Segun Ozique

  Overwhelming challenges currently confound nations across the world Troubled by criminality , insecurity, debts, decadence, and deception   The lovely life we dreamed of adorned with joy has turned to misery Caused by past sloppy plans, acts of unruliness, and then loss of values             Today, at different levels, we all seek places of comfort and retreat Pondering where to look to, to find the Noah’s ark as we await disaster   All such thoughts of gloom and doom are where hopelessness resides The right reactions, a positive attitude, and return to good values bring hope   Facing the reality of life is acknowledging that living comes with lots of pains Same as having faith is, knowing you can, like the wind, change your fortune   Hope is to hold on tight to all ropes, avoid failure and not give in to misery As avoid living in denial is same as not hiding like the ostrich, heads hidden   It is faith that perceives sunshine amid a troubling stor

ARE SECRETES BETWEEN SPOUSE DEMCEPTION? I had an interesting but very puzzling conversation with my spouse over the weekend: I saw a picture of someone that looked very much like a girl friend I used to know in secondary school and I said so loudly to her hearing. I went on to add that seeing the picture was such a coincidence because few days back while I was with my mates of over thirty years post secondary school, her name came up and since then, I have wondered about her; where she is, whether married, with or without children, does she still have the nuances and shenanigans I knew, etc, etc, etc. She listened patiently and at the end asked, 'what is wrong with our marriage?' That came from nowhere, I never expected it and was surprised, no shocked, to say the least. I thought quick and as shifty as I could think to avoid being in trouble, I said 'nothing.' then countered with strings of questions; 'why did you ask? What do you think is wrong? Did I say or do