Cletus Okon
@cletusokon
1 year ago
VENOM OF THE TONGUE
To make it in Life be humble. So they say. But what about those that have iPhone?
Life is not balance. So they say. Peace today tomorrow Clash of the Titans!
So when you wake in the morning thank God for Life. Time waits for no man; no go waste time for mirror dy observe whether you fine.
Call me a Motivational Speaker after this, e no get wey e touch. But know this "When you lack Data, that's when you know you have what it takes to become a Motivational Speaker".
I have a Dream: to become a Lawyer. But the system got me messed up.
That brings me to the Calamity in our Community why can't we live in Unity?.
With all that has happened are we still the Giants of Africa?.
Can we reboot and save this Nation from its criteria?.
How can we sell Crude Oil for sixty four years yet we couldn't feed the Nation during the first two weeks of Lockdown?.
How can a Man singlehandedly mismanage 100 Billion in a Nation when we have thousands of Graduates roaming the Streets?.
Is it not worrisome that in a Nation of about two hundred million people, it generates a measly three thousand Megawatts despite enormous resources that have been committed to the Power Sector?
Yak ekod Abasi Zion adiyana owo; Church full everywhere but Ifod asuk afik owo. ( There are Churches everywhere yet Witches oppress mankind.)
What about we the masses: we act right when it's time to lay compliant; we recycle the same corrupt men but later we complain we hate the Government.
Rest assured, when we talk Corruption we're referring to the Government. But what more can you say of those who buy Coke and willingly refuse to return the bottle.
How can you vote during a Presidential election in the morning, and in the night you're supporting another candidate?.
How can we fighting and killing each other for a Man who doesn't care about our own lives?
The Staff and Students are complaining of inadequate financing, lack of infrastructural facilities. But there they are............. living extravagant lifestyle with their children overseas!!!.
"I can change all our lives with a phone call". Ehhhh!!! What will they tell us that we haven't heard before?.
"Great things will come your way I promise should I be elected into office". Few months later ALL PROMISES CANCELLED what you said earlier no longer makes sense.
Election dem go dy share rice giveaway #5,000 we no wise? E b lyk we don see Jesus Christ even when we know say "Satan no lyk Christ".
For the Streets.............No joy!!!! Talk nonsense you don Collect. You do anyhow you see anyhow; who wan saby weda u get Connect?.
So the best solution to any Crime, Theft or whatsoever is JUNGLE JUSTICE!!!. But Oga-at-the-Top dy embezzle money................. nobody dy para give am for im Office.
Idiok itong anye anam ufen ami asem nnyin ntakhado ayam umiang anyin ima ifudo ifen. ( Most of us have turned to Slaves due to greed.)
Have you ever been so broke in your life that you felt like selling your left kidney?
So tired with all the problems in life you feel like washing away all your sorrows with a bottle of Whiskey?
Well.......I have! I pray that one day I'll wake and realize that this is just a dream but no! It's high time I wake to reality and see life as it seems.
So pardon me if I make you feel too emotional. Am sorry if what you expected from me was something sensational.
It's high time I hit the nail on the head rather than beating around the bush. I didn't mount here to crack jokes neither am I here to catch cruise.
We know what is right, we know what is wrong, let's call a Spade a Spade. We're grown ups; we should be able to distinguish between what's Original and Fake.
Why is that when we're suffering we're smiling? We hardly enjoy our Fundamental Human Rights yet nobody is saying something.
We fear to speak up, we choose to be noiseless. Who cares? Everybody is minding their own business.
Therefore, never be ashamed of your hustle. Nobody will feed you if you go broke. If Jesus don dance DORIME na im b say everything don turn joke.
Mme utukko owo, owo aya utuk. Akid mkpo ke anyin, anye afiok mbuk. ( If you can't take advantage of people, people will take advantage of you. One must live to tell the story.)
Having said that, I do not have the right to direct the finger of guilt or the look of contempt at my guy. For even I can barely see through the speck in my eye.
We are still the most resilient bunch. If we can define love and remember the meaning of humanity, maybe then we can restore the sanity.
If we remember to react and repeatedly refuse to be content with mediocrity, only then can we be free.
I save this to say that "We all have a part to play".
Ette uwem atie nte movie, ke akpatre To God be the glory. ( Life's like a movie, in the end To God be the glory.).
Yak Abasi adiong afid awo! Ami nsikede Okon! Sosongo ke mkpangutong mbufo. ( May God bless us all! My name is Okon! Thank you all for listening.)
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