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LiteratureRe: There And Back On Time (Nairaland Best Story of all Time) by xreal2(m): 2:34pm On Aug 30, 2013
Baddest ZUBBY ever liveth
I keep remembering Robert Grene n 50cent's the 50th law evry time i read ur stories
Salute #realhustler
LiteratureRe: There And Back On Time (Nairaland Best Story of all Time) by xreal2(m): 2:33pm On Aug 30, 2013
cool
LiteratureRe: There And Back On Time (Nairaland Best Story of all Time) by xreal2(m): 5:53pm On Aug 15, 2013
I hope to get to shake d hands of d man who has been through all these. #respect to a great hustler
Christianity EtcRe: Some of our pastors are indeed leading us to heaven by xreal2(m): 5:10pm On Jul 12, 2013
sure way: Kamsy u are playin wit d wrath of God."Daddy GO av done everytin in his power to cover it up,we shud nt put d reputatn of d ch n shame."but n ur own power you can assit blogers in exposing it.
wen sum pple suffer 4rm unknown curse we go dey pity dem.
This d first time iam commenting in this section cos ur retardness has compelled me to. Am not a xtian but I donot want to bliv d above story as true bt if it is it shouldn't be covered up. Is this wat religion is supposed to be all about? Where the so called guardians of faith do wat they preach against and cover it up while ppl like u keep following blindly?
Like we historians say.."The white man came to africa and said LET'S PRAY we closed our eyes and by the time they were opened, they had the land and we had the bible"
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PoliticsRe: Dpos’ Confessions: We Run Police Stations On Bribes And Charity by xreal2(m): 4:11pm On Jul 11, 2013
I remember being charged 500 jst for a police man to walk less than 50 steps with me to make an arrest.some guy was supposed to teach me web design bt refused to keep to his side of the deal after I made payment. The police later recovered the money from him and they kept posting me. I got tired of paying transport to the station every week.



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CareerRe: Can An Art Student With D7 In Maths Be Admitted Into Any Nigerian Uni/poly Etc. by xreal2(m): 3:07pm On Jul 03, 2013
All the above courses require atleast a pass in maths. Am a 400level student of history I have d7 in maths been through series of screening
CareerRe: Can An Art Student With D7 In Maths Be Admitted Into Any Nigerian Uni/poly Etc. by xreal2(m): 10:54am On Jul 03, 2013
Try courses like law, performing arts, history, english, linguistics, religious studies,
A pass in maths will do for above courses public admin and pol science are bussiness and social sciences related courses and they require a C in maths
IslamThe Answer Of A German Muslim Scholar On Islam And Terrorism *worth D Read* by xreal2(op): 10:43am On Mar 31, 2013
A German Muslim scholar when he was asked about terrorism and Islam

He said : Who started the first world war ? Muslims ??
Who started the second world war ? Muslims??

Who killed about 20 millions of Aborigines in Australia ? Muslims ??

Who sent the nuclear bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ? Muslims ??

Who killed more than 100 millions of Indians in North America ? Muslims ??

Who killed more than 50 millions of Indians in south America ? Muslims ??

Who took about 180 millions of African people as slaves and 88% of them died and were thrown in Atlantic ocean ? Muslims ??

No , They weren't Muslims!!! First of all, You have to define terrorism properly... If a non-Muslim do something bad..it is crime. But if a Muslim commit same..he is terrorist... So first remove this double standard...then come to the point!!! , . . . . .
Foreign AffairsRe: North-Korea Prepares Rockets To Target USA by xreal2(m): 2:01am On Mar 30, 2013
He who dances by d road path, his drummer is somewhere in d bush

U guys need to see d bigger picture here. The US has a lot of enemies and they've finally found a naïve young president to play against the Us
PoliticsRe: Jonathan Plans To Raise Petrol Prices Again by xreal2(m): 1:47pm On Mar 20, 2013
It is God that has used nigerians to provide u shoes.
Kip walking jona grin grin

Christianity EtcRe: Pope Francis: Angel-shaped Cloud Appears After His Announcement by xreal2(m): 11:01am On Mar 17, 2013
An angel with tail appering in d form of what seems to look like a cloud of fire! Hmm ppl will blive anytin all in d name of religion.
Nigerians wake up
Nairaland GeneralRe: How Do I Make Front Page? by xreal2(m): 8:09pm On Mar 14, 2013
Ask our oga @ d top (seun) cos I don't want to say one thing now and then he'll later come and say another grin
PoliticsRe: To Justify Alamieyeseigha’s Pardon, Jonathan Commits Factual Blunders.. Wooooow by xreal2(m): 6:45pm On Mar 14, 2013
Hmmm our oga @ d top has already decided. Nigerians will decide come 2015 let's see if we've learnt our lessons

2nd to comment!! grin
PoliticsRe: To Justify Alamieyeseigha’s Pardon, Jonathan Commits Factual Blunders by xreal2(m): 6:39pm On Mar 14, 2013
@ op it luks lyk ur oga @ d top has changed d website u posted grin
Business To BusinessRe: PROMO!!! Import Ghana Wax with kente bags and slippers(Pics)(FREE) by xreal2(m): 10:04pm On Mar 07, 2013
Pls send more pics (especially d slippers) and info on pricing with other necesary details to reallacraft@gmail.com
CrimeRe: Can Ladies Rape Guys? by xreal2(m): 9:49pm On Mar 06, 2013
I don't kno abt that one ooo
But ur gbagaun can molestation guys lipsrsealed
FamilyRe: Why Do Student Both Rich And Poor Engage In Modern Prostitution. (run's) by xreal2(m): 9:36pm On Mar 05, 2013
Hmm ask google
BusinessRe: How Can One Buy From China Without Travelling To China by xreal2(m): 6:34pm On Mar 05, 2013
Visit www.aliexpress.com
Sign up and buy watever u want
Jokes EtcRe: Assister (must Be Hausa) by xreal2(m): 1:39am On Mar 05, 2013
Wats d nature of d job?
Christianity EtcRe: Pope Benedict Announces Shocking Conversion To Islam by xreal2(m): 10:18pm On Mar 02, 2013
Booking space BRB
PhonesRe: Unlocking Trial Version Of Repligo Reader 2.1.0.1 On Bb by xreal2(m): 11:07pm On Mar 01, 2013
Pls help with 26F858DB
God Bless
PhonesRe: Unlocking Trial Version Of Repligo Reader 2.1.0.1 On Bb by xreal2(m): 8:23pm On Feb 25, 2013
Pls hlp my pin:23AAC382
Nairaland GeneralRe: The Sane Side Of An Insane Woman by xreal2(m): 10:57pm On Feb 24, 2013
Makes a good reading. Creative write up
RomanceThe Truths And Myths About Love by xreal2(op): 10:38pm On Feb 24, 2013
Hearsay, superstitions and myths cradle fictional love. Unfortunately, it gets mixed up with real love. What then are the truths about love? This article attempts to lay down some general truths about it.
Indeed, the clichés of human aesthetical productions; the flesh of poems and the bones of songs embody love. It has become an ever floating abstraction which human has been trying to grasp, to define, to materialize and to immortalize for so long. Why? Simply because it energizes human aspirations and defines being human - albeit paradoxically. As Viktor Frankl expressed it, "Love is the ultimate and highest goal to which man can aspire."

But romance fictions in different media i.e. movies, television, storybooks and even music seemingly claim realistic presentations of love with much emphasis on destiny, pretty girl-handsome guy tandem, the "live happily ever after", the "you and me against the world", the "knight in shining armor and damsel in distress" and yes, Cupid's arrow as if love is but a stray dart striking a victim. A person "in love" when asked about it readily says, "I feel like I am in heaven. I am happy when I am with him. It is like the world could never break us." What is this love which paints rainbows in the sky and makes the butterflies dance? Many would say that this is too broad to define that it just needs to be felt as it is beyond uttered words. Is it really?

Too many lies, superstitions and myths mystified love from its true form. The gift of language should have given us the ability to define the basic truths of love that would enlighten us. Here they are:

Love is not an emotion...

In the defined 5 basic human emotions i.e. fear, sadness, happiness, anger and shame; love is not included. People talk about emotions as if they are the equivalence of being in love.

"If you are happy when you are with her, then you are in love."
"You get easily jealous if you found out that he's with other woman, then it must be love."

Take note though that even if the person is not "in love", the above basic emotions and their sub-emotions are still felt by her/him. The sudden influx of feelings when struck by Cupid's arrow in a sort of "love at first sight" is just an overrated superficial attraction when someone perceives something pleasurable from the other. Emotions do not rationalize as they are primarily being controlled by the hypothalamus, which is a small part of the brain. Love involves decisions, analysis, memory, planning and problem-solving which are the domains of the thinking brain, the cerebrum.

You do not feel love. You decide it. You analyze it. You solve it. You create it. You do it. The feelings are the consequences of doing it.

Love is an activity...

Since it is a process that undergoes a state of nonlove to consummate love and vice versa, it requires work from the participants. It is a function of their actions as it is created by them. One could not say he loves the other, if he is not doing anything to seed and grow it. You do not say you love the person because that is what you feel. Rather, you love the other because it summarizes the things that you do for him i.e. you care, protect, understand, know, share and dignifies him.

Romance fictions would tell you to wait for love to come along. This is passive wherein you deactivate yourself from creating it. Without nourishment, connections, encounters, familiarity, time, resources, energy and effort, love would return to nonlove, the absence of love.

Love is giving 100%...

You hear people say: "You should not give your 100% but save a part for yourself." This would be like fragmenting yourself, quantifying how much you could share a part of you. There goes the ridiculous problem of: How to know how much to give? Should it be 10% or 40%? Who deserves the 10% or the 40%? This advice just complicates love further. It renders an unfair and self-centered relationship.

When you love, you give everything i.e. time, heart, effort, resources and energy that the relationship deserves. You give whole not part and parcel. When you promised a two-hour quality time with a friend, you should give it whole without reservations. When you get committed with a girlfriend, you give the whole heart, not a half. When you love, you give your 100% as you are capable of doing it. You have lots of 100s of percentage to give i.e. 100% of family love, 100% of platonic love, 100% of romantic love and 100% of Godly love.

Love is a choice...

Romance fictions are flooded with themes of destiny or meant to be, "love at first sight" and "soulmates". These are myths misleading seekers of love. They tell you to wait, be passive and unselective, the very opposite of love. A first sight is like seeing just the surface, the gift wrapper and it does not tell you accurately whatever is inside. You see the countenance of the person but not the whole of him. The whole package involves his background, past, present and everything else. This requires work and investment of time and other resources which could not be possible at first encounter.

John Powell said, "We do not fall in love; rather, we stand up for love." "Falling in love" implies the passivity, helplessness and involuntariness of the activity. "Falling out of love" would then be an easy excuse as this is implied to be beyond anybody's control. If this is true, how sad it is to know that neither the woman nor the man could do anything to make a partner (involuntarily) stay in love. It is therefore reasonable to agree with Powell, "we stand up for love" and this is made possible by free will and not by destiny. Fated soulmates do not exist.

Love is a matter of choice. It cannot be forced. You choose to love and the person to love. If you desire it, your "heart" could be taught. It would be more heartwarming to hear someone telling you: "I love you because I willingly chose you as the one for me." Rather than the fictional punch line: "I love you because I could not help it. It is unintentional." This would be the same as "My love for you is an accident where I am an innocent victim."

Love is multifaceted...

It is not all about man-woman thing. People talk about loveless single or "zero love life" as if we could quantify love. Anybody could be in love even outside romance. A person could still be engaged in this activity even if unreciprocated. The real thing does not necessitate mutual relationship.

There are basically 4 kinds of love i.e. romance (Eros), filial (Philia), Godly (Agape) and familial (Storge). Romance is the most hackneyed and capitalized that it has since become overrated. Filial love refers to love of neighbors and other fellow humans outside the natural and spiritual family. This makes it possible for us to forgive and accept our enemies. Godly love is known to be the most noble and extraordinary but it is commonly dismissed and misunderstood. This explains the tight bond among spiritual brotherhood and sisterhood. Family love is the thickness of blood of mother and child, siblings, cousins or father to son relationships. These are the other facets of love which are sometimes being taken for granted.

Love is a human tool...

It is a powerful tool which entirely depends upon its user. It is originally and potently good. If misused could be life-threatening and destructive. If properly utilized could change lives for the better, and could empower humans to do good things. Like a knife with its proper use is functional but improperly used could hurt others.

Love is reasonable and is not blind...

So there goes another myth, that is, love being blind. Blindness would imply denial or refusal to see the other sides of the relationship or the significant other. This could also be that the other refuses to honestly show the whole of him/her thus undermining trust development. Activated love could very well see and rationalize. A person who loves sees but accepts the flaws and strengths of the other while reasoning that the aptness and nobility of love make it possible for the imperfect relationship to prosper and survive.

If love is blind, it is harmful since it could not properly guide the journey of the two persons in love. If the flaws could not be seen, obviously, the relationship will not be able to grip and address the problems arising along the way and this would weaken the bond.
RomanceRe: Is It Real Love? by xreal2(m): 7:18pm On Feb 22, 2013
And u xpect nairalanders to read dis long story of urs. Abeg incase anybody read am make e summarise 4 us
*first to comment sha*

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