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22/06/2025

🧓🏾 Words of Wisdom from Our Elders on Business and Commerce 💬💼

In the olden days, our fathers didn’t write business plans, but they built empires from wisdom, discipline, and community trust. These timeless truths still guide successful commerce today. Here are a few golden nuggets from the mouths of elders that every aspiring businessperson should never forget:

🔸 "A trader who wants to cheat his customer has already cheated his own future."
Honesty is not just good character — it’s good business. Your reputation is your capital.

🔸 "The child who rushes to eat all his yams forgets tomorrow's hunger."
Spend wisely. Reinvest. Don’t eat with ten fingers just because today is good.

🔸 "If your neighbor’s farm prospers, your own market will thrive."
Collaboration beats competition. Support others and your business circle will grow.

🔸 "He who follows the market crowd may miss his own buyers."
Find your unique value. Stand out with excellence, not imitation.

🔸"The market does not remember noise, but it remembers quality."
Let your work speak. No need to shout consistency and quality sell louder than hype.

✅ Whether you are a small vendor, a content creator, or a big-time entrepreneur, these words remain true across generations. Learn from the old paths, and you’ll make new progress.

Drop a “💡” if any of these proverbs speaks to you. Share with a young entrepreneur who needs this wisdom!

21/06/2025

When Good Is Paid Back with Evil, Do Good Anyway.

Sometimes, the very hands you once lifted up are the same ones that pushed you down.

You gave love, you gave support, you gave your best — but what came back was betrayal, mockery, or silence. It’s painful. It’s discouraging. It makes you want to withdraw, to stop caring, to stop giving.

But hear this truth: Don’t stop doing good because of how others repaid your kindness.

Not all seeds you sow will germinate — and that’s okay.
Even the best farmers know that some seeds fall on rocky ground. But do they stop planting? No. Because they know the harvest will come from the seeds that took root.

Keep sowing good.
Keep helping.
Keep loving.
Keep shining.

You’re not doing it for people — you’re doing it because it’s your nature. And for every seed that didn’t grow, another one is quietly taking root, ready to bring forth a harvest at the appointed time.

Goodness is never wasted.
God sees. Time will reveal.

Don’t be weary in well-doing. Your reward is coming.

20/06/2025

Raising Responsible Adult: More than Just Parenting

20/06/2025

WORDS OF WISDOM FROM THE ELDERS.

In the voices of the aged lies the wealth of many years. Their wrinkles are not just signs of age, but maps of battles fought, tears shed, lessons learned, and victories won.

Here are timeless truths they’ve whispered across generations:

✅ “The river you forget to respect may one day carry you away.”
Respect people, principles, and processes—what you take for granted today may be what you need tomorrow.

✅ “No matter how tall the Iroko grows, it cannot forget its roots.”
Stay humble. Remember your beginnings. Arrogance destroys faster than failure.

✅ “A child who washes his hands will dine with elders.”
Discipline, cleanliness, and preparation will open doors that background cannot shut.

✅ “Wisdom is not in the many words, but in the few spoken at the right time.”
Think before you speak. Silence can be golden, and timing makes wisdom shine brighter.

✅ “When elders sit together, the future is shaped.”
Don’t joke with counsel. Listening to those ahead is a shortcut to avoiding what they regret.

Every generation has its speed, but the elders have the compass. Listen. Learn. Live better.

What’s one wise saying your elders told you that shaped your life? Share it below
Let’s learn from one another.

20/06/2025

👨‍👩‍👧 Raising Responsible Adults: More Than Just Parenting

Raising a child is more than feeding and clothing them — it’s a divine assignment that requires a delicate blend of love, discipline, tolerance, and sacrifice.

✅ Love teaches them self-worth and security.
Let your child know they are loved, not because they perform, but because they exist. A child raised with love walks confidently into adulthood, knowing they matter.

✅ Discipline sets the foundation for boundaries.
It is not cruelty — it is structure. Discipline helps children understand actions and consequences. It turns potential into character.

✅ Tolerance is the seed of empathy.
Children will test patience. They will make mistakes. But showing grace teaches them to give grace. Tolerance trains the heart to love even when it’s hard.

✅ Sacrifice is the unseen labor of responsible parenting.
Late nights. Hard choices. Personal dreams paused. But every effort invested is a seed sown into their future. You don’t raise great children without giving up something.

🌱 Remember: You’re not just raising a child — you’re raising a future spouse, a future leader, a pillar of society.

It takes intentionality. It takes presence. It takes the courage to say "no" and the compassion to say "I understand."

🎯 The goal is not perfection, but preparation.

Raise them in love. Guide them with discipline. Endure with tolerance. Build with sacrifice.
The future will thank you.

20/06/2025

Stop the Comparison Trap: It’s Rooted in Ignorance!

One of the greatest setbacks to personal growth is comparing yourself to others. You weren’t created to be a copy, you were designed to be complete in your own unique path.

Comparison is often the fruit of ignorance. Why?

Because you only see people’s highlights, not their hidden battles. You see the success, not the sleepless nights. You see their shine, not their scars.

When you compare:

You ignore your own pace.

You belittle your silent progress.

You become blind to your uniqueness.
But when you focus on you:

You build at your own rhythm.

You recognize what truly matters.

You become a better version of yourself, not a clone of someone else.

Truth is, the grass isn’t greener on the other side — it’s greener where it’s watered. Don’t envy their “green,” nurture yours!

Comparison is a silent thief — it robs joy, steals confidence, and kills originality. Choose gratitude over grumbling. Choose progress over pressure.

Someone else’s journey doesn’t invalidate yours.

Stay in your lane. Own your journey. Grow at your pace.

19/06/2025

18/06/2025

💔 BEING A GODLY PERSON IS NOT A GUARANTEE AGAINST BETRAYAL 💔

Being kind…
Being truthful…
Being prayerful…
Being generous…
Being God’s own…

None of these exempts you from betrayal, backstabbing, or being misunderstood.

Even Jesus — perfect, loving, and full of grace — was betrayed by a close ally, denied by a loyal friend, and hated by those He helped.

Don’t confuse your righteousness with a shield against life’s realities. Some will still bite the hands that fed them, lie against the ones who lifted them, and plot against those who meant them well.

So keep being good.
But stop expecting everyone to reciprocate.
Do it for God, not for applause or loyalty.

🙏 Let your reward be from above, not from the crowd.
🛡️ Let your peace come from knowing you did right, not from people doing right by you.



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17/06/2025

🧱 Compromisers and Law Breakers: Men of No Principles ⚖️🚫

In a world where integrity is fast becoming an endangered virtue, it's important to remind ourselves:

Compromisers and law breakers are not smart — they are simply men without principles, with nothing solid to stand for.

They bend for convenience.
They cheat for gain.
They lie to survive.
And they call it wisdom.
But in reality, it's emptiness wrapped in pretense.

📌 A man who compromises values for position will betray trust for attention.
📌 A lawbreaker today will become a saboteur of justice tomorrow.
📌 If you stand for nothing, you will fall for everything.

Greatness isn’t built on broken rules or moral shortcuts — it’s built on discipline, honor, and conviction.

Be different.
Be true.
Be principled.

💬 What’s your stand in a world full of compromises? Drop your thoughts below. 👇