A Lady

Treat her like a lady
She is special
A delicate piece of China
So fragile she could be an egg
A beauty crowned with brains
Her intellect is refreshing
Treat her with respect
She is wise and not foolish
Only create the right moment
with the right opportunity
Her wealth is wisdom
Treat her like a star
She twinkles like one

WORKERS

Some wake up before morning

Some in the wee hours

Others in the morning

While some at mid-day

Nevertheless, they all go to work

Some toil in the sun

Some move from place to place

Others in their serene offices

While some sit at home all day

Nevertheless, they all go to work

Those who toil take their earnings

Those who move about, their salaries

Those in the offices get their rewards

While those at home get their satisfaction

Nevertheless, they all go to work

At the end of the day

The laborer knows that the days work is finished

The wanderers are accomplished

The Officers are fulfilled

While the homers are satisfied

Nevertheless their work is done.

Some complain

Some shrug

Others smile

While the rest look upward

Nevertheless their work is done.

Only you

Recently I pondered over the saying …“the grass is greener on the other side”. It made me really wonder, what is it about human beings that always makes them hunger for that “extra thing”.

We push ourselves hard, try our best, do everything possible to have that feeling of “I did my best”, even though we don’t admit it to anyone (am sure you know what I am talking about). At that point when we want to pat ourselves on the back, we look up and see our neighbors lawn, and think, hey, his grass looks greener and neater!

Then the rat race begins again…we sweat, toil, press, push…

It never really ends. On and on it goes, except each time, the stakes are higher, the benefits are better, more worthwhile and rewarding.

Today, I urge you, get that second or third or fourth degree. Add that certification course. Finish that book. Travel. Do that noble thing. Go for that Training. Wake up. Just Live your life.

Natasha Beddingfield says… “fill the rain on your skin. No one else can fill it for you! Only you can let it in. No one else can speak the words on your lips".

There’s something in the distance and its so close you can almost reach it. Don’t let that opportunity pass!!!

Just a GAME!!!

The one thing that unites men ( and ladies alike)

The thing that also divides and causes friction.

It brings people together in love and solidarity.

It tears people apart.

It relaxes 

It makes tense.

There is no win-win situation. 

One party either wins or loses.
When its a draw, its uninteresting. It is better when a victor emerges!

The other day  was in a bus. When I got in, everyone was doing their business as usual. No one knew the other person, so we were all content to sit quietly. Musing, pondering, thinking, wishing, as the case may have been. Enjoying the smooth ride and dancing in rhythm to the bumps on the road.

Ahead, I noticed a crowd, mostly men. I began to panic, wondering what could be happening. (It was night you see, and I hate being without a partner in the dark.). I craned my neck a little further, trying to see what could be happening. (I needed to know if I was supposed to get down and bolt as fast as possible before informing the other passengers as they did not seem overly concerned).

As we neared the crowd, I noticed (to my disgust, and also joy - after all, i didn't have to run anywhere - that it was a gathering of passersby and shop owners who were watching a football match. 

I also noticed that all the men in the bus suddenly sat straighter and craned their necks a bit more. The bus driver suddenly slowed to a crawl, all so he could take in all that he could before moving on. To me, it seemed like we spent almost 5 minutes on that spot, whereas it was just a couple of seconds.

Finally, the driver got a grip on himself and moved on. Then it started. At first the other passengers were still trying to boot and store the little they had seen. Then the questions started. "which teams are playing?", "what's the score?", "who is leading?" "Is this the second half?" 

Then the discussion started, and the arguments...which was the better team, who had better players, who knew... 

I was simply amazed at how random strangers could suddenly become buddies because of a game football- A  leather sphere being chased about a given parameter by a 2 dozen sweaty grown men. 

It still baffles me. It makes me wonder why people don't show the same enthusiasm over a swimming competition, or tennis, or basketball, or races?

I really wish I could understand the whole idea behind it all. Especially the Fan aspect.

Why fans go to the extent of quarreling, fighting and in extreme cases stabbing and killing each other. For crying out loud, you are just a fan! The footballers don't know you by name! Fine, they know they have supporters an all, but your name? Seriously? 

Cheer them!

Raise your team flags!

Blow the trumpets 

Strut your club colors all about (clothe your children and grand children still learning how to crawl in them for all I care) but DO NOT FIGHT!!!