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DeepSight:
The nature of Earth life is not my personal experience sir. It is the general observable nature of Earth life as a whole. What animals do to one another to survive in the wild, is for example, not my personal experience, is it? Do they go about cuddling one another or is it a fact that it is a brutal and competitive battle for survival. Is that my personal experience or is it a fact? Is it also not a fact that there are parallels for this in human society.



Whilst appreciated, sometimes these types of high sounding responses which reach for a noble tone can be very tiresome because they say exactly nothing.

There is a big picture behind what you think to be brutal and competitive battle for survival. If you have developed the 3rd eye you will make a sense of it. There is no magic in nature. Don't forget nature developed over several billion years. It took quite some time but it had to be because everything is deliberate and planned. Nature did not materialize from the blues.

DeepSight:
I can only assure you that I have held this view before and cherished it deeply. I have walked this path of a "seeker" for a long time - at least 30 years - I am not a young man. However, I feel certain today that there is something within us which has a survivalist need to attempt to "believe" in and have a greater hope out there than what we are faced with. I trust you know that hope is critical to survival, to any meaningful existence, and indeed to soundness of mind. In this way, if you are truly open minded you will also avert your mind to the psychological impact of hope in the way mankind constructs ideas of a benevolent, loving and merciful God in the face of a harsh reality which volubly speaks the contrary.

We are compelled to do this because we cannot bear the spectre of a meaningless life, of randomness, of injustice and brutality as parts of nature, and we also cannot bear the spectre of death - something we know nothing of whatsoever. It is therefore in our psychological interest to construct such pleasant and comfortable notions of reality even when the bare face of it tells most evidently of something manifestly more sinister.

All of this does not mean I do not have my private spiritual ideas of the universe and reality: its just that if you are truly open minded as you say, then you would not take and insist on a one dimensional story of beauty and justice and love and mercy even when there is more than sufficient evidence for the contrary.

I think you are speaking about your personal experiences chiefly. My own experience is very different. The paths we work to higher knowledge is not necessarily the same for everyone. Don't worry about the length of time you spend or your age. I wish you all the best.

DeepSight:
How do you know this please? I suppose you believe in Karma?

Yes, I believe in Karma. My suggestion to anyone in a quest to know more about the material world and beyond is to have an open mind. Keep it simple and stay childlike and honest; not holding tenaciously to what you know already. You will develop the 3rd eye and to your surprise things will be opened to you at the time you least expected. It will be like recognizing a glow of light that was always there but was not seen because the individual has his eyes closed all the time. No one can do it for you. For me I look at nature and see the Love, Mercy and Justice of GOD. I also feel a sense of gratitude because everything was provided in endless quantities, in abundance. GOD is great.

Joe Igbokwe strategy is only to deceive his Yoruba hosts and also pave his way. It is working for him.

DeepSight:
There is something really curious about the age old human mind set which seeks to conjure into existence a creator of this world who is loving and merciful in a warm and cozy way. This can only be attributable to humanity's need to find some comfort and solace in what is otherwise a dark, perplexing, cold, brutal and nasty existence. People just have this inherent need to believe in this idea of some warm love awaiting us beyond the horizon, and it is in fact entirely understandable because without such crutches to hold on to, humanity may actually collectively despair.

When people look at the doubtless beauties and wonders of nature they exclaim "God is wonderful!" However each time I hear this sort of reaction I am just befuddled at how people are selective with respect to what they see. The truth about Earth life is far starker: every living thing must consume other living things in order to survive, living things are thrust into a desperate and competitive battle for survival and if there is anything that is certain about the wild - it is its sheer brutality. Nature is cold, pitiless and unrelenting - and it operates without any discernible sentiments - it is absolutely unemotional - the weak new born creature will die off quickly - often being killed by its own siblings or other creatures who will tear it up as a quick and easy snack - and the killing methods of most animals are absolutely pitiless. Many people try to say that the evil in the world is solely attributable to mankind, but one only has to take a look at nature and the wild to know that this is a massive lie: strife and brutal competition are hardwired into the very fabric and system of Earth life at all levels.

In addition to all of this, there is the existential conundrum of purpose faced by those creatures such as our selves who are sapient enough to contemplate death. No matter how lucky you may be in this life, no matter how long and prosperous your life may be - death still awaits you - and everyone you love. You will either mourn them or they will mourn you - and this is a best case scenario because it could always be that you all perish at once in some mass disaster or even die young. Humans throughout the ages have invented stories to comfort themselves about the cold reality of death but the truth is that probably no one has ever had any idea as to what happens at death and most probably no one ever will. All that we do is console ourselves with every manner of religious and spiritual myth and fantasy in this regard - and death - implacable as ever, remains un-appeased. There is thus a very significant possibility that everything that we are is and will be entirely meaningless in a short while for one and all and the universe will not even notice our extinction as a species.

Worst of all, life is, and always has been richly spiced with such unspeakable heart wrenching tragedies that one must shudder at the thought of existing on this plane at all, given the seeming randomness with which such events are flung into the lives of even the gentlest and kindest of us. When we are forced to wonder why we were born, some are wont to say that we had a pre-existence in which we ourselves requested to come to this world. While this is a thought that I must confess I myself have often leaned towards, the stark truth is that no one knows this for sure: all that we know is that one day we just open our eyes and find ourselves here and that's it: its a rat race of horror until death.

All of the above and much more grounds my belief that if a God exists who created this world, he/she/it can only be a cold and maniacal sadist of the worst kind imaginable.

But the happenings are not arbitrary.

Zetra7:
Explicit photos are circulating online of a lady known as Shirlfinest on twitter with Peter Obi as evidence of accusation that the LP presidential candidate Peter Obi raped her on the 5th August 1998.


Jagabanians, don't know whether this story is good ooo, not an expert in these things. Am just trying to help, my job is to raise more cash for City boy but you guys are so dull, just too sluggish.

Have told you oga will release cash, work first, don't allow these guys to seize the media space, how can PO be the controlling tweets in this country.

Dig deeper, there must be something somewhere otherwise nothing wrong in cooking up stories.

In less than 2 months, Peter Obi have raised an army without paying a penny, what happens when he starts paying, guys wake up...

Calling him Pandora is a waste of time, seems the IPOB thing is not that strong , think seeing him Louis Vuitton shop is lame, we need something very strong, like the rape strong.


This go and verify fraudster will never be our president.

Thanks for making me have a good laugh in this cold evening

Dubaku543:
Tinubu is almost turning a vegetable. He no longer has anything upstairs. He is being carried about and aided to walk. He can't remember nor process technical new information, the world is highly technical and on a computer age in terms of this Tinubu is archaic as compared to this new trend. Tinubu can't make an engaging and highly intriguing speech any longer without looking into his papers to peep into what someone copied for him. Tinubu can't even hold a firm grasp unto a pen. How will he sign numerous documents round his table? Presidency is more difficult than medicine and law combined. Buhari moved Nigeria from developing country to under developed country because of his loss of brain cells accompanied with age. In essence, what I am telling you is that Tinubu's government will be hijacked by behind the scene political actors who have nothing to loose but everything to gain because they won't be held responsible for any misappropriation. And I will always finger SWAGA.

Tribalism and ethnicity has blinded most of our folks and they will not see the essence of your post.

MikeofAfrica:
You are accusing igbos of bigotry while you are displaying the same bigotry. In 1993, M.K.O defeated Tofa in Anambra even though Today has an Igbo V.P.
In 1999, Onu stepped down for Falae to compensate yorubas for June 12.
In 2003, OBJ defeated Buhari in SE even though Buhari has an Igbo V.P.
No tribe in Nigeria love yorubas like igbos that is why millions of igbos live in SW. You cannot live in the land of a person that you hate.
Igbos do not like Tinubu becos he is not credible. They also do not like Andy Uba and Hope Uzodimma becos they are not credible. If Osinbajo and Andy Uba contest election in igboland, Osinbajo will defeat him.
Hence igbos have nothing against yorubas but will not accept a character like Tinubu.

Deep thinking my dear

Transcriber:
it's simple logic
Ibadan has internal cities that are bigger than any town in SE

That's like saying Togo is finer than Nigeria because Nigeria has more dirty land
And why are there more yeebos in Ibadan than there are Yoruba in SE?

Go to Bódìjà

Bodija ke. My sister has a house there. It is not much either

Try the following:

Splish for my splash
How many times
Hypocrites (1979 reggae sunsplash)
Concrete Jungle
Revolution
Caution

Bob was just too much.

Islandlady:
But shebi him and his supporters said he did not have any house in Lagos make una small small they lie sha!

We need to question and criticize our leaders not just accept their lies and whatever they say! That is why they are leaders! Pls don't be a gullible zombie followers!

He stays in a rented apartment. He doesn't own the building

Is this really from Wike

Tellwhat:
So many people wouldn't have bothered voting if the race was between just atiku and tinubu. Unless those that mostly want to receive something for their vote

I mean why on earth should I spend my quality time to stand on the qué just to vote for either of this men. It's between choosing the devil and the deep blue sea and it's hard to even tell which of them is which

Peter obi followers are organic and working class citizens that are fed up of the state of leadership. We're tired of I don't care leaders that can't even address the citizens or represent our best interest even when abroad

The good thing about Peter obi is that if he wins it will be fully obvious that the Nigerian people elected him there..and if he messes up (which I don't see happening) then the citizens will kick him out in the next election

For goodness sake we need to not only uplift ourselves but Africa and the entire black race. We're the number one black country in the world and it's a shame we're failing so much when we should be competing with USA, China etc or atleast close. Peter obi is not a magician but atleast he will usher in a new era..An era were we have thinking leaders. An era were power belongs to the people

It's time that Nigerian leaders realize power belongs the citizens. Any government that underperforms needs to be voted out

We're not puppets. We want better leaderships

This is one of the most astute comments I have come across in nairaland

Obi has woken them up from their slumber

CENJ

Wike's campaign was filled with insults and bitterness. I believe this counted against him.

muykem:
PDP is fraudulent as a party. What's the essence of screen committee and nomination committee? They put those committees together to drain fund from Wike and Co.

...and serves them right. PDP has expired. Atiku can never win Tinubu.

Golan007:
Warri was once a thriving city.

Making the assumption that businesses would throng a city is wildly presumptious.

With the right leadership making the right decisions businesses will thrive.

It takes a genius to perform as Obi did in Anambra State. The income is already there in Lagos from the big corporations, population, existing federal government infrastructure. If not for profligacy Lagos should be 1000% of what it is today. Obi’s frugal method if implemented in Lagos will free enormous cash for massive development.

Lame duck. Do and commot abeg.

He made a good point. But it took time in coming. He has been with this government for over 7 years and saw all the signs and he never said one word. Most Igbo are gripped with Stockholm syndrome. Nigeria will never allow an Igbo rule over them. After this dispensation it will be clear to all that we have no future in Nigeria and what we need is unity and the strongest agitation for a separate state so we can determine our own future. If all parts of Igbo society support this effort the impact will produce results. It is disastrous leaving your fate to those who do not consider you worthy of a decent life.

Ezedon:
Stupid man

Very stupid man.

marsman:
The first time I saw what a market Looked Like in Igbo land. I could not tell if it was a Garbage dumping ground or market.

The general decay in Nigeria has also dragged the great East to the ground. Anything associated with Nigeria must grovel. Release East and she will soar � beyond the skys.

Munamoqel:
Any thing short of a southern candidate .mean implosion and the end of the party .let there be a free and fair primaries tailored toward a southern candidate.it.must not be the North always . The country does not belong to only Northerners. Pmb lack courage and adminstrative skill . Obasanjo endorsed yardua see several months to election to douse political tension .but everything pmb na drama and war .to appoint minister na war to change minister na war .to announce candidate na fire . wasted 8 years .

Great point. PMB and his usual foot print of baba go slow.

Reno is a hypocrite that no one should take serious. His eyes are on the next dispensation and how he is going to benefit.

Wike is automatic VP.

marsman:
According to reports from daily trust, punch, sahara reports, BBC, Kanu's words from his radio biafra, It is reasonable for one to know that IPOB is nothing but a useless violent org .

Just like Ipobs movement is peaceful , so is Adeyinka Grandson since we all want to be blind.

Honestly, I can't blame the Oba, will you be happy if a man comes to your family's land and call it "A No Mans Land"; A statement known to be commonly said by the Igbos.

It's not because of "no man's land". Don't get it twisted. It's because the monarch knows that without threats and manipulation the Igbo and other Nigerians have a decisive number in Lagos. I know many of you find it scary but why, I don't know.

Those reports from the media you mentioned, tell me who their authors are and where they are from and I will reveal how deeply biased a report can be. Like expecting you to say the truth about anything Igbo.

marsman:
You talk big man. We all know the tribe that leaves their own inempt and critically corrupt politicians to steal and perform woefully, while they criticize a man in faraway Lagos, whose policies has done nothing but make Lagos a model state for every state in Nigeria, Abuja included.

Those are the real hypocrites.

Tell me SW or Lagos is devoid of corrupt politicians. I weak for you oh. Na wa

marsman:
How many people has any acclaimed Adeyinka grandson's followers killed all in the name of Yoruba nation? How many political officer has been beheaded because of his messages? How many Northerners has his followers killed?. He just speaks into the air, many don't even know him.

Lets come down to his messages, has Adeyinka Grandson ever ordered any of his Followers to burn down establishment in Igbo land? Kanu by contrast has done this a number of time.
Should we move to simon ekpa's case, he is another terrorist you support, who stinks of hate for others.

The followers of adeyinka Godson is legion unless you choose not to reckon them. Look at his posts in Facebook. Even your monarch at Lagos threatened about Igbo drowning in Lagos lagoon. Only you are not brought up to see wrong in yourself except in others. So the monarchs position is alright. Besides, it's not every Igbo that follows Kanu. IPOB is a peaceful movement. Ascribing the recent violence in the SE to IPOB is just your assumption not based on facts and I understand why you can do so because from word go you are already biased. Everything bad must be IPOB according to you.

LOVEALAIGBO:
It's only those naive enough to think there's still hope for Ndigbo in this useless country that will surprised about all this rubbish! It's a well coordinated effort by the hateful Fulani hegemony to deal with Ndigbo for daring to want to live a separate existence from their murderous, leeching and vindictive ass! Just see the slant the first couple of responses took.....all those toerags, 'mourning' more than the bereaved, are all in on the entire evil agenda or naturally have a hateful disposition towards Ndigbo! I ain't surprised!

I agree

marsman:
For every one Yoruba, I can give 20 Igbos that have disgraced Nigeria at various International airports around the world. Even in Nigeria, you people and Fulanis, are always causing havoc and trying to disturb your hosts.
Firstly Adeyinka is not worst than Kanu, how many loyalist does he have, how many people listens to him, Yorubas even caution and threaten him to stop. Kanu has a whole network of Igbo fools who are already killing, lynching and spreading hate at his order, you included. Even the BBC Investigative reports told us about the Online warriors, whose jobs is to attack Other tribes and sane people who do not agree to their oppinion.

Nobody as a monopoly of hate. You do any how you collect.

Adeyinka is not more dangerous than Kanu. LOL ���. That is in the eyes of a bigoted Yoruba. I don't expect anything different from your funny remarks

marsman:
For every one Yoruba, I can give 20 Igbos that have disgraced Nigeria at various International airports around the world. Even in Nigeria, you people and Fulanis, are always causing havoc and trying to disturb your hosts.
Firstly Adeyinka is not worst than Kanu, how many loyalist does he have, how many people listens to him, Yorubas even caution and threaten him to stop. Kanu has a whole network of Igbo fools who are already killing, lynching and spreading hate at his order, you included. Even the BBC Investigative reports told us about the Online warriors, whose jobs is to attack Other tribes and sane people who do not agree to their oppinion.

Nobody as a monopoly of hate. You do any how you collect.

It's just to highlight your hypocrisy. It stinks. You talk and criticize with such vigor as if you are without blemish. That is the problem