Philosophy

The Burden of Man

What is a man?
A job that you didn’t apply for
A job that you don’t take vacation
A job that hurts and breaks
A thankless job

You sacrifice your life
You sacrifice your time
You sacrifice your patience
You sacrifice your peace
And yet it’s never enough

You must learn the way of pain,
Knowing pain, you must learn quickly
Pain birth you, pain demands you
Run, fly… but no one escapes pain
Make peace; pain does not care

A man with many faces
One day you get to be angel,
Another day, you are a savage
One day you are a peacemaker,
Another day, you are trouble

A man without empathy
A man without ethics
A man who lacks economics
A man who lacks emotions
That man is not a made man

No one owes you anything
Yet, you owe your life
Yet, you owe your time
Yet, you owe your strength
To a world that keeps taking

You will understand quickly –
Pain is real
Failure is a teacher
Power is corrupt
Purpose is the only explanation

Other men have suffered before you
Other men are suffering now
Other men will suffer then
Know this, know peace
The curse of suffering continues

There is always a man out there –
Hoping to take what is yours
Wanting to use you
Open to betray you
Eager to kill you

I hope one day my young sons-
Ruled by wisdom and strength
Find meaning and their purpose
Understand the burden of a man
And survive this terrible world

Sorry, but not sorry

Sorry, I am loud, but not sorry—it’s my voice, my power, my pride,
Sorry, I take up space, but not sorry—I refuse to shrink or hide.
Sorry, I speak my mind, but not sorry—truth should never be confined,
Sorry, I laugh too much, but not sorry—joy is rare and hard to find.
Sorry, I dream big, but not sorry—I was never built for small inside.

Sorry, I put myself first, but not sorry—I can’t pour from empty hands,
Sorry, I say no, but not sorry—boundaries help me take a stand.
Sorry, I walk away, but not sorry—I don’t dance to their demands,
Sorry, I rest when I need, but not sorry—peace is not a thing to brand.
Sorry, I move on fast, but not sorry—life won’t wait for second chance.

Sorry, I eat a lot, but not sorry—I am feeding soul and bone,
Sorry, I snore too loud, but not sorry—I don’t sleep to please alone.
Sorry, I change my mind, but not sorry—growth is how the wise are grown,
Sorry, I take my time, but not sorry—rushed is how mistakes are sown.
Sorry, I love myself, but not sorry—confidence is self-made throne.

Sorry, I miss your call, but not sorry—I am living, not just seen,
Sorry, I won’t explain myself, but not sorry—I owe no in-between.
Sorry, I let things go, but not sorry—I choose peace over the mean.
Sorry, I walk my own path, but not sorry—it’s my journey, it’s my scene.
Sorry, I cannot come to the party, but not sorry—I am broke and trying to save.

Gift and Giftings

A woman is man

A man is a woman

A human is man

Biology is real

Reality is different

Experience makes the difference

A male child is not the best

The female child deserves the rest

Human is the crest

She is not a cook

He is not a crook

That is not true

She is the new He

He is the old She

Here are a few seed

He is the most powerful

She is the most resourceful

We should be all grateful

The Killer

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The killer seeks pardon from death
The rapist does not want to be raped

The thief does not fancy being robbed
The judge rather not face judgment

The troll detest trolls
The rich forever feeds off the poor

The liar expects to be told the truth
Gossipers hates their gossips

The cheater abhors cheats
What if we are all selfish bastards

Then this world is lost
You can save the world

We Will Not Be Shaken

Not Shaken

We will not be shaken by incessant prejudice and recurrent malignancy

We will not be shaken by irrelevant pressure to do be relevant

We will not be shaken by unpopular ideas that craves public attention

We will not be shaken by evil pronunciation against us, it shall fail

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We shall not be shaken by those who lost hope in us, we will bounce back

We shall not be shaken by hidden motives and impulsive malpractice

We will not be shaken by the opinions of others

We will not be shaken by the false voice of the majority

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Imagine First and Last

Imagine if today was your first to be last
Imagine if tomorrow was your last to be first
Imagine all that ends last is first in a moment
Imagine if today’s is her last (more…)

The Essence of Beauty

“Life is beautiful”…. Yea right! You got $1million in trust fund bequeath you, a nice country house and fast car to make you say that. Well, I am not about that, I’d wish I had those niceties but not in grasp. There is more to life than what flashes the eye or looks appealing to sight. Money does not buy happiness but can create what you fancy.

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Recently I have noticed that what forms my reality is not what happens around me but what happens in me. Every day as I grapple with daily pecks of life’s challenges and survival, there are damning issues of life and my very tissues respond in complex altitudes. I bother sometimes, “why do I have to react that way”, “it wasn’t that bad after all”, “if only I had tried a little patience or tenderness”. These feelings buffet me and drains me of daily dose of joy. (more…)

The Palace of Mistakes

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Welcome to realness. This guy spits some real.

The breadth of life’s daily up and down is the time clock of our very existence. The world is a beauty of imperfect souls in a perfect space of time. The critical member of this imperfection is the boodle of mistakes we commit in our endeavor to a better expression of self.

We are often relegated to the thought that the mistakes we make defines us as we are all human. I resent such character appropriation. How we ‘right’ our wrongs defines us. No matter how deepened are the wounds, sullen the relationship or messy that fallout; we failing to act to correct our wrongs is building a comfy palace of mistakes. (more…)

Living In The Past

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One of the best decisions in life one can make is dealing with present reality by managing attending situations of life within contemporary means. It is often said that it is the decisions made and actions undertaken in the past that brought us where we are now. That is looking at it from a systemic angle.

With life come choices and chances. There is different between stand-up and stand-up now. You can easily recall how many times you came late to the party (delayed in taking a necessary step to achieving a portion of success). Mind you, the world comes with its surprises. Even the most gifted aren’t the most celebrated but the fortunate.  We are fortunate with a lot of things but who can discern the unfortunate circumstances of life. The designer of the universe knows better than we mortals. (more…)

Reflection Is Key To Revelation

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Reflection is key to  revelation     
Revelation is brought by devotion
Devotion is a brain child of consecration
Consecration is deeper self-communication          Communication drives expression
Expression yearns for association
Association  creates collaboration           
Collaboration  finds connection
Connection powers erection
Erection is the suction of copulation
Copulation increases population
Population is critical to production
Production is taken by corruption
Corruption is the face of extortion
Extortion is healed by correction  
Correction is preceded by reflection
Reflection is key to revelation