Dabota's carelessness, Tutu's Stubborness...

Since after I read about how a young boy got saved from an earthquake in Japan because he stubbornly went on a bicycle ride that took him several kilometers away from his city, the idea of writing a story linked to that has been on mind, but I eventually forgot about doing that until I read a short story from a friend's fiance (Uche Anne) that finally inspired me to write this:

Random Musings........

As Dabota parked the car, and stepped out of it to cursorily grab a few items from the supermarket around the corner, she sternly warned her 5year old son, Tutu, not to get out of the car until she gets back.....promising to beat him if he dares step out....

.....almost immediately as his mum walked right through the entrance of the supermarket, Tutu who has gained 'notoriety' for his rebellious tendencies even as a child, also stepped out of the car first ambling around the vicinity and later wandering from the car.....

.....Dabota collapsed just as she was stepping out of the supermarket door and saw a tipper crashing into her car - crushing the locomotive metal and shattering its glasses....

.....Dabota and onlookers screamed for joy when the tad came jumping up & down with arms thrown out in the air....

....seems like Dabota had forgotten her promise to beat Tutu!

There was going to be celebrations....there was going to be a BIG testimony in church with a lot of wining and dining to follow later on at the home of Dabota & Family....

....all for what?

.....Tutu's stubbornness? Hmmm......this life sef!

**From my collection of short stories & inspiring thoughts**

Mayple (c) 2012.

Just as birds...

Just for a moment, imagine a bird deciding to no longer perch on trees simply because the one on which it had its nest was cut down...

...that's what we do when we stop valuing relationships simply because someone or some persons (take note of the word 'some') treated us in a way we didn't like.

Learning Points:

Don't say "that's how all men are" just because a 'few' did you wrong; there are still good guys out there.

Don't tell a customer "if you don't buy, others will" just because the customer was annoying.

Learn from your experiences in relationships that dished hot coal to you as meal, but remember.....

.....you don't burn down your house to get rid of a rat. Meaning not every relationship will work out well, but don't take it out on all other relationships.

Mr. somebody hurt you, not Mr. everybody; so why react to "everybody" like he is "somebody"?

You got my drift?

#YouNeed, INeed, WeNeed - relationships just as the birds need trees for their nests.

**From My Collection of Short Stories & Inspiring Thoughts**

Mayple (C) 2012

Be YOU...

No matter how long you use your finger to submerge a floating cork, it will always pop-up back to the surface once you lift your finger.

Learning Point:

You can't afford to keep living a fake life. Time will reveal how fake you are or how fake your deeds are...

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Henry built a luxury bungalow to his taste, charles built a luxury duplex...

Okechukwu is a secondary school leaver with no university degree but makes over 500k a month from his laundry business; Matthew graduated with a 2.1 and works at an engineering firm for 80k per month...

Blessing has four healthy kids; Victoria has one healthy kid....

From the three scenarios above, how do you tell who is more successful? What forms our yardstick for measuring success?

Learning Point:

Don't bother yourself with who is more successful than you or whom you are more successful than. Just focus on what you have, what you can get, and make the most of it.

#BeYOU

**From My Collection of Short Stories & Inspiring Thoughts**

Mayple (C) 2012

He Wonders!

While he was just a small village boy, Ndube served as an errand boy to the chief priest of his village.....he watched (and helped receive the items) as various villagers who sought the services of the chief priest came with various items such as brooms, padlocks, eggs, handkerchiefs, sand, etc to either appease the deity or to give as a token to the CP.....

.....after a couple of years, Ndube the village boy became a city boy in the crazily amazing city of Lagos because, a relative of his brought him along after a visitation to the village to come learn a trade.....

.....six years rolled by, and Ndube found himself drawn to a Church within his neighbourhood. He first was a sunday-sunday attendee, but later became a devoted worker (just like he was at the village shrine) after he gave His life to Christ....

....the Church once had a programme and members were to bring items to church, the kind he usually helped the chief priest (CP) at the shrine to receive (padlocks, brooms, sand, etc)....

.....as all manner of prayers were going on, Ndube's mind drifted, and he was asking himself several questions:

»How come 'mpintu', the deity of the village shrine, & the God of the Bible require the same items from their worshippers for requests to be granted?

»Is it that superstition and faith have a spiritual connection?

»Could it be that the pastor of his church and the members all have a history of a deity in their villages which their minds are so attached to that they need these items to hold on to before they are confident of God hearing their prayers?

»But pastor said "at the name of Jesus, every knee must bow", so why is the name of Jesus alone not enough?

»Or is it that I'm letting my mind drift too far away?

.......Ndube wonders!

**From my collection of short stories & inspiring thoughts**

Mayple (c) 2012