Grammar Rant

Stop saying:
"I COULD care less"

You don't mean that.
What you mean is:
"I COULDN'T care less"

ie: You don't give a hoot. Your hootometer is at ZERO. There's no lower hoot to give, even if you wanted to. (Negative hoots do not exist).

"I could care less" means you still have a little care left.
There are still a couple of cares you've reserved for emergencies. Maybe hiding in the folds and creases of your care pocket.
But nah. Give it all away. Empty the freaking care account; scrape rock bottom; do a victory dance and boldly declare:

"I could NOT care less (than I do right now)".

Just think these things through before you say them. It's really just a matter of logic.

Why is Nobody Praying for Burundi?

This is why the world does not respect us.

Fellow Nigerians, do you know where Burundi is?
Do you have any idea what's going on there?
You claim to be the giant of Africa; is it by mouth?
Where is the outrage?
Where are the social media posts?
Where are the flags?

You care more about the American Elections and the Syrian refugees - issues which have little or nothing to do with you. Except that you want to appear 'current'. But people are dying in Burundi and it's no big deal.

You are waiting for CNN to be interested first, right?
Waiting for Facebook to issue flags abi?
Then suddenly you become an activist...

What a pity.

Charity Begins at home.

‪#‎BurundiCrisis‬
‪#‎WhiteFriday4Burundi‬

READ Fashola's Short Term Agenda as Minister

Here is the link: http://www.thescoopng.com/must-read-full-text-of-fasholas-very-clear-short-term-agenda-for-power-roads-and-housing/ 

Nigerians.

We will not listen. We will not read.

Yet we will wail and moan and criticise like we are demon - possessed.

The Minister has detailed his plans for Power, Roads and Housing. Broken down for even children to understand. You know the man is a born teacher. Past, present, future all laid out nicely.

I would have expected this speech to be repeated continuously on our tv and radio stations. By now the National Orientation Agency should have it translated into the top ten (not 3 pls) Nigerian languages and broadcast in audio and written form to sensitise the grassroots.

But no. We rather waste our time on earth debating uselessness.

Especially my dear social medianites. If you don't read are you not a disgrace to yourself? You would rather debate endlessly on Biafra and how much money Dasuki stole and whether GEJ should be made the next Pope and whether Kim Kardashian's bum is original or from plastic surgery. Yet this one concerns you and your wallet directly. But you won't read. You are waiting for someone to summarize? Wasted education!

Most of our parents would have done better to save that money they spent on our education because many of us are so undeserving. At least if they had used the money to build house and farm they would be better off.

Please learn to read. Add value to yourself.

This Useless Social Media Bill

As for this rubbish; it's not even worth the paper it's written on.

Should be given to the nearest suya seller to put to good use.

What's in a Name?

A friend just posted something that sparked my interest.

Most of the names we bear and give our children - the ones we call 'Christian names'.... they are actually just biblical names...

David, Ruth, Abel, Abraham, Joseph... none of these people were Christians lol.

Maybe Paul, Timothy and Titus, yeah.

But what's really in a name? If 10,000 people bear a name and out of all of them ONE is famous or good or holy - does that make the name itself good or holy?

Do we name our kids hoping they will have the attributes of that person? Not likely though. It is our training and upbringing of that kid that matters, not the name, isn't it?

If you notice even in the bible name changes were significant and personal to the bearer; not just because a famous person bore it.

The name can only be helpful if we teach the children often why we chose their names and what our hopes and dreams are for them as relates to that name.

Otherwise you can name your child Jesus Christ; it won't mean jack. Infact there are many terrible people called Jesus.

In summary I must conclude that giving our children Israeli/Hebrew/Jewish names is simply superfluous. We might do it because we like them but there is no added spiritual advantage over our traditional names.

This is for those who tend to view those who do not have 'Christian' names as backward or unspiritual or somehow deficient.

To All the Reformed Bad Guys who are now 'Good Guys'

Lemme just drop this here.
This is for the men.

Many of you appear so nice and respectable and soft-spoken and gentlemanly.

You seat in the front pew in church; you are a devoted father; loving husband; donate millions to charity; rescue abandoned cats and regularly stop to help blind old ladies cross the street.

Yaaay. What a guy!

But.....you KNOW you weren't always like this.

Some of you spent your youth sowing wild oats. And in the process you probably broke a lot of hearts. You likely had sex with some girls that if you are totally honest with yourself, WAS NOT BY MUTUAL CONSENT. Maybe you drugged some, got some drunk, pressured some, chased them around the bed in the middle of the night because they stayed overnight at your place... it happens in a thousand ways.

I hear many guys talk about 'those days' and their conquests. In their voices I hear wistfulness and boastfulness and nostalgia and even pride. Even among Pastors and other religious folk. Seldom do you meet a guy who expresses remorse for his youthful waywardness or shame for the hurts he caused.
And i wonder how God created men in general.

It's amazing that you would even come across someone you took advantage of, raped, deceived and dumped so many years ago - on Facebook or Twitter or on the street - and you would foolishly attempt to reconnect and be 'friends'. Because in your mind all that was years ago and she should understand that you were just kids... and you are surprised when she wants nothing to do with your obtuse self. Because to you she was just a statistic. But to her you were a life altering horror.

Newsflash:

Those girls you consider as conquests were actually human beings with feelings. They had hopes and dreams and blood flowing in their veins - just like you. Just like your wife and your pretty daughters.

Many of you are "good guys" today.
But the trail of lies, rapes and assaults, torn hymens, 'bets' you made with your friends, illegitimate children, botched abortions, broken hearts and ruined futures you left behind.... you think you can just sweep them under the carpet as 'youthful exuberance'?

No way.

It doesn't matter how much you give as offerings or how many orphanages you build. You can't bribe the cries of the wronged into silence.

Whatever God you claim to worship; whatever religion; it doesn't matter. Make it a point to accept your guilt and make amends when and if possible. It's your moral duty.

If you bump into someone you know you didn't treat right; if you know where they live or work; you should reach out to them and say SORRY. It doesn't matter if it was 50 years ago. A little apology can go a long way.

Just my two cents sha.

Be Wise as a Serpent

As long as the birds have learnt to fly without perching the hunter must learn to shoot without missing.

Since some folks seem not to understand that sexual violence/abuse is unjustifiable then all potential victims - you and I - have to make up our minds not to be the next statistic.

Jesus was not kidding when he said be wise as a serpent.

Every female from teen age and above should by now know how to identify unsafe situations and avoid them. Don't be naive and don't be careless and don't be stupid. Listen to your intuition.

Also we must start arming ourselves; start learning basic self-defense skills. Sometimes simply knowing what and where to bite may be the difference between a sad story and a testimony.

If your partner/spouse is abusing you and for all sorts of reasons you haven't been able to leave him; at least he sleeps abi? Be wise as a serpent. In your spare time use a knife or some other implement on the part of him that he uses to assault you. Whatever it is. Jesus said if anything is causing us trouble we should cut it off. Then thou shalt have peace.

It is too late for many of my generation but we can still save our children.

Start telling our kids the truth: that most people they will meet will not have their best interests at heart. Teach them to be alert, extra cautious, not to blindly trust adults or people in authority, to question everything.

Teach them the dangers of uncles' laps and aunties' unbuttoned blouses. Teach them to suspect unsolicited goodies and to avoid private meetings. Teach them to tell you everything no matter how mundane and to keep no secrets no matter whose. For their own safety.

Teach them self-defense, teach them to stand up to bullies, to stand for what is right, to know when to fight and when to run screaming like hell.

Remind your tween and teen girls that Stupidity is not love. And that the harder they fall in love the more cautious they must be. A lot of rapes have been perpetrated by 'first loves'. Teach them to love with their eyes wide open.

I know we want to protect them and keep them innocent for as long as possible - but unfortunately the world is too evil for that now.

I repeat; your child is at risk the moment he or she is born. The earlier you get their heads out of Disneyland and into the real world the safer for them.

A Quick Morning Exercise

An exercise for all those who have decided their job on Facebook is to monitor other people's posts/threads/comments and then proceed to 'report' them to their parents, spouses, family members or colleagues...

1. Find a mirror.

2. Ask your reflection:

"Did God predestine me to be this Useless to myself in particular and worthless to humanity in general?"

3. Remain there until you get an answer.

Good morning.