HE SAID, BUT HE'S SAYING

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates 

Have you ever wondered, or tried to imagine what avenues God can chose to bless people? Or do you wonder if He's loving enough to even bless anyone just like that - out of the blues - in ways, mostly assumed to be 'not right.' You should've heard the expression, "Better lucky than good." The following story certainly exemplifies that thinking. Wisdom would have done something different with that $20 bill, and would have not won that million dollars.

Hubert Tang had not purchased a lottery ticket in ten years. But he decided to, when he found a twenty dollar bill lying on the street - so he buys two scratch-off tickets. While still standing just outside the store, he scratched them, and turning to a friend who was with him said, "I think I just won a million dollars!" And he did. Many people, they wouldn't have even picked

NO SHORT-CUTS

"Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting." - Joyce Meyer 

Robert H. Schuller said, "Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come."

Conversation between man and God:

Man: "God, how long is a million years?"
God: "To me, it’s about a minute."
Man: "God, how much is a million dollars?"
God: "To me it’s a penny."
Man: "God, may I have a penny?"
God: "Wait a minute."

If you have never gotten to that point where it seems everyone else is prospering but you, just keep living. At such times when you make the unfortunate decision of logging into Facebook. Unfortunately for you, pictures of your classmate - from university - pops up. He's dedicating his second mansion, with a brand new car parked by the side. And here you are ten years after graduation with nothing to show, you ever went to school: even though you had the best result in your class.

THE GIFT OF FAMILY (10); FAMILY, GOD'S GREAT GIFT

"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them." - Desmond Tutu

One of the only thing we unconsciously disregard, or hardly have respect for is Family. We put everything or everyone else above them.

There was a huge tree. A little boy loved to play around it everyday. He'd climb to the top, ate the apples, take a nap under the shade. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by the little boy had grown and he no longer played frequently around the tree. One day, the boy came back to the tree looking sad. ‘Come and play with me’ the tree asked the boy. ‘I am no longer a kid, I do not play around trees any more’ the boy replied. ‘I want toys. I need money to buy them.’ ‘Sorry, but I do not have money but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you'll have money.’ The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily and never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad. One day, he returned (after he'd become a man) and the tree was excited ‘Come play with me’ the tree said. ‘I do not have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?” Sorry, but I do not have any house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house.’ So the man cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the man never came back. Again he was lonely and sad. One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was delighted. ‘Come and pay with me!’ the tree said. ‘I am getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself.

THE GIFT OF FAMILY (4); MOTHERS HELP GOD

"Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own." - Aristotle

A mother made an appointment with her child's pediatrician. She complained that her son had eaten dirt on several occasions. To the doctor, she said, "I've always heard that if a child eats dirt, there is some deficiency. Do you think his dirt-eating indicates a lack of something?" The doctor replied, "Yes—very definitely; a lack of supervision!"

A little boy who had heard from his mother that it was God who made people good, replied, "Yes, I know it is God, but mothers help a lot."

It is a great compliment to a woman to have a great son. I remember an incident that took place at a certain village, which impressed this upon my mind as nothing else could. A young man was to graduate who stood at the head of his class, and received many honours. He was of humble parentage. It had cost quite a good deal of struggle and sacrifice on the part of his parents to keep him at school. When he delivered his graduating speech, his old mother, with her sunbonnet on, sat just in front of him. No sooner had he finished speaking, and received his medal, than he stepped down off the platform, went and placed his arms around his mother's neck, and pinned his medal on her dress. Someone said to her, as they went out of the hall: "I know you are proud of your boy." "Ah, yes," said the young man, "but not half so proud as he is of his mother!"

Back in the day in Africa, our mama's first priority was their family. No mama was so busy pursuing money that they could not invest time in the development of their kids. Why aren't mothers of today just as committed?