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Seek Help;   If you are too petty minded. If all you seek are the flaws and imperfections of others. If you derive joy from the downfall of others, for no justified or apparent reason. If you can't stand to see others progress or can't be happy for the success of others. If you are always pretentious and not your real self around certain people. If you are very envious of others, lack contentment and constantly covet other peoples possessions. If you find it difficult to give, and constantly acquire things you don't need. If you are so filled with hate and prefer hating to loving. If you are very vindictive and find it difficult forgiving. If you are in denial of reality and cocooned in a world of fantasy. If you are in bondage of any furcation. If you have a demon or monster within, or you change to another being at odd hours of the night. If you are loosing control of your true self. If you can't accept and grok the bitter truth.  If

'Fathers' for All Seasons Written on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 They say success has many fathers whilst failure is an orphan, but be careful in accepting the fathering of those who orphaned your successful failures.   Be wary of those wanting to father your current successes as they are prone to orphaning your failures instantaneously.   Show appreciation and gratitude to those who fathered your failures as well as your successes; for they are the consistently conscientious and the only ones needed to weather any storm.   This is to those who have stuck by you through the thick and thin, not the 'fair-weatherers', celebrate them as 'fathers' for all seasons.   -M.B.O    2012©

52 Years and counting... I wrote an article below (51 Years of Constituted Inertia and the Crescendo of Celebrations) a year ago on the Nigerian State of Affairs. I would have been thrilled to propagate a progressive scenario and not one still encapsulated by the forlorn characteristic of Nigeria, but the pungent reality is NIX !!!   With the imbroglio from the supposed removal of a non-existent fuel subsidy that tactically transferred the financial burden to the masses still ensuing, and the subsequent 'inspector gadget' debacle between two protagonists adding some razzmatazz to the potential 'Nollywood' script, the culmination of the absurdity was the nonchalance of the Presidency towards prosecuting the culprits.   Earlier in the year, I decided to join the protest against the fuel subsidy removal because I felt it would affect my brethren in the Niger Delta, as it would impact the lives of my sisters in the South East and my brothers in the North would squeal the s