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This is the story of a boy who couldn't cope But there was a man who gave him some hope With love, he washed him like soap Till the depressed was full of hope. This is the story of the boy who couldn't cope Till a man came and gave him some hope. But, then, we heard he died; That is, the man who gave him some hope. But how did he die? We heard he took his own life Because he, too, couldn't cope... It's indeed strange, how some of the most friendly and helpful people in the world have deep struggles they share with no one, how despite giving hope to others, they end up taking their own lives, or keep suffering in silence. It's a deep tragedy indeed. Let's also take out time to give joy to those who always do their best to make us happy. © tokede el-iyanu 2021

(BY TOKEDE KOLAWOLE) You are the only ruler in your kingdom.  Though you may decide to have advisers in form of people you love, respect and look up to, you have sole authority in your palace. As long as what you believe your convictions and actions are not harmful to your fellow man and not in any way disobedient to God, please engage in it with all pomp and fanfare. No one is allowed to belittle your unique way of thinking, speaking and acting. Every other person's conviction is not yours. Your end goal may be the same, however, the path to get there will probably be as different as night and day. There are no absolutes (except the word of God), only perspectives, for God knows why He made us differently, and variety is the spice of life. Many roads lead to Rome (home.) We all cannot pass the same route at the same time because narrow is the way. The wide path is for people who have no idea of who and whose they are. Who are unaware of the Royal gene they carry. That's why th...

Once upon a time lived a man, Whenever sorrow came knocking He was first in line All through his lineage, They were first in line. Whenever the sorrow of ages came to town These were a people who lost their sons And cried them a river by the tons. And so the man vowed in his day, To offer an oblation in that day, That there be no noise of tears Or sorrow and beating of chest. This man stood his ground, he was the first And sorrow never came around till his last breath. This man indeed killed sorrow, And sadness was a thing of the past. But this brought about a deep darkness You see, the fates pulled a trick on him How this played out, you'll get to see Be careful of your words, it can deceive But used rightly, you can be healed. He prayed the gods for no noise in his line But a coin always has two sides And his descendants were back to square one In exchange for the death of sorrow He sacrificed the joys of tomorrow. So there was no sadness or no sorrow But no joy became tomorrow H...

Once upon a time, in the days of Jeroboam, king of Israel, there lived a man in the land of Judah, Israel. He was a young prophet called by God to denounce the king in the land of Bethel. And he received an instruction from God not to eat or drink anything in Bethel till he returned to Judah. The young prophet obeyed and travelled the distance and delivered God's word to the king at Bethel. The king heard the message and tried to have him killed, but his hand was paralyzed as he pointed at the young prophet. Seeing this, he begged the prophet to pray to God for him, and his hand was restored whole again. At this, he invited the prophet to come eat with him, but the prophet refused and went on his way, even passing a different way from where he came. In the land of Bethel also lived an old prophet, and his sons told him all that the young prophet did, so he mounted his donkey and travelled to catch him, which he did, and invited the young prophet home for a meal with him. The young ...

An idea well expressed is like a design of gold set in silver.                —Proverbs 25:11 The ministry of Paul the Apostle is perhaps among the most talked about in history, and perhaps one of the most opposed. For as he said himself, his apostleship was like a child of strange birth, but that never stopped the move of God in his life. For me personally, it took a while to warm to his teaching. A long while actually, for I never wanted to believe a word he said, because I didn't trust him to be a true servant of God. If you check the internet now, you'd see those who consider him an agent of darkness, and I must confess that at some point in my life, I seriously considered him so, even with Apostle Peter's endorsement on him and his teaching. Though the Lord gave you adversity for food and suffering for drink, he will still be with you to teach you. You will see your teacher with your own eyes.               ...