My Deep Thoughts

RELIGION: CHURCH OF THE GOVERNMENT, BY THE GOVERNMENT AND FOR THE GOVERNMENT. Religion is a scam. God is not Like history lessons marred with the writers opinions and experiences,  the religious leaders and preache r s have learnt to tell a narrative that suits their purpose , they manipulate the the truth and with the help of the government, keep the people in a loop of false hope and false faith, to believe in the impossible while taking from them all they have. It is like a drug, that is hope, and more often than not, our religious leaders, our preachers, the ones we run to for prayer, and counsel are the suppliers and the government their dealer. Let me tell you what I mean. There are over 16,000 churches in Nigeria of 36 states, and over 10,000 mosques.   Statistics show that there are over 78 million Christians in Nigeria and over 77 million Muslims in Nigeria, totaling over 155 million religious minded people in Nigeria out of 200 million citizens spread across 36 state...

‘You know, you need to reschedule that meeting with Mr. Lakunle tomorrow for 1pm’ Chioma spoke as she drove. I was huddled on my side looking out and not paying attention to what she was saying. There was heavy traffic today, I was feeling claustrophobic, I'd had a terrible day and I needed to lie down in my room, on my bed. Alone. ‘Babe, are you even listening to me?’ Chioma asked. When she realized I was ignoring her she turned up the volume of the music; she couldn’t be bothered with me. I looked out the window into the traffic, watching people in other cars and imagining what was going on in their lives. My gaze fell on a very yellow and really beautiful woman driving a black Hummer and looking very confused. I decided to start there.                                  ******* Lana was determined not to cry. S...

  TO BE (OR NOT TO BE) YOURSELF (NOT) All advice is good advice People have the habit of churning out advice and motivational speeches because it sounds really cozy and intelligent without (sometimes) having an in-depth to what the advice means or rather what effect it would have on the person being advised. Giving advice comes from a good place and with really good intentions. You hear things like “You only get one shot in life, so figure out what makes you happy and do more of that because you deserve more happiness” or “never allow fear and the opinions of others determine your future ” or “just be yourself no one else can be you” , or “ignore people’s opinion” , or “ love yourself the way you are ” and loads more. All are really really fantastic advice's and I use them on myself from time to time as someone that suffered from bouts of depression, fear of people’s opinion and inferiority complex, so I actually understand the value of these advice's. But t...