Emmanuelbabs

07/11/2023

07/09/2023

My mom planted this soursop plant in our compound. Being a hybrid plant, we expected it to start fruiting after a year.

The first year came, the plant now a shrub did not fruit. The second year came, this plant flowered, produced some fruits and all the fruit withered away. The third year came, and the plant flowered again but bore only one fruit.

So this year, my mom called me, with a cutlass in her hand she asked, "What did the Bible say about a tree that does not bear fruits?"

I looked at her and said, "The Bible says that any tree that does not bear fruit should be cut down and cast into the lake of fire."

She said good and pointed at the soursop tree. "I am going to cut down this tree since it has refused to bear fruit."

I rushed toward my mom and snatched the cutlass from her hand. I begged her not to cut the tree.

She told me to give her one reason why she should not cut down the tree. After searching for several reasons, I said to her, "Mommy, let us just give it one last chance. If it does not bear fruits this year, we will cut it down."

And she agreed.

This year, when it started raining, the soursop tree began to flower. I will always walk around the tree and whisper, "You know if you don't bear fruit this year you will be cut down. So prove yourself to the world."

I don't know, but I felt the universe heard my whispers to this tree because to everyone's surprise, this soursop bore more than twenty fruits and they all survived. We have been plucking and eating it.

I don't know what you will make out of this story. But this is my prayer for us in this EMBER period:

When the world calls us useless and unproductive, may the universe bring someone who will stand by us and say, let us give him/her a second chance.

And when we are given a second chance, just like this soursop tree, may we multiply and produce beyond measure.

Emmanuelbabs

07/09/2023

Good morning

06/09/2023

If someone hates you for no reason
Give that, jerk a reason.

30/08/2023

Quote about true love ❤️

11/08/2023

😏

09/08/2023

10 TIME WASTERS:

1. Worrying
2. Complaining
3. Watching TV
4. Overthinking
5. Procrastination
6. The fear of failure
7. Trying to be perfect
8. Waiting to be inspired
9. Caring what people think
10. Repeating the same mistake

25/07/2023

𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓

People called him mad-man
but I was surprised when he moved close to me,
He said, “can I ask you a very important question?”

I nodded, in acceptance,
and then,
he asked, “am I a mad man?”

The obvious answer, from a sane person, will be, "no",
and that was what I said.
“Thank you!”, he replied;

then he said,

“just because I don’t see things the way other people do, does that make me a mad man?”

"No", I answered again.

He bent down, wrote “W”,
and asked me what he wrote.
At this point, I was already feeling ashamed,
getting involved in a lengthy conversation with him.

In a hurry to leave, I said “w”,
but I was amazed when he replied to my answer,
“You only see 'W',
because of the angle at which you are looking at it.

If you turn upside down, you'll see “M”;
If u look from the right side, it is “3”,
and looking at it from the left side, it is “E”.

The fact that I don’t see things at the perspective that everyone is seeing it doesn’t make me a mad man, he said. Then he left.

I pondered for so long about this and its application to life.

Because We act, and relate to people, based on the perspective at which we are looking at their situation.

Have you taken your time to look at other possible perspectives?

I then decided that,
before I get angry with, or act against, or judge anyone that has done something unfavourable to me,
I will view it in at least three possible perspectives;
1.my own perspective,
2.his own perspective and
3.others perspective'.

So, before you judge people, before you rage your anger on them, take a little time to view their angle or perspective, and, if you still cannot see a reasonable reason, then you may act REASONABLY .
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22/07/2023

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17/07/2023

At a wedding ceremony the pastor asked if there was anyone who had any reason why the marriage shouldn't go on; it was time to stand up and speak, or forever let them hold their peace.

The moment of utter silence was interrupted by a young beautiful woman carrying a child. She started slowly walking toward the pastor.
Everything quickly turned to chaos. The bride slapped the groom.

The groom's mother fainted. The bridal trail scooted towards the door.The groom's men huddled together like a bereaved flock, wondering how best to help save the situation.
The pastor asked the woman, "Can you tell us why you came forward? What do you have to say?"

The woman replied,
"I couldn't hear you well from the back."

LESSON: Hold judgment until you've had all the facts. However, many times we fire the shots too quickly and beautiful relationships are ruined.