SOLO: At the name of Jesus,all knees must bow.
Oyin mọmọ ado,orukọ Jesu oyin ni. (=Jesus' name is sweet like honey)
Iku gb'orukọ Rẹ,o sa. Arun gb'orukọ Rẹ, o pofo. (=Death hears His
name and flees. Disease hears His name and loses).
Oyin mọmọ ado,orukọ Jesu oyin ni. (=Jesus' name is sweet like honey)
[Jesu (3x),orukọ Rẹ ti niyin to ni gbogbo aye] (2x) [= Jesus(3x),how
excellent your name is in all the earth!]
Iku gb'orukọ Rẹ,o sa. Arun gb'orukọ Rẹ, o pofo. (=Death hears His
name and flees. Disease hears His name and loses).
Oyin mọmọ ado,orukọ Jesu oyin ni. (=Jesus' name is sweet like honey)
BRIDGE (SPEECH): He has been given the Name that is above every other name,
that at the name of Jesus,every knee must bow and every tongue confess
that Jesus is Lord.
ALL: Oyin mọmọ ado,orukọ Jesu oyin ni. (=Jesus' name is sweet like honey)
Iku gb'orukọ Rẹ,o sa. Arun gb'orukọ Rẹ, o pofo. (=Death hears His
name and flees. Disease hears His name and loses).
Oyin mọmọ ado,orukọ Jesu oyin ni. (=Jesus' name is sweet like honey)
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
"Olórí kọ́kọ́rọ́" (The master key) , by Bukola Bekes.
CHORUS: Olori kọkọrọ , Baba, fi fun mi. (= Father, give me
the master key)
Kọkọrọ to n ṣsilẹkun ire. (= the key that opens the door of good
things) Gbogbo ọna ta ti ti mọ mi. (=All the doors barred
against me)
Ba mi ṣsi wọn k'ogo rẹ yọ l'aye mi. (=Help me
open them so that your glory will show in my life.)
SOLO: Emi ti gbe oju mi sori oke wọnni. (=I have lifted up my
eyes to the hills)
Nibi ti iranlọwọ mi wa. ( =where my help is)
Baba, tete dide iranlọwọ fun mi. (=Father,quickly rise to my help)
Ko gbe mi de ibi to ga j'ọta mi lọ (=Place me far above my enemies).
(CHORUS)
CALL: Mo ti gba a (=I have collected it)
RESPONSE: Kọkọrọ mi (=my key)
CALL: Ta lo fi fun ọ? (=Who gave it to you?)
RESPONSE: Jesu lo fi fun mi. (Jesus gave it to me)
CALL: Mo ti d'oloriire o. (=I have become a lucky person)
RESPONSE:Mo ti soriire. (=I have become lucky)
CALL: Lorukọ Jesu (In Jesus' name)
RESPONSE: Ire mi de (My blessing has come)
CALL: Orukọ t'iku gbọ to sa wọ'gbo lọ (=The name which Death heard
and ran into the forest)
RESPONSE: Aye, ẹ ba mi yọ (Everybody,rejoice with me)
CALL: Mo ti d'oloriire (I have become a lucky person)
RESPONSE: Ire mi de. Aye,ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody,rejoice with me).
CALL: Ire ọmọ,ire alaafia,o ti wọle mi wa. (The blessings of
children and good health have come to me)
RESPONSE: Ire mi de. Aye,ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody,rejoice with me).
CALL: Mo ti kuro ni tẹnanti. Mo ti di landlord. (I'm no longer a
tenant. I have become a landlord)
RESPONSE:Ire mi de. Aye,ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody,rejoice with me).
CALL: Ẹ ba mi dupẹ. Mo ti ra mọto tuntun. (Rejoice with me. I have
bought a new vehicle)
RESPONSE:Ire mi de. Aye,ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody,rejoice with me).
ALL: Ariwo ayọ la n fẹ. Ariwo ayọ nile wa. (We want shouts of joy,
shouts of joy in our homes)
CALL: Baba ibeji, ẹ ku ewu ọmọ. (Father of twins,congrats)
RESPONSE: Ariwo ayọ nile wa. (Shouts of joy in our homes)
CALL: Ọkọ ati iyawo,ẹ ku oriire. (Groom and bride, congrats)
RESPONSE: Ariwo ayọ nile wa. (Shouts of joy in our homes)
CALL: Visa America rẹ ti de. (Your American visa has come through)
RESPONSE:Ariwo ayọ nile wa. (Shouts of joy in our homes)
CALL: Lorukọ Jesu (In Jesus' name)
RESPONSE: Ire mi de. Aye,ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody,rejoice with me).
CALL: Ẹ ki mi ku oriire. O ti de (3x) [ Congratulate me. It has
come(3x) ]
RESPONSE: Ire mi de. Aye,ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody,rejoice with me).
CALL: Ẹ wo kọkọrọ moto ti mo sẹsẹ gbe de lati London. (See the keys
of the vehicle I just brought in from London)
RESPONSE:Ire mi de. Aye,ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody,rejoice with me).
ALL:Ariwo ayọ la n fẹ. Ariwo ayọ nile wa. (We want shouts of joy,
shouts of joy in our homes)
the master key)
Kọkọrọ to n ṣsilẹkun ire. (= the key that opens the door of good
things) Gbogbo ọna ta ti ti mọ mi. (=All the doors barred
against me)
Ba mi ṣsi wọn k'ogo rẹ yọ l'aye mi. (=Help me
open them so that your glory will show in my life.)
SOLO: Emi ti gbe oju mi sori oke wọnni. (=I have lifted up my
eyes to the hills)
Nibi ti iranlọwọ mi wa. ( =where my help is)
Baba, tete dide iranlọwọ fun mi. (=Father,quickly rise to my help)
Ko gbe mi de ibi to ga j'ọta mi lọ (=Place me far above my enemies).
(CHORUS)
CALL: Mo ti gba a (=I have collected it)
RESPONSE: Kọkọrọ mi (=my key)
CALL: Ta lo fi fun ọ? (=Who gave it to you?)
RESPONSE: Jesu lo fi fun mi. (Jesus gave it to me)
CALL: Mo ti d'oloriire o. (=I have become a lucky person)
RESPONSE:Mo ti soriire. (=I have become lucky)
CALL: Lorukọ Jesu (In Jesus' name)
RESPONSE: Ire mi de (My blessing has come)
CALL: Orukọ t'iku gbọ to sa wọ'gbo lọ (=The name which Death heard
and ran into the forest)
RESPONSE: Aye, ẹ ba mi yọ (Everybody,rejoice with me)
CALL: Mo ti d'oloriire (I have become a lucky person)
RESPONSE: Ire mi de. Aye,ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody,rejoice with me).
CALL: Ire ọmọ,ire alaafia,o ti wọle mi wa. (The blessings of
children and good health have come to me)
RESPONSE: Ire mi de. Aye,ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody,rejoice with me).
CALL: Mo ti kuro ni tẹnanti. Mo ti di landlord. (I'm no longer a
tenant. I have become a landlord)
RESPONSE:Ire mi de. Aye,ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody,rejoice with me).
CALL: Ẹ ba mi dupẹ. Mo ti ra mọto tuntun. (Rejoice with me. I have
bought a new vehicle)
RESPONSE:Ire mi de. Aye,ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody,rejoice with me).
ALL: Ariwo ayọ la n fẹ. Ariwo ayọ nile wa. (We want shouts of joy,
shouts of joy in our homes)
CALL: Baba ibeji, ẹ ku ewu ọmọ. (Father of twins,congrats)
RESPONSE: Ariwo ayọ nile wa. (Shouts of joy in our homes)
CALL: Ọkọ ati iyawo,ẹ ku oriire. (Groom and bride, congrats)
RESPONSE: Ariwo ayọ nile wa. (Shouts of joy in our homes)
CALL: Visa America rẹ ti de. (Your American visa has come through)
RESPONSE:Ariwo ayọ nile wa. (Shouts of joy in our homes)
CALL: Lorukọ Jesu (In Jesus' name)
RESPONSE: Ire mi de. Aye,ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody,rejoice with me).
CALL: Ẹ ki mi ku oriire. O ti de (3x) [ Congratulate me. It has
come(3x) ]
RESPONSE: Ire mi de. Aye,ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody,rejoice with me).
CALL: Ẹ wo kọkọrọ moto ti mo sẹsẹ gbe de lati London. (See the keys
of the vehicle I just brought in from London)
RESPONSE:Ire mi de. Aye,ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody,rejoice with me).
ALL:Ariwo ayọ la n fẹ. Ariwo ayọ nile wa. (We want shouts of joy,
shouts of joy in our homes)
Saturday, July 08, 2017
How to draw Maths diagrams with WPS office.
with WPS Office on your Android smartphone . Download Photo Wonder and
the latest version of WPS office (which has "Sharing by Screenshots"
on its Writer) from Google Play. Then follow the steps in the picture
below ( which was created using the same procedure I am about to teach
you).
Sunday, June 11, 2017
The borrower is the slave of the lender (Proverbs 22:7)
Most of us use mobile phones and recharge them or borrow credit once
in a while. These mobile networks have a lot to teach us about the
evils of borrowing. Let me use Glo and Airtel as examples.
When you borrow N100 credit from Glo,you will be given only N85. That
is, N15 is charged as interest . If you use *323*pin# to load N100
credit, you will get an empty main balance plus N400 bonus, but Glo
will not deduct your debt from the bonus. It will wait for you to dial
*123*pin# (getting N100 instead of N400 ) before clearing your debt.
In short, you have lost N315 extra (N15 interest + N300 from bonus)
because you borrowed N100 from Glo.
The same applies to Airtel. Dialing *555*pin# gives you 6 times
your recharge as bonus, but Airtel will not deduct your N100 debt from
the N600 bonus. It will wait for you to dial *126*pin# (getting N100
instead of N600) . Mind you, you were given only N90 out of the N100
you borrowed. Therefore, the ripoff = N10 interest + N500 from bonus =
N510.
You can continue getting bonuses without paying your debt, but you
won't be allowed to borrow when you are in an emergency. It may be
months later, when you have forgotten the debt .
Let us try to avoid borrowing as much as we can. May God help us.
in a while. These mobile networks have a lot to teach us about the
evils of borrowing. Let me use Glo and Airtel as examples.
When you borrow N100 credit from Glo,you will be given only N85. That
is, N15 is charged as interest . If you use *323*pin# to load N100
credit, you will get an empty main balance plus N400 bonus, but Glo
will not deduct your debt from the bonus. It will wait for you to dial
*123*pin# (getting N100 instead of N400 ) before clearing your debt.
In short, you have lost N315 extra (N15 interest + N300 from bonus)
because you borrowed N100 from Glo.
The same applies to Airtel. Dialing *555*pin# gives you 6 times
your recharge as bonus, but Airtel will not deduct your N100 debt from
the N600 bonus. It will wait for you to dial *126*pin# (getting N100
instead of N600) . Mind you, you were given only N90 out of the N100
you borrowed. Therefore, the ripoff = N10 interest + N500 from bonus =
N510.
You can continue getting bonuses without paying your debt, but you
won't be allowed to borrow when you are in an emergency. It may be
months later, when you have forgotten the debt .
Let us try to avoid borrowing as much as we can. May God help us.
Monday, May 15, 2017
The bus stop doesn’t matter; your relationship with the driver does .
A boy stood on a sidewalk waiting for a bus.
A man walking by spotted the boy and gave him some gentle advice.
"Son," he said, "if you're waiting for the bus ,you need to move to
the street corner. That's where the bus stops for passengers."
"It's OK," said the boy. "I'll just wait right here and the bus will
stop for me."
The man repeated his advice, but the boy never moved.
Just then, the bus appeared.
Amazingly, the bus pulled over to where the boy stood and he hopped in.
The man on the sidewalk stood speechless.
The boy turned around in the doorway and said,
"Mister, I knew the bus would stop here, because the bus driver is my dad!"
When you've got a relationship with the bus driver, you don't need a bus stop.
If you've given your heart to the King of Kings, you're in a royal
family of unspeakable proportions.
Today I would like to remind you that when you know the Driver of your
life you can take the bus of life anywhere.
He will stop and pick you up where people think it is not possible.
Some are thinking that you are not in the right frame of mind, or the
right position or the right career to succeed but this will change
when the success giver is your father and friend.
Whether you are unemployed, broke, single or married, or childless or
divorced, or widowed.
What matters is that you know Him who is able to do exceedingly
abundantly above what we can think or even imagine.
However, the BIG question is :
"Is the Driver your Father?"
"Are you still His child? You can only get that privilege if He is your Father.
He can bypass protocols because you are His child.
He has done it before.
He can do it AGAIN and AGAIN.
And guess what?
It does not matter what anybody feels or thinks.
Enjoy the ride with your Father.
A man walking by spotted the boy and gave him some gentle advice.
"Son," he said, "if you're waiting for the bus ,you need to move to
the street corner. That's where the bus stops for passengers."
"It's OK," said the boy. "I'll just wait right here and the bus will
stop for me."
The man repeated his advice, but the boy never moved.
Just then, the bus appeared.
Amazingly, the bus pulled over to where the boy stood and he hopped in.
The man on the sidewalk stood speechless.
The boy turned around in the doorway and said,
"Mister, I knew the bus would stop here, because the bus driver is my dad!"
When you've got a relationship with the bus driver, you don't need a bus stop.
If you've given your heart to the King of Kings, you're in a royal
family of unspeakable proportions.
Today I would like to remind you that when you know the Driver of your
life you can take the bus of life anywhere.
He will stop and pick you up where people think it is not possible.
Some are thinking that you are not in the right frame of mind, or the
right position or the right career to succeed but this will change
when the success giver is your father and friend.
Whether you are unemployed, broke, single or married, or childless or
divorced, or widowed.
What matters is that you know Him who is able to do exceedingly
abundantly above what we can think or even imagine.
However, the BIG question is :
"Is the Driver your Father?"
"Are you still His child? You can only get that privilege if He is your Father.
He can bypass protocols because you are His child.
He has done it before.
He can do it AGAIN and AGAIN.
And guess what?
It does not matter what anybody feels or thinks.
Enjoy the ride with your Father.
Tuesday, May 02, 2017
Maths puzzle
P + Q = 99, where P and Q are both prime numbers.
(a) Find P and Q. (b) Why are you sure that your answer is the only
correct one?
SOLUTION.
(a) The numbers are 2 and 97.
(b) odd + odd = even.
Even + even = even.
Odd + even = odd.
Since 99 is an odd number, one of the numbers P and Q must be even. 2
is the only even prime number, so one of the numbers is 2. Therefore,
the other number is 99 - 2 = 97.
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Thursday, April 27, 2017
How to change your LinkedIn log in details
1. Use your present user ID and log on to your LinkedIn profile.
2. Click on "Accounts and Settings" on the right side of the page.
3. Under the title "Personal Information", click on "Email Addresses".
This will take you to the page where you can see your primary email
address listed down. This primary email address is basically used as
your login 🆔 .
4. Type the new 🆔 which you want to use as your new primary email
address and add it.
5. Choose the newly added email address and click "Make primary"
button below. This would give you a message on the top that says "To
change the primary address, we have sent you a confirmation mail to
your new 🆔 . Please confirm the same".
🔯Log on to your mail account. You would have received a mail from the
LinkedIn team asking for
your confirmation. Do follow the steps given there and activate your
new primary account.
🔯Your primary login 🆔 is set and now you can try logging in to your
LinkedIn profile using your
new email 🆔 as user 🆔 and the same password.
2. Click on "Accounts and Settings" on the right side of the page.
3. Under the title "Personal Information", click on "Email Addresses".
This will take you to the page where you can see your primary email
address listed down. This primary email address is basically used as
your login 🆔 .
4. Type the new 🆔 which you want to use as your new primary email
address and add it.
5. Choose the newly added email address and click "Make primary"
button below. This would give you a message on the top that says "To
change the primary address, we have sent you a confirmation mail to
your new 🆔 . Please confirm the same".
🔯Log on to your mail account. You would have received a mail from the
LinkedIn team asking for
your confirmation. Do follow the steps given there and activate your
new primary account.
🔯Your primary login 🆔 is set and now you can try logging in to your
LinkedIn profile using your
new email 🆔 as user 🆔 and the same password.
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Blessed is he whom God helps
A long time ago, there lived a great king and two beggars who always
stood at the gate of the king's palace every day.
As the king rode by, the first beggar would say, "Blessed is he whom
the king helps", while the second beggar would say, "Blessed is he
whom God helps".
The king always felt pleased to hear the praise of the first beggar.
One evening , the king decided to reward the first beggar for all the
praise. He ordered his baker to bake a cake and wrap gold inside the
cake. The next day as he rode by, he gave the cake to the first beggar
as he hailed him as usual.
The first beggar, who was in dire need of cash ,sold the cake to the
second beggar at a cheap price. When the second beggar cut open the
cake ,he saw the gold, sold it and became a wealthy man. He did not
return to the king's gate the next day.
As the king rode out of his palace the next day, he saw the first
beggar still begging for money and stopped to ask him if he ate the
cake he gave him.
The first beggar replied, "No sir. I sold it to my friend who was here
with me yesterday. I have not seen him today."
The king shook his head, highly disappointed, and muttered silently to
himself, "Indeed, blessed is he whom God helps."
God is all-knowing. He has not forgotten you. He always does His work
just in time. So trust Him even when you don't understand His will.
When all hope is lost, God will help. When everyone has turned their
backs on you and the environment has not been kind to you, God can
help. His love for you is greater than any disappointment and His
plans for your life are far greater than what you can imagine. Your
travail will not last forever; you will definitely prevail. In that
disappointment lies your divine appointment.
Your waiting will not end in wailing. Don't underestimate what God is
doing in your season of waiting. He will help you if you let Him. Let
Him have His way. Don't try and manipulate or force the outcome.
stood at the gate of the king's palace every day.
As the king rode by, the first beggar would say, "Blessed is he whom
the king helps", while the second beggar would say, "Blessed is he
whom God helps".
The king always felt pleased to hear the praise of the first beggar.
One evening , the king decided to reward the first beggar for all the
praise. He ordered his baker to bake a cake and wrap gold inside the
cake. The next day as he rode by, he gave the cake to the first beggar
as he hailed him as usual.
The first beggar, who was in dire need of cash ,sold the cake to the
second beggar at a cheap price. When the second beggar cut open the
cake ,he saw the gold, sold it and became a wealthy man. He did not
return to the king's gate the next day.
As the king rode out of his palace the next day, he saw the first
beggar still begging for money and stopped to ask him if he ate the
cake he gave him.
The first beggar replied, "No sir. I sold it to my friend who was here
with me yesterday. I have not seen him today."
The king shook his head, highly disappointed, and muttered silently to
himself, "Indeed, blessed is he whom God helps."
God is all-knowing. He has not forgotten you. He always does His work
just in time. So trust Him even when you don't understand His will.
When all hope is lost, God will help. When everyone has turned their
backs on you and the environment has not been kind to you, God can
help. His love for you is greater than any disappointment and His
plans for your life are far greater than what you can imagine. Your
travail will not last forever; you will definitely prevail. In that
disappointment lies your divine appointment.
Your waiting will not end in wailing. Don't underestimate what God is
doing in your season of waiting. He will help you if you let Him. Let
Him have His way. Don't try and manipulate or force the outcome.
Saturday, April 15, 2017
Change
A smart little girl called Moyin found a man's wallet containing a single N1, 000 note. To prevent another I-don't-have-change-to-give-you palaver, she changed the money into lower denominations before running after the man and returning the wallet. Happy viewing.
Sent from my Tecno Y2.
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Free online dictionary and thesaurus
A dictionary is a book that gives the definition of a word, while a
thesaurus gives a word's synonyms, antonyms and related words.
To get a word's synonym, definition, etc without spending a kobo, visit
www.freebasics.com with your Airtel SIM. Search for Dictionary and
Thesaurus, and add them to your free services. Bookmark them on your
browser for easy future reference. Click those links and type the word
you want into the Search space.
Free Basics' Thesaurus helps you find the right synonyms for each word
in a Crossword Puzzle, which is a good way to broaden your vocabulary.
If you start finding words this way months or years before your SSCE,
you will be able to "find another word or phrase that means the same
as each of the following words and can replace it as it is used in the
passage " without any stress at all.
thesaurus gives a word's synonyms, antonyms and related words.
To get a word's synonym, definition, etc without spending a kobo, visit
www.freebasics.com with your Airtel SIM. Search for Dictionary and
Thesaurus, and add them to your free services. Bookmark them on your
browser for easy future reference. Click those links and type the word
you want into the Search space.
Free Basics' Thesaurus helps you find the right synonyms for each word
in a Crossword Puzzle, which is a good way to broaden your vocabulary.
If you start finding words this way months or years before your SSCE,
you will be able to "find another word or phrase that means the same
as each of the following words and can replace it as it is used in the
passage " without any stress at all.
If you get what you want, will you want what you get?
According to Greek mythology, Midas was a king who lived in Phrygia in
the eighth century B.C. He was very wealthy and had more gold than
anyone else in the world. He stored the yellow coins and bars in huge
vaults underneath his palace and spent many hours each day handling
and counting his treasure.
But no matter how much gold Midas collected and put into his vaults,
it was not enough. He always wanted more, and he spent much of his
time dreaming about how to obtain still more gold.
One day a being dressed in white appeared to Midas and granted him a
wish. The king instantly
wished for the "golden touch"—that everything he touched would turn to gold.
The next morning when Midas woke up, he found that his plain linen
bedcovers had been transformed into finely spun gold! He gasped with
astonishment and jumped out of bed. Then he touched the bedpost, and
it turned to gold. "It's true," he cried. "I have the golden touch!"
He rushed through the palace, brushing against walls and furniture
along the way, all of which turned to gold at his touch.
Out in the garden, he went from bush to bush, touching roses and other
flowers, smiling as they turned to gold.
But the Midas myth doesn't end here with everyone living happily ever after.
Finally, tiring from the excitement of touching various items and
seeing them turn into gold, Midas sat down to read while he waited for
breakfast. But the book he picked up immediately turned to gold. Then
when he tried to eat a peach, a spoonful of porridge, and a piece of
bread, they each turned into hard golden lumps! Even the water in his
cup turned to gold.
The king grew alarmed. "If even my food turns to gold, how will I ever
eat again?" he worried. Just then, Midas' only daughter, Aurelia, came
into the room. She ran to her father, threw her arms around him, and
kissed him. Much to Midas' horror, she grew strangely still and turned
from a loving, laughing little girl into a golden statue.
The king howled in anguish, overcome by the horror of what was
happening before his very eyes. He had gotten what be asked for, but
he suddenly realized he didn't want what he was getting.
The being dressed in white suddenly reappeared and asked, "Well, King
Midas, are you not the happiest of men?"
"Oh, no," moaned the king, "I am the most miserable of all creatures."
"What? Did I not grant your wish for the golden touch?"
"Yes, but it is a curse to me now," Midas wept. "All that I truly
loved is now lost to me."
"Do you mean to say that you would prefer a crust of bread or a cup of
water to the gift of the golden touch?" asked the glowing white being.
"Oh, yes!" Midas exclaimed. "I would give up all the gold in the world
if only my daughter was restored to me."
According to the myth, the being dressed in white told Midas to go
bathe in a certain spring of water that would wash
away his golden touch. He was also to bring back some of the water to
sprinkle on his daughter and any other objects he wished to change
back to their original form.
So the legendary King Midas gladly gave up his golden touch and
rejoiced in the restoration of the simple things of life—
family, food, and natural beauty. Midas realized that these are the
things that have greater value than gold.
The truth is, we do not live in a fairy-tale world. There is no Midas
touch or magical formula for material success. But there are
opportunities for those who are willing to be diligent and faithful in
the work of their mind and hands.
Proverbs 27:20 says: "A faithful man shall abound with blessings, but
he that makes haste to be rich shall not be innocent".
the eighth century B.C. He was very wealthy and had more gold than
anyone else in the world. He stored the yellow coins and bars in huge
vaults underneath his palace and spent many hours each day handling
and counting his treasure.
But no matter how much gold Midas collected and put into his vaults,
it was not enough. He always wanted more, and he spent much of his
time dreaming about how to obtain still more gold.
One day a being dressed in white appeared to Midas and granted him a
wish. The king instantly
wished for the "golden touch"—that everything he touched would turn to gold.
The next morning when Midas woke up, he found that his plain linen
bedcovers had been transformed into finely spun gold! He gasped with
astonishment and jumped out of bed. Then he touched the bedpost, and
it turned to gold. "It's true," he cried. "I have the golden touch!"
He rushed through the palace, brushing against walls and furniture
along the way, all of which turned to gold at his touch.
Out in the garden, he went from bush to bush, touching roses and other
flowers, smiling as they turned to gold.
But the Midas myth doesn't end here with everyone living happily ever after.
Finally, tiring from the excitement of touching various items and
seeing them turn into gold, Midas sat down to read while he waited for
breakfast. But the book he picked up immediately turned to gold. Then
when he tried to eat a peach, a spoonful of porridge, and a piece of
bread, they each turned into hard golden lumps! Even the water in his
cup turned to gold.
The king grew alarmed. "If even my food turns to gold, how will I ever
eat again?" he worried. Just then, Midas' only daughter, Aurelia, came
into the room. She ran to her father, threw her arms around him, and
kissed him. Much to Midas' horror, she grew strangely still and turned
from a loving, laughing little girl into a golden statue.
The king howled in anguish, overcome by the horror of what was
happening before his very eyes. He had gotten what be asked for, but
he suddenly realized he didn't want what he was getting.
The being dressed in white suddenly reappeared and asked, "Well, King
Midas, are you not the happiest of men?"
"Oh, no," moaned the king, "I am the most miserable of all creatures."
"What? Did I not grant your wish for the golden touch?"
"Yes, but it is a curse to me now," Midas wept. "All that I truly
loved is now lost to me."
"Do you mean to say that you would prefer a crust of bread or a cup of
water to the gift of the golden touch?" asked the glowing white being.
"Oh, yes!" Midas exclaimed. "I would give up all the gold in the world
if only my daughter was restored to me."
According to the myth, the being dressed in white told Midas to go
bathe in a certain spring of water that would wash
away his golden touch. He was also to bring back some of the water to
sprinkle on his daughter and any other objects he wished to change
back to their original form.
So the legendary King Midas gladly gave up his golden touch and
rejoiced in the restoration of the simple things of life—
family, food, and natural beauty. Midas realized that these are the
things that have greater value than gold.
The truth is, we do not live in a fairy-tale world. There is no Midas
touch or magical formula for material success. But there are
opportunities for those who are willing to be diligent and faithful in
the work of their mind and hands.
Proverbs 27:20 says: "A faithful man shall abound with blessings, but
he that makes haste to be rich shall not be innocent".
Thursday, March 09, 2017
Think before you respond to an insult
A boy (Muhammad) in Kaduna named his dog Ibere, after an Igbo trader.
Ibere told him to rename his dog to no avail, so he too named his dog
Muhammad and all hell was let loose. You know Northern Muslims don't
joke with Prophet Muhammad.
http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/fight-as-man-names-dog-muhammad-in-kaduna/188457.html#G1Wtz2BRfZJKYVQK.99
Ibere told him to rename his dog to no avail, so he too named his dog
Muhammad and all hell was let loose. You know Northern Muslims don't
joke with Prophet Muhammad.
http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/fight-as-man-names-dog-muhammad-in-kaduna/188457.html#G1Wtz2BRfZJKYVQK.99
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