There is nothing like a smile beamed into your face like that of an innocent child whom you just met and the child falls in love with you.
Have you noticed the thrill that comes with receiving a smile from a child you never knew from the word go? It is shocking as much as it is re-assuring. It sets up a fire inside of you and eats you up even when the entire world is sitting on your shoulders.
I could remember the day I was simply downcast due to issues at place of work I couldn't help understand. Not even my beloved friends on facebook could take away the gloom cast all over me with their funny jokes and comments. When my comfortable office became haunting, I decided to step outside and get some fresh air. As soon as I had walked out into the street through the entrance gate of my place of livelihood, a child of four years left his mothers guiding hand and ran into me. I was both shocked and thrilled at the same time. Shocked because I wasn't expecting such show of love from anyone moreso, a child of four. Thrilled because such show of emotion was exactly what took away my gloom. When I looked up at the mother of my new-found friend, she beamed an encouraging smile and I gave the youngman a befitting swing up into the air. He screamed hysterically in joy that I was forced to bring him down but he wouldn't want me to stop. I obliged him even as his mother cautioned him to let 'uncle' have his 'peace'
I couldn't but smile and kept on smiling as I exchanged pleasantries with the my new friend's mother. She told me he son is not always like that. Hmmm! She maintained that I must have been a great friend of children to which I answered in the affirmative.
When I looked back at my new friends, the boy kept on waving at me departing figure and I waved back.
I learnt a lot from the child. It's not a bad thing to smile even when you are down. No matter the situation in which you find yourself, always spare the world a smile.
Have I told you yet? I am now seeing myself as Nigeria's first Smile Ambassador! Why not join me?
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Eschewing the Hate Syndrome
I have spent my time researching why people 'hate at sight' To start with, 'hate at sight' simply means hating someone you never met before but might have heard one or two thing(s) about him/her. You don't need to know much about that person. All you are interested in is in hating the poor dear man/woman simply because they are not your type - class-wise and more.
Why would people go out of their way to hate for the sake of hating?
My research tells me they are just empty personalities. Something about that person upsets you. Perhaps, the person appears stronger than you, more pretty than you, more educated than you are, more successful than you will ever imagine. As soon as you sight this unlucky fellow (by your standard), you just do everything humanly possible to make him/her feel sorry for ever coming close to you.
In the heart of the person you are vilifying, he or she might not even look at you in that regard, but some sensitive people who notice hostility fast would try to get out of your way or do something to actually get you blow your top.
Now, you never knew much about this person other than the fact that he or she has something you can't or might have. It all boils down to envy. ENVY! This social disease has eaten deep into the hearts of many that they don't see what they are doing as sinful.
Have you bothered to ask yourself if there are things you stand to learn from the 'hated one' if you could be more appreciative of God's grace radiating inside of that person when you get close eschewing envy?
Life has taught me that it is not always those you are that close to that give you all the help you need in getting on in life. Sometimes you run into a stranger in a bus and something engages the interest of you two and consequently, friendship is born and this sort of friendship is even sweeter when you begin to reap the bountiful blessings coming form liking people the way they are irrespective of whether they are of same status in life with you.
Please my dears, learn to be down-to-earth and stop turning away angels from your life. You never can tell one, so learn to be more engaging and receptive socially.
Why would people go out of their way to hate for the sake of hating?
My research tells me they are just empty personalities. Something about that person upsets you. Perhaps, the person appears stronger than you, more pretty than you, more educated than you are, more successful than you will ever imagine. As soon as you sight this unlucky fellow (by your standard), you just do everything humanly possible to make him/her feel sorry for ever coming close to you.
In the heart of the person you are vilifying, he or she might not even look at you in that regard, but some sensitive people who notice hostility fast would try to get out of your way or do something to actually get you blow your top.
Now, you never knew much about this person other than the fact that he or she has something you can't or might have. It all boils down to envy. ENVY! This social disease has eaten deep into the hearts of many that they don't see what they are doing as sinful.
Have you bothered to ask yourself if there are things you stand to learn from the 'hated one' if you could be more appreciative of God's grace radiating inside of that person when you get close eschewing envy?
Life has taught me that it is not always those you are that close to that give you all the help you need in getting on in life. Sometimes you run into a stranger in a bus and something engages the interest of you two and consequently, friendship is born and this sort of friendship is even sweeter when you begin to reap the bountiful blessings coming form liking people the way they are irrespective of whether they are of same status in life with you.
Please my dears, learn to be down-to-earth and stop turning away angels from your life. You never can tell one, so learn to be more engaging and receptive socially.
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