Dipo Tepede.POeT

«Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.»- William Shakespeare 

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One of the site commentators (Royal_Prince) asked a sincere question about how to judge the stock market; I was first taken aback by the question then I realize the pure sincerity associated with the question. So many workers rely on brokers to give them advice on where to position their funds in the Nigerian Stocks Exchange and deeper analysis of this trend reveals a worrisome future; you make some money by working 70% of the day and you are asking someone to decide how to manage the money. The hilarious joke about this trend is that the person you are asking to create this money for you may not be able to create this money for himself/herself. It's like consulting the herbalist who cannot afford a decent consulting room and you see guys with hummer jeep asking for his/her advice. You are sure that you would be sacrificing something that herbalist himself /herself can never sacrifice to get to the position. 

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I am very sorry that I have been MIA for a while; what can I say? I have been uber busy but don't fret; I am working pretty hard to bring to fruition the vision of financial independence. I have had a secret fear for some time now especially those days I was under the payroll of various corporate establishments. In order to provide temporary solution to this fear, I learnt the skills of office politics, arse-licking, clichés, show-offs and diplomacy but I found out these skills were band aids to a deeply rooted issue. I was so scared that I lost my soul; I have cars, land properties, investment portfolios, small businesses, etc which I guarded with gusto but I failed to guard the most important asset in the world – my soul. I was so afraid that my soul was in constant torment. 

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It is 4.30 a.m., Feb 6th and I have not been able to sleep; my eyes are simultaneously moving between CNN and CNNPOLITICS.COM. The main focus is the logger-head battle between Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hilary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination. I have never been as engrossed in the US politics as I am with the 2008 primaries. It's a complex political process with yesterday tagged «Super Duper Tuesday» comprising 24 states voting which is a huge determinant to who will clinch his/her party nomination especially for the Republicans.

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My friend's mother's burial at Isele Azagba, Delta State, last week forced me one more time to look at the reason I am on this earth. I am very happy I crossed 7 seas and 7 mountains to support my friend in this very low point of his life but what really hit me was the heavy reflection that came with sorrow and pain. Sorrow and pain gives wisdom to the simple and re-enforces one to follow his true calling. King Solomon of the Bible could not have hit the nail on the head more when he said it is better you spend time at funerals than at festivals. For you are going to die, and it is a good thing to think about it while there is still time (Ecclesiastes 7:2, the Living Bible).

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