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Education and Literacy

  Education Education serves as the conduit for the transmission of knowledge, skills, and character traits. It encompasses not only the teaching and acquisition of specific skills but also something more intangible yet profound. One of its fundamental aspects involves passing down culture from one generation to the next. Education, etymologically derived from "to draw out," facilitates the realization of an individual's latent potential and talents. It engenders a natural and enduring transformation in an individual's thinking and capacity to pursue their objectives. Education extends beyond the confines of the classroom, as it is a product of both a child's experiences outside of school and their experiences within it. Three primary forms of education exist: Formal, Informal, and Non-formal. Formal Education Formal Education occurs within the structured environments of schools, colleges, and universities. Here, students acquire both theoretical and practical kno...

Five Advantages of Lightening Your Load

Why continue lugging around unnecessary burdens every day? These burdens, filled with valueless items and the broad circle of people who contribute nothing to your life, only hold you back. You might think that having a lot now may be beneficial in the future or confer validation, but remember, this is a choice. If you are committed to fulfilling your purpose, you must be ready to discard unnecessary items and distance yourself from people who offer no enrichment to your life. Here are five benefits that come with lightening your load. Five Advantages of Lightening Your Load 1. Discarding unimportant items makes room for ones that add significant value. Releasing people who don't positively impact your life attracts goal-achievers to your circle. 2. A lighter load will enable you to move quicker and cover greater distances. You won't be weighed down by superfluous things. 3. A large crowd of insignificant individuals can impede your progress. Since they contribute nothing...

BLESSING IN DISGUISE

 Placing all our trust in humans instead of in God often leads to significant disappointment, as aptly expressed by Kuforiji Afolasade: "The height of your trust determines the depth of your disappointment." There are moments when we reach out to others for help, but they may not respond. In such situations, it's possible that God is using their absence to teach us valuable lessons that their presence couldn't impart. We may be disheartened and disapproved by those we trusted the most, but it's essential to realize that their presence might have complicated matters and prevented the right people from coming into our lives to offer genuine help. Perhaps, where we stand today, we have experienced rejection and disarray due to the absence of support from our parents, friends, or spouse when we needed them the most. This could have resulted in various setbacks, financial crises, serious health issues, broken relationships, spiritual attacks, business failures, unemplo...

THE PRICE OF FREEDOM

 "Freedom isn't free. To embrace freedom, one must be prepared to pay the price, break through barriers, shift focus, change mindset, and break free from the shackles that bind. Pursue it relentlessly and be prepared to overcome any challenges." Freedom is the state of being granted the liberty to act, speak, and travel as one desires, at their own pace and time. However, the attainment of freedom has become akin to a life-or-death struggle. Numerous obstacles, battles, conflicts, infringements, and oppressive forces hinder our freedom, requiring us to assert our will to overcome them. The civil rights of citizens have been persistently trampled upon, and freedom is no longer readily available to the common people. The cherished liberties of speech, association, movement, and opinions are gradually slipping away. "Enduring bondage may last for decades, but the day of freedom marks a new dawn." - Kuforiji Afolasade. Yearning for freedom is universal, yet the cont...

BE HAPPY RIGHT NOW

 Happiness is a beautiful emotion and life satisfaction that can be triggered by positive experiences or can simply arise without any apparent reason. It's a choice we have the power to make. We hold the key to creating happiness within ourselves, and it often goes beyond the boundaries of pure joy. So why wait to be happy until some future date? Such misconceptions abound, like believing happiness is reserved for the wealthy, or that life will be easier and happier as we grow older. Happiness is not limited to specific circumstances, appearances, or financial status. Nor is it a luxury too costly to maintain or a dangerous path that might lead to trouble or an early demise. In our earlier years, we hoped that transitioning to Secondary School would guarantee a happier life, only to find ourselves facing new challenges and stresses. The pursuit of happiness didn't become any simpler when we entered higher institutions. The road to success was far from easy, with the pressure of...

Feelings of Love

 Just envisioning the profound beauty life could hold if we genuinely loved one another, we come to realize the truth: "You can't give what you do not have." Love encompasses a broad spectrum of intense and positive emotional and mental states, ranging from the loftiest virtue and good habits to the deepest interpersonal affection and simplest pleasures. When we truly cherish and value our own lives, showing love and respect to those around us becomes a natural and effortless endeavor. Love entails the willingness to prioritize another person's well-being and happiness above our own. It arises as a sudden rush of attraction and admiration, an overwhelming feeling of attachment, affection, and interdependence. It's a conscious choice to commit to aiding, respecting, and caring for one another. Feeling unloved is strongly linked to emotions like low self-esteem, helplessness, despondency, dejection, and depression. Conversely, those who both feel loved by others and...

Learning is Living

 "We constantly evolve through living and learning. Learning is indispensable for life itself, as it equips us with new understandings, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, attitudes, and cultural insights. From the moment we are born until we draw our last breath, learning remains a fundamental aspect of our existence. Yet, living is equally essential for learning, as experiences shape our understanding. Learning can take us on a journey from simplicity to complexity or vice versa. Embrace the opportunity to learn something new each day. Stay updated, be refreshed, and open yourself to a wealth of experiences worth cherishing throughout your life. In this ever-changing world, better ways, innovative methods, fresh approaches, visionary ideas, and novel opportunities continuously emerge. Never assume you've seen it all; always keep learning. Explore the vast opportunities life has to offer, for merely sitting idle will yield nothing. Learning transcends all aspects of life, p...