Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill, once said: “I took a taxi one day to the BBC office for an interview. When I arrived, I asked the driver to wait for me for forty minutes until I got back, but the driver apologized and said, “I can’t, because I have to go home to listen to Winston Churchill’s speech.” I was amazed and delighted with the man’s desire to listen to my speech! So I took out ten pounds and gave it to the taxi driver without telling him who I was. When the driver collected the…
The best of WhatsApp: President Xi Jing Ping of China said
As a small child, I was very selfish, always grabbing the best for myself. Slowly, everyone left me and I had no friends. I didn’t think it was my fault and I criticized others. But my father gave me 3 sentences to help me in life. One day, my father cooked 2 bowls of noodles and put them on the table. One had an egg on top while the other bowl had none on top. Then he asked me to choose a bowl of noodles. Because eggs were hard to come by those days, I chose the bowl with egg!…
The best of WhatsApp: the village punishment
In one village, there is a handsome and intelligent man named James. He is very clean and dresses well. He also speaks English and French very fluently. Usually, when someone dies, the whole village will gather, and able-bodied young men will dig the grave, bury the corpse and cover it very well. The women will prepare abacha while the men will come with kegs of palm wine. It is very well organized, communally. Everyone plays his/her part to make the burden light for the bereaved family. Every time this occurred, James came with a newspaper. He would find a very…
Best of WhatsApp: the true meaning of happiness
When billionaire Femi Otedola in a telephone interview, was asked by the radio presenter, “Sir what can you remember made you the happiest man in life?” Femi said: “I have gone through four stages of happiness in life and finally I understood #RightMorals When billionaire Femi Otedola in a telephone interview, was asked by the radio presenter, “Sir what can you remember made you the happiest man in life?” Femi said: “I have gone through four stages of happiness in life and finally I understood #RightMorals the meaning of true happiness.” The first stage was to accumulate wealth and means.…
The best of WhatsApp: Feeding the old man
This painting of a young woman breastfeeding an old man in a prison cell was sold for Euros 30 million. The painting may look perverse but the story behind is from historical records. The poor man was sentenced to “death by starvation” for stealing a loaf of bread during the reign of Louis XIV in France. The woman was his only daughter and the only visitor to his cell. She was allowed to visit him daily but was frisked thoroughly such that no food was taken in. When after 4 months the man still survived with no weight loss, the…
The best of WhatsApp – Dear black people
Dear Black People – How about we group in one ward/village buy shared machines shared water sources instead of one each Dear Black People – How about we do business/investment showers – where you bring gifts of machines, equipment, or invest in my business Dear Black People – What if instead of competing with me in piggery just come with an offer to grow maize and soya and sunflowers for my pig feeds – offer me a reasonable deal then u have a guaranteed buyer Dear Black People – what if instead of competing with me in piggery compliment me…