Jeon:
I'm so greedy and impatient to have everything [Worldly possessions].... I don't even have time to go visit or check on pple. I hardly return calls neither pick up even though the phone is right beside me ..All I know is work, career and money, but I'm going to reduce that because of ur message.

My brother, you really need to.

We really need to slowdown and savour the journey, the process, the gift of life God gave us. There is no appreciation in the grave.

IyaTola:
Nothing is Permanent In This World

I visited my 120-year-old grandmother and gave her some money when I was leaving and she told me she doesn't need money again.

That she can no longer buy or sell at her age, so I should give the money to the younger ones who need it.

I also have a former governor friend whom I worked with as a greenhorn PA. He was governor from 1999-2007.
Not too long ago, I saw him.

After check-in, he was left seated by the corner of the Murtala Mohammed international airport awaiting his flight.

No one even recognized him again, not even passengers from the State where he was governor, and as I walked up to him and greeted him, then asked if he wanted any assistance, he stretched forth his trembling hands to hold me and simply said,

"Thank you for even recognizing me again. I just want your attention briefly my daughter . Sit down let me ask you something.

How is your Governor doing?"

I also have a retired Major General friend whom I served as a golf caddy at the NDA golf course in Kurmi Mashi, Kaduna.
He was so rich he built a beautiful house he was so proud of.

I visited him too not long ago and wanted us to climb to our favorite spot on his balcony upstairs.

He stared at me with a broad smile and said, "IT, I can't remember the year I went up there. It is lizards and cobwebs and the likes that live there now.

Even the kids, when they come, they don't enjoy my company in the house any more than a few hours and they are gone.

I don't have the limbs to climb up there again and the cost of cleaning keeps getting higher."

I have seen a lot more things.
How yesterday became the day before, how today became yesterday, and how tomorrow became today.

How the past became history, how the present became the past, and how the future became the present.
Nothing ever remains where it is.

Your strength, your muscles, your beauty, your wealth, your guts, your worth, your courage, your talent, your YOU, will progressively diminish until it returns to its source.

The richest man in the world in the 1960s will not be on the payroll of the richest man in the world today!

Even the strongest lion in the jungle will someday become weak, and frail and be eaten by the same predators it once terrorized.

Keep that in mind always and know that no matter how appealing and tempting that thing may seem, our interest in it will diminish with time.

Our strength to consume or own it will vanish with time until everything is surely taken away from us or we are surely taken away from everything!

"Nothing is permanent in this world".

Wishing you very Reflective Times.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT!!!

[quote author=IyaTola post=119208815]Nothing is Permanent In This World

I visited my 120-year-old grandmother and gave her some money when I was leaving and she told me she doesn't need money again.

That she can no longer buy or sell at her age, so I should give the money to the younger ones who need it.

I also have a former governor friend whom I worked with as a greenhorn PA. He was governor from 1999-2007.
Not too long ago, I saw him.

After check-in, he was left seated by the corner of the Murtala Mohammed international airport awaiting his flight.

No one even recognized him again, not even passengers from the State where he was governor, and as I walked up to him and greeted him, then asked if he wanted any assistance, he stretched forth his trembling hands to hold me and simply said,

"Thank you for even recognizing me again. I just want your attention briefly my daughter . Sit down let me ask you something.

How is your Governor doing?"

I also have a retired Major General friend whom I served as a golf caddy at the NDA golf course in Kurmi Mashi, Kaduna.
He was so rich he built a beautiful house he was so proud of.

I visited him too not long ago and wanted us to climb to our favorite spot on his balcony upstairs.

He stared at me with a broad smile and said, "IT, I can't remember the year I went up there. It is lizards and cobwebs and the likes that live there now.

Even the kids, when they come, they don't enjoy my company in the house any more than a few hours and they are gone.

I don't have the limbs to climb up there again and the cost of cleaning keeps getting higher."

I have seen a lot more things.
How yesterday became the day before, how today became yesterday, and how tomorrow became today.

How the past became history, how the present became the past, and how the future became the present.
Nothing ever remains where it is.

Your strength, your muscles, your beauty, your wealth, your guts, your worth, your courage, your talent, your YOU, will progressively diminish until it returns to its source.

The richest man in the world in the 1960s will not be on the payroll of the richest man in the world today!

Even the strongest lion in the jungle will someday become weak, and frail and be eaten by the same predators it once terrorized.

Keep that in mind always and know that no matter how appealing and tempting that thing may seem, our interest in it will diminish with time.

Our strength to consume or own it will vanish with time until everything is surely taken away from us or we are surely taken away from everything!

"Nothing is permanent in this world".

Wishing you very Reflective Times..nice inspiration

We know. No need to tell us. But let's enjoy the vanity while we still can

IyaTola:
Nothing is Permanent In This World

I visited my 120-year-old grandmother and gave her some money when I was leaving and she told me she doesn't need money again.

That she can no longer buy or sell at her age, so I should give the money to the younger ones who need it.

I also have a former governor friend whom I worked with as a greenhorn PA. He was governor from 1999-2007.
Not too long ago, I saw him.

After check-in, he was left seated by the corner of the Murtala Mohammed international airport awaiting his flight.

No one even recognized him again, not even passengers from the State where he was governor, and as I walked up to him and greeted him, then asked if he wanted any assistance, he stretched forth his trembling hands to hold me and simply said,

"Thank you for even recognizing me again. I just want your attention briefly my daughter . Sit down let me ask you something.

How is your Governor doing?"

I also have a retired Major General friend whom I served as a golf caddy at the NDA golf course in Kurmi Mashi, Kaduna.
He was so rich he built a beautiful house he was so proud of.

I visited him too not long ago and wanted us to climb to our favorite spot on his balcony upstairs.

He stared at me with a broad smile and said, "IT, I can't remember the year I went up there. It is lizards and cobwebs and the likes that live there now.

Even the kids, when they come, they don't enjoy my company in the house any more than a few hours and they are gone.

I don't have the limbs to climb up there again and the cost of cleaning keeps getting higher."

I have seen a lot more things.
How yesterday became the day before, how today became yesterday, and how tomorrow became today.

How the past became history, how the present became the past, and how the future became the present.
Nothing ever remains where it is.

Your strength, your muscles, your beauty, your wealth, your guts, your worth, your courage, your talent, your YOU, will progressively diminish until it returns to its source.

The richest man in the world in the 1960s will not be on the payroll of the richest man in the world today!

Even the strongest lion in the jungle will someday become weak, and frail and be eaten by the same predators it once terrorized.

Keep that in mind always and know that no matter how appealing and tempting that thing may seem, our interest in it will diminish with time.

Our strength to consume or own it will vanish with time until everything is surely taken away from us or we are surely taken away from everything!

"Nothing is permanent in this world".

Wishing you very Reflective Times.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT!!!

It's a fact of life.
We must live consciously

Bahamas95:
And one idiot here was telling me to do only missionary style. I will do snake in the monkey shadow, touch your toes, wheelbarrow style etc now that my waist is still active.


I know a time will come when I will see a wet kpekus and won't be interested anymore.......I must enjoy my life now that am still young.

You will still dey interested at 80 but will not fit do anything

IyaTola:
Nothing is Permanent In This World

I visited my 120-year-old grandmother and gave her some money when I was leaving and she told me she doesn't need money again.

That she can no longer buy or sell at her age, so I should give the money to the younger ones who need it.

I also have a former governor friend whom I worked with as a greenhorn PA. He was governor from 1999-2007.
Not too long ago, I saw him.

After check-in, he was left seated by the corner of the Murtala Mohammed international airport awaiting his flight.

No one even recognized him again, not even passengers from the State where he was governor, and as I walked up to him and greeted him, then asked if he wanted any assistance, he stretched forth his trembling hands to hold me and simply said,

"Thank you for even recognizing me again. I just want your attention briefly my daughter . Sit down let me ask you something.

How is your Governor doing?"

I also have a retired Major General friend whom I served as a golf caddy at the NDA golf course in Kurmi Mashi, Kaduna.
He was so rich he built a beautiful house he was so proud of.

I visited him too not long ago and wanted us to climb to our favorite spot on his balcony upstairs.

He stared at me with a broad smile and said, "IT, I can't remember the year I went up there. It is lizards and cobwebs and the likes that live there now.

Even the kids, when they come, they don't enjoy my company in the house any more than a few hours and they are gone.

I don't have the limbs to climb up there again and the cost of cleaning keeps getting higher."

I have seen a lot more things.
How yesterday became the day before, how today became yesterday, and how tomorrow became today.

How the past became history, how the present became the past, and how the future became the present.
Nothing ever remains where it is.

Your strength, your muscles, your beauty, your wealth, your guts, your worth, your courage, your talent, your YOU, will progressively diminish until it returns to its source.

The richest man in the world in the 1960s will not be on the payroll of the richest man in the world today!

Even the strongest lion in the jungle will someday become weak, and frail and be eaten by the same predators it once terrorized.

Keep that in mind always and know that no matter how appealing and tempting that thing may seem, our interest in it will diminish with time.

Our strength to consume or own it will vanish with time until everything is surely taken away from us or we are surely taken away from everything!

"Nothing is permanent in this world".

Wishing you very Reflective Times.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT!!!

A Beautiful Written Masterpiece!!!
I love This, always think About Stuffs like This All The Time
. God Bless you More Brother �

This is one of my watch-word, which enables me live a fulfilled regret-free life.

Nothing lasts forever.

As long as I'm innocent I am not bothered... physical or spiritual...

Reading this piece at a very low point in my life. Now and then, I contemplate suicide but hold myself because I like to believe that dreams do come true and also it would be the cruelest thing to do to my mother been her only child. I have gotten tired of setbacks: having to start up all over again and where does help come from, in a deeply individualistic World that we live in. also, living in Nigeria is one of the greatest setbacks:

Ishilove:
I can swear I've read this article somewhere before, about 5/6 years ago. Facebook. It was written by a journalist. It was the "retired Major" part that teased my memory. I will fish it out when I have the time and inclination.

You people should learn to always give credit where due, for God's sake. Intellectual thievery is so disgusting and annoying

do you have principles?

Yes you're right. My father was a very rich man but since 2013 things started going south for us. He can't even sell his properties to rescue us... What does that even mean¿¿¿

Guess you are talking to.me


Am out

Evolutionlove:
Story.

Most People will only think about this for a moment, feel sober while reading this piece.

Immediately they are done reading, They'll switch back to their Wicked Lives

byinks:



You will still dey interested at 80 but will not fit do anything

God gave us tongue and fingers for a reason.



I heard some men are still sexually active to some extent at 90, I am very sure I will be in that category.....I wanna enjoy that thing for long, even if I can't move the waist much then the woman should do the work on top.

It's possible to achieve that feat, it all depends on your lifestyle when you were a youth. People should learn to eat healthy food/fruits and stop taking harmful substances. And also engage in exercise to keep fit.

Evolutionlove:
Story.

Most People will only think about this for a moment, feel sober while reading this piece.

Immediately they are done reading, They'll switch back to their Wicked Lives

Things like this are inborn, when you lack it, you lack it.

rocken001:
Reading this piece at a very low point in my life. Now and then, I contemplate suicide but hold myself because I like to believe that dreams do come true and also it would be the cruelest thing to do to my mother been her only child. I have gotten tired of setbacks: having to start up all over again and where does help come from, in a deeply individualistic World that we live in. also, living in Nigeria is one of the greatest setbacks:

That you're her beacon of hope is enough reason for you to look beyond the tempest you currently find yourself in and have a total resolution to forge ahead.

Bring God into the equation too.

LIFE U COME WITH NOTHING HUSTLE FOR EVERYTHING AND GO BACK WITH NOTHING SUCH IS LIFE

I dont believe in Gods. I believe we humans have the power to make life easier for each other

RedCentaur:


That you're her beacon of hope is enough reason for you to look beyond the tempest you currently find yourself in and have a total resolution to forge ahead.

Bring God into the equation too.

rocken001:
I dont believe in Gods. I believe we humans have the power to make life easier for each other

Okay, quite understandable.


I'm not an ardent theist though, but I have come across circumstances that seems to make me have it in my subconscious that truly , there's a higher being that dwells amongst us.

It's well.

Kollins11:
Reason I live my life to the fullest everyday. The strength I use to fvck a useless Nigerian girl Today, I may not have the strength tomorrow. So allow me to enjoy it while it last.

Sometimes i wish God never created hell fire. But with this type of comment, its clear that there are people who don't mind been there just like shaytan. Enjoy your goat time while it lasts

Yet our leaders at 70+ still dey hoard money

Ameoba300:


I'm sorry, but in the last part of your write-up You're wrong. Please go read about James Allen, the man who wrote — " as a man thinketh" .... His books have sold more than 500 million copies but to some they would think he died poor or wretched, but to he(James Allen) he died a fulfilled man— because he was able to share his truths with millions of people.

" Most Africans always think everything is always about money! money! money! But to some and most whites (no racial disparity) True wealth is having a single purpose and going ahead to bring joy to millions of people.... not necessarily amassing treasures on earth!

Mother Theresa comes to mind.

So to you money is bad. Money wont make you fulfilled. Consider someone that wants to travel the world to see different people and culture. What will he use for it? Stone? Either you like it or not, money is essential in this life and I encourage hardwork instead of dodgy way of making money. If you travel abroad, the good places you will visit requres money to enter. That poor dude in your area needs food which can only be acquired with money to make him full and happy. If you say it is not so, stop working and let us have this conversation after 2 months,

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@IyaTola

Deep write-up. Thanks for sharing your wisdom about life!

Omo
I remove tears for this talk.

Ena too get yans for nairaland.

Jeez.

IyaTola:
Nothing is Permanent In This World

I visited my 120-year-old grandmother and gave her some money when I was leaving and she told me she doesn't need money again.

That she can no longer buy or sell at her age, so I should give the money to the younger ones who need it.

I also have a former governor friend whom I worked with as a greenhorn PA. He was governor from 1999-2007.
Not too long ago, I saw him.

After check-in, he was left seated by the corner of the Murtala Mohammed international airport awaiting his flight.

No one even recognized him again, not even passengers from the State where he was governor, and as I walked up to him and greeted him, then asked if he wanted any assistance, he stretched forth his trembling hands to hold me and simply said,

"Thank you for even recognizing me again. I just want your attention briefly my daughter . Sit down let me ask you something.

How is your Governor doing?"

I also have a retired Major General friend whom I served as a golf caddy at the NDA golf course in Kurmi Mashi, Kaduna.
He was so rich he built a beautiful house he was so proud of.

I visited him too not long ago and wanted us to climb to our favorite spot on his balcony upstairs.

He stared at me with a broad smile and said, "IT, I can't remember the year I went up there. It is lizards and cobwebs and the likes that live there now.

Even the kids, when they come, they don't enjoy my company in the house any more than a few hours and they are gone.

I don't have the limbs to climb up there again and the cost of cleaning keeps getting higher."

I have seen a lot more things.
How yesterday became the day before, how today became yesterday, and how tomorrow became today.

How the past became history, how the present became the past, and how the future became the present.
Nothing ever remains where it is.

Your strength, your muscles, your beauty, your wealth, your guts, your worth, your courage, your talent, your YOU, will progressively diminish until it returns to its source.

The richest man in the world in the 1960s will not be on the payroll of the richest man in the world today!

Even the strongest lion in the jungle will someday become weak, and frail and be eaten by the same predators it once terrorized.

Keep that in mind always and know that no matter how appealing and tempting that thing may seem, our interest in it will diminish with time.

Our strength to consume or own it will vanish with time until everything is surely taken away from us or we are surely taken away from everything!

"Nothing is permanent in this world".

Wishing you very Reflective Times.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT!!!

OP, very good piece you got there. But, I’m curious. Did a rich man made you angry or deny you assistance?? I’m asking for a friend.

rocken001:
Reading this piece at a very low point in my life. Now and then, I contemplate suicide but hold myself because I like to believe that dreams do come true and also it would be the cruelest thing to do to my mother been her only child. I have gotten tired of setbacks: having to start up all over again and where does help come from, in a deeply individualistic World that we live in. also, living in Nigeria is one of the greatest setbacks:

Dear friend, dreams do come true. Suicide is not the way at all. Trust me, your hard time is building you up for a powerful testimony and lessons for others. Suicide only kills that powerful testimony.

God bless you real good for this.

nedekid:

Dont even go far. Google chief Goddy Enabor. (sorry to mention names).
As per the other fellow, I sold that car to, I will never forget his generosity. Brokity held me, I had a new born and drove out out of frustration. Who did I see diving past me in his BMW 7 series then, this fellow Tony, he stopped me, saying he heard my wife game birth and instantly slammed me 10k! This was around 2003! Till tomorrow we remember him for bailing us out. God bless "Tony" may his soul keep resting in peace.
Oga when things go bad for people, no connection helps, Expecially when problems join.
That is why a truelly rich man is not one of 5, 10 even 20 years wealth but one that has wealth and sustains it for a lifetime. Call it God given blessings?

Oh my goodness, I have just read the guy story and I am so surprise how people he had helped can be ungrateful to him.
This guy had made people millionaires and those people aren't able to help him now that he needs help.
Is this how this world work ?
Hmmmmm... something is wrong somewhere unless he isn't saying the entire truth

Aswear LIFE na VANITY! nothing seems to FREAK me anymore but i still need MONEY to SUSTAIN my remaining YEARS on earth. I'M damn broke 2 d CORE.

Pojomojo:
Oga! It's important to socialize (face-to-face) because before you know it you will become a loner.

Thats very true boss

Very reflective. Great write-up