Oluyomi Ola-David Insights

Words are architects Words are bulldozers Words are builders True words are priceless Words are water Words are oil Words are garments True words are rich Words are food Words are rain Words are wine True words are bright Words are counting Words are letters Words are teachers True words are constant Words are tools Words are toys Words are machines True words are productive Words are sand Words are seeds Words are swords True words are life Words are shoes Words are servants Words are rulers True words are active Words are ancient Words are culture Words are young True words are dynamic Words are stores Words are gates  Words are goggles True words are willing Words are nurses Words are doctors Words are patients True words are resident Words are sharp Words are soft Words are hard True words are divisive Words are long Words are short Words are fierce True words are graceful ... #Education #WorldWaterDay #SDGs #Culture #everydropcounts  #SocialJustice #HealthyLifestyle #Mentalhealth 

What is education Without enlightenment Vain is knowledge  That darkens the mind What is education Without conscience  Vain is perspective That hardens the heart What is education Without culture Vain is tradition That clogs the wheel What is education Without virtue Vain is lesson That corrupts the mind What is education  Without audience Vain is stage That omits the crowd What is education  Without principle Vain is means That negates the end What is education  Without thought Vain is practice That enslaves the mind What is education  Without history Vain is parrot That ignores the past What is education  Without wealth Vain is tutelage That impoverishes the rich What is education  Without boundary Vain is nurture That deifies the mind What is education  Without faith Vain is subject That weakens the strong What is education  Without ancestry Vain is process That excludes the source ... Photo credit: Oluyomi Ola-David

What is despised By humans May be truly signficant By nature What is esteemed By humans May be truly despicable By nature What is fashionable By humans May be truly outdated By nature What is priced By humans May be really invaluable By nature What is nought By humans May be really something By nature What is dated By humans May be really current By nature What is problematic  By humans May be truly fortunate By nature What is nutrition By humans May be truly poison By nature What is funny By humans May be truly serious By nature What is loved  By humans May be really loathsome By nature  What is popular  By humans May be really base By nature What is deemed waste By humans May be really wealth By nature ... Photo credit: Oluyomi Ola-David

Transformational turning points are the real 'new years', every other movement along the continuum of time is just for keeping the records.  Economies, individiduals, households, firms, governments, and institutions  can experience my concept of a 'new year' at whatever point in time they decide to effect game-changing ideas, policies, and structural changes, however minuscule. Check through business cases as well as economic history and you will observe how some nations advanced in development while their counterparts stagnated or retrogressed through time. Some firms from yesteryears are now defunct because they simply refused to innovate in development strategy. So, if you, unlike me, decided to commence 2022 with a static business-as-usual mindset, then it is not your own 'new year' yet. You would have to start yours at a later time. It is my deep seated hope that you will not be caught napping, flying with worn wings that need replacement. With no structura

Call me black Yes, I am dark And you seek my tan all summer So I still tick Call me ancient Yes, I am historical And you plundered artefacts from forebears  So I still tick Call me weak Yes, I am work-in-progress And full of rare strength that you hunt  So I still tick Call me backward Yes, I am late-in-coming And I see no-go-tracks from your mistakes So I still tick Call me traditional Yes, I am ingenious  And I create pieces you may not dare So I still tick Call me failure Yes, I am learning And I don't like succeeding at wrong work So I still tick  Call me laggard Yes, I am steady And I like to navigate my own lane So I still tick Call me useless Yes, I am valuable  And I know where my usefulness counts So I still tick Call me coward Yes, I am thoughtful and wary And I choose battles I always win So I still tick Call me kinky Yes, I am natural And I love the curls you like to copy So I still tick  Call me misfit Yes, I am an outlier And I stand on ideals I conform to So I still

No place Like home No sweet Like fatherland No journey Like home No trophy  Like now No mountain Like home No valley Like motherland No wool Like home No warmth Like fatherland No fireplace Like home No cooler Like now No meal Like home No drink Like motherland No market Like home No goods Like fatherland No playground Like home No work Like now No school  Like home No certificate Like motherland No idea Like home No nurture Like fatherland No season Like home No time Like now No work Like home No power Like motherland ... Photo credit: Wikipedia/ Nigeria

Never again Should I be Too guilty to say I am now sorry  Never again Should I be too Too afraid to say It was my idea Never again Should I be Too proud to say I need help Never again Should I be Too hesitant to say I ask to be excused Never again Should I be Too quick to say It is your fault Never again Should I be Too wise to say I do not know it all Never again Should I be Too arrogant to say I beg your pardon Never again Should I be Too ignorant to say History does not matter Never again Should I be Too strong to say I am sometimes weak Never again Should I be Too hasty to say I can wait Never again Should I be Too poor to say I can change Never again Should I be Too ashamed to say I am Nigerian ... Photo credit: United Church of God

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 pastures And