[Brokenness in hope]

Nothing is as intense as hope, yet as sad as reality. When you mix the two, you come back with a lesson. The reason we have a lot of alcoholism and substance abuse is the result of the inescapable facts of life lessons we encounter at times. Though not the reason for all who are doing so, but they end up as an answer for a whole lot of them because of being made statistics of failure.

The challenge with demographics is the generalist approach and that is the core factor that drives others there. Take for instance, the issue of upliftment today, it is geared towards women and the youth, thus leaving middle-aged men and the older generation out of those specific programmes of transformation and skills transfer. Then, where to should the middle-aged men and the older ones go for utilization of their skills and knowledge?

I was in a discussion the other day with a young woman after hearing her talk to an other woman who just left the queue. She was blaming a man who raped a woman after following her home from work. The reason for the man was that he got denied a job opportunity because he's 34 and the young woman was 23, unskilled and inexperienced, but cheaper for the employer to keep. The young woman didn't want to dwell on the motive of that man except that he's wrong to rape, and that he should've at least confronted her. The wrongness of rape, yes I got. But then, confront her for what 'cause she's not the employer? It got into an argument and I left it at that as others chipped in.

What I want to bring forth is the pressure from humiliation suffered by that man and the failure by the employer to uplift him as he stood no better chance out there because of age. They should've sat him down and work around his package and hear him first but no, they just decided to overlook his experience and skill, and went with the opposite. What frustration does at times unexplainable, honesty be told, and that's what that man was going through; brokenness. Again, listening to that young woman it clearly said to me that employers overlook maturity as part of their selection criterion these days given her poor reasoning capacity, though can't be saying same about the victim other than that they're of the same age. Further, some youth don't empathize with the middle-aged and the older ones for what they're going through. It's not an obligation but a humane thing to do, just saying.

Whenever I find a person in a vehicle accident I don't question the speed or the gender and age, I nowadays question first what happened. When I see a person consuming alcohol heavily or smoking to cool off I no longer judge, I just question "why?". With the damage caused by Covid and poor state decisions you have to first find the reason why before conclusion on the subject. It's tough out there, think again all the time. Learn to sit down and listen to the story of a person, it won't hurt but instead teach you more.

In conclusion: hope breaks the spirit if not realized. What's heartbreaking is that male personages are campaign leaders that effect the middle-aged men's hardships. Men put pressure on men and it's not talked about. Only men know what to do to control another, to embarrass the other, and how to make him beg, because they know what it feels like being hopeful in pressure, how powerful a promise is to a needy man, and how deeply shattered a man gets every time his plans go the other way, and how pride gets weakened by each failure after hope.

An angry man with hunger in grips on him is always the perfect candidate for crisis creation, just for that one meal to get him by, hence politicians thrive, because there is a way in with hope. There's a saying that: "feed him and his family once, and you've won him forever" and it's true. A hungry man with mouths to feed is the one most vulnerable and is easy to use. If you master that game, you're powerful as he can't say no to you. So, men, protect your hopes, work towards realizing your dreams so you'll be able to feed your families on your own. Fight for what gives you dignity, power and pride, and that's land, production means, skills and knowledge to make your talent make you thrive. Don't be going after other men who promise you empowerment, be with those who are doing upliftment themselves to enrich themselves and their own. Be one of the few to break the scourge of brokenness in hope, let that be your solace...dp

[Sing in praise your glory]

A home for your glory isn't found anywhere else, but rather within your own frame. To be a point of reference doesn't take success alone to be made of you, a fail also does. People can talk of your achievements or misfortunes, but then the bottom line is they refer to you. What I'm trying to say is that you don't need to be afraid of trying to attempt because of fearing what others will say if it bears no fruits.

One of the most painful emotions to go through in life is that of having not tried because of fear and regretting it later, so, better you fail to try due to maybe financial muscle or something else other than people's talks, and but best you fight not to try and fail. Whenever you step backwards or sideways from trying out for your glory, think of what people will be saying in future about you for your cowardice. The world is where it is today because of chances taken by others afore you, so why not emulate what they did and go in blindly and see what the end result would be for you?

A small big dot is lesser to a big small dot and so will be the impact. What you do for your glory isn't a favour to only you but in fact a favour for others as well in that they'll be reaping the rewards and benefits thereof. The thinking of today is no longer about where you are confined, it should be about the world, that's where you are supposed to be headed. If all could see and think asame then you will speak same, and the world will be a different oyster to taste from the glory that your pursued innate excellence brought about.

In conclusion: Alkebulan's (Africa) future as the future has long passed you and what you should be doing is catch up to its glory by being its hope it wished for in its past today. Be not believing that you are waiting for its future, no, you are the late future, just that that's if you try and find yourselves now because it's all about the passing currency. The future of the world as it's sold in parables lies within your frames.

Where it all starts is for you to learn to know you so you know to teach the next how to know themselves before they teach their next, and soon the dent of self knowing natives will be spreading. House a spirit that's self-aware and your strength in numbers you'll soon start noticing, and your glory will be well awakened. The glory of a group is formed by a glory of many who come together as one, so, fear not to try and see how you will fare. Other nations will talk bad at first to break you but after they will talk better about you, and hopefully you will hear those long gone before calling out for the 7 ancient tribes to sing not for their glory, but to sing in praise their glory relived...dp 

[Discipline isn't self-suppression]

It never cease to bother me how some of you remain justified about your standpoint of seeing discipline as a form of suppression to self. How is one feeling like that about something as positive as that simply beats me. I believe it's a must for any person to be self-disciplined sans any foreign force or thought.

What I've learned over the years is that it takes discipline to shape a sole, and that anyone who finds it hard to maintain not the one to be in my circle. Discipline is a sure way to success, fulfillment and content living if be found to be part of your vision. To achieve a lot of big things that you set for your goals, no route will take you there without making a pass at discipline of self as one of the key ingredients.

Some go to even the length of blaming discipline in racial topics. How that make the cut still a wonder to date, but yes it's used. What do you think of someone who sees discipline of self as some modern slavery? Simply put, discipline is about respectful conduct, maintained order, responsible behaviour, accountability of actions and thoughts, all things instilling self-control, self-enforced compliance, a systematic regulation of your personality and submission to your character sans fighting it.

In conclusion: don't make living your life an agenda, just master your self. Remind yourself that you need consistency in success, and the surest way to winning that entrenched in applying discipline. It's no secret that it takes care of self first to see any result to that, but, with a good build up you're going to come to terms with your new way of life.

Discipline is approach, I've learned, and if you fail at approaching self with tact, then you aren't going to succeed at most. I wish we all could lead at listening to our inner workings, especially our inner voice, and we'll be able to guide ourselves to a better understanding of self to living our days happier. Discipline is good and beneficial for you if not of force by another on you. It only require availing of oneself and all shall follow with time if submit to needs of your desired outcome of self. Nothing is hard if prepared for, and if you love yourself enough you'll do it harder...dp

[Back to your foundation]

When you build a nation, build one that is founded on questioning the yeses, the no's, the why's, the who's, the hows, the whens, and the wheres. A nation that is founded only on truth, trust, respect and love, is not the best to deal with some of its future challenges in that it missed an opportunity to build a solid foundation.

The new world order is in its second phase and if a nation doesn't have anyone questioning anything that's new in the space, is doomed. We're in the era of fabrication by the world's dominant forces. The end game is greenbacks for the less than 1% elite of the population. It now is about what to do for one to fall into that category.

In this age, it's about you and your own, or you alone, and after that will be the time for the nation. But then, what to do if the nation doesn't want to move with you, due to maybe comfort or addiction to pain and economic abuse? The answer is on your tongue tip but you'll find it better to remain tongue tied as it is easier and safer that way, and that's what is holding our nation ransom. We enjoy being listened to crying foul on racism, land and access to markets, while we got keys to the very questions.

I saw a question on Twitter just a few days ago about the strength of blacks in comparison to whites, as the post was about African athletes still standing strong on the track after whites flat on the track sauced out. It questioned how they managed to beat us while they are weaker than us. The answer I believe is simple, "know to love yourself, your own and their poor things, and not lust over that which glitters but of not your own." It is that which left us in such a mess. Buy what is of your own and watch how that replication will do for your future. Access to success isn't an easy road, but doable if be of one mind.

The love for foreign fancy end products is the real ill of the nation. What we work for is pure vanity, the senseless sanity that's sadly sold to the world's largest market that is fortunately for the world not realizing how important they are because of its focus been never on its power but obsession with hate of what they are. If only Africa's spirit was to curse in reverse, then will we see the day in the dark of night we've for long been locked in.

In conclusion: wealth is innate they'll tell you, an accursed teaching I forbid on any nation, especially mine. Never allow what is fed to you that systematically destroy your aspirations as it's the makings of your rise. Your dream not bling is important. Ask why you qualify for a donation not a business grant, how will you be that practitioner if access to a well placed location is priced above your affordability, when will you be fairly rated in par as your other race candidate on opportunity availability, where to be yourself if not here at your home ground,  who to be if not we? The education that's provided today a killer of the nation bit by bit. Let's stand up before it's too late to even know to think as ourselves in our own language. Africa, give your birth to a new breed that'll be appreciative of what you are, what you mean to the world, whom they represent as what they are, and where to take you. Africa, be in Africa again. Let's one by one go back to our roots for there our foundation is found, and where cracked, fill them...dp

[Importance of love in respect]

Respect, the heartline of leadership. Who knows of a leader who isn't feared? But then again, it shouldn't be that fear of their capabilities but rather abilities. If you're a leader it comes naturally to be a figure worth respecting with but an element of fear. Many enjoy it and but are those whom just don't at all, like me. Fear isn't a good start unlike plainly respect with set boundaries.

Fear in respect works for them I know, but it just doesn't bear fruits all the times in that approach becomes suffocated in the process. What's the use of leading people who can't bring their selves to you? Fear is borne out of good intentions at times I've realized that, but still not approving of it though. Fail Eventualized After Retake, or FEAR, shouldn't be felt advanced at first instance, but it happens with people upon seeing you for the first time because of your position or hearing about you from someone. What I personally enjoy is a person who respect my person without putting theories to it.

They say, "if you love it, set it free and if it comes back to you, know it's yours" and it for me seem same as with respect and fear. My question then is, what to do if it never comes back? My fear is of losing what I love same as fearing to lose that which I respect. What I am against, is to have one fear me as a sign of respect. Why should you fear if you adore someone or respect them? As a leader I want to move with people who enjoys my being with them than they thole the time for their benefits.

In conclusion: why not respect with love? Who made it acceptable to respect with fear to an extent of people's fear over one's abilities? We need to abolish this unhealthy norm. We need to respect not of what you are, what you have, what you can do, no, but respect rather who you are as a person...dp

 

[Political apathy rewards]

Penury a harsh political apathy reward to the perfidy. Life is a course that depends on your cause of lead in living it. When it comes to how you make out what you are from the form shaped in your image and name, none can be of better charge than you.

Some of the lessons of life can't go sans attention afforded them. What you learn on success, opportunity, value's worth, promise honoring, size, sub-source, etc, need to be based on a certain platform of education and specific medium. After you have that knowledge, follows the ways of entry and survival, of which are all tied to conformity. One of the elements of that is political education.

The role of politics to global society is of importance to everyone residing within its many territories irrespective of their background. What's happening around you is demanding of your attention to it, and most of that bulk should be politics. One thing good about politics is that there's no pressure for you to join in, but rather following up on them. Truth is, like it or not, they affect your day to day living.

I know there're those who said they were not interested in politics, and now in old age, running away from their selves to blame for their choices made then when realizing what a blunder they made in their youth days. It doesn't matter where in the world you're positioned, politics play a vital role in your life. Politics alter courses of life, influence the complexion of one's day's thought to base their act, force change in feel and view, challenge your planning, and dominate the content you consume.

In conclusion: life and leadership lessons aren't meant to be hard, only you choose what you shape of your shadow. Whether you had hope and dream for yourself, be sure your attitude to life doesn't become a lie to them. One of the ways to avoid hiding away in your future is doing the right things now, and doing one of them is a favour unto self to follow politics. It's hurtful to say the fact that ignorance of politics is punishable as a win to the ruler of the day. Also, your ignorance an agenda on its own...dp

 

[Shift shifts for change?]

If you're good at it, be good for it. There's a growing number of young practitioners in multiple sectors who think that being good at something means you're to be in all or many others. This is dangerous to the growth of many practitioners. For some extent, do more if it's in line and if it assures sustainable development.

The application of knowledge acquired is challenged at times by the way it's offered to those in need of it. How it gets packaged is in itself a big worry. You find a consultant engineer selling self as a generalist, all in the name of diversification you'll be told as a reason. It sure does sound great to someone who think it's wise to, but honestly a bad idea in that the solution seeker of today wants a specialist, and a one-stop destination if only there's a dot connection.

How the middle-aged do business is a bit different from how the young are doing it it's no secret. But then, something that's worth noting is that their success is of envy in that it is rapid than in the case of the middle-aged. This is possible via the aid of technology and earlier exposure to internet of things, big data usage comprehension, and other means of life easing information and communication skills required for exploitation thereof.

Research has shown that the most disadvantaged class is the middle-aged in business as they're the "hard work pays" believers and are the living testament to that. Young business people use money provided for by the old money for their legacy carryover, again use technology that is mostly developed by capitalization capacity from the old money, and this said to be the case that is in its second phase of happening. Testators tend to skip the immediate predecessors in favour of their offspring, thus leaving them to work hard for stability, growth and torch passing.

In field of study, it has shown that indeed there's a shift in business and it's factored by new technology and access to now era resources. How the consumer of the day is conditioned resultant from a mixed bag of realized eventualities and actualities. How business of today answers to the new consumer behavior a definite not of future consumer. What we can't be sure of is the delivery of offers of services and goods in the future if they'll be in response to consumer behavior or be in consumer behavior shaping, as is now evidenced.

In conclusion: it doesn't say whom is better than whom, or whom is spoilt, or in any way pointing a finger at any generational class, but a fact that with time a lot gets done differently including in how business is done. One thing per observations of today's market is that there seem to be better adoption and the rate of change response higher paced than it has been before, and as such, informing us that the market shift is lagging behind consumer adaptation to change factors. And then again, if it's a case of one being good at many facets and not thinking they can be good, can then service their diversified market and those specialists service theirs. It now remains to be seen if whether there'll be a single tick form of consumer behavior or be it the status quo orthodoxy as the big question being that, "is shift shifting for change?"...dp