MID-WEEK Toast
“Make yourself happy, now that you are alive”.
It’s more than a tragedy to work your ass off all your life only to pass away in your fondest moments. ‘God forbid’, I guess you will say.
Consider this: we are often carried away, offering our best to life when we forget that we too, deserve the best from us. Beloved, it behoves on you to start taking care of self. Eat good food, rest very well and take life so gentle and easy. That’s the pedigree.
If you can’t build a duplex, why not a two bedroom flat and enjoy yourself. Similarly, send your children to schools whose fees you can afford. Success is not necessarily tied to five -star nomenclature schools. Your coat should be cut according to your clothes.
Dear, if you can’t afford lace materials, flow in your Ankara; if you can’t afford designers, slay in ‘bend-down’. You cannot impress the world by your expensive disposition… so far you are not in rags, you are fine and good to go!
Women, if your husband is misbehaving, try your very best to fix it, but if he remains recalcitrant, pretend as if he’s not troubling you… natural normalcy will return.
Men, if your wife is not giving you peace of mind, work things out; but after trying your best and change does not come, ignore her, face your children and I bet you, water will naturally flow via it’s level. Trust me.
Again, if one of your children is frustrating your life, even after much proper parenting, pray for God’s intervention, do your best but never give up on any of such a child. Don’t kill yourself for this cause. You didn’t kill your parents… I don’t think you did. They will live fine if you die.
If your circle of friends, old school mates and family members are more of a competition rather than encouragement, don’t do more than you can. Stay on your lane is not a curse!
Stay around cheerful and futuristic people, obviously because they will make and not mar you. Again, I say trust me here. As long as there’s life, hope flows alongside. Yes, never compare yourself with anyone, know this and know peace. Research reveals that your job lives longer than you, cos you can always be replaced. Therefore tend tenderly.
Celebrate yourself by telling yourself good things, after all, the power of death and life are enshrined in the tongue… I choose LIFE. Speak beautiful things to yourself and others.
Do you know that problems never finishes? Priotise yourself, be contented but don’t settle for less. Trivialize your problems and give happiness an edge over worries. You can have this ONE life to live. Live peacefully so that you can leave peacefully.
If only you know how life moves quickly, you will thread with caution.If only you know how fast the dead are forgotten, you would take a break. If only you know how temporal our stay on planet earth is, you would be as careful as a toddler.
Take it or leave it, life will continue with or without you. Recall that the world did not start with your birth and would not end with your death.
This is a reality mid-week toast . Breath in and out as you reflect on it. Happy mid-week everyone.
By Atabo Sylvester.
