RISING BEYOND PERSONAL GREATNESS !

By Emmanuel Ayeni

"Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them." -William Shakespeare

The subject of greatness is an age-long one, which has been of much interest across different circles. Princeton University Word Net describes greatness as the property possessed by someone of outstanding importance or eminence.

Greatness should be the quest of every progressive mind, as the world does not celebrate mediocrity rather, it celebrates and rewards excellence. Our generation will not remember how many times we failed but the exact time we succeed in stepping into the hall of greatness.

The National Youth Service Corps (N.Y.S.C) scheme is a great one which allows Youths from the nooks and crannies of the federation to be brought together, regardless of cultural and ethnic differences. They are imparted with core values like tolerance and adaptation, patriotism, endurance, team spirit and unity, all of which are very instrumental to achieving personal greatness and above all, national development.

Interestingly, it has been psychologically proved that it takes twenty –one days to break or form a new habit. The three week period of orientation of corps members could not have been an accidental occurrence but rather a proper means to an end. On achieving greatness, William Shakespeare opines that ‘some men are born great, some achieve greatness; and some have greatness thrust upon them” The intended three –week orientation period, in other words the five-hundred and four hours ,establishes the fact that with unity we can all achieve greatness irrespective of our various fields of discipline, ethnicity or religious affiliation.

Conclusively, personal greatness is desirable, but the truest form of greatness is that which permeates our entire being and beyond, affecting positively our generation, our great nation and the world at large.

Long Live National Youth Service Corps

Long Live Nigeria!

EMMANUEL O. AYENI

LA/11C/3986

(A 6, Platoon member)

This Piece was written and delivered by Emmanuel AYENI on 6th December, 2011, at the NYSC orientation camp Ise-Orun Emure LGA In Ekiti State, It was the last meditation for the camp and was received with great ovation. ©2011, Emmanuel Ayeni.

PS: The NYSC scheme is a mandatory one year scheme undertaken by all Nigerian Tertiary Institution Graduates more information at NYSC official site

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SILENT LESSONS OF LIFE

One day, an elderly man scolded his young son. He had mistakenly hit a young girl with his car while trying to scare her into crossing the road in a hurry. “I never knew it was going to turn out that way, I was only trying to make her run and the brake failed.” The distraught youth explained. His father replied, “You should have considered the consequences of your actions before carrying them out. Even if the brakes had not failed, what if she had fallen down while trying to cross the road? Is that not still an accident?”

Experience is the best teacher. In so many ways, life presents us with occasions for learning. These occasions, no matter how momentary, contain nuggets of wisdom which could only be unravelled by the discerning mind

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There is always something to learn from every experience whether you are sensitive to it or not. From the short illustration above we can infer that in life, your actions will be based on your decision, which is always the outcome of your sense of judgement and thought evaluation. It is obvious that one needs to think in multiple ways.

Tapping into the subtle lessons from our experiences calls for a high degree of sensitivity and observation, which can only be developed by cultivating the art of personal reflection. For every lesson you fail to imbibe, life has a way of making you pay for your ignorance.

The silent lessons in life need not come from your own experiences alone, but they are rife in all the daily occurrences around us. All we need would be a bit of sensitivity to the situation around us.

Go and achieve greatness!

Emmanuel Ayeni

Article first published in Saturday Punch September11, 2010.

THE KING IS RISEN!

They beat Him with many stripes. Preferring a robber to the Prince of Peace, they condemned Him to death… and just when they thought it was over.. They had sealed his tomb; it was heavily guarded by the best security agency the government could afford. Alas! ‘Maktub!’ -It is written, and so it came to pass, they came to look for ‘the Living among the dead’ but just as he had said, on the third day, the Son of man rose again. He conquered sin and death and He is alive forevermore! Easter is here, the joyful season when all Christians around the world celebrate the crucifixion, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Easter is different from all other festivities in all uniqueness. Apart from the fact that it comes once in a year, it’s not the celebration of the birth of the greatest legend of greatness alone, much more than that, it celebrates the sacred phenomenon of resurrection on which the Christian faith is based. It is the resurrection of The King! The central theme of Easter borders on the Person of Jesus Christ, as He is the Reason for the Season. So amidst the felicitations of this season, it is of paramount importance that His nature of selfless love and great sacrifice for the redemption of mankind get our main focus. This should form the core of our interpersonal relationships and lives from now. As we merry and rejoice together, I wish you all a Happy and Joyful Easter celebration .May the love of Jesus grow and wax stronger in us. Let glasses clink!

JESUS IS LORD..Cheers!

Emmanuel Ayeni

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