MizMyColi:
Something bad happened to me.
I was robbed, alongside other passengers on our way back from work at Lawanson. Apparently, a riot or should I say "a scene to steal and cause public unrest" was started.

He came into our vehicle, and the fact that I hid beneath the chair, and had about three people on top me who were scampering for safety didn't deter him.

He somehow located me underneath and kept using his index finger or whatever sharp object to poke me to bring out my valuables (which I had hidden under the chair btw) and at the same time brandishing his sharp object. One of the touts had already cut one lady and there was BLOOD.

Sarassin:


Really sorry to read this, it must have been a terrifying experience, just glad that you are safe and unhurt, items can be replaced. Hope you're back posting as soon as you can. All the best.

MizMyColi:
Something bad happened to me.
I was robbed, alongside other passengers on our way back from work at Lawanson. Apparently, a riot or should I say "a scene to steal and

LoJ:

Hello my dear,

I am very sorry for this experience of yours. I have not been online for sometime, only to come back and read this. The most important is that your life has not been taken, and you still have all you need to continue to move forward and upward.

I believe there is still a blessing hidden behind all negative circumstances, so take heart and move on. Have a great smile and be assured that Life has other great treasures for you, and it is not yet time.

Remain Blessed

MizMyColi:
Something bad happened to me.
I was robbed, alongside other passengers on our way back from work at Lawanson. Apparently, a riot or should I say "a scene to steal and cause public unrest" was started.

He came into our vehicle, and the fact that I hid beneath the chair, and had about three people on top me who were scampering for safety didn't deter him.

He somehow located me underneath and kept using his index finger or whatever sharp object to poke me to bring out my valuables (which I had hidden under the chair btw) and at the same time brandishing his sharp object. One of the touts had already cut one lady and there was BLOOD.

I parted with my only surviving correct phone, my CX. It was that or my bag. It was either my bag, my purse, or my phone. I had valuables in my bag, especially my purse that were literally irreplaceable in the interim. So I hid those under the chair from the onset.

Police later arrived at the scene, of course, that's after all the pillaging and thuggery had been done. I am sure that lots of workers returning were robbed.

My pain now is my memory card where I have saved beautiful memories of my family. I doubt I would ever recover that.

How all these happened in a flash reminded me of the people in Benue and what they have to face because of two warring factions. It is one moment of peace, and the next thing, pandemonium, then fracas.

What happened to me is sad, but it makes my heart go out to the people who have to survive worse than this daily, especially innocent unsuspecting people. I mean, our car was literally left right there on the spot, and the driver took to his heels. I could not come out because folks were lying on top of me, What if it were a gun fight?

Well, today, I am reminded about life and its fleeting moments.

Woke up to pains all over my body, and I was thinking my body was foamy enough to carry 3 people at least.

I hope to be back online as soon as I can. Thank God for this my kpalasa phone that can Nairaland at least.

Mujtahida:

I'm just seeing this now. I'm so sorry about the incidence. Glad you are safe. Be comforted. I hope you are good now

MizMyColi:



Hi Mujta.
I am very good now
Thanks for checking in on me.

I still use my palasa phone, but I am happy nonetheless

You?

How have you been?

PastorAIO:
Li Ching-Yuen or Li Ching-Yun (simplified Chinese: 李清云; traditional Chinese: 李清雲; pinyin: Lǐ Qīngyún) (died 6 May 1933) was a Chinese herbalist, martial artist and tactical advisor, known for his supposed extreme longevity.[4][5] He claimed to have been born in 1736, while disputed records suggest 1677. Both claimed lifespans far exceed the longest confirmed lifespan of 122 years and 164 days of French woman Jeanne Calment. His true date of birth was never determined, and his claims have been dismissed by gerontologists as a myth.[6]

-Wikipedia

aniete:
So grateful to the brilliant minds behind this thread, I must confess that I have learnt a lot. So many numerous questions have been answered and I am satisfied. I live in fear of expressing my views with others but I feel safe here.

LoJ:

Hello Aniete,

I am glad you found some use to the thread. I actually did not share most of all I wanted to. I just got lazy along the way, and many of the people left nairaland too.

Perhaps some day I will be back at it.

MizMyColi:
Something bad happened to me.
I was robbed, alongside other passengers on our way back from work at Lawanson. Apparently, a riot or should I say "a scene to steal and cause public unrest" was started.

He came into our vehicle, and the fact that I hid beneath the chair, and had about three people on top me who were scampering for safety didn't deter him.

He somehow located me underneath and kept using his index finger or whatever sharp object to poke me to bring out my valuables (which I had hidden under the chair btw) and at the same time brandishing his sharp object. One of the touts had already cut one lady and there was BLOOD.

I parted with my only surviving correct phone, my CX. It was that or my bag. It was either my bag, my purse, or my phone. I had valuables in my bag, especially my purse that were literally irreplaceable in the interim. So I hid those under the chair from the onset.

Police later arrived at the scene, of course, that's after all the pillaging and thuggery had been done. I am sure that lots of workers returning were robbed.

My pain now is my memory card where I have saved beautiful memories of my family. I doubt I would ever recover that.

How all these happened in a flash reminded me of the people in Benue and what they have to face because of two warring factions. It is one moment of peace, and the next thing, pandemonium, then fracas.

What happened to me is sad, but it makes my heart go out to the people who have to survive worse than this daily, especially innocent unsuspecting people. I mean, our car was literally left right there on the spot, and the driver took to his heels. I could not come out because folks were lying on top of me, What if it were a gun fight?

Well, today, I am reminded about life and its fleeting moments.

Woke up to pains all over my body, and I was thinking my body was foamy enough to carry 3 people at least.

I hope to be back online as soon as I can. Thank God for this my kpalasa phone that can Nairaland at least.

analize701:


1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we are looking in a mirror that gives only a dim (blurred) reflection [of reality as in a riddle or enigma], but then [when perfection comes] we shall see in reality and face to face! Now I know in part (imperfectly), but then I shall know and understand fully and clearly, even in the same manner as I have been fully and clearly known and understood [by God].

I simply love that quote.

Here is something; Two souls meet at an astral plane, they were husband and wife in their previous lifetime. One soul says, “In our entire previous lifetime, as a spouse, I paid no attention to you whatsoever. You needed love and affection from me, which I completely denied you. This lifetime, I wish to devote my entire lifetime to you”.

They were born once again on the physical plane – the husband as the mother and the wife as the son. The son as a special needs child, physically and mentally slow. Therefore, for 24 hours a day, the mother is devoted to the child.

My apologies dear friend, I was not in fact referring to the slight alteration you made earlier, it simply transpired that I had not seen/read the subsequent paragraph beneath it and I simply assumed it had been added on later, the error is entirely mine.



Aaargh please ...not old Idi Amin...

Anyways. I think you gave it a good stab, but for me, it is necessary to move away from the confines of biblical interpretations in order to have a deeper understanding of what the “Tree of Life” is and what it stood for. From my point of view the Genesis creation monologue is “creation dumbed down” that is “creation for dummies” it is simplistic and intended to convey as little as possible and even the little that is conveyed is grossly misunderstood.

The Hebrew Tree of Life is a mystical symbol within esoteric Judaism used to describe the path to God. It is an arrangement of ten interconnected spheres (each known as sephiroth), they represent the main charted system of the Jewish Qabalistic tradition or Jewish cosmology if you will. Only one of the ten spheres of the Tree of Life represents the physical existence that we can see, touch, hear, smell, and taste.

as I mentioned before, the Tree of life is considered to be a map of the universe, as well as the psyche, the order of the creation of the Universe, (defined through the Ten words of creation) and a path to spiritual illumination. But it does not end there, the Tree of life apart from describing the physical universe also goes on to give us Man’s place in the great scheme of things, and because Man is composed of mind and consciousness, Man is positioned as the fruit of the physical world, through whom the original infinite Divine God can experience and express itself as a finite entity.

The Tree of Life is an ancient symbol, still used by different races and cultures. For thousands of years, people everywhere have revered trees as a source of spiritual sustenance. From the esoteric traditions of the people of the Caucasus who claim that their shamans gestate on treetops, to the Buddhists, who contend that the Lord Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, the imagery of trees figuratively served as an anchor for spiritual work.

Christianity is alone in the ridiculous contention that the Divine cast its creation from its own presence.

Once we know full well what we are referring to as the "Tree of Life" then everything else should fall into place. Man was created perfect for Divine purpose. The Tree of Life blooms in the centre of the mystical garden of Eden, it functions as the organiser for all spiritual navigators, who can use its ever-present power to improve their lives and climb their way closer to Divine presence. For instance, to engender beauty in our lives it is necessary only to chant the name of God for Beauty- Yod Hay Vav Hay Eloah Va Dat.

Through the Tree of Life, Man (and Woman) come to realisation of oneself and the universe as an expression of God, and to commence the journey of return by stages charted by the Sephiroth, until Man is one with the Divine.

This is what we are told in the Book of Splendour.

LoJ:
- While I was in her uterus, my mother breathed for me and the rhythm of her breathing was like the rise and fall of the waves of the sea I now contemplate. [...] harmony with the Mother is created by grouping three essential elements in the same image: the warm water of the ocean, breathing to the rhythm of the rise and fall of the waves, and the fetal position.

In my mother's womb I was without ego, without a name or nationality, without possessions and yet endowed with all my potentialities and fully aware. As a citizen of the world not yet belonging to' the 20th century, was without age and my mother was still the Mother -

LoJ:

Hello Aniete,

I am glad you found some use to the thread. I actually did not share most of all I wanted to. I just got lazy along the way, and many of the people left nairaland too.

Perhaps some day I will be back at it.

LoJ:
The greatest honor of my life till date has been to "meet" the Mother.

The earliest "encounter" I had with her in this life, was about 7 years ago. In a former life I had some other experiences which were revealed to me by means of the akashic records, But it is a digression.

In that encounter I was in a state of unrest. Running away, running away from life. Afraid and aloof. Life lacked meaning, and lacked taste. I was an hermit, going to and from, from one place to the other, seeking inner order and refuge. It is while running away that I saw it. Should I say I saw her?

She was up there. Like a constellation of various stars shining and firmly engraved on the heavens, with the form of a Woman and her beautiful star. She was there, staring at me.

Then I understood.

gensteejay:

Could you please shed more light on this? How can one achieve this feat? Thank you.

MizMyColi:
Hi Mujta.
I am very good now
Thanks for checking in on me.

I still use my palasa phone, but I am happy nonetheless

You?

How have you been?