DEPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS TO MR. MAN

DEPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS TO MR. MAN

I am sending you to go and bring a woman who will open the doors of favour and opportunities onto you. She will also partner with you to achieve your goals.  She cannot be like you at all. She’s fragile and very sensitive. You are the head and she is the neck, so you both are partners in progress. You’d be surprised if she finds it bizarre that you did not realize she’s there to help! So, to help your task, here are some vital instructions:

1. Don’t ever try to ignore her but correct her in love if she ever develops a fault. Like our elders say, to remove a creeper waved around the hunter’s neck requires patience. You’re a husband, a representative of my image on earth. I don’t particularly like it when you shut her down. Talk to her lovingly because I the Lord your God, am love. You should be a physical manifestation of my love to her. You can only make her better if you love her my way.
2. Well, I’m your God and first love, but your wife is next and your first partner. To get the best of her, you need to respect her like you would your Mom.  She is not an empty barrel; she was created for a purpose too, so help her achieve her dreams. Your savior’s earthly father; Joseph, the husband of Mary is a replica of this, so learn from him.
3. You will realize that she fumes and complains about many things. She is as Shakespeare wrote: “Do you not know that I am a woman? When I think, I must speak!” I know your ego does not like being questioned, so resist the urge to get confrontational. Remember, our level of maturity can be seen by how much it takes to get us upset.
4. She is a woman of God but still human. She needs your words of assurance to aid her self-esteem. Tell her she is beauty the way she is. Tell her you love her-always. Even though she may find it awkward to make the first move, she also has need for attention so don’t play politics with her emotion.
5. She hates competition; don’t give her the impression that there’s someone out there she has to share your attention with.  She wants to be the centre of your attention and appear chic, that’s why she is crazy about fashion. But there is a trait she wants you to develop-enduring love. So be to her a better teacher, lover, father and more considerate, patient and faithful.
6. She respects intelligence so go the extra mile to develop yourself so she would be able to trust your sense of judgment and respect you. She also wants you to look attractive for her; neat haircut, trimmed nails,  neat cloths, good oral hygiene and good physique. With your tight schedule, I know this may be a tough task but you are a man, you should be on top of your game!

I’d give you more but these are what you need for now. You will learn more as you progress into the union. Meanwhile, keep in touch with me in prayers and communion; it is through this that you will get the wisdom needed to rule your family without strife and confusion and you will be able to build a house where I am God like the Psalmist wrote in chapter 144: 12-15 “so that our sons may be like plants grown up in their youth; and our daughters may be like corner-stones, polished like a palace building; and our storehouses may be full, furnishing kind to kind; and our flocks may breed thousands and ten thousands outside”. Love her like Christ loves the church and she will be to you, the wise woman in Proverbs 31.

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HOW I WON THE NSE ESSAY COMPETITION

How I won the NSE Essay Competition

Taiwo Ajireloja, a 500 Level  student of  Crop Production and Protection,  faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University recently added a feather to his cap when he clinched  the first prize in the highly competitive Nigeria Stock Exchange Essay competition on  Corporate Governance and the Nigerian Capital Market Development.

Attributed to Ann Landers, a U.S journalist is the quote that opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people obviously do not recognize them. Speaking on his efforts concerning the essay, he said, “It was actually on the award day that the winners were announced. Apart from the essays we submitted, we had to do a supervised exam where 20 top essayists were invited for the second level assessment and we wrote another essay on the spot. The topic was given to us on that day and it was the result that determined the eventual winners. 

A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized. Although Taiwo’s gentle mien may conceal traits of a celebrity status, yet he is a ‘bigger boy’ with N300, 000 in shares of quoted companies, a plaque and certificate to his name.

How Taiwo did organize the essay that made it so outstanding to the judges?  “I started by breaking down the topic; for instance corporate governance and what it means, the principles of corporate governance, its importance in the development of the Nigerian capital market, etc. I also explained some things about the Nigerian capital market; how it operates and I established a relationship between how corporate governance can bring about the development of the Nigerian capital market. That was how the essay was organized”.

It is a common assumption that one does not expect much from science students when it comes to syntax and letters, but Taiwo proves otherwise. He believes writing helps to develop one’s knowledge owing to the nature of research that accompanies it.

When asked about how long he has been writing, Taiwo said he cannot really pinpoint a particular period but admitted to honing his skills right from his secondary school in Ilesa where the teachers encouraged students to write. He however confessed to being an avid reader of books and materials, especially those relating to economies. “It is the knowledge that I gain from reading these materials that I put into writing when needed”, he submitted.

Admonishing other young people, he said, “I want to say that a person that wants to improve must be ready to learn in different areas. Widening one’s scope by reading on different aspects of life (not just on a particular area of study) is also important.  I will encourage young people to be determined because it helps in overcoming challenges. Young people should also know that they can achieve anything through the power of God”.