ArightBridge Podcast

02/01/2022

Fix your gaze on the one who calms the storms.

02/01/2022

https://anchor.fm/arightbridge/episodes/Message-for-this-hour-e1cd9p0

In these uncertain times, it's important we get the right message.

03/04/2021

03/04/2021

Never To Be

The gaping mouth of mother earth
eagerly welcome like the flood
the torrential rain of our lives' blood.

We are the rejects of loved ones and society
plucked from the stock of humanity
condemned to death before we saw the light.

The allegations you leveled at us were thus:
'our daddies couldn't keep their pants up when they didn't want a family'
'Our mummies grew hearts of stone killed the the mammalian bond'
'We weren't perfect babies and wouldn't live normal lives'
'Our dear mummies victims of r**e made us their victims too'.

But did you know dear emperors of humanity
as we journeyed into your world
we were ladened with gift and treasures for your keep?

Amidst the cocktail of our blood
The blood of geniuses you'll find
Of doctors, inventors, pharmacist with breakthrough in medicine
You'd find educators of rare stock
Scientists, philanthropist activists, biologists
To every sphere of human endeavour
Our gifts were framed but never to be.

© 2 years ago, Oghogho Worka

25/12/2020

The conversation was animated with each participant opining vehemently their take on the matter in discussion. I sat on listening through the conversation. The conversation was about a young person ( whom I will call Jude ) who was at the time of the discussion demised. The discussants were giving their take on what they felt was the untold "actual" reason for Jude's death.
They all agreed the he had been brilliant at his job and that he had happened upon information that the powers that be above him on the job wanted to be kept secret. Jude had refused their enticement to be bribed and therefore the devious souls terminated his life.
At a point one of the discussants made a statement to which I have my objections.

According to this discussant, Jude refused the "hush money" because he was young and hadn't know money. This statement is a blanket generalization that older people who know the value of money would have received the bribe. Also the thought that a young person who did not come from a rich background ( with struggling parents and siblings) in Nigeria , graduated from the University and now earns a paycheck that cannot cover his expenses does not know the value of money is laughable.
I wondered if this discussant had considered that Jude may have refused the bribe because he was NOT FOR SALE. The discussant's view point is not strange as some people assert that everybody has a price. Suffice to say that this is mostly propagated by amoral folks, yet it's begs the question of if this is actually so.

Is there still such a thing as integrity? Are there still people who could risk associations, opportunity, ridicule, persecutions or even death on the altar of integrity? Is integrity a virtue worth fighting for? Or is it to be sacrificed on the altar of personal gain?

Thankfully, in this era of moral bankruptcy, there are still people though unknown, who are willing to hold on to their integrity at all cost. They will not be sold or bought, they are PRICELESS. For us as a nation, there is no coming to our " promised land" without this all important virtue. This virtue, though costly, is a purifier, it clips the wings off corruption, it's sterling in it's essence, restores trust, inspires others, and leaves the world a better place.
Dora Akunyili's tenure in NAFDAC was a refreshing to Nigeria while it lasted.

Are you for sale? What's your price? Or are you priceless? Change starts one person at a time. Be a light in the darkness. Stand for what is right and be priceless.

27/11/2020

I had a dental procedure today! It involved removing two teeth on the same side of my mouth. One of the tooth was a rarely aligned tooth while the other was a tooth which had broken at the crown. Both teeth were situated at the backside of my mouth. Summarily put, it was the most harrowing experience! Inspite of all the analgesics, the tugging and pulling left me in pains. I left as if the dentist was on a mission to break my jaw! The tugging, pulling, drilling, etc. had me regretting my decision to have this procedure done. Frankly the only reason I went through with the extraction was because I knew I had no other options. I however thought that by visiting one of the reputable, however pricy dental clinics, it would be done in a very civil and dignified kind of way. I thought wrong! Had I known the wrestlemania it would entail, I surely would have chickened out.
Sometimes the desired change we seek in our society and personal lives may require quite extensive and painful surgical procedure. it may require we extract the problematic and redundant habits and attitudes that impede progress. Detrimental to our progress is tribalism, nepotism, criminality, mediocrity, religious bigotry, just to name a few! Make no mistake, change is sometimes painful and uncomfortable however we cannot keep doing the same thing and expecting a different result. The change we must all seek is that which

i. necessitate we change from an amoral mindset to a moral one,
ii. believe and uphold the principles of equality, fair play and justice
iii. respect one another's rights and freedoms
iv. embrace hardwork and creativity
v. embrace excellence and not settle for less

There are various philosophies to life but I find that the one which tops all is the principle of love propounded by Jesus Christ. Love means that I do you no wrong and seek what's best for you like I do for myself. I find that if we truly love God and live by his moral high demands and love our neighbor as ourselves, there will be peace and the earth will be a paradise.

BE A LIGHT, CHANGE STARTS WITH YOU.
Shalom.
Worka Oghogho

26/11/2020

Changing the world starts one person at a time. Until we change our perception, our actions remain the same and our result the same. Change starts with me...

28/10/2020

28/10/2020

28/10/2020

28/10/2020