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IDERAWOLE:
Life is tough in Nigeria now, no doubt.

Reason why everyone must put up their thinking caps.

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Yet you mentioned no short cuts..

Nnamdipapa:
As long as you are alive, yes!

Let me hit you with some real stories of people who started late and still crushed it.

1. Colonel Sanders - The Chicken King

You’ve heard of KFC, right? Well, Harland Sanders didn’t start frying up that finger-lickin' chicken until he was in his 60s. Before that? He was a failed salesman, a gas station owner, and had about a dozen other gigs that didn’t pan out. At 65, with his recipe and a whole lot of determination, he started franchising his chicken business. Today, KFC is a global phenomenon. Imagine if he’d thought he was too old to try.

2. Vera Wang - The Fashion Icon

You see her name on luxury wedding gowns, but Vera Wang didn’t design her first dress until she was 40. Before that, she was a figure skater and then an editor at Vogue. She thought she’d missed her shot in fashion design, but clearly, she hadn’t. Today, she’s one of the most respected designers in the world. It wasn’t about her age; it was about her passion.

3. Samuel L. Jackson - Hollywood's Coolest

Samuel L. Jackson didn’t get his big break until he was 46 when he starred in Pulp Fiction. Before that, he was doing small roles, battling addiction, and trying to find his way. Now? He’s one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Age didn’t hold him back. His persistence pushed him forward.

4. Ray Kroc - The Man Behind McDonald's

Ray Kroc was a milkshake machine salesman well into his 50s when he stumbled upon a little burger joint run by the McDonald brothers. He saw potential, bought them out, and turned McDonald's into the fast-food empire we know today. He was over 50 when he started! He literally built a billion-dollar brand while most people were thinking about retirement.

5. Laura Ingalls Wilder - The Pioneer Author

You know Little House on the Prairie? Laura Ingalls Wilder didn’t publish her first book until she was 65. Yep, 65! She spent years working on a farm, raising a family, and living the pioneer life before she decided to write about it. Her stories became timeless classics, beloved by generations.

So, is it okay to start life at 46? Heck yes, it is. Your age isn't a roadblock; it's a badge of experience. Life doesn't hand out deadlines for dreams. You set your own timeline.

In this life, some people can run, some can walk while others can only crawl, It does not matter whether you run, walk or crawl, My philosophy is to constantly on the move from one point to the other no matter how little.

You’re not too old my friend. You’re just getting started. For me, I will rather die trying to make it than to give up.

Go for it.

I am totally overwhelmed with your piece. Believe me, this has inspired a tonne of people this morning..Thank You..Nairaland needs more positive minded folks of your kind. Go to any local joint and get a bottle of Palmi. The bill is on Seun..Lol

Cousin9999:
The bitterness on display in this thread is wild.

Every kid should have a dad like that.

Its coming from bitter and jealous fathers with nothing to offer their daughters. I plan to offer one to my 19 years old University daughter, on April 2nd

Alusiizizi:
No, we were not told, we were shown in pictures that class was interrupted so that some fool could celebrate birthday for his daughter. Did he pay more in tuition than the fathers of those other children?

Jealousy is that you?

Honestly this is rib cracking..I thought for a second the General skipped off a plane that was about to implode...

BabaIbo:
You are a funny being if you say the comment is devoid of emotion, you and the guy that made the so-called articulate jarg ons actually knows nothing.

Trump is not a fo ol to not have slept over this act before taken it, or you think in your mind he will purposely throw his beloved USA under the bus?

Do you think he is dumb?
Or you think you and the other person are the wisest?

In cases like this, you can not be so sure because you don't really know the real motive behind his actions.

One thing I am sure about this action of his, is that USA will come out better at the end of it.

This action or plan of his has been in his mind right after the covid moment, and he did not hid it even when it was glaring it will cost him his return to the White House then.

Person dey try achieve something but Una dey rant for nairaland, una for use these una wisdom take upgrade una country.

Another emotional ignoramus...

Risingblue008:
Black Americans dey psycho

That's why whites hates dier life styles

Well,na whity Dem cos'am because u no fit carry African man go Europe go loose guard am like dt come dey expect something reasonable,
That's leaving Dem with d theory of
Survival of the fittest

Take your ignorance and low self esteem to the flea market ...

RandomFellow:
You made me go back to read the impact of Trump's July 2018 25% tariff on Chinese products, and how China responded. Thank you for this enlightenment, I truly appreciate.

Frankly he articulately nailed the piece with facts, devoid of the usual emotional, religious and tribal dictum that dictates most posts on Nairaland. As expected he didn't have as many likes as those who wrote jargons. Says alot about the average Nigerian..

Dogalmighty17:
Give a fool a hammer and everything looks like a nail. The World Street Journal, a paper that actually supported Trump in his second run for the presidency has come out to call Trump's tariffs the dumbest economic decision in over 50 years.

Trump's professor at Wharton, called Donald Trump the dumbest student he ever had. It is obvious.

It must be remembered that the USMCA trade deal Trump just abandoned was the very deal he negotiated during his first term! He got Canada and Mexico onboard that agreement. Now he is tearing up the same agreement he authored.

If Trump is not careful, he may trigger a recession in the global economy. Watch what happens as stock markets open tomorrow to see just how scared the markets are about this . Trump thinks that foreign countries pay the tariffs. But anyone with basic knowledge of economics knows that the cost of the tariffs is borne by the final consumer in this case, American citizens. Trump's tariffs are a tax on the American consumer.

This will stifle demand, dislodge supply chains and force multiple companies to close. Trump's first tariffs against China saw China jettison US sourced Soybeans for other markets in Brazil and Argentina. Trump had to bail out US soyabean farmers with 25 billions US dollars but yet some farms closed down and some farmers committed suicide.

There is no upside to these tariffs. It will only lead the US into economic dire straits. Trump is and idiot.

Rarely on nairaland do we get to read insightful posts like yours.

saphiere:
Please I want every meaningful Nigerian to go on X and Instagram and unfollow 2baba. I just did.
Let's boycott his songs as well.

Thanks. #OneLove
My post is directed to meaningful Nigerians not hoodlums.

Meaningful according to your sphere. I have been listening to his songs all week. Just so you know, I just created an X account to follow him..

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viyon02:
Ok but wish country will celebrate new year last?

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jazzman7711:
Condolences to the bereaved on the tragic accident.

Malfunction of the landing gear? Never heard that one before.

Very strange to have such a problem in this day and age.

With Boeing everything is possible ..

Angelfrost:
Port fast o!

City is winning this game!

Any of you still in doubt about how messed up United is, Pep will help y'all clear that doubt today.

This is preseason for Ruben Amorim...!

So, those still demanding high standards or having high expectations just never ready to face reality.

I troway salute bros

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eteebanky1:
I can't imagine the odour oozing out from your armpits and entire Body.

You're dirty and you don't take your bath often, change your ways, take your Body hygiene seriously.

In Yoruba, we call it ifoo.

Ignoramus
Silence is golden when you have nothing meaningful to contribute. Empty vessels of your caliber, find pleasure in bringing down others to feed their narcissist ego

Atopic dermatitis is caused by irritants, allergies and genetic predisposition, not poor hygiene as you concluded

Most likely atopic dermatitis aka eczema. A closer look and it might have been caused by an irritant, very likely a body cream. You might want to stop the body lotion or soap you using at the moment.

A short course topical treatment with a triple action cream might offer some relief. Other creams like aquasulf, miconazole and ketoconazole should also do plenty of good

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Acidosis:
On the day my late wife was to be buried, just about a week after she passed, I went to the morgue with siblings, friends, and relatives. The mortician asked for someone to come and identify her body, which was already dressed for the lying-in-state, before she would be handed over to us. I jumped forward to do it without thinking because I had missed her. Everyone tried to stop me, but I insisted. When I went in, I saw her lying there as if asleep, dressed in a gown I had brought the day before. But she didn't fully look like the same woman I used to know. Reason is because she never slept on her back in that 'position.' The woman I knew would never sleep like because she loved "gum body" so much.

I can’t fully explain how I felt seeing her like that tbh. I didn’t feel the need to cry, crying was the least thing in my mind, maybe because I had already cried my heart out especially on the night she passed or because I had concluded in my heart that “nothing dey this life.” I went numb and maybe d u m b. No tears, no thoughts, nothing. I was just looking at her, but I was too shocked to fully process her condition.

Days, weeks, and even months have passed. There are still moments when I feel deeply sad and withdrawn, only to come out acting like I’m fine, but one thing that has remained consistent is how I feel about life now. I also have a deep sense of respect for people who take their relationship with God very seriously. It may be the only thing worth living for (by relationship with God, I do not mean idolising pastors or jumping from one prayer programme to another). I may have to write about this some other time.

I wish we had five of your kind on Nairaland.

By the way I'm sorry to learn of the passing away of your wife. Life becomes meaningless for a while when we lose a love one. Some people never fully recover from the shock. I lost a brother several years back to brain problems. Before him I lost a sister to diabetes. She was only 20 years old when she died. Three years ago my mother passed on and four years ago my father.

I don't know which pained most. My sister's demise was the first I lost someone that close to the cold strands of death. I did cry my lungs when the corpse finally arrived home. I never made it to the mortuary cos was in charge of the funeral preparations at home. It's been 20 years since she passed on. I could go for months without missing or thinking about her despite having named my 18 years old daughter after her.

The experience is different with my brother. With Just a year apart we grew up like twins. He was at the hospital with my sister during her last days. When she fell into a diabetic coma, he fell into unconsciousness cos of the shock and only recovered to a depressed mood of psychological breakdown. (Madness)

After four years of psychiatric problems he too succumbed. It's been 16 years since he passed on but a day has never gone by without thinking about him. I did name my thirteen years old son after him. If I had to chose two persons from the world beyond to bring back to life, it would be him and him.

I don't miss my parents that much. My mum was just 59 years old when she passed on. Our relationship had become rocky over the years due to Pentecostal radicalism. I do blame her sometimes for my brother's demise, having refused us from seeking medical help for him on the hypothesis of God having revealed to her that, it was a spiritual issue that needed only prayers.

However it's hard to forget her. She was still a very caring mother and the good days are hard to forget. My father was 72 when he passed on. I don't particularly miss him that much but pity his last days made difficult by my mum who had become radicalized in a strange Pentecostal world of her own.

Daily when I pray I say "God whatever harm would befall my children let it befall me. I don't think I could stand the pain of losing one of them despite my inner strengths. Every iron ore has its melting point though. They are my melting point

Acidosis:
I may be wrong, but I think your challenges began when you embarked on a journey you weren't fully prepared for. Many married men in your position secretly imagine their lives without marriage. Many feel they would have done much better if not for marriage. The only difference is that they don’t go on emotional outbursts, lashing out at their wives and embarrassing others.

Another group of men are those who, although single, have started taking on responsibilities typically expected of married men. These ones will never forgive themselves when they go broke later on in life.

Back to you, you seem like the type of person who gets very upset when you run out of cash. This is a major character flaw you need to work on, first by making sure you live within your means as much as possible. T-pain already makes this challenging, so put more effort on your emotions.

Your woman is not responsible for what you have become. You made your choices, you will live with those choices without hurting anyone in the process. A simple "No, I do not have what it takes to handle my father-in-law's burial rites" would have saved you this stress.

All this nonsensical ideas of comparing your marriage with her 16 or 18 sisters makes no sense. Marriage or not, there is no tradition on earth that mandates you to carry that responsibility on your head. If any exist at all, it is your time to break it.

You nailed it with maturity

Stevenbright:
My question is if you and the other in-law are to pay for the mortuary expenses and the buying of the casket, what will all the man's uncountable children do!

Eat, dance and share what property is left of the rolling stone dad..Lol

Olalekanbanky1:
It is true sha. Me I just Dey reason Wetin really make those top women fall for him to the extent of allowing him to record

Dude obviously had a secret camera

chopnaira:
The women.

Because I don't think this man cares. He looks biracial. Meaning that when shit hits the fan, he would move to Europe to start afresh.

If this happened in America dude would have been an instant star

Dynamicboss:
Professor Nackson

Professor Dickus Nackson...haha

I clinked in to make sure it was Ronaldinho the footballer. We have a herbalist in my street called Ronaldinho, just wanted to be certain

ufotunang:
..so you think Isreal can defeat Iran in war..Iran has nuclear weapons,... even USA is warning Isreal to be very careful with Iran if Isreal want to retaliate or revenge .. that Iran has nuclear weapons

Iran has Nuclear weapons? ..Lol. A typical example of a beer parlour analysis. It's Israel that has nuclear weapons and not Iran.

RuddyFusion:
Killing of babies and their mothers and journalist those are the gains right? Welldone

If you call Sinwar and Nasarallah babies, then yes those are the gains

NetbizBoss:
If they rigged Harris in as planned. That will be the beginning of the fall of the USA. No world power had ever been rule by a woman. Harris will not win

Ignoramus

Gbadugbakun:
Is a lie o. She died in the boyfriend's house and the boyfriend's family bribed the police to say she died in an accident.

Have you ever seen Nigeria police defending someone. They are thousands of innocent people languishing in prisons across the country courtesy of the police. Even if she truly died in an accident that guy would have to bribe them before the release him.

And for me, I know she didn't die in any accident. She died in the guy's house. The guy has paid his way out of trouble.

Your turn go soon come..No worry