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*Understand The Principles Of Politics*

In politics you must understand that;

(1). Nobody has your interests.

(2). Everybody is chasing their own interests.

(3). Dealing with politicians is like sleeping with tigers; you must always have your eyes wide open.

(4). In any Political equation, there's always someone being used. If you can't find one then it is you.

(5). Serving politicians is like being a bandage on a wound. Once the wound is healed your usefulness ends. Politicians don't recognize and reward value they recognize their own needs and you are only as useful as the lifespan of their need for you.

(6). In Politics never wail more than the bereaved. They will get the reward while you inherit their enemies.

(7). In Politics, in any event that other interests conflict with your own interests and you have to choose, always choose yours.

(8). Never cross oceans for Politicians; you will drown and the best they will do is give a benevolent speech at your burial, lie to your widow and children and eat your food. Politicians will never cross the streets for their foot soldiers.

(9) Above all, Family and Health are things you should never use to attack a man. Politics is never that serious.

(10) Lastly to all the Youths, it's too risky to sacrifice your Career, Health, Personal Character, Social capital and integrity in pursuit of short term and temporary rewards, offered by Politicians, unless of cause you are the one in control and have a long term game plan.

*Deeply Pause To Deeply Reflect!*

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*$20 WAS ALL IT TOOK TO BURN DOWN AMERICA..*

- Twenty dollars paid by one George Floyd of African descent to some shopkeeper.

- The shop owner questioned if it was original. He called the police & accused Floyd of giving him a counterfeit note.

- The racist police acted in haste, and a catastrophe swept across America from east to west burning the nation for weeks.

- Floyd died; the store was burnt, and America is still burning;

It was later learnt that the banknote was original and not counterfeit, as the shop owner claimed..

- $20 was sufficient to bring the largest economic and military power in the world to its knees..

All their trillions of dollars could not stand up to a mere $20 paper bill because their white minds were poisoned by a racist history.

LESSONS FROM THE $20 NOTE:

1. Never be in a haste to conclude over a matter that is procedural in nature;

2. Avoid biases , & prejudices , be it gender , ethnic , historical or experiential;

3. Don't be power drunk when you're acting from a position of authority or strength;

4. Appreciate the fact that we're all universal human beings and respect people for who they are;

5. A wrong step taken due to bouts of anger can destroy a lifetime career;

6. Give people the benefits of doubt no matter the antecedents;

7. Be empathetic towards your fellow human beings cos it could have been you in their shoes;

8. Know and appreciate the fact that , where someone's power ends is where another person's power starts from;

9.. Sharpen your affective domain and apply discerning spirit to take best decision in crisis situation ;

10. Take cognizance of the fact that laws are made for men and not men for law.

from another platform

THE PROPHESY

They both walked hand in hand, each with their own thoughts.

Both happy to see each other

Grateful for the picnic kind off get together

They and their classmate had planned..

They were walking around the beach when a young fulani girl had crossed their path and begged for alms.

Seye was skeptic about giving (she had heard rumours about them being diabolic)

Bola was willing to give but she wasn't with her purse. She had dropped her purse with her husband before taking a walk with her long lost friend (seye)

She rummage through her inner pocket and found a 50 Naira note, she happily offered it to the young girl who accepted it happily.

They were about leaving when Biola's husband ran past them on a horse.

He looked back eyeing his beautiful wife and her friend, seye and the young stranger.

The little fulani called out at Seye, she was startled (what more does she want?) is the 50 Naira not enough.. She thought further before answering her.

Aunty ... Aunty.... Nah your husband be that.

Nah your husband dey on top horse.

You and that man... Love, Marry and Born.

Seye corrected her saying.... That is my friends husband, so that can never be my husband. Can you hear?

I know wetin I dey talk.. I... See... future.

Nah your husband be that.

Your friend she do small, he leave her, he marry you.

Bola was mad with rage, what does this little girl mean?

How dare she?

It's not your fault, nah me wey give you 50 Naira do mistake..

She said, hissed and walked away.

Seye was torn between believing a crazy prophesy and thinking about the prophesy itself...

Time soon washed over them like the waves on the beach...

They forgot their differences and became closer than before.

Bola was heavy and almost due for delivery...

She had requested for the presence of her friend during her delivery...

Her husband held her hands, while seye urged her to push...

Push... Push... (They and the Nurses screamed)...

She was tired and loosing it... She couldn't handle the pain, fear and fatigue...

Fear was written over them all... The husband, seye, doctor and the nurses.

MADAM you have to push for the safety of the baby and yours (the midwife urged her)

But she was too tired and loosing the grip already...

With fear in her eyes and voice... She looked into seye's eyes and said... THE PROPHESY!!!
She held her husbands hand and seye's own... Joining them together and blessing them before passing out.

The health workers did all they could to reviver her but she was far gone.

Few months later... After several considerations and hard feelings.

Bola's husband tied the knot with seye (being his late wife's last wish) .

It was the happiest day of her life, she was finally happy (although she had to take a huge and sacrilegious step to get there)...

But her happiness and the prophesy was paramount...

She lived life to the fullest and everywhere she went, she had her husband under her canopy.

She wasn't herself without her man beside her.

She was soon pregnant and heavy...

Her husband had rushed her to the hospital for delivery...

She was several hours gone but the baby wouldn't come out,

Operation was not an option either... It was complicated

She would definitely bleed to death if knives were used on her.

She knew there was no turning back.

With tears in her eye.. She reminisced of her evil deeds.

How she had traced the fulani girl back to her settlement...

How she had offered the girls parent (who were soothsayer and spiritualist) money to make sure her prophesy came to reality....

How they had done some rituals so bola won't give birth safely and probably die during operation.

Prophecies do come through, but seye manipulated her way for the prophesy (hers) to come through....

THE END.

AJENIFUJA AHMED