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Bitterness is not sweet and pleasurable – Bitterness is sweet and pleasurable, especially when the individual or group that is targeted suffers one setback or another. Or when a plan of revenge becomes successful Bitterness is not transferrable – Bitterness can be transferred from one person to another. Parents can transfer bitterness to their children; one group or company can transfer bitterness to another Bitterness…
A top marksman does not live under the tainted shadow of prevarication but beneath the assuring brightness of calm submission. Liam’s deep-set eyes and creased brow tell us he was home with his choice. Through those striking windows to the soul, he lets us glimpse the understanding that his mind had roamed many places. And had come to accept whatever consequences followed his choice. When…
There are all kinds of firepower in the world today yet the operative word in today’s headline is ‘necessary.’ Oh, firepower is definitely important but it must be one that is fit for purpose. The effectiveness of a firepower is proportional to how much its fits into the purpose for which it is required, because firepower are means to ends. What are the ends to which…
The gentleman didn’t know what to tell the young girl. He was overwhelmed by the account of how her dad died. How did her dad die? He was returning from work last Thursday evening. Because of the terrible traffic situation in Apapa area, he had stopped driving his car to the office, preferring instead the popular Okada motorcycles operating in most parts of Lagos. From…
Those who advocate the pursuit of the best option in any given situation, do so because it is difficult to be effortlessly happy anywhere else. For the best option yields the most outcomes, not necessarily in a material sense but the biggest bag fulfilment. It is the top marksman creed to seek the best. He would not be top if he settled for anything but…
Joshua Haileyesus was a twelve-year-old American boy from the state of Colorado who lost his life last month because he took part in the Blackout Challenge, one of the many social media challenges that now dot the social media landscape. Participants in the particular challenge were required to choke themselves until they became unconscious. Weird? Indeed, many of the challenges are really weird. Today, weird is…
Here is the list of Nigeria’s Most Dapper (Men who step it up) according to ThisDay Style of Sunday April 25, 2021: Tony Elumelu, Wizkid, Akin Faminu, Ayo Adejugbe, Banky W, Bayo Oke Lawal, Burna Boy, Davido, Denola Grey, DJ Spinall, Ebuka Uchedu, Efe Tommy Adabamu, Eyimofe Atake, Gabriel Akinosho, Igee Okafor, John Boyega, John Obayuwana, Kojo Williams, Korode Roberts, Lanre Ogunlesi, Lolu Akorade, Mai…
Words are bridges made stronger by actions. The right actions strengthen or maintain the bridges the way regular maintenance strengthen the efficient working of any machine. Weak actions or inactions undermine the bridge. If nothing that can be done when the foundation is destroyed, what hope is there for the mission if the bridge between the victim and the rescuer, is destroyed?
Typically, victims are hunted, trapped, incarcerated, and or abused. Consequently, those who attempt to rescue them using constitutional means, easily become targets themselves, and potential hosts to fear and terror. Marksmen are not cowards for the simple reason that ‘cowards die many times before their death’ (apologies Julius Caesar). When Liam Neeson said he didn’t ‘scare easily,’ it was his way of saying he’s not…
Many are called but few are chosen by the call from today’s victim. But it does not mean that the chosen few run to the mission field without the assistance of others. They know among the many, who and what to call, when and how. And they appropriate these external resources because from the get go, they have some special skills and abilities of their…