AN INTERVIEW WITH GOD

Today is the last day of the year 2008. For those living in Nigeria, it’s 31^st already and I am happy to witness this day. It’s not quite an eventful year for me but through it all, may God be praised for all. The best is yet to come. As Tee would say, it’s a new beginning. I believe.

This is my last note in this year but it’s note mine. I read it this evening and decided to share with you guys. The author is unknown but whoever wrote this piece is a genius in many ways. Enjoy my note dear friends. And from me to you guys, 2009 holds many blessings for us and may God smile on us. God bless

I dreamed I had an

Interview with God.

“So you would like to

Interview me?” God asked.

“If you have the time.”

I said.

God smiled.

“My time is eternity

What questions do you

Have in mind for me?”

“What surprises you most

About humankind?”

God Answered.

“That they get bored with childhood,

They rush to grow up,

And then long to be children again.”

“That they lose their health

To make money

And then lose their money

To restore their health.”

“That but thinking anxiously

About the future,

They forget the present,

Such that they live in

Neither the present

Nor the future”

“That they live as if

They will never die,

And die as though they never lived.”

God’s hand took mine

And we were silent for awhile.

And then I asked,

“As a parent,

What are some of life’s lessons

You want your children to learn?”

“To learn they cannot

Make anyone love them

All they can do is

Let themselves be loved."

“To learn that it is not good

To compare themselves to others”

“To learn to forgive

By practicing forgiveness.”

“To learn that it only takes

A few seconds to open profound wound

In those they love,

And it can take many years

To heal them”

“To learn that a rich person

Is not one who has the most,

But is one who needs the least”

“To learn that there are

People who love them dearly,

But simply do not yet know how

To express or show their feelings.”

“To learn that it is not enough

That they forgive one another,

But they must also forgive themselves.”

“Thank you for your time,”

I said humbly.

“Is there anything else you like

Your children to know?”

God smiled and said,

“Just know that I am here always.

See you in the coming year.

Purest Love.

SILLY FIRST IMPRESSION

I was going through www.vivianspeaks.blogspot.com yester night and then it dawned on me that my last post here was three weeks ago. I was wrapped up with the idea of publishing my magazine that I left this place desolate. Nevertheless I think it’s for a good reason because very soon you will have the first-hand opportunity to get my packaged thoughts and those of my friends (that includes you) at your fingertip. I will be honoured to publish your materials in this magazine. For now enjoy my post today.

SILLY FIRST IMPRESSION.
It’s unbelievable but true. Every mortal wears a façade – I do. Surprised? Honestly I do sometimes. It’s nothing to be ashamed of if we want to be honest with ourselves. You see, you and the person sitting next to you are potential pretenders or maybe a practicing one. Guess it’s because that’s what the world accepts. Remember God’s words to Prophet Samuel in the Holy Bible? “…man looks at the outward but…” Every man pretends to be more certain of himself and his potentials than he really is but is he all the time? Okay let me personalize the question. Am I as confident as I sometimes claim to be? Nah! I don’t think so. Sometimes doubts lurks deep within my soul at moments I portray a confident exterior. Other times, I pose with qualities I know I do not readily have to get some sort of endorsement on a project or something. Please don’t judge me because of my honestly. I ain’t perfect and so are you but if you wanna judge my, you have my benison. I hope you don’t and take hold of the lesson in this post.

The point I wanna make is this. The world is filled with pretending yet glamorous nonentities with clean cute exterior selling nothing but first impression. Ironically, we fall for the exterior not minding what the interior looks like. People spend millions of dollars in the business of looking good and spend penny on building character. All around the world, fashion and styles are selling faster than gold. I ain’t against fashion and enhancing the exterior. I only wish man would put so much emphasis on building a lasting quality as much as he puts on his exterior. Though the world is treading the path of “first impression counts”, wise people put equivalent energy on building a character that will maintain the impression long after the first was created.

I have lived long enough to not bet my money on first impression anymore because people ain’t what they seem at first. I have seen people achieved heights with charisma and pulled it down by the character they pretended to have or do not readily possess. In the same vein, I have met humans who were repulsive at first yet possess attributes that will resound into generations yet unborn. Which will you prefer? Guess the answer is obvious.

Blame me if you can but I ain’t among the people who despise others because they do not possess what was required at first. Colyns Agboju in totality is the product of both the people who gave me a second chance to make the first impression and also of people who despised me. But the memory of people who looked at my scattered self and gave me another opportunity to prove myself is like the memory of divinity. I will always cherish that. God has given me a rare opportunity to see people who despised me in my early days celebrating me. I always wonder if I had quit then. Even God gives us a second chance. Who are we to write off others at first contact? We have to be more careful with people that we come across in life and not destroy them because of a silly FIRST IMPRESSION. May be then people will put emphasis on their souls than their bodies.

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