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 Literature › Re: A Modern Joseph Completed THE FINALE by WriterX(op): 7:35am On Aug 30, 2021 |
EPISODE ONE - PAGE THREE CONTD “What look is that – the one that wants to take you home to slung?” “a little of that, yeah but that’s not really it, someone broke your heart?” “You must be a magician, a bottle for you!” I waved my hands in the air in sheer exaggeration of her observation. We might have talked a little more than I would have normally liked to, even if she was a hottie I wanted for the night but I could just remember driving home with someone in my car. |
| Literature › Re: A Modern Joseph Completed THE FINALE by WriterX(op): 7:34am On Aug 30, 2021 |
EPISODE ONE - PAGE THREE She rented a space far within the state and ceased communications with me, again fate would bring us together two years after and since then she had stuck with me, through my worse moments and the good ones. Was this what it felt like to be in love, could it be she was in love with me – was I in love, I asked myself. “hey, willy are you still there?” “yeah,” I nodded slowly. “So my question, do you love the girl?” “No, you know I am just in it for the ride,” I said with no certainty whatsoever. “hahah, that’s the game , willy, don’t forget it, ride them as much as you can, I tell you willy, I would rather have my balls dragged out on the streets behind me than fall for a woman, that’s just nonsense people read in books, listen take a beer or two, I could call more girls for you if –“ “No, I am good actually – I might just call it a night now,” I replied, having lost interest in the affairs of the evening momentarily, maybe a sleep would do me some good, I imagined. Fashi must have been heavily drunk to let me take my leave but I was certain he wouldn’t let me \off on the matter the next day, still I was thankful he allowed me leave. As I took my leave, I saw the two girls rushing to join Fashi, The black one passed a doleful stare at me but I gave her no further thought. The new week did help me in my dilemma, I had started to look unkempt and unbothered, Fashi must have called a dozen times but I received no calls but rather laid in my bed all day or try to find some little appetite to eat. I flared easily at Pete, the young gateman for anything and everything and visited my drinks cabinet more often – sometimes I slept there. By Friday’s noon, I was still in bed with no intention of getting out of it when my phone began to ring, I found it with much effort, there was no name which again was something that could have easily pulled me off, and somehow I hope it was her. “Hello,” My voice was mild and low , a betrayal to my tough guy personality. “is this barrister William Enaboh, this is Doctor Ehichoya,” “yeah you are speaking with him, how may I help you?” “well actually it is how I can help you, I am the new resident doctor at St. Evelyn Psychiatrist Hospital, it's about your mother,” “okay, what about her?” “I am sorry, I can’t have an over the phone conversation, would you be willing to come down to the hospital maybe say-“ I flung the phone somewhere and hissed dully, it even surprised me I had let him speak that long before killing the call maybe it was because I wanted to speak with someone after all. I had decided that evening I was going to go to the Deluzy bar, get some dreams and see how the evening would play out or I could try like I had done for the hundredth time try to call Annette. I had expected her to reach out to me at some point; she was never the one to pick a fight with me not even for the reasons a fight was necessary, this was a reason early on in our relationship I had sought as an excuse to cheat but I realized soon enough this was just the way she played, soft-spoken and always willing to put a smile on her face for me, she was special. Her socials had nothing new to give me a clue to what was happening, she wasn’t the type to share her feelings with the general public neither did she keep a lot of friends and the few I know, I had slung. I groaned in bed and hoped it gave way to sleep which was all I had to compensate my restlessness. By 9 pm, I managed to crawl out of my hole, I had found a some clean sleeves amongst the dirty laundry and a pair of jean to wear. The thought had occurred to me to call Fashi at a point while I drove but much too quickly it faded away once I got to the bar. I only took a step out of the car before I realized coming out was a mistake, suddenly Deluzy bar lost all its grace in my sight, I returned to my car and decided perhaps it was best I patronized one of the lesser known hangouts in the area maybe magically, Annette would be sitting somewhere with her favorite bottle of cherry liquor waiting for me. I drove past a few streets, they all seemed the same to me and I bothered not my mind to toy with their descriptions until I found a bar that somehow captured my attention. Well lighted, open and loud, a few cars were parked just outside and my Camry made its debut. I slipped out and walked in, got a table and ordered a bottle but this time I wanted more so I ordered for a pack of Benson, it wasn’t my first time smoking but I had given it up when Annette asked me to when we had dated, now it seemed like the perfect choice to help me drown in my restlessness. At some minutes past 11, I was half way through the pack and a few bottles short of a crate and of course heavily drunk when she slid into my table. My eyes had left the job of what she looked like that night to my drunken state but my nose was quick to pick her scent- it was that of lavender and I did like it. “who are you!?” “Me, do you really want to know?” she replied. “Yeah, you are here with me, right?” “Oh yes but don’t worry about it, I couldn’t find a space elsewhere, am sorry about that” “Its fine, it happens to me sometimes, you are a regular here?” “well, I come to get drunk when I have a lot on my mind, I hope that is not crazy for an explanation,” I laughed hysterically under the influence of the bottle. “Oh no, we are practically partners, I am here for same reasons,” I managed to say in between my laughter. “hahaha but you have that look on your face,” |
| Literature › Re: A Modern Joseph Completed THE FINALE by WriterX(op): 7:29am On Aug 30, 2021 |
EPISODE ONE - PAGE TWO Still in his mid-forties and single, Fashi was a beefy, short and hairy man whose bushy eyebrows seemed uneven even from a distance maybe this was because of his heavily wrinkled forehead, his small eyes laid between a bulbous nose and a thick, dark lips like the distinguished smoker he was. But the assistant commissioner of police was a baddie just like me who had learnt the only way to survive and make something out of one’s self was to do whatever one could, including a few other things many would frown openly at. Some years ago I had needed help with a case, I was still young and naïve and thought highly of the justice system and its conduct. It was my sixth case and before the hearing, I had that gut feeling I was in for my sixth loss but there he was. “Listen, this man is guilty and even a plea deal won’t save him but I can help him and you, why, you may ask, I don’t know but I have a feeling you and I can work on something here,” His introduction must have seemed to me like a cheap attempt at some prank but I was desperate and willing to give anything a try. “your client is accused with embezzling his company’s fund worth over 3 million naira, If you can convince him to split then the prosecution won’t have any solid evidence to prosecute the case,” I realized two things back then which was the truth was nothing without facts and I enjoyed winning a case. Since then, we have stringed a couple of high criminal cases, He picks the cases and sets me up with the client, we play good cop and bad cop and make them part with their money for a chance at freedom perhaps the only thing that had become a norm for me was the amount of cases I had started to lose, you see Fashi had quickly discovered it was easy to string this criminals and still offer them nothing in return – the only down side was I had to ensure I flopped the cases badly. Seated with him on both sides were two girls who were probably in their mid-twenties – the one on the right was almost pale in skin tone and and lanky in a way I thought she must have been sick or something, her facial fixtures was reminiscent of a cheap call girl trying to look expensive, the other was dark and only got my eyes on her for a few more seconds thanks to a massive cleavage yet I had decided not to leave with any of them. “This is Silvia and this beauty over here is Selina,” Fashi introduced the two to me, they put up their act together, beaming with smiles that would fool no one as they came closer to me. I regarded them as a dog would regard a meal when it was already over fed and distant myself from them, the fair one have understood my deal and clung back to Fashi but the dark one seemed resilient enough to draw closer. “She likes you already, you should take-“ “I don’t need a company tonight,” I said like the saint I wasn’t. Fashi hesitated for a moment. “Hah, why, what happened, Willy boy, what’s this about?” If only I knew the answer, I thought to myself. “girls, excuse us for a quick second, I need to talk with my guy alone,” Now this was Fashi for when he talked he spoke with authority – the kind a criminal would prefer over using a weapon to force his victim to compliance. The girls disappeared somewhere inside the bar and Fashi was in no hurry to hear me speak, he studied me while I fiddled with a bottle. “It’s her, isn’t it?” “who, who are you-“ “Your lawyer girl friend, this is about that little issue you guys had last time, isn’t it?” He stopped to produce a pack of Benson. Perhaps the little changes I had been noticing were truly because of Annette, for a week I had refused to go to my chambers or answer most of my calls, I ate less and seemed more like a teenager who had experienced a heartbreak for the first time. “Do you love her?” “Huh?” “Do you like the girlie that much?” He asked again, patiently. Again, I was left to my confused thoughts for an answer, Annette was by far the one girl who I never really understood, the other girls I could tell how many boys they slung around and how many boys that slung them, why they did it and for what purpose–and rarely was I ever mistaken. We had met in our final year, I could still remember how she looked when I had mistakenly spilled a bottle of coke on her while two of the girls I slung were engaged in a fistfight. I had apologized to her and left the scene only to be seated with her in the same taxi that evening–such luck! But she was unlike any other girl, not the most beautiful of all I had slung but still she was something, she had made long and tiny braids which presented her round face well, big eyes that sparkled beneath her thick medical lenses, a small nose and lush lips that revealed good dentals and when she smiled, there was this peace and beauty hidden beneath it. I had put up my best act and my charming smile to work but came up empty at the end when she didn’t even give me her name– that night for the first time when one of my girls that I slung regularly wanted me so bad I found myself bored and uninterested. I must have broken many of the boys code to get to know her and it turned out she was in fact a big deal. Annette was the daughter of a former service chief and a judge and this fuelled my desire to get her somehow we clicked during our service year becoming friends, having been posted to the same place unfortunately she was already in a relationship as I had come to know. But on one beautiful evening, we slung and it must have felt like the first real time I did it somehow this killed our friendship. |
| Literature › Re: A Modern Joseph Completed THE FINALE by WriterX(op): 10:18pm On Aug 29, 2021*. Modified: 7:30am On Aug 31, 2021 |
EPISODE ONE - PAGE ONE “Pick the damn phone,” I screamed out of anger where I had found parking space just off the main road. I was never the kind of man who easily waved of my frustration or anger, If I got angry the world knew about it quickly so that evening when I made an attempt to reach out to Annette and she hadn’t picked my call, I was furious but then I had expected her to do exactly that. I laid back into the driver’s seat as I wondered what was going on, Had I overdone it this time, I wondered. “No, she loves me and would never –“ I stopped reminiscing for a moment, maybe it was my professional instinct but I could have sworn I had figured out why Annette had been avoiding me. It was a week ago, a cold Saturday morning, I was still stretched out and far from reality when I had faintly heard the bed room door creak and ann’s voice. I must have felt a sharp pang in my heart when my eyes opened and Sally, my secretary was still in my bed, stark naked as was I but that wasn’t the first time she had caught me in bed with a completely random girl who had caught my eye suddenly yet there was something completely different about that her. She had given me one long, hard stare and crumpled her lips as though she was about to cry and then she had taken her leave. I made for the door to get to her like I always did but this time; she gave bolt a run for his medals, by the time I had got out of the room, I could hear her driving out. Sweet Annette would never walk out of me not even in my worst behavior which I was known for but that day she had left without listening to my flimsy excuses at redemption. Grrrh…Grrrh…Grrrh! My phone’s ringing shattered my thoughts, sending a spark of anxiousness through my body, I had flung my phone at something when Annette hadnn't picked my call so it took me quite some time to search for it but my caller was patient and soon I had found my phone somewhere between passenger’s seat. I was going to act like I always did, tough, deep toned and like I gave no care to anyone or anything, which wasn’t really far from the truth. I hissed vehemently like a lazy snake, almost angered by Fashi’s bold name on my phone’s screen but then again we had arranged to meet that evening at The Deluzy Bar – where I was heading to. “Willy boy, are you still coming or what, I got girls and booze here all staked up, man you had better hurry up,” a semi-drunken response as expected from Fashi greeted my eyes and then the line went dead. I switched on the car’s interior lights and almost immediately I caught sight of my ears from the rear mirror; It was a sight I had started to hate all of a sudden – looking at myself. I wasn’t ugly if not I wouldn’t be able to string the type of girls I was stringing now and then, I was dark, masculine, 6feet tall, with well-groomed beards that ran on the sides of my face, I was getting closer to forty yet twenty must have suited me better when I did go all out with my dressing, I was a barrister and my bank account was swell but these days I had started to feel different. I brought my car back to life and veered into the main road, it was just a few minutes past 8, the evening was still fresh, maybe I would be lucky with one of the girls – of course Fashi knew my type of girls and must have arranged a pick for me. the Luzy Bar quickly turned out to be my favorite hangout once Fashi had introduced me to the place some months ago, it was by the means the fanciest or cheapest, somehow it did everything right, even the music was always spot each time I was around. In here, no one gave a hoot in the world about what or who you are and it welcomed here everyone. “I thought I would have to take this two beauties home myself,” Fashi came alive when He saw me. |
| Literature › Re: A Modern Joseph Completed THE FINALE by WriterX(op): 10:16pm On Aug 29, 2021*. Modified: 4:07pm On Aug 31, 2021 |
SYNOPSIS WILLIAM TELLS HIS EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF LOVE, BETRAYAL, REDEMPTION AND FAITH WHICH BEGINS WITH A VISIT TO THE PRISON WHERE HE FINDS JOSEPH. |
| Literature › A Modern Joseph Completed THE FINALE by WriterX(op): 10:09pm On Aug 29, 2021*. Modified: 9:13am On Sep 10, 2021 |
The book would be updated every two days - i wasn't sure i was going to make it this far but my God, i wanted to share one of my favorite and best stories i could come up and surprisingly it has a lot of romance in it considering i don't do romance genre. enjoy, please comment, it tells me i have people reading and support my writing career in any way you can - thanks. copyrights reserved 2021 All rights reserved. No part of this Publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior permission of the sole owner of the work. This is a fictional work and all characters are drawn from the author's imagination, Any resemblance or similarities are entirely coincidental. coincidental
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| Literature › In need Of works of fiction Weekly? Kindly Contact Me, More Info. by WriterX(op): 4:40pm On Aug 27, 2021*. Modified: 4:55pm On Aug 27, 2021 |
Hi, My name is Richard Henry known as WriterX and FR Freelancer, Am in need of a writing gig that would be paying monthly or weekly as per agreement. IF YOU NEED A FICTIONAL STORY / GHOST WRITER WHO CAN WRITE WITH SPECIFIC WORD TARGET OR GENRE , KINDLY CONTENT My writing genre include COMEDY, SHORT STORIES, FOLK TALES, SCI-FI, FANTASY, HORROR, ACTION, CRIME AND ADVENTURE, BEST SELLERS. I am a bit weaker with the Romance yet I know you could be wowed. i write comics and screen, plays both WESTERN, ASIA AND AFRICAN STYLE I have been writing for over fourteen years but its been inconsistently at best, am no newbie neither do i see myself as a professional yet, I am always looking for a new challenge and willing to work with others. Kindly contact me at afehenry@gmail.com Below are links to many of my works here on nairaland. https://www.nairaland.com/4895766/ochiruki-legend-dragon-born#73751972 - Legend of the Dragon born https://www.nairaland.com/4806584/zombie-nation-exodus-coming-up#72474665 - Jacob Bolt Part One https://www.nairaland.com/4486513/zombie-nation-exodus-coming-soon - Daemonium Indagatum https://www.nairaland.com/5305996/prison-break-season-1-senseless - Prison Break 1 https://www.nairaland.com/5727075/man-eater-henry-complete - Man Eater https://www.nairaland.com/5324984/murder-journals-brothers-keeper-completed - Brothers Keeper https://www.nairaland.com/5318841/dog-days-army-material-rewritten - Dog Days https://www.nairaland.com/5669282/fight-club-diaries-street-kings - Fight Club Diaries the list goes on an on. BELOW ARE SOME OF MY WORKS IN THE DRAFT STAGE THE PRENORMALS - ACTION/ WESTERN THE LEGEND OF THE FLUTE - FANTASY/ WESTERN BATHUL GAEL - SCI-FI/FANTASY/ WESTERN ZACH ALMIGTHY - SCI-FI/ACTION/ WESTERN AGWUANYI THE MISER - COMEDY/ AFRICAN DAVID AND THE SCHOOL BULLY - COMEDY/ AFRICAN HOUSE HELPS ON STRIKE - COMEDY/ AFRICAN A WIDOW'S PRIDE - SHORT STORY/ PLAY/ AFRICAN FALLEN GIANTS - IKE STANDS TALL - SHORT STORY/ AFRICAN MY SOCCER DREAM - SHORT STORY/ AFRICAN JIDE AND THE MASQUERADES - SHORT STORY/ AFRICAN IKOKOH'S BRIDE - SHORT STORY/AFRICAN TEACHER JOHN, OUR ENEMY - SHORT STORY/ AFRICAN KING KHARMAL: OF BLOOD AND EARTH - FANTASY SERIES/ AFRICAN THE SWORDS MAN AND THE BLIND BOY - ANIME/ ASIA WISH CRAFT - SERIES/ SCI-FI/ FANTASY/ WESTERN THE AMAZING SIX - SERIES/ACTION/SCI-FI/ AFRICAN THE THIRD EYE MYSTERIES - TEEN/MYSTERY/HORROR/ AFRICAN DAEMONIUM INDAGATUM - SERIES/MYSTERY/HORROR/ AFRICAN THE JOURNEY MAN - SERIES/ SCI-FI/FANTASY/ WESTERN My Plan is to produce and sell my works of fiction which could be in volumes/series or independent at best, whatever you have to offer kindly drop your emails or reach out to me- thanks. |
| Literature › Re: Fiction Job Alert: Earn Up To N10/word Writing Short Stories by WriterX(m): 4:17pm On Aug 27, 2021 |
i can do this, i just need to know how legit this is |
| NYSC › Re: Your NYSC Questions Answered by WriterX(m): 6:56am On Aug 27, 2021 |
any news on batch c registration date? I dey get some very funny dream say i sleep forget Nysc? |
| Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Finally, I Left My Job For Freelancing! by WriterX(m): 2:38pm On Aug 26, 2021 |
ZiiVentures:hi, currently do both writing and 3d animation , i would advice you to center your focus on 3d on a particular animation course preferably 3d modelling and texturing or evn rigging, just go through the lot and settle on one except you have a high-end machine to run high end animations for a start (you will get the idea once you start) , and boy it isn't easy learning but if you are passionate it works afterall, good luck boss man. 2 Likes |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: West Brom Vs Arsenal : Carabao Cup (0 - 6) On 25th August 2021 by WriterX(m): 4:39pm On Aug 25, 2021 |
no body should disturb me here, i knw arsenal has this one in the bags, arteta will deliver well. 1 Like |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: President Ghani Fled Afghanistan With 4 Vehicles, Helicopter Full Of U.S. Dollar by WriterX(m): 9:53pm On Aug 17, 2021 |
People don't really get what is happening here but this is news every country should be worried about, two days ago i was watching the history channel on world war II : soviet union. My God , i would lie if i didn't say i was moved by what i saw , what the so called HOLOCAUST was about, not that i havent read or watched it before but two days ago i saw videos, graphic images of war , death and hopelessness. People were been picked off from the streets and handed shovels to go and dig their graves where they were to be killed and when that was enough , they dug just a pit and made them to lie on those who had been killed and then shot - women,children, men , elderly just lined up and killed, one after the other. i remember watching how Ukraine was happy Germany was invading Russia, feeding its soildiers and hostering their flags and then they were told they too were going to give everything they had until they gave their lives as well and those who had nothing to give where going to starve mehn i remembered there are friends in war. and then the gas chambers, my God, i use to talk about war like it was nothing but when i saw prisoners of war been starved to death like hundreds of rotten corpses piled up mehn i grew cold in my stomach. The taliban taking over afgahn could in fact posse a threat to everyone, i fear for the future right about now, china, russia, usa, iran, afghan , N.korea , there is just so much uncertainties right now. chai, war no good at all oh. 1 Like |
| TV/Movies › Re: Reminiscence: Checkmate the Popular Nigerian TV Soap Opera Series) by WriterX(m): 4:52pm On Aug 14, 2021 |
Racoon:mehn this brought smiles to my face, omoh i enjoy this show well welll. |
| Celebrities › Re: Liz Benson And Her Husband, Bishop Great Ameye In New Photo by WriterX(m): 6:14pm On Aug 12, 2021 |
raphy:swears man, how we want take settle for that kind ish for now, men got to hustle still those days were lit |
| Celebrities › Re: Liz Benson And Her Husband, Bishop Great Ameye In New Photo by WriterX(m): 9:16am On Aug 12, 2021 |
 raphy:my brother what are you talking about the era of ending man and sega as we use to call it, i can remember paying 100 or sometimes 200 to rent the game from friends for a night las las nepa go still frustrate me lolz gameboy was the highlight .. lolz na when my aunty put me as chief accountant for money way then spray am for her wedding omoh long tori na next day i go buy my own oh..if you see me and my hands dey shake that day as i hold the big carton way resemble vhf antenna own lollz hah life get as e be shall lolz |
| Celebrities › Re: Liz Benson And Her Husband, Bishop Great Ameye In New Photo by WriterX(m): 8:44pm On Aug 11, 2021 |
emmyN:gbam! this one saved us well well .. i can remember when we had to go and watch movies in our neighbors house and a lot of funny stuffs were going on because me and my siblings were there, even the kids go dey use us dy do boy boy cos say we no get lolz and they were running one loader oh then my brother in benin got his job at ubth and first pay sent us the three loader omoh chai , i think me and my siblings skipped dinner that night lolz mehn good old days mehn if you see us they bounce around with shakara lolz 1 Like |
| Celebrities › Re: Liz Benson And Her Husband, Bishop Great Ameye In New Photo by WriterX(m): 8:41pm On Aug 11, 2021 |
| i am pained lolz hahah i knew these guys would soon come out with their own so its na INSERT DISC 2 lolz thats crazy shall still that was my era and i loved it no lies...life was good , not all that but atleast most part of it was. |
| Crime › Re: Two Arrested Over Ritual Killing Of 50-Year-Old Woman In Delta (Photo) by WriterX(m): 8:51am On Aug 08, 2021 |
ImpregnaTor:no bruh , ignorance is. 1 Like |
| TV/Movies › Re: BbNaija's Whitemoney: I Once Sold ‘Puff Puff’ At Yaba by WriterX(m): 7:19am On Aug 06, 2021 |
since we are in the thread of "I once.." my own is not much shall i once got to the summit of mount kilamajharo just putting on boxers and singlet and the most inspiring thing is that my legs didn't even touch the rock. 2 Likes |
| Crime › Re: Alex Umezuruike, OSPAC Leader Killed & Beheaded In Rivers (Graphic Picture) by WriterX(m): 10:44am On Jul 29, 2021 |
Meh, i need to rinse my eyes and my brain after seeing this one - warrin is this? I guess i will be heading out now |
| Family › Re: My Marriage Has Finally Crashed! by WriterX(m): 10:38am On Jul 29, 2021 |
Pecoleee345:Am sorry brother but thanks for the advice, not really working at the moment so i just keep out of relationship even though i would like to settle down very sooner, now i know its not only my finance i have to settle before the ish of settling down. 1 Like |
| Literature › What Are The Ways A Fictional Story Writer Can Make A Living On Writing? by WriterX(op): 8:42am On Jul 25, 2021 |
kindly drop your opinions, I am almost starting to believe that i am meant to be writer and make a living with it, I am a script writer/ comic script writer/ Researcher myself but earning has been the one thing that keeps me looking else where so i want to know this? are there full time writers who make a living just by writing, what are you tips for upcomers like myself and what advice would you share with us?
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| Christianity Etc › Re: Should Church Workers Be Paid?- What Is Your Opinion by WriterX(op): 12:36pm On Jul 18, 2021 |
meditator:hello, please what is wrong is wrong, there are no facts that makes a lie justifiable , stealing is stealing. thanks for your opinions. 1 Like |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Should Church Workers Be Paid?- What Is Your Opinion by WriterX(op): 12:33pm On Jul 18, 2021 |
fados4sure:really but the ideal that they won't be serious with their job without some sort of payment seems rather strong, i would consider it some sort of encouragement , i mean at the end its God's work we are doing right? |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Should Church Workers Be Paid?- What Is Your Opinion by WriterX(op): 12:30pm On Jul 18, 2021 |
judedwriter:tbh this much is true that is of course your opinion about their work value even the bible speaks of this but the church is the business of our lord God and we no matter how you see it , we are workers , employees like you call it. i won't use myself as an example but i would want to consider the fact that like doctors and nurses in a hospital , a minister and his workers must perform their duties and responsibilities accordingly for the church to function. i think its not a bad thing perhaps the word i should use is financial assistance but whatever it is, church workers are people and i believe if you have the means to help them either by paying them something or assisting them somehow then do it. thanks for your opinion . |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Should Church Workers Be Paid?- What Is Your Opinion by WriterX(op): 12:13pm On Jul 18, 2021 |
Truvelisback:thanks for sharing your opinions. |
| Christianity Etc › Should Church Workers Be Paid?- What Is Your Opinion by WriterX(op): 8:25am On Jul 18, 2021 |
Having served in a church in probably all fields, Technical, Cleaning, Instruments, Choir, Ushery and a lot , I was wondering about the opinion that apart from a pastor if it is right to pay church workers, what does the bible say about it and what are your own personal opinions about this? I do think it is not a bad idea at all, as much as church work is more of a responsibility than a job, it is still a job in some sense, i just think, perhaps some sort of financial support would be beneficial especially in large churches. what are your opinions? 7 Likes
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| Business › Re: Which Business Did You Regret Starting Because It Ended Up In Huge Loss by WriterX(m): 10:25am On Jul 17, 2021 |
This thread has been one of the best i have read so far on NL this 2021, i won't lie , I read all the comments from 1-11 and intend to read on, so much to learn . MY IDEAL BUSINESSES ARE POULTRY OR A GAME CENTER OR A VIEWING CENTER I intend to go into POULTRY because i have been assisting many people over three years now to raise birds, I don't eat chicken or any meat so i won't be bothered about eating them lol like someone mentioned which i understand how tempted one can be. Its not going to be side hustle, i am a gemini and i always have that believe in what i do can prosper giving the right approach, yes feeding has been a pain in the asses of bird keepers but i intend to approach my business in a different way that can help minimize the cost. its a good business and sadly i have seen so many failed at it , some reasons they caused and some that just happened, getting bad birds, poor feeding, maintenance and so many. i like to think out of the box and experiment, i read alot and watch videos on fields i am keen on, hopefully knowledge isn't just power but profit as well. i am still learning and i hope it can help me perfect my business when i start it eventually, i am sincere and honest atleast that is what i think lol (i know it kills some businesses lol) at heart i am a gamer, i know alot of game houses around the neighborhood who make alot back then and the kids who spend nothing less than 3k on games, my ideal set up would be to introduce not just playstations (2,3,4 and if possible 5) but xboxs and internet gaming PCs but thats alot of money i will be putting in right? well i am also thinking of gaming subscription services and normal pay as you go, weekly competitions and monthly , to spice things up, i have asked around and the feed backs and surveys are actually good at the moment. i read here about a guy who owns a game truck and goes to event to offer his services, its also a thing i would like to think of incorporating all this is money talk and that for now i am currently working on. the viewing center is something that is poorly done in the area, i have made my own designs of what i think would be nice, its a student area and lots of youths around, i know what i can do if i get the right capital and i am extremely patient so hopefully it can help cope if difficulties arises. all three are good businesses for me, but my heart is with poultry, i love keeping birds , have done it for years, i have seen the pros and cons, i have learnt alot of tricks and techniques from different people so its my focus point for now, but the other two are there and if iget the right support then i am good to go. 10 Likes 1 Share |
| Romance › Re: Side Chick Pallava!! How Side Chicks Create Problems For Men by WriterX(m): 11:24am On Jul 15, 2021 |
someone once told me never to make a mother out of the woman i intend to live with for life before i make her a wife he goes on to explain the mishap of doing that. he believes most women are rushed into motherhood in such a way men forget these women are losing out on been wives, on been that sexy beautiful girlfriend you fell in love with, motherhood is, in fact, strenuous and ttime-consuming have you ever wonder why married men cheat, they do because the girls they cheat with remind them of something that is missing in their married life, fun, youthfulness, the idea of freedom. things that a wife can easily provide for a man but because a woman has to do everything like 6-6 daily it wears on them, she becomes excessively robust and fat, she goes from jeans to skirts, her complexion goes darker, she welcomes you with a grin, sex becomes a job, make a woman a wife, plan a family, decide how many kids you want, try to be healthy as a couple, make time to take your wife out alone without th kids, yes i said that, celebrate her birthday if you can, tell her today, no cooking, lets go out and have dinner, its not stupid to help out with chores i came from an all boys family and two girls , we cook like hell! give her time to care for herself and you will not have a problem to see some plastic butts to drool over except ofcourse your head is not in the right place. marriage is a relationship , the very moment you see it as a contract of some sort, you lose out. 9 Likes |
| Romance › What Is The Missing Link, Caring? A King Explains With A Flower Part by WriterX(op): 11:05am On Jul 15, 2021 |
THE STORY You know how a king is supposed to treat his guest with huge feasts and ceremonies all in a bid to showcase that wealth and power he rarely ever gets to show? Well for king Mesha, his idea of a treat was letting his V.V.I.P's take into his flower garden and this was not just any random flower garden like you already guessed, no it had the rarest flower of all flowers in that garden so that many would journey across the seas and distant lands with golds and silvers, and all the precious things they could get even give up a piece of lands, servants, money just to sit there and inhale its sweet, soul calming perfume in fact many fortunate ones who had seen this flower thought it could heal even the most terrible of afflictions. THE PROBLEM But Many a time, people wanted to have these flowers, perhaps the king would be generous enough to let them have its seeds so they too could have this beautiful flower in their gardens but many people tagged king Mesha as a greedy and selfish king because he always refused them never once agreeing to spare a seed even when they would offer so much for it "am sorry, i can't let you have it, you can come to my garden and see them but i must reject your offer," the king would say. these began to affect his relationship with other kings and notable men across the lands so much rumors of wars began to make rounds, surely he needed to explain why they couldn't have it and so he decided to do what he would never do. THE TASK So the king decides to call everyone who had ever wanted a seed of this flower and gave them as many seeds as they desired to go and plant but on the condition that after a months time which was enough for the flower to germinate and grow that they all would bring a flower each for him. Sure, it was only a simple request they could all easily fulfil and so it happened, that after a month's time, each came back, all of them. some had just seeds in their hands, some had a badly malnourished flower, some had nothing to show, some had flowers with pungent smells, some had flowers with terrible colourations in fact each was worse than the next as they presented their flower to the king and when he asked what had happened. "the king gave me bad seeds!" "I think the soil was bad!" "it is definitely not the season to plant this flower!" "i think the flower is cursed!" "My servants are to blame for not taking proper care of the flower!" "the flower hasn't germinated yet!" these were the answers among many other ridiculous things that were said but of course the king hadn't given them bad seeds or cursed them, he knew this was to happen. "the soil on which this flower grows on has to be replaced daily, its gotten from just one place i know of so far and that is besides a dangerous lake beside the woody valley which you all know is extremely dangerous the water with which it is been watered is early morning spring water, the servants have to wake up at first sunlight to get this water, i have to kill a calf to supply the earth with nutrients that the flower needs daily, i have to prune every thirteen minutes if not it will dry up and die..." Now it took over an hour for the king to explain the rigorous and expensive process this flower needed to stay beautiful and adorable and by the end of the day , no one wanted a seed anymore, surely it would be easier to conquer Rome in a day than care for the flower they all agreed. This is how we see love, sure it is beautiful, its nice, its perfect and like a new toy we want now and we won't take no for an answer but wait can you or do you think you have what it takes to sustain that love BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T like the flowers they brought back its definiely going to be something else other than what you wanted. sure its easy to blame the world for your misfortunes and how they wrecked that beautiful and wonderful relationship but have you considered for a moment that you didn't just do enough to show that you really care? many a time, we think care is all about spending, its money definitely but we hear so many times of people with so much of that who still have broken relationships and broken marriages, care is a lot of things, its sacrificing, its irrational, its a show of love, evidence of all that you see in that person. Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@markuswinkler?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Markus Winkler</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/images/nature/flower?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a>
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Two South African Policemen Caught With Looted Goods In Their Cars. by WriterX(m): 10:00am On Jul 15, 2021 |
there was just that one time, when a crime or crisis happened and we all condemned it theses days we condemn the races, tribes, religion, nationality involved, i feel for we blacks to be honest. 1 Like |
| Romance › What Is Self Esteem? - A Cook Explains With A Dish by WriterX(op): 10:19pm On Jul 13, 2021 |
THE STORY A promising junior chef was in a dilemma, He had been given the opportunity to take the Quarter Back in his school's football team who were preparing for a final game, if they won it was going to be their first trophy and this was troubling so much that it was ruining his work at the restaurant where he worked with a master chef; obviously, the master noticed the kid wasn't happy and so he asked what the problem was. "I really want to play, the coach has seen me practice and is confident that i can pull it off but everyone else doesn't think so, they say I don't have what it takes, they Say I am way too fresh and wouldn't do a thing when i need to, i don't know, they think is best i drop the offer, I think so too but sir, what do you think about my chances?" The Master Chef could have just said something easy and quick or ignore the kid and remind him of his duty but the master chef realized this could affect on the boy's long-term career plus he was a good kid who he liked and so he asked for something. THE TASK "Cook me any dish of your choice, i want a plate of it, I'm going to stand here and watch you cook though if you don't mind, feel free to use whatever ingredients and cooking method you wish, it's YOUR DISH" this was a simple task but unsure why the master chef asked of this, the young chef decided to cook anyway, his dish was a signature dish only he knew how to prepare and so he began preparing the dish while his Master watched. "Oh no, don't use that ingredient, use the onions instead," the Master Chef said, quickly spotting the kid trying to dice up some garlic into his dish. for the kid, this wasn't his intention, he didn't need that ingredient at that time but he had decided to do as he was told. "Oh no, use butter instead of cheese!" again the master chef reminded the kid, who was now a bit frustrated and this went on and on and on until he was done with what resembled leftover from a garbage truck, the kid served it and after one spoon of it, the master chef threw the plate and the contents away, right in front of the kid. "Why did you do that?" a frustrated kid asked his master. "because it was bitter, tasteless and pungent, no one should eat such nonsense!" the master chef said angrily. "But you TOLD ME to PUT THOSE INGREDIENTS, YOU TOLD ME TO!" the kid protested. "Exactly the point, That dish was yours to cook, that dish represented who you are, no one had the right to tell you how to cook it, you have cooked the same dish over and over again, you must have tasted it and liked it, which means you approve of it, enough that you wanted to cook that dish for me but still that one important moment you needed to show it to the world, you let others dictate how it was going to look like and in the end the same people you let decide your choices became the ones who spit you out, criticize you, persecute, hurt you because in the end That dish is still yours. you could have at any time, tell me no, you could have reminded me that it was your dish but you didn't, you just accepted my suggestions because you think i know better than you it doesn't matter if they believe you can do it or not, it doesn't matter if I thought onions would be better than garlic, it doesn't matter if they think you are too new to the game, my years as an experienced chef isn't enough for me to tell you how you should cook your food, it's your food, it's your choices, the ones that you make, the ones that you stand by, those are the ones that count, whether they be good or bad, cook your dish with your ingredients and be proud of it. the world is only a bystander, an on-looker, a passenger in your life, a tag-along in your journey, a sidekick to your adventure don't let it ruin your life if you think you are capable of playing then go for it because if you don't you would never be happy that you didn't, give value to who you are and what you can do at all times!" CONCLUSION GIVE VALUE TO WHO YOU ARE WHAT YOU CAN DO AT ALL TIMES, LOOK AT THE MIRROR AND TELL THAT PERSON YOU SEE, THAT HE OR SHE IS ALWAYS ENOUGH AND CAPABLE. .
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