Oluyomi Ola-David Insights

Climbing a corporate ladder Will not keep you happy Building your nation can  Making more money Will not keep you happy Age-old prudence can  Making many friends  Will not keep you happy Remembering your Creator can  Getting a promotion Will not keep you happy Bearing righteous fruits can  Becoming famous Will not keep you happy Purity of heart can  Acquiring new things Will not keep you happy Godly contentment can  Getting married Will not make you happy Unity of faith and spirit can  Having a child Will not keep you happy Raising a wise one can  Relocating abroad Will not keep you happy Abiding in divine purpose can  Amassing sundry titles Will not keep you happy Amazing grace can  Living in luxury Will not keep you happy Fulfilling eternal purpose can  Voting another president Will not keep you happy Sustaining strong institutions can

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As I think through this Yoruba proverb 'olówó ĺó lòwò', I am humbled at how three words have sufficient substance to make a thousand speeches and fill a million lines. This proverb literally means "it is the rich that owns the trade", whatever trade that is. Can we cross-examine the verity of this simply stated fact? Which countries dominate global trade? See the figure on world trade statistics, facts speak for themselves. Doesn't the rich control the time of the poor. Every human is endowed with a 24-hour day. Nevertheless, the rich tend to wield adequate economic power required to buy up more hours to their productive advantage. Many poor people can only sell their time to survive.  Isn't it the rich that can create enough time to think, strategise, and flood our bookshelves? Who are those sane enough to want read whatever the poor may have to say, because they know it is instructive? The rich own large estates and living spaces that the working poor dream ...

When you know The purpose of marriage Is to raise godly offspring You will marry carefully When you know The purpose of your faculty Is to invest in thinking You will deploy it differently  When you know The purpose of eating Is to gain strength and health You will eat carefully When you know The purpose of truth Is to make you free You will listen differently When you know The purpose of life Is to fulfill a divine destiny You will live carefully When you know The purpose of money Is to procure value and pure knowledge You will spend differently When you know The purpose of star talent Is to shine as light-in-darkness You will complain carefully When you know The purpose of youth Is to prepare for a good old age You will work differently When you know The purpose of birthing children Is to be a lifelong coach You will procreate carefully When you know The purpose of leadership Is to fully imitate Christ You will follow differently When you know The purpose of the present Is to cre...

The grateful lizard Crawls high and low And grasps a thousand heights Only to nod the most high The war horse Prepares and fights gallantly  And returns to shelter Only to bow to its rock of strength The rooster Crows at appointed times And returns to brood Only to salute the timekeeper The eagle Soars towering heights And comes to a perennial roost Only to salute the spirit's wind The rat Runs his safety race And breathes a relief Only to sniff the cat owner The ant Works through lonely nights And returns to winter hill Only to lean on its powerhouse The fish Swims with nature's dexterity And lays still at sea's bottom Only to stream unending goodness  The lion Rules the jungle fearlessly  And roars in the den Only to mirror invisible governor The tree  Yields fruits in season And sheds autumn leaves Only to extol consistent sunlight The peacock Shakes free its beauty wings And cows in humbĺe cage Only to praise its grand architect The sheep Feeds in evergreen pastu...