity kisses my face
All I need is a heart
A heart to carry your Destiny
And a heart to step into your Inheritance.
Dear Lord all we ask for
Is a Heart......
A Channel,
A corridor filled with Love.
When i do not understand give me a heart,
as dark days and bright days
kiss each other Lord!give me a heart.
When what i want does not come,
all i ask,is for a heart.
When the ones i hold Dear go their
own way,father all i want is
eyes to still see the stars.
As the green leaves turn yellow
All we need is a heart
When betrayal welcomes us at the door,
Lord give us a HEART.
When Joy seems so silent I pray
for a Heart.
Wisdom to know the difference is all I ask for
Let threads of your Love
Sew my heart together...
When adversity kisses my face
All I need is a heart
A heart to carry your Destiny
And a heart to step into your Inheritance.
Dear Lord all we ask for
Is a Heart......
JUST ONE
Just one is great as a whole
One song can spark a moment
One flower can wake the dream
One tree can start a forest
One bird can hearald a spring
One Smile begins a friendship
One handclasp lifts a soul
One star can guide a ship at sea
One word can frame the goal
One vote can change a Nation
One sunbeam lights a room
One candle wipes out darkness
One laugh will conquer gloom
One step must start each Journey
One word must start each Prayer
One hope will raise our spirits
One touch can show you care
One voice can speak with Wisdom
One heart can know what's true
One life can make the difference
You see it's up to you...........
Excerpts not mine......
One song can spark a moment
One flower can wake the dream
One tree can start a forest
One bird can hearald a spring
One Smile begins a friendship
One handclasp lifts a soul
One star can guide a ship at sea
One word can frame the goal
One vote can change a Nation
One sunbeam lights a room
One candle wipes out darkness
One laugh will conquer gloom
One step must start each Journey
One word must start each Prayer
One hope will raise our spirits
One touch can show you care
One voice can speak with Wisdom
One heart can know what's true
One life can make the difference
You see it's up to you...........
Excerpts not mine......
Thursday, August 26, 2010
OUR BOND
Who can understand the bond so inseparable,
confined within the bounds of Love,
A union where God has an Interest.
Minds are shaped through this basic unit.
But what has gone wrong
The baskets of roses have faded away.
Our morals have been sacrificed on the Altar of need.
Broken homes have now become the Fashion
Where has that beautiful family gone?
The progress of our Nation,
Is determined by this bond.
Then what becomes of our land
If the family is characterized by abuse and neglect
Let's all rise to the challenge to
Build our HOMES......
confined within the bounds of Love,
A union where God has an Interest.
Minds are shaped through this basic unit.
But what has gone wrong
The baskets of roses have faded away.
Our morals have been sacrificed on the Altar of need.
Broken homes have now become the Fashion
Where has that beautiful family gone?
The progress of our Nation,
Is determined by this bond.
Then what becomes of our land
If the family is characterized by abuse and neglect
Let's all rise to the challenge to
Build our HOMES......
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