Oluyomi Ola-David Insights

Learning is life-long for those who lead. Education is as constant as air, whether or not you realise it, the breeze breathes on you. Whatever you do with the available 'air' is important for your sustainable development.  #education #humancapital #MentalHealthMatters #mindset

Glass is useful It may be fragile So are human lives Handle with care Our collective humanity is invaluable. As a unified whole, we can work to protect all and prevent genocide, crimes and ethnic cleansing.#savethepeace #Sustainability #peace #savetheplanet #savethechildren

Finance is growth fuel Influence is gold standard Know-how is water To have one is normal To have all is supernormal To have none is abnormal ... #finance #business #fuelsubsidy #investment #MentalHealthMatters #health #sustainablefinance #financialinclusion #financialeducation 

Achieving efficiency in waste management is important for a thriving  circular economy. Every economic unit can embrace the #culture of sorting from its point of waste generation. #Efficiency  #Economics  #Recycling  #Wastemanagement  #Reduce #Sort #Reuse  #Households  #Firms  #Policy 

Language is a vehicle But you have to know the destination Knowledge is a tool And you need to see its use Power is a bulldozer But you have to weed its field Influence is a sailor And you need to guide its wind Pride is a spring But you need to study its fall Failure is a factor And you need to solve the equation Life is a gift But you need to hold its worth Love is a verb And you need to read its footprints Time is a treasure But you need to find its chest Work is a stage And you have to know its audience Skill is a star But you need to spot its night Salt is a spice And you need to taste its limit Profit is a signpost But you need to judge its service Tongue is a leaf And you need to eat its fruit Trade is a door But you need to screen the goods Greed is a drunk And you need to use a bed Speech is a seed But you need to till the ground Gossip is a hot stove And you need to get its ice Life is a marathon But you need to mind your mile Sleep is a refresher And you need to learn daily

They all display Brilliant ideas Just up until  We vote them in They all speak  Truth Just up until We unmask the masquerade They all do Right Just up until We balance the scale They all hawk Goods Just up until  We unwrap inedible bads They all know Everything Just up until We ask a question They all claim Innocence Just up until We use a test kit They all see Clearly Just up until We have distant placards They all like Prosperity Just up until We have problems to solve They all hate Mediocrity Just up until We raise the standards They all play Well Just up until We kick a lone start They all work Hard Just up until We tune into the roadshow They all have Faith Just up until We need to feed a crowd ... Photo credit: Oluyomi Ola-David

Being a pupil You may need to choose between Reading a subject And subjecting a discipline Being a plant You may need to choose between Growing in random places And placing where to grow Being a star You may need to choose between Shining in your story book And booking your shine Being a horse You may need to choose between Working for the visible And invisibly doing the work Being a mind You may need to choose between Running through your thinking And thinking through your run Being a hireling You may need to choose between Waiting for sheep to pay back And backing sheep to wait Being a door You may need to choose between Opening throughout time And timing your opening   Being an agent You may need to choose between Purchasing goods and services And servicing good purchase  Being a wall You may need to choose between Guarding a city And situating the guards Being a merchant You may need to choose between Trading your treasure And treasuring your trade   Being an eye You may need to ch

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

Opt To serve Volunteer  To grow Opt To lead Volunteer To follow Opt  To farm Volunteer To grow Opt To wait Volunteer  To go Opt To learn Volunteer To grow Opt To watch Volunteer To tend  Opt  To read Volunteer  To grow Opt To act Volunteer  To have Opt To think Volunteer To grow Opt  To thank Volunteer To smile Opt To change Volunteer  To grow Opt To live Volunteer To speak ... Photo credit: Oluyomi Ola-David

They are young At heart But you are ancient In heart and mind They are dynamic At heart But you are static In heart and mind They are learning At heart But you are learned In heart and mind They are growing At heart But you are grown In heart and mind They are open At heart But you are closed In heart and mind They are humble At heart But you are tutor In heart and mind They are innate At heart But you are extrinsic In heart and mind They are peasant At heart But you are elite In heart and mind They are sheep At heart But you are goat In heart and mind They are functional At heart But you are frictional In heart and mind They are thoughtful At heart But you are careless In heart and mind They are investors At heart But you are spent In heart and mind ... Photo credit: Oluyomi Ola-David

Give me some fish And I will return for more Get me a net and some lessons And I will return with thanks Give me some words And I will return for more Get me a book and some notes And I will return with thanks  Give me a ride  And I will return for more  Get me a vehicle and some rounds And I will return with thanks Give me a meal And I will return for more  Get me a stove and some game  And I will return with thanks Give me some friends And I will return for more  Give me a family and some time And I will return with thanks Give me a hand And I will return for more  Get me a skill and some knots And I will return with thanks Give me some fruits And I will return for more  Get me a field and some seeds And I will return with thanks Give me a room  And I will return for more  Get me a ruler and some clay And I will return with thanks  Give me a match  And I will return for more  Get me a race and some shoes And I will return with thanks Give me a title  And I will return for more  Get m

Some were born Chewing on silver spoons Others were raised Brushing sticks and fingers Some were born Crawling on soft rugs Others were raised Courting sands and stones Some were born Riding on horse backs Others were raised Tending goats and donkeys Some were born Sucking on pearly curds Others were raised Cracking meat and bones Some were born Calling on waiting hands Others were raised Running to and fro Some were born Looking on passing fun Others were raised Handling weights and scales Some were born Reading on tutor's go Others were raised Fiddling night and nature Some were born Feasting on royal bounty Others were raised Fending plants and water Some were born Spending on wealthy house Others were raised Making bricks and mortar Some were born Sitting on the fence Others were raised Cuddling numbers and letters Some were born Standing on giant shoulders Others were raised Honing fins and wings Some were born Counting on ancient stool Others were raised Burning coals and cha