Men,
✌️
It is a wrap,
As an Afrikan man, know this,
Land is our only source of wealth.
It is our primary factor of production.
If you don't own a piece of it, you will suffer on this earth.
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Men,
Lastly,
Keep your plans silent.
Don't tell people.
You may share your plans with your mentor for advice, but keep them secret.
Seeds scattered on unprepared soil will be wiped out by birds, wind, sun, storm and the feet of jealous people.
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Men,
Finally,
Don't tell your woman anything, or any plans to buy land,
The only time you tell her is when you are erecting the gate,
"Babe, this Saturday, I want to take you somewhere."
If you tell her your plans when they are still on paper, before starting, she will distract and discourage you.
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Men,
Remember,
A woman who insists that you should live in the city, and not build in the village,
Is a woman with the mathematics of subtraction,
She wants to subtract every value from you and leave you with zero.
Finally, she will blame and dump you.
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Men,
However,
If your wife has refused,
Then it means that marriage is heading nowhere.
A woman who is not happy that you are building a home is your hater and a terrorist.
Drop her.
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Men,
During the erection of the gate and also during the construction of your house foundation,
Your wife should cook for the masons, artisans and guests.
Her wifely duties begin there.
If she can't, she is useless.
A home is where you will live with her for years, and raise children.
She must be part of its first development by cooking and fetching water.
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Men,
Then,
Build a gate, even if it is a temporary one,
When building it,
Ensure your wife and children are inside the farm,
Not in the city waiting for you call
"Babe we have finished the gate,"
No.
Ensure your family is inside the compound, your parents, and if you are religious, your pastor or sheikh to be there to pray for your new home.
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Men,
Then,
After declaring your boundary,
Begin designing your home
"Here is the main house"
"My son's first house will be here"
"This will be the livestock padock"
"I will create here a crops garden"
"This will be the resting area."
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Men,
Once you buy land, here is what you MUST do:
• Fence it
• Sink a borehole
• Build a pit latrine at the far end corner
• Identify the gate and mark it
These the first important 4 steps.
Dont just jump and start building.
Build first the foundation of declaring your boundary.
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Men,
Listen,
When life takes a bad turn,
• Job loss
• Auction
• Accident or trauma
• Divorce
The only place that can give you a peaceful recovery is your home, that you build on your land.
You need the silence to recalibrate your compass.
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Men,
What about your children?
Will you be moving them from one house to the other across the city's estates just because you don't have a home?
What if schools close?
Do they remain in ugly apartments as other children go to the village?
Think!
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Men,
What will happen if one day your company terminates your contract?
Where will you go?
Will you go back to beg the landlord?
Will you sit in the same rental house with your wife?
She is desperately waiting for your direction.
Own a piece of land!
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Men,
So,
When you first become employed,
First, save, and buy land if you don't own any,
But if your father bequeathed it to you, then develop it into a home.
Don't live in the city like a slave.
Own a piece of soil.
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Men,
If you own land,
You learn the practical principles of leadership,
• Management
• Resource allocation
• Conflict management
Your wife naturally submits and your children respect you for giving them a fortune.
Ownership is leadership.
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Men,
If you own land,
You build your house,
• Of your taste
• Of your size
• Of your shape
• Of your colours
You can even redesign and rebuild it again,
You live on your terms.
It is your house.
This is freedom.
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Men,
If you own land,
You sink your borehole,
You install your own power grid and go off-grid,
You are free from corporate fraud and government overreach.
Power and water shortage from unresponsive authorities is none of your problems.
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Men,
If you own land,
• You grow your food
• You keep livestock
You eat your food, fresh from your farm, free from corporate greed and government control.
The shortage of milk, eggs, vegetable in the market is none of your concerns.
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Men,
Once again,
I will not tire to tell you this,
Land is your first wife.
Before starting a family, or before your children start asking for school fees,
HAVE LAND. IN YOUR NAME.
Owning and is your first journey to self-independence and freedom.
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Men,
But again,
Selling ancestral land to pursue an academic achievement is stupid.
People who do this are either ignorant or financially illiterate.
You sell it, finish college, come back, unemployed, then what?
Sell another to buy a job?
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