I abhor being disrespected; that is why I try as much as I can to avoid situations that might lead to that. But what is more important is that I respect everybody I encounter, the best way I possible, friends and strangers alike.
Two men from the same town, Abagana in Anambra State, were asked a simple question: “What makes your place special?”
The first man, Ugo Nwokolo — polished, confident, and regal in his Agbada, used his moment to highlight everything wrong with his people. He painted their land in a deeply negative light.
The second man, far less refined in appearance and speech, spoke with pride. He celebrated their heroes, culture, values, and achievements.
This contrast is a powerful reminder:
Foolishness can wear fine clothes and speak fluent English. Education is not the same as wisdom, exposure is not patriotism, and eloquence is not intelligence.
Never judge a book by its cover.
@RealOlaudah This hospital has received more PR and influencers than it has received patients. Its barely completed at the time. I would know because I'm in Enugu
2014 clip shows how much Elon Musk appreciates taxpayers.
Host: Taxpayers essentially loaned you, Tesla, almost 500 million dollars. How much of that do you still owe?
Elon Musk: We paid the whole loan back with interest and a prepayment penalty last year.
Host: Did you have to do that? It wasn’t due, was it?
Elon Musk: I know it was not due for another ten years or something.
Host: Why did you pay it off early?
Elon Musk: The taxpayers supported Tesla. We ought to repay them as soon as we can. And since we had the ability to do it and the stock markets were good, we thought, “Well, let’s pay it back with interest and a thank you note, by the way,” which said, you know, “I really, really appreciate it. Thank you.”
It was an honor to visit your husband’s grave today on your behalf, and to pay my respects. It was wonderful to see the beautiful flowers representing many others who did the same. Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and to the loved ones they left behind. Thank you for your service and sacrifice @SharrellAnne2 🙏🏽
This is simple, really. He's giving you the power to choose to engage. If you engage, you're interested, if you don't, no one is pestering you when you know you're not interested. W-W, really.
I am not entirely convinced by the idea that finances should be the primary factor in deciding how many children a person should have.
And by extension, I do not agree with the notion that it is better for a poor man not to father a child.
On the surface, that argument is logical. It makes sense. But there is something fundamentally troubling about the philosophy beneath it.
At its core, that thinking assumes that a child who may live a “subpar” life is better off never existing at all.
That is a dangerous line of thought.
Because once we start measuring the worthiness of life by comfort, wealth, or quality of living, we step onto a slippery slope.
Today it is: “Don’t have children if you cannot afford them.”
Tomorrow it becomes: “People living difficult lives would have been better off never being born.”
And from there, society begins to entertain ideas about whose life is worth preserving and whose is not.
That is where humanity starts losing its moral footing.
Yes, poverty makes life harder. No one should romanticize suffering.
But life itself carries possibility.
A child born into hardship is still a life filled with potential. Potential to grow, to change their circumstances, to contribute, to build, to become.
And that possibility is valuable.
If we are speaking economically, human beings are not merely mouths to feed; they are also hands to build, minds to create, and the workforce that drives every economy.
Population, by itself, is not the problem.
People are not the problem.
The real question is what society does with its people.
@Cosmonautzzzx@FinPlanKaluAja1 There doesn't have to be the "they have told you to believe" slur.
I've given a statement, it's up to you to point out to me a time in history when there wasn't a hegemonic power.
"The university was not informed until a day to the event..."
How come the same university posted the flier of the programme a month before the conference?
You guys are just crazy.