HELLO SIR.
PLEASE FORWARD TO ME ON ekpekanma@gmail.com
FOR BEING SO KIND AND HELPFUL, MANY THANKS!!!

ibnmaja:
I also received same. I fear God cos all these SHL its just the grace of God. I have one practice question pack for SHL put ur email I'll send to u

l suppose this is coming late, but if u still can, kindly forward SHL practice question pack to ekpekanma@gmail.com
Warm regards.

InZA:
1000000000Likes to MizMyColi for this amazing post.

The post does not say you should hold on aimlessly to a relationship that has completely lost its "zing".. What the post is suggesting that, as with every other thing in life, there are peaks and depressions, highs and lows....and a relationship is not exempt - in times like this when you know that you've not done anything tangible to feed the "low ebb" your relationship is experiencing , it's your duty to, instead of walking away.... Hold on and do everything possible to reignite the passion that you guys once shared


If there's any thing worth remembering in this post... It is that - LOVE IS A DECISION and it's unfortunate that many relationships nowadays don't have that conscious love decision as their foundation.


Love trumps emotions, butterflies in the stomach feeling and all those other shiii. Love is a conscious decision to love this person no matter what till maybe they openly come out and tell you-Don't love me anymore.


The fact of the matter.... Some people will never experience true love... simply because they can't give it.... you can only get what you're ready to give and if all you have to give is a type of love that's only based on emotions and sweet feelings, then true love will continue to elude you.

I JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVE U RIGHT NOW FOR THIS EXPOSITORY PIECE!!!
U SAID IT ALL!!!
cc @ Mizmycoli, the "Brainful One"!
Thumbs up to you, Adannaya!

InZA:
1000000000Likes to MizMyColi for this amazing post.

The post does not say you should hold on aimlessly to a relationship that has completely lost its "zing".. What the post is suggesting that, as with every other thing in life, there are peaks and depressions, highs and lows....and a relationship is not exempt - in times like this when you know that you've not done anything tangible to feed the "low ebb" your relationship is experiencing , it's your duty to, instead of walking away.... Hold on and do everything possible to reignite the passion that you guys once shared


If there's any thing worth remembering in this post... It is that - LOVE IS A DECISION and it's unfortunate that many relationships nowadays don't have that conscious love decision as their foundation.


Love trumps emotions, butterflies in the stomach feeling and all those other shiii. Love is a conscious decision to love this person no matter what till maybe they openly come out and tell you-Don't love me anymore.


The fact of the matter.... Some people will never experience true love... simply because they can't give it.... you can only get what you're ready to give and if all you have to give is a type of love that's only based on emotions and sweet feelings, then true love will continue to elude you.

I JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVE U RIGHT NOW FOR THIS EXPOSITORY PIECE!!!
U SAID IT ALL!!!
cc @ Mizmycoli, the "Brainful One"!

[quote author=MizMyColi post=30746030][font=Georgia]Sexual sin as is meant for this context ranges from Homosexuality, Asexuality, Fornication, Adultery, *Masturbation & Indecency (to those who consider it one).


Jesus would be our case in point here and the answer might shock you!
hmnn... Mizmycoli u don com again with ur fiery topics! tis all good sha.
Meanwhile, forgiv me o, but l detect that ur knowledge of d bible is at best, hazy. lf I'm right, then u should suggest more, and prescribe less.( As in, HOW XTIANS "OUGHT" TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE INVOLVED IN SEXUAL SINS)
In d first instance, d scripture which u referenced to lend weight to ur argument has bn rejected by many translators as bein part of d inspired canon. Byington's translation introduces those verses thus:
"John 7:53 and John 8:1-11 are printed at the end of John.
STORY OF A WOMAN CAUGHT IN ADULTERY
Not a part of any of the four gospels, but regarded as genuine gospel history. The verses are numbered as part of the seventh and eighth chapters of John."
l suppose other prominent modern translations footnote those wit a similar disclaimer. U might wanna check NIV, Revised Standard, and TEV or Good News bible.
This is not surprising as d Jesus pictured in those verses starkly contrasts d vocal and forceful figure portrayed everywhere in d gospels.
Consider a few examples: he made a whip and drove out d money changers from d temple, overturnin their tables (John 2:15); he tactfully but plainly exposed d immoral lifestyle of d Samaritan woman at d well (John 4:16-18); again and again, he denounced and outrightly condemned d Pharisees (Matthew 3:7; 12:34; chapter 23);
he sharply rebuked his trusted friend Peter (Matthew 16:22,23).
Na im com see adulterer start to write for ground? Haba! Reason am small na!
Even if Jesus did do all of that, wouldnt that amount to a contradiction?
D command to pelt adulterers was given by God Himself through Moses, so was Jesus correcting God? (dunno ur religious background o, just supposing u believe in d trinity, Was God correcting Himself?)
Pls compare Leviticus 20:10.
AS IT STANDS, U ARE UNWITTINGLY USING JESUS TO CORRECT THE BIBLE!
I really do agree wit u that alienating those guilty of sexual sins only further estranges them from their Maker.
But by d same token, when we wink at d actions of those who make a practice of sexual aberrations, we pander to their basest emotions.
Whereas we hav no authority condemn our fellow, we cannot in good faith, condone malpractices: we openly denounce bad PRACTICES without apology and leave PEOPLE to God's good judgement.
For right to exist, wrong must be clearly defined.
To preach to sexually immoral people that "all is well" is to hoodwink them!
Just my ten kobo...

urhmm... pls lemme b brutally frank here and hope (against all hope) dat I'll escape bein pelted to death by them e-warriors!
@ Kachisbarbie, l can identify wit u; l feel pained wen peeps use holy books or religion as a veneer thinly veiling their true vile selves.
lt is a sad fact that many religious bigots in a stunning display of fanaticism, write off certain acts as "bad" without ever caring to show what makes these "bad" things bad.
U can guess d natural consequence: d birth of a race of hypocritically ambivalent individuals who viciously and openly criticize that which they secretly long for!
U can understand then, Mizmycoli, y ur thread immediately arrested my attention.
D issues u regularly raise, betray u as a sagacious lady hence d reason 'l fit die on top ur matter' (in Wizkid's voice).
Still my views on issues like this bulldoze against popular opinion. A load of secular researchers hav been able to highlight som ill-effects of PMS. (lolz.. PMS is Pre Menstrual Syndrome o, Mizmycoli)
Unfortunately, l cannot at this time reference any such works. Still, IMO, those who espouse PMS argue against logic.
Sex is a pleasurable and deeply satisfying natural experience. There is NOTHING innately wrong or sinful in sexual activity. Any who argue otherwise are merely parading ignorance. Whereas l hv tons of scriptures supportin dis view, lemme stock to d 'no-bible' tenet of this thread!
However, like a sharp knife, sex can so easily vacillate frm useful tool to deadly weapon - when abused!
Lemme analogize sex wit alcohol consumption: many countries legislate a legal drinking age - it is assumed (rightly or wrongly) that any below d legal drinking age cant handle their liquor well. Sex too, can become extremely unmanageable and problematic under given circumstances - when premarital or extramarital.
Self control or self restraint is a critical virtue. Sadly consumerism preaches a different gospel: slogans like 'give urself a treat', 'why settle for less when u can hav it all?', 'who says u cant be all u wanna be?' are all too familiar.
D msg is clear: self indulgence and self gratification are glorified and enthroned as noble virtues..
So everyone keeps trying albeit unsuccessfully to hav their cake and eat it.
Premarital sex comes at a steep price: u go gree pay??
We kno better so
#WeHaveDecided#
Make l shut up for now...

jnrbayano:


Your opinion, duly respected.

I'd like to think that you will return the favour.

Done!

YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL HOW INTELLIGENT AN INDIVIDUAL IS BY LISTENING TO WHAT THEY choose TO BELIEVE...
"GOD IS TALKING TO U"...
SMH
SO GOD TALKS ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS??
AND WHAT ABOUT D MYRIADS OF FAILED MARRIAGES CONTRACTED UNDER 'NORMAL' - OR SHOULD I SAY 'PERFECT' - CIRCUMSTANCES??
IMO, THIS PREDOMINANTLY SUPERSTITIOUS THINKING PATTERN OF "COUNTRYMAN" IS BREEDING GROUND FOR INTELLECTUAL STAGNATION AND A HOST OF OTHER VISTAS OF BACKWARDNESS.

PS:
KINDLY PREPARE UR WILL BEFORE U QUOTE ME!!!

MizMyColi:


@Softwhispers, Your Head Sir, is very Correct!

I'M HUMBLED.



Lol.
Lolest.

People with such shool of thought lack understanding (no offense)

I'm tempted to write an epistle on this, but, make I just chill

It gets better.

FACT!

johnmikel:
Too many naive people in this thread. Must one comment. Posting gilbberish. Nonsense

QUIT HATING, SIS.
PEACE!

HizMissy:

maybe God should save u d stress and not give u kids....

Fact!
If u don't feel up to the responsibility (and concomitant rewards) of parenthood, then take a pass!
You just cant hav ur cake and eat it!!!

@Juliaan:
Very white eyes and so polite!
I'm humbled.

[quote author=softwhispers post=29932062]
l personally, hav given up on romantic love(well, pple do change, mind u).
Now, don't get me wrong: I'm a great fan of budding romances & l take great pleasure in observing hw bein in love brings out d best in couples!
So "what is ur problem, boy?", u wonder.
This: I'm so afraid to fail that l wont even try (again). Now that's a qoute frm Dido's 'Life for Rent' which, l suppose, resonates well with many here.
To love - that pure, selfless, romantic devotion to an object of deep affection - is a huge investment: one in which returns are not guaranteed!
And by 'returns', l simply mean full reciprocation!
For what is loving if it isn't mutual?
'True love' (if you'll excuse that designation has never before been under such a barrage of attacks - so fervent and sustained - as it (love) now is.
Consider a few protagonists of love:
FEMINISM
I find it curious that any feminist should contract a heterosexual marriage - homosexual involvements are a lot less puzzling.
At its core, feminism breeds narcissism which is in diametric contradiction to d very tenets of loving.
D feminist sees herself as a sun of sorts, around which d earth must revolve.
But to truly love is to be wholly altruistic, or so l suppose!
THE NEW MORALITY
l don't even kno if this describes any known concept but by 'new morality', l refer to d prevailing view in modern society that a life of sexual gratification is d apogee of fulfillment. Modern society, abetted by d media, paints d picture-perfect individual as that one who beds anyone that catches their fancy.
Such a theory is at best, contradictory for humans naturally derive d greatest satisfaction from giving: not getting.ለ (any parents here will at once grasp my meaning).
So u see, a number of peeps out there hav by their very lifestyles, conditioned themselves to never fall in love!
They cant even recognize love!!!
How can u be enraptured by someone when all u see is their sex appeal??
EDUCATION
Is being educated ever a bad thin?
Not quite!
Still, as one pursues higher levels of education, a heightened level of self awareness evolves. U begin to see how 'good' u really are: and how 'bad' everyone else is - u become too good for d world (of d opposite sex)!
Too, there's d prevailing view among intellectuals that smhow, falling in love is naive: smthing scornful and demeaning.
So everyone pursues sophistication and forbid themselves frm falling on love..
I COULD GO ON AND ON, BUT I GUESS I'VE ALREADY SAID FAR TOO MUCH!
AND FOR THOSE WHO SEE MY TOTS AS BALDERDASH, PLS FORGIVE MY RAMBLINGS!
PLS FORGIVE MY LOOOOOONNNGGGG POST; JUST MY RANDOM TOTS...

l admire ur expressive writing style, deeply.
Equally worthy of note - correct me if I'm in d wrong - is d skillful manner u skirt topics that might be offensive to public decency: a very useful skill when ur intended audience is vast and varied.
l hv a few tots on dis matter which I'll now proceed to share...

― If you didn't kill earthworm with salt.
― If you didn't play rubber band.
― If you never bathed in the rain.
― If nobody told you about India vs Nigeria 99-1.
― If you didn't sleep on the couch and wake
up on the bed.
― If you didn't go 2 steal cashew and guava in d next street
and the owner's dog comes through the
backyard waiting for you to come down from the tree.
― if u didn't throw your milk tooth on the
roof for the lizards to take it and give you new ones.
― If you didn't just wash your hands and legs instead of
bathing when going to school.
― If you didn't act film in uncompleted building or under bed
with friends.
― If you never flew a kite.
- If you didn't use ur two legs to build houses with sand.
- If u didn't write ur name on paper and insert it into ur pen
so that no one will steal it.
- If u didn't close d fridge door really slowly to see when d
lights went off.
- If u neva waved @ white birds expectin ur nails to b whiter
- If u neva heard of a ghost dat stays under
mango trees @nights
- If u didn't drive a single car Tyre with a stick and called it
ur car!
- If u didnt mix garri n sugar in ur pocket and eat while
walking in the street.
- If u never did mama and papa play i.e. cookin grass nd
sand witout fire.
- If you didn't play table soccer. with bottle
cover.....
.....then I guess ur Childhood wasn't fun!
Oya choose which one u do
Do you knw its not jangilova epo motor? it is JINGLE OVER LIKE A MOTOR!! I bet u didn't knw. Don't be shy, I didn't know either until now I am sure 99.9 % of adults that grew up in Nigeria dnt knw dat d nursery rhyme "sandalili sandalili" is actually "standard living standard living". I knw u are singing it now again, smiles ***Confess.! are u guilty? hahahaha! keep b sharing d fun and laff Yet 97 out of 100% will not share this truth, if u are 1 of the 3% who will share....den start sharing

kingstylo01:
inspirational

tnx bro!

@ janet101: ure welcome dear!
Wishing
u too, all the best!

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I believe we’re meant to work.
Since it’s most people’s goal to escape the rat
race, that may seem counter-intuitive, but it’s
true. As humans, we were created for a purpose
and that purpose is not to sit in front of the
television for hours and hours on end watching
shows or playing video games. Just a hunch!
Instead we’re meant to contribute – in many
different ways. Here are five reasons I believe
we’re meant to work.
1. We’re Social Beings
People need people. We thrive when we have a
balance of getting and giving support to and from
others. We get depleted at times when we’re
always giving, but never receiving. Overall, we get
a sense of fulfillment when helping others.
This is what makes “social” media so interesting
to me. We get the unlimited potential to connect
with others, but the “connection” itself isn’t as
influential as having that face to face conversation
with someone in person. It beats no connection,
however.
In order to fill your “social cup,” make sure that
you carve out time to connect with those that are
important to you on a regular basis. It doesn’t
have to be each and every week, but maybe you
get together with that group of girlfriends or
buddies once a quarter to catch up on life.
Or instead of having lunch at your desk in front of
your computer everyday, have lunch with a
coworker instead. That little bit of social interaction
could be a catalyst for increasing your work
satisfaction over time. If you work alone, find
another person like you that you can share a meal
with once a week. It’s worth it!
2. We Need to Have Purpose
I think work provides an avenue to fulfill a purpose
– or at least the feeling of it. Just getting through
each and every day doesn’t cut it for the long run.
As people, we need to have a deeper meaning to
life and work often fulfills that.
Many people struggle with finding their “purpose in
life.” The age old question, “What’s the meaning of
life?” is around for this very reason.
Even if your current job isn’t fulfilling your purpose
(or maybe you don’t know what it is yet), try to do
your very best work day in and day out. This will
help you to garner a sense of accomplishment, that
only hard work tends to provide. Activity begets
activity, so if you’re working hard at your current
endeavor, you just increase your odds of running
into the next or right purpose in your work.
Purpose doesn’t have to come from your primary
career either. You can be passionate about your
family, your extracurricular activities (hobbies) or
serving your community. Don’t limit yourself to
think that your current career has to be your sole
purpose in life. That would be a fallacy at best.
3. Feeling Productive is Good for the Soul
There’s nothing more satisfying than checking
items off your to do list or leaving a hard day’s
work feeling satisfied at the amount of stuff you
were able to accomplish. Feeling productive is
energizing and good for the soul.
That’s one of the blessings and curses of working.
We are blessed when things go well and we leave
for the day feeling accomplished at what we were
able to get done. On the other hand, it’s a curse in
that when our day goes astray (which it often can)
due to technology issues, work drama or
something else, we don’t leave with that same
feeling of productiveness.
Having a small list of non-negotiable items to
accomplish at the beginning of the work day is a
great way to ensure a feeling of productiveness
upon completion of your workday. End each day
outlining a few tasks, that even if nothing else got
done the next day, if those few things did then
you’d consider your day a win.
Then make sure that those are the things that you
tackle first and give the majority of attention to the
next day. Rinse, cycle and repeat.
4. To Maintain a Standard of Living
This may be the most obvious one on the list! Of
course we need to work in order to make money to
pay the bills and buy groceries, etc. It’s an
obvious reason, but also completely valid.
In the past, people wouldn’t work in the same
traditional sense that we do now. Instead they
might have a plot of land and grow their own food,
while raising animals. Not everyone would have
access or the skills to the same provisions, so
they would barter or trade their goods or time to
get what they needed.
It still works this way today, but we’re just more
heavily dependent on actual money to exchange
for goods or services. People do still barter, in fact
there are barter exchange companies based on the
very concept of bartering goods and services
instead of physical money.
When you think about your current habit of trading
time for money, consider at which point enough is
enough. I think it makes sense to work (hence the
post), but not to overwork. Many people don’t
know when to call enough enough and continue to
shoot for making more and more money, often at
the expense of trading their precious time for it.
Time which could be spent with friends and family
and connecting per the socialization category that
we talked about. I challenge you to consider where
your threshold ends and try to maintain a balance
of earning and living. It’s not all about work, after
all!
5. We’re Creative Beings
Think of all of the innovation that has happened
over the last 100 years. Someone turning one
hundred years old today would have seen horse
drawn carriages, the first automobile, airplanes,
television, computers, smartphones, Skype – the
list just goes on and on. Really think about it for a
moment though. A 100-year old could have both
been transported via a horse and buggy and by a
self-driven car – doesn’t that just blow your mind?
We’re creative beings and therefore meant to
create. I often wonder if we’ll be able to sustain
today’s pace of innovation (a discussion of the
effects of which could be a whole other post), as
that pace just seems to be getting faster and
faster.
Regardless, technology today has provided a
platform to receive information at an almost
instantaneous pace. This just spurs creation and
innovation forward. We can continue to build on
one another’s ideas immediately and continue to
make products and therefore life better and better.
What if you don’t feel like you’re creating anything?
Or that your creation has stagnated as the needs
of your business have grown or changed? Are you
buried underneath the administrative parts of your
business (managing people, invoicing, etc), rather
than the tasks that drew you to your work in the
first place?
If this is you, I challenge you to take a step back
and start creating again. Start doing some of the
work that drew you to this career or business in
the first place. Creation is energizing. It can also
be draining at times, but mostly energizing in my
experience. It spurs additional ideas and
excitement. It’s a great way to fall back in love
with work!
In Conclusion
We’re meant to work. We’re meant to work for the
purposes of socialization, fulfilling our purpose or
at least getting closer to figuring out what our
purpose might be. Work provides a sense of
productiveness rarely found to the same extent
elsewhere. It provides for our standard of living
and gives us a platform to create.
All of these things are important to feeling content
and happy in life. If your attitude towards work is
more negative at the moment, I challenge you to
think of the benefits. Sure, the idea of winning the
lottery and doing whatever you darn well please
sounds nice. But doing nothing or not having any
structure to your days and weeks might get old
after awhile. Work can be good, very good with the
right attitude!
What’s your current stance on work?

@Onegai: u just made me fall head over heels in love with you!!!
Seasoned argument with attention to details!
l generally steer away from political 'yes-men' and their sentimentally biased way of making a case.
Truth be told, any who vouches for political officeholders and their crafty devices deserves -note hate- but pity.
For such a one is in actuality exhibiting symptoms of some mental imbalance.
So u really shud av saved ur breath!
Notwithstanding, ur logic is altogether compelling!!!

Don't have a 'baby' yet, though I've always been a die-hard fan of Toyota cars. But l must confess that this 'Lord' Ikenna is really blowing mind!!!!
**looks left, looks right, then left again... bolts out of the Toyota crowd and stealthily steals his way into the Peugeot camp**
"after all seeing is believing!"

Tnx ever1 for ur kind replies..
NPF has transmogrified into a monster, bully institution.
But happily, knowledge has empowered me; many thanks to y'all!!!
@autosbay: npf web address is not reachable. Guess l go google am..
Any other pieces of advice/info are most graciously welcome.
DALU UNU O!

Please does anyone hav a comprehensive list of all necessary vehicle particulars that should be handy at all times??
Please share this info if you got it: them NPF guys carry me shine today nor be small!
The dude who parked me was just asking for very strange particulars wey l never hear of once before.
And as l wasn't sure, I couldn't hold my own against him; eventually parting with my precious 1k!!!
Pls let d info on vehicle papers
flow, please..