One of the chapters in my book is titled Anybody Can Cook. Some of you may have read it when I first published it on Facebook sometime back. It was a note of encouragement to tell people irrespective of where they find themselves in life they can still make something meaningful with their lives by following the right principles. This is true but not an easy task for most people.

Part 1
YouseeformostpeoplewhatlifehandsthemislikethenoteyouarereadingrightnowYouhavetobetheonetoprovidethespacesnecessarytogivemeaningtothewordsYouhavetodeterminewherethecommasshouldbewheretheperiodsshouldbewherethereshouldbeanexclamationmarkwhereanewparagraphshouldbeginandalltheothersymbolsthatwillmakethenotehavemeaningWhenlifehandsyouthiskindoflifebelievemeitisnotaneasylifetoliveYouhavetoworkahundredtimesashardasyourmateswhojustseemtohaveeverythinggoingforthemjustforyoutogetafractionoftheresultstheyhave.

ThisiswhycomparingyourselfwithothersisnotwiseTruecompetitioniscompetingwithyourselfAmIbetterthanIwasyesterdayThatistherightquestiontoaskNotAmIbetterthantheJonesesThatisafoolishquestiontoaskYouhavenoideawhattheJoneseshavegotgoingforthemTheymaybesailinginsomeoneelsesboat.

Part 2
Asyou maketheeffort, nomatterhowharditis, tomakethemost ofthecardslifehas handedyou, followingtherightprinciples, youwillsoonbegin toseealightattheendofthetunnel, anditwon’tbeamovingtrain, likeyouarebeginning tonoticethespaces inthenotenow. Thoughthespacesandsigns arenotyeteverywheretheyshouldbe, atleastitisbecoming alittlebiteasiertoread.

Manywhohadstartedreading atthetopmayhavegivenup becausetheywouldwant toreadthenoteatthesame pacetheyusedtoreadother notes.Butlifeisnotlikethat allthetime. Sometimesyouhave toslowdowntomake senseoutofsomethings. Everythingwillnot justbeinaperfectstate. Someareincodes foryoutodecipher Andifyouhave eversolvedapuzzlebefore youwillagreethatpatienceisavirtue. Ifyoudonotdeteratthisstage, butkeeppressingon, afterawhileyouwillbegin toseeclearly. Everythingwillsoonbegin tomakeperfectsense.

Part 3
Now you are able to read at your normal pace because the spaces are right, the signs are in the right places, and it just feels good reading the note now. But even at this stage once in a while you will hitbumpsinthe roadthatwilljoltyoubacktothetimewhennothingjustmadesense, whenitseemedyouwere borninthewrongplaceatthewrongtime. Andyouwillbeforced toslowdownagain orjustthrowinthetowel.

When you get to this stage, the skills you had developed in the earlier days will come in handy. Use the tools life has given you, the tools you picked up at the early part of the journey. And remember, God has been with you all along. Ask for His help or guidance. Believe me He is more than willing to help if only you will ask. And in a short while everything will go back to its normal state. And you are now able to read this note perfectly well again.

Part 4
When you get here please don’t forget to help others who are humble enough to ask for help. A few of your friends might not be able to read this note. Some will just discard it, a few will ask for your help. If they come to you to help them see through the puzzle, please help them. Life is better that way.

And do you know what the most beautiful part is? At the end, the epitaph of the man who lived this kind of life will be “He lived a beautiful life.” The sum total will be that his life was a beautiful life.

Mute Efe,(www.facebook.com/mutehimself)
+234-803-874-9796

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