If you do not show strength of character, malicious people will trespass your personal boundaries and poison your world.
If you do not communicate to the outside world that you matter, the outside world will consider that you don’t.
Respect is not just earned, it��s enforced.
I heard it explained once that in general there is male and female selfish energy.
Male selfish energy is the forceful powerful aggressive and assertive direct energy. It can become physical very easy.
Female selfish energy is soft and easy, manipulative, subtle controlling with deceit and lies and can become treasonous.
And in general I say that's true.
What we are seeing is the worst side of women right now. Hopefully we don't see the worst side of men like we did in the 1940s.
There’s something I noticed about Asian interiors. They usually have a shoe closet by the entrance of the house, they call shoe cloak
Also a toilet by the entrance (in case you come home very pressed)
I think it’s a smart idea compared to American and European architecture 🤷🏾♂️
@MTNNG I made a transfer of #2000 this morning to do digital bundle subscription on myMTN NG but i have not been credited with the data and the transfer was successfully
When my mother first moved to Japan, she tried to jaywalk while pushing a stroller on an empty residential street. She was immediately stopped by an old, well dressed Japanese man who solemnly told her in perfect English "the downfall of society begins with the individual"
That moment says so much more than just a comment about jaywalking. To him, it wasn’t about one person crossing an empty street, it was a reflection of a worldview where every small action carries weight. In places like Japan, where communal values run deep, even tiny decisions... like waiting for a green light or respecting a rule— are seen as part of something bigger. They’re about respect, not just for the rules, but for the idea that we all share responsibility for how the world works.
From the outside, especially in cultures that prioritize individual freedom, it might seem like an overreaction. But for him, it wasn’t about that one street—it was about the ripple effect. Small acts of disregard add up. Enough people cutting corners, and suddenly, the structures that hold society together start to fray. It’s a belief that personal actions, no matter how minor they seem, are never really just personal.
For your mom, it might have been an empty street and a stroller. For him, it was a bigger question: do we uphold the invisible threads that keep us connected, or do we let them unravel? It’s a perspective that’s both sobering and inspiring —a reminder that the tiniest choices can carry the weight of something much larger than ourselves.