From Benin to Ughelli , the driver of a 14-seater bus said he wasn't collecting transport fare, as today was his birthday. I respectfully wished him a Happy Birthday, got down, and Entered another Car oo๐
My first job in the UK ๐ฌ๐ง was pot washing in a fancy hotel kitchen ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ง
On one of my first shifts, I decided to impress everybody with my โhardworking Naija spiritโ ๐
The pile of pots and plates they expected to last 5 hours of the shift,
Omo I finished everything in 3 hours ๐๐
I was SO proud of myself.
In my mind I was like:
โNow I can relax smallโฆ maybe drink water peacefully and observe lifeโ ๐
So I leaned on the dishwasher machine for literally a few minutes watching the chefs cook.
Little did I knowโฆ
All the sous chefs were acting supervisors and monitoring spirits ๐ญ
โChi is finished pot washing.โ
I didn't even see the senior chef ๐งโ๐ณ coming. One minute I was watching a man sautรฉ something, the next minute there was a presence beside me.๐ช
"Right then. Since you're done โ"
What followed next, I cannot fully explain with words, but I will try.๐ช
I changed tissue rolls in every tissue lock on the wall. I replaced the liquid soaps hanging over all the sinks around the kitchen,
I swept a kitchen that was already clean. I emptied bins that were barely full. I dragged bin trolleys OUTSIDE and cleaned themโ with my two hands.
I brought out every single cup and plate that I had just washed, dried them AGAIN, and aligned them in the boxes so very carefully ๐คฃ
The man found me work for the remaining two hours.
Every. Single. Minute. Accounted for.โฑ๏ธ
I stood there arranging cups ๐ซI had already arranged, and that's when the education hit me
This is not Naija ๐ณ๐ฌ. Nobody here cares that you finished early. If they are paying you for 6 hours, you will WORK for 6 hours.๐ฉ
There is no "I've finished, let me rest small."
There is no leaning on the machine with your arms folded. There is no watching the chefs cook like you're a food critic.๐ฉ
If you finish your task find another one. Clean something. Organise something. Count the spoons and fork if you have to.
JUST LOOK busy. Because the moment they catch you idle, they will not give you rest they will give you purpose.
And their version of purpose at 2pm on a Tuesday is scrubbing a bin trolley in the cold outside.
That day I learned one of the most important lessons of working in the UK:๐ฌ๐ง
Your hours belong to them. All of them. Even the quiet ones.
I never leaned on that machine again. ๐
To every immigrant reading this โ especially if you just started working here . Or you intend to work here,
this is not about being lazy or not. It's just a different work culture. The sooner you understand it, the smoother your journey.
No rest at work until you clock out.
Imagine the pain in her voice
He had the audacity to mock her
Yet he is free.
Fems and her friend deserves justice, every single hand involved in the case needs to be questioned.
#JusticeforFems
See what has been eating up someone's finances for a long time.
This is what was done by someone he gave money, and the money was used to pin his progress, keeping him stagnant for a long time as he watched his finances crumble without knowing where his problems were coming from...
Hold on to your duas and Adhkar, May Allah protect us from Evil eye and Black magic
๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ. ๐๐ณ ๐๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ต [๐๐๐] ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐, ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ-๐๐น-๐๐ฑ๐ต๐ฎ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น.
๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ป
โฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐:
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Feed the Vulnerable
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๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐?
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น; ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ด๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐. ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ
This Eid-Al-Adha, let's fulfill our duty and help alleviate food insecurity in #Nigeria by promoting sustenance through Qurbani.
Dedicate your Qurbani to struggling families in #Nigeria and bring smiles to those who are not so fortunate, who cannot provide a meal for themselves and their families.
Together, we can make a profound impact in their lives
The act of giving to charity and your generosity is rewarded greatly in Islam. However, there is also a compulsory Zakat which is obligatory to all applicable Muslims.
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Some people have crazy audacity oooo......
My husband and I went to Bokku to do some grocery shopping as usual.
Out of nowhere, one guy walks up to my husband holding one roll of the triangle Hollandia evaporated milk and goes, โPlease, can you help me buy this?โ
My husband looked at him, asked the price, and the guy told him. Out of kindness, my husband said, โAlright, drop it in my cart.โ
We moved on next thing, this same guy casually picked another item and added it to our cart like we came together that was when my husbandโs mood changed. He was like, โWait o, who does this kind thing?โ
Honestly, if not that he had already agreed to help him at first, that would have been the end of the conversation instead, he calmly removed the milk, asked the guy for his account number, transferred the money for just that one item, and we left him there.
As we were heading out, we noticed something elseโฆ this guy had already moved on to another shopper, trying the exact same format again.
At that point, we just looked at each other likeโฆ ahhh, so this is a full-time strategy.
yes. she can press her phone. she can sleep. she can even be on phone with her friends. she can even take a walk outside.
bath your baby with love. you are not helping her. you are doing your part.
Hello Lola, I am a Muslim, and our spiritual tradition has a very deep approach to raising children. I want to share some tips from our scholars that will be beneficial to you regardless of your faith.
First of all, our theology teaches the concept of Fitrah. This means that every child is born with a pure heart. At six years old, she is not a criminal mastermind. She does not have a wicked soul.
If she doesnโt have all these, then what is happening? The truth is that she is just lacking impulse control and testing boundaries. By this, if you look at her as a manipulator, you will fight her. However, if you look at her as a pure soul making mistakes, you will be able to guide her.
Secondly, for every problem anyone faces today, it has been solved in history. The only problem is how to locate them.
A classical scholar named Al-Ghazali wrote about child psychology over 900 years ago in his famous book โIhya Ulum al-Din.โ In his section on disciplining children, he gave a practical rule I want you to adopt going forward.
He advised that parents should never push a child into a corner where they are forced to lie. When you ask a question you already know the answer to, her survival instinct kicks in. She cries and she lies to defend herself because she is scared of you. Stop interrogating her. Just look at her and state the fact. Say, I know you took this, and we are going to return it right now.
Again, another scholar and sociologist Ibn Khaldun addressed this exact behavior in his masterpiece titled: โAl-Muqaddimah.โ He warned that when a child is raised with harsh punishment, they learn deceit, trickery, and lying to protect themselves. This is why she is covering her tracks and crying to manipulate you. The fear of a harsh reaction is making her a better liar.
Lola, do not attach a label to her. Do not ever call her a thief. If you attack her identity instead of her action, she will internalize it and grow into that dark label. Tell her the action is wrong but protect her dignity.
Make her return the item. Do not fall for the tears. Hold her hand, walk her back to wherever she took it from, and make her hand it back and apologize. The discomfort of returning a stolen item teaches a much better lesson than beating her will ever do.
Finally, I donโt know if you are a Muslim, but never underestimate the power of your own words. In our faith, we believe the prayer of a parent for a child goes straight to God without any barrier. Pray over her. Pray for her heart to be content and for her character to be straight.
Keep doing this consistently and the habit will break.
Allah knows best.