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During a court session in Vienna, two thieves posing as workmen,boldly,
carried a ladder into the court-room and then proceeded to remove a large clock from the wall.

The judge, annoyed by the disturbance, asked if their business could not wait until the court proceeding were over.

"Sorry", the men said, "but we have orders to take it right away."

After they had finally taken the clock from the wall, they begged the judge's pardon for the interruption and left.

Neither the men nor the clock have been seen since.

Those who are bent on evil are usually very alert. They know where they are going. They show imagination and resourcefulness.They act daringly. In this, they merit our imitation.

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I have this thought to share with you. I call it Consistent commitment.
Every year people talk abt resolution. If you give it good thought, you
will find that many of them are recurring resolutions. I want u to see
them as commitments instead, which you evaluate regularly (daily,weekly
etc). This way you dont have to wait till d end of another year to make
the same resolution rather you will be celebrating and be proud of your
acheivement. An example u can make a commitment to bath first thing
every morn, if u achieve this every day, you will have achieved it for
365 days at end of the year. 'CONSISTENT COMMITMENT' Have a great year!

Hello guys and ladies, Here is a special toast to you. Fill your glass... this wine is heaven brewed. It contains a rich blend of joy, laughter, grace, breakthroughs, testimonies and more... Endeavour to be drunk with this anointed wine.
I make this toast to you... to good health, special favours..... (add your own here) the glasses can cling now. Have a prosperous 2014!

It was the night before Christmas and I was very sad because my family life had been severely disrupted and I was sure that Christmas would never come. There was none of the usual joy and anticipation that I always felt during the Christmas season. I was eight years old but in the past few months I had grown a great deal. Before this year, I thought Christmas in my village came with many things. Christmas had always been for me one of the joyous religious festivals. It was the time for beautiful Christmas music on the streets, on radio, television, and every where. Christmas had always been a religious celebration and the church started preparing way back in November. We really felt that we were preparing for the birth of the baby Jesus. Christmas was the time when relatives and friends visited each other so there were always people traveling and visiting with great joy from all the different tribes. I always thought that was all Christmas was.

Oh, how I wished I had some of the traditional food consumed at the Christmas Eve dinner and the Christmas Day dinner, I knew I could not taste the rice, chicken, goat, lamb, and fruits of various kinds. The houses were always decorated with beautiful paper ornaments. The children and all the young people loved to make and decorate their homes and schools with colorful crepe paper. All of us looked forward to the Christmas Eve Service at our church. After the service there would be a joyous possession through the streets. Everyone would be in a gala mood with local musicians in a Mardi Gras mood. Then on Christmas Day we all went back to church to read the scriptures and sing carols to remind us of the meaning of the blessed birth of the baby Jesus. We always thought that these were the things that meant Christmas. After the Christmas service young people received gifts of special chocolate, special cookies, and special crackers. Young people were told that the gifts come from Father Christmas, and this always meant Christmas for us. They also received new clothes and perhaps new pairs of shoes. Meanwhile throughout the celebration, everyone was greeted with the special greeting word, “Afishapa” meaning Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Oh how I wish that those memories were real tonight in order to bring us Christmas. However, this Christmas Eve things were different and I knew Christmas would never come. Every one was sad and desperate because of what happened last April when the so-called Army of Liberation attacked our village and took all the young boys and girls away.

Families were separated and some were murdered. We were forced to march and work for many miles without food. We were often hungry and we were given very little food. There was very little food. The soldiers burned everything in our village and during our forced march we lost all sense of time and place. Miraculously we were able to get away from the soldiers during one rainy night. After several weeks in the tropical forest we made our way back to our burned out village. Most of us were sick, exhausted, and depressed. Most of the members of our families were no where to be found. We had no idea what day or time it was. This was the situation until my sick grandmother noticed the reddish and yellow flower we call, “Fire on the Mountain,” blooming in the middle of the marketplace where the tree had stood for generations and had bloomed for generations at Christmas time. For some reason it had survived the fire that had engulfed the marketplace.

I remembered how the nectar from this beautiful flower had always attracted insects making them drowsy enough to fall to the ground to become food for crows and lizards. We were surprised that the fire the soldiers started to burn the marketplace and the village did not destroy the “Fire on the Mountain” tree. What a miracle it was. Grandmother told us that it was almost Christmas because the flower was blooming. As far as she could remember this only occurred at Christmas time. My spirits were lifted perhaps for a few minutes as I saw the flower. Soon I became sad again. How could Christmas come without my parents and my village? How could this be Christmas time when we celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace, because since April we have not known any peace, only war and suffering. How could we celebrate as grandmother instructed us to do before she died. Those were the last words she spoke before she died last night. As I continued to think about past joyous Christmases and the present suffering, we heard the horn of a car and not just one horn but several cars approaching our village. At first we thought they were cars full of men with machine guns so we hid in the forest. To our surprise they were not continue reading http://knowbase.appswheel.com/the-night-before-christmas-an-african-christmas-story/

Yes @martha and more. I am giving you the like gift and more.. you will find it on www.neeksta.com also, i must say that you are creative. Merry Christmas martha

A friend was in front of me coming out of church one day, and the preacher was standing at the door as he always is to shake hands. He grabbed my friend by the hand and pulled him aside. The pastor said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!"

My friend replied, "I'm already in the army of the Lord, Pastor."

The Pastor questioned, "How come I don't see you except at Christmas and Easter?"

And with a totally straight face, he whispered back, "I'm in the Secret Service."

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1. THE GIFT OF LISTENING...
But you must REALLY listen.
No interrupting, no daydreaming,
no planning your response.
Just listening.

2. THE GIFT OF AFFECTION...
Be generous with appropriate hugs,
kisses, pats on the back, and handholds.
Let these small actions demonstrate the
love you have for family and friends.

3. THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER...
Clip cartoons.
Share articles and funny stories.
Your gift will say, "I love to laugh with you."

4. THE GIFT OF A WRITTEN NOTE...
It can be a simple
"Thanks for the help" note or a full sonnet.
A brief, handwritten note may be remembered
for a lifetime, and may even change a life.

5. THE GIFT OF A COMPLIMENT...
A simple and sincere,
You look great in red," "You did a super job,"
or "That was a wonderful meal"
can make someone's day.

6. THE GIFT OF A FAVOR...
Every day, go out of your way
to do something kind.

7. THE GIFT OF SOLITUDE...
There are times when we want nothing better
than to be left alone.
Be sensitive to those times and give
the gift of solitude to others.

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There was once a stone cutter who was dissatisfied with himself and with his position in life.

One day he passed a wealthy merchant’s house. Through the open gateway, he saw many fine possessions and important visitors. “How powerful that merchant must be!” thought the stone cutter. He became very envious and wished that he could be like the merchant.

To his great surprise, he suddenly became the merchant, enjoying more luxuries and power than he had ever imagined, but envied and detested by those less wealthy than himself. Soon a high official passed by, carried in a sedan chair, accompanied by attendants and escorted by soldiers beating gongs. Everyone, no matter how wealthy, had to bow low before the procession. “How powerful that official is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be a high official!”

Then he became the high official, carried everywhere in his embroidered sedan chair, feared and hated by the people all around. It was a hot summer day, so the official felt very uncomfortable in the sticky sedan chair. He looked up at the sun. It shone proudly in the sky, unaffected by his presence. “How powerful the sun is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be the sun!”

Then he became the sun, shining fiercely down on everyone, scorching the fields, cursed by the farmers and laborers. But a huge black cloud moved between him and the earth, so that his light could no longer shine on everything below. “How powerful that storm cloud is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be a cloud!”

Then he became the cloud, flooding the fields and villages, shouted at by everyone. But soon he found that he was being pushed away by some great force, and realized that it was the wind. “How powerful it is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be the wind!”

Then he became the wind continue reading http://neeksta.com/gists/the-stone-cutter/

One of the most important qualities to be cultivated in domestic life is cheerfulness.

As sunshine brings out the flowers and ripens the fruit, so does cheerfulness develop in us all the seeds of good - all the best in us.

Cheerfulness is a duty we owe to others. There are some people whose heart-warming smile, the sound of whose cheerful voice, whose very presence, seems like a ray of sunshine bringing happiness to others.

We must all have our trials, and times will come when we feel clouded out of life, but others likewise must endure some clouds. Why should I help to cloud out their sunshine?

Constant cheerfulness can only be acquired by constant unselfishness, and arises from the determination to make ourselves "all things to all men".

Just as a flower opens it petals to the rising sun, so does the human heart expand and respond to kindness. If you wish to find your neighbour at his best, be kind to him. Even alarming people turn out to be nice if they are approached in a friendly manner.

A kind, smiling face and a sunny temper scare away sadness and disarm criticism. They radiate happiness and win friendship wherever they go

As we approach Christmas and a New year, there is no better time to Spread your sunshine....................

A selfish person is a lonely person.

Adapted from Just a moment please

.........We sat behind the same desk; we listened to the same lecturers – Mr. Adekunle, Manager, Engr. Adeniyi, Dr. Olusegun, Dr. Ajao, Shola Simple, …… We shared so much together LT3, LT4, ELT. We photocopied lecture notes at Kiosk 11(?)……….(Bringing back old memories).


I learnt Tboy now lectures at Cisco Academy, Aniyi now works with an oil servicing firm, Joe now runs an automobile workshop in Ilorin, Abel, a field Engineer, Sadiq works with a media house, Babt has married his writing skills with ICT, musa musa works with a helicopter agency………… Queen and Sam joined in holy matrimony, Agboola Ayokunle, Alfa Achmed, Sadiq Ajala, Atoki married
Fatima, Yomi…. Pursuing their masters degree in the UK… I have you all in mind; and will continue to pray for you…. That the Grace of God will take you to the peak of your careers and endeavours.

University of Ilorin taught us many lessons.. to be resilient, to be “better by far…” to be pace setters. We must hold on to these core values.


I am excited about the good news that made the rounds amongst us in 2013 – the weddings, new jobs etc By Gods Grace 2014 will bring more celebrations. For the newly weds, I wish you all a happy married life.

May I seize this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2014.

Adeoye Olasunkanmi, I must commend the good work your are doing - maintaining the Mech '10 facebook portal. Welldone!

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