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Father's Day and our Undying Hopes

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Source: iStock  Some countries entered into the “Father’s Day” earlier than we did in our part of the world. Ours (in this green-white-green country 🇳🇬) fell on 15th June of this year – today. But yesterday, as fate designed, an un-official mentor had dropped me an invaluable message through his periodical newsletter. He was on a faster lane than the rest of us. And you know what? That held some benefits! See some of those fine lines he wrote here where he described Fathers: “The ones who steady the path without stealing the spotlight. The ones who are quietly, consistently building us up. Happy Father’s Day” I then replied him by acknowledging the profoundness of those words, and my most unreserved appreciation.  And now since today is our own date allotment here to celebrate the fulfilment in Fatherhood – as we recall to mind its gems and relive some deep reflections that attend the day year after year – I’ll say a few things. First, I’d like to state that the ...
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2025: Old Year Already?

Source: iStock It is the tenth day of the fifth month of year Two Thousand and Twenty Five (May 10, 2025) – by the Gregorian calendar date count (which is the most used across board). Maybe still fresh a year it is to many a folk.  But hasn’t the year turned stale and sour like the former years that we have thus far whimpered over regretfully, in reality? Haven’t we sold off the fragrance of this promising year in exchange for four month’s wastefulness and folly? It is, to me and every reasonable mind, of course, a thing of amazement how people carry elephant baggage of burdensome old lifestyles into new phases of their lives; and yet, in these spectacular periods, ironically think they could fly like light woodpecking birds roving in the woods. It sure doesn’t work that way, does it? On that note, you and I may need to think backwards and survey our past lives. As we do I’m certain that we will surely see a reason or more to reduce on time-wasting chitchats, cut off from unprofita...
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