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“Wedding cake in the middle of the road”, I can say without any doubt it is a wild celebration of momentous occasion. It is a celebration of a crazy love and steaming relationship for all those travelling in the surrounding areas can see what it means to be in love.

The wedding cake marks a wonderful day for those in celebrating mood. Wedding anniversaries are something most couple awaits. This is the time when they can commemorate the times they had together. They also dream of beautiful days to come.

Wedding anniversaries are celebrated not just as a symbol of gratitude for couples but also a well-deserving occasion to be celebrated because it is a mark of achievement. In today’s day and age, marriages never last; true love is substituted or outshined by the notion of accumulation and unbridled divorce settlements.  

“Wedding cake in middle of the road” should be regarded as a choice to be exploited, a right to be exercised, and a symbol of love shared. Used to its maximum level love breeds even petty moments so soft yet concrete to prevent the marriage from breaking.

That’s why couples today concoct different ways to make their wedding anniversary special and unforgettable. Whether it is grand or economical, couples find means and ways to show their expression of undying love and ceaseless appreciation for their partners.

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SOCCER IS BETTER THAN OTHER SPORTS.

Soccer in our community can be harnessed as a tool for youth development. Africa has lots of talent (raw material) but this talent is left at its own devices to develop itself. Without proper investment and timely intervention to promote youth soccer many youngsters will not acquire the necessary skills and attitude require for one to be successful. They may be many of the likes of Didier Drogba in our communities, but they may not be as lucky to be discovered early on.

Soccer has proven itself to be very instrumental in promoting integration, peace, harmony and love for humanity. It plays a very important role in our communities in terms of preventing violence among the youth and general community. In some countries such Ghana, Brasil, South Africa, Congo, Zambia and Argentine soccer is encouraged as a tool for community development. Soccer is used to help economically disadvantaged youth to acquire some technical skills and convert what was meant to be enjoyed in the streets by the local people into national and international assets for investment.

The South Africa Football Association together with the government and business created a wonderful platform for development when the FIFA 2010 Soccer World was hosted for the first time in Africa. Opportunities for children and youth living in poverty stricken regions got to see legends, managers and sponsors promoting of soccer in their respective localities. Therefore, soccer is effectively a power tool to mobilize the private and partnership for positive development.

IT IS A POOR IDEA TO LIE TO YOURSELF.

It is easy to cheat yourself because you have no pride or personality. If you have the fear of God you will develop love and fear of the person. You will also refrain from cheating anybody including yourself.

Are you not comfortable in your own skin? This part of critical thinking evokes a greater responsibility and informed choice that one has to make to live in harmony with others. Some of the factors that cause disharmony, disunity and personal pain come from within us. The fact that people would assert or impose their identity “I am a man” can cause a lot of harm and is a potential danger to other human beings.

Being a man carries a huge responsibility to yourself, your family, your community and the world over.  Sometime, the assertion that one is a man is part of escaping the responsibility of being a “real’ man who has a responsibility within the society.  It should be the people who see you as a man rather than you imposing that on them.

Gross human rights abuse, gender violence, domestic violence and many exploitative practices directed at women and children are often committed by those whose status as men should be known all the time. They tend to hide their own insecurities by hurting others. Does hurting people instead of loving them cleanse the evil spirit from your heart?  

Untruthfulness, dishonesty and lies or making vows that you do know to be false is dangerous to one’s conscience. It creates a rot that runs through the bone marrow of the society. Today, we are confronted with many shocking discoveries about the behaviour of children. They learn that from people whom we consider to be dishonest and unfaithful. Everyone is urged to redesign and reconfigure his or her mentality.

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LIFE IS VERY HARD

Have you ever noticed how some other things you do never seem to change no matter what you seem to do? One would have hoped that all the African children would taken an example from their leaders who suffered a lot for the liberation of Africa. These leaders are Patrice Lumumba, Kwame Nkrumah, Laurent Kabila, Robert Mugabe, Nelson Mandela, Muammar Qaddafi, Sekou Toure,  Samora Machel, Oliver Tambo, Henrique Nzita Tiago, Eduardo Dos Santos, Jonas Savimbi, Agostinho Neto, Steve Biko, Julius Nyerere, Jomo Kenyatta, Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, John Nkomo, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Hosni Mubarak, Albert Luthuli, Omar Bongo, King Shaka, Sam Mujoma, Martin Luther King Junior, Kenneth Kaunda, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Marcus Garvey, General Yakubu Gowon, Abdulsalami Abubakar  Jean-Bedel Bokassa and many more.

Jesus Chris died on the cross for the people of the world to be liberated from sin. Jesus paved the way and many of African leaders followed in the service of the people.  Today, it is easy to find people complaining that life is hard whereas they have not taken the cue from their selfless leaders who have through hell to safeguard the African history.

The African leaders stood firm for the education of the children of revolution because they have learnt that education is the best provision for old age according to Aristotle. What has happened to our youth? Why are they disrespecting the elderly? When will they learn to deal humbly, respectfully and courteously with the older generation? How will they learn from the elderly if they continue antagonising, abusing, insulting and alienating them in their lives?

We should learn from the conventional wisdom or “common sense” that our problems are stem from ignoring the African values, philosophies, customs, beliefs and traditions. As children of revolution we need to change the status quo but not at the expense of the African people and African wisdom.  

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