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Blind Loyalty

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Often times we are faced with the allegation of where our loyalties lie, and at times like this we mostly thoughtlessly respond in a way pleasing to the accuser. The answer is usually not straightforward or rather should not be, it's a type of question that requires some degree of brainstorming. What are you loyal to? are you loyal to an entity or his philosophy? are you loyal to yourself and your beliefs as it is in alignment with that of the accuser? after answering these questions then you can return an answer. The kind of loyalty that demands our unequivocal, sycophant-like-allegiance is blind loyalty which is lethal. Our loyalty should never be anchored on a person but on the personality and the values it portrays and once it has been betrayed the common loyalty once shared can weave. It is the election period in Nigeria and as usual, the political rhetoric is at its best, party faithful turn out in their large numbers in support of the party's candidates. Demagoguery

The Rubber Mind

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Rubber comes from a substance called latex found in trees, it is sapped from the core of the tree, then  put through various processes to transform it from a semi liquid to the solid we are familiar with. What is interesting about latex is that this substance is found in varying quantities in most trees. No wonder most trees can take a beating on in a stormy weather and still look good on a sunny day, this component does the trick. So the question today is how much rubber (latex) do you have? Speaking with a friend recently opened my eyes to the fact that humans can have a rubber structured mind if they wished to, and being rigid on flawed or arguable life philosophies also is a choice. She’s taken a beating from life in her nearly 3 decades on earth, her tragedies in life would usually be a fiction story from a New York times best seller, but this ain’t no fiction, from single mom to motherless to imminent career truncation, a rope hanging from the ceiling would have played