ONE SOUL.

I wanted to use the ATM some weeks back and met a long queue with a man having the attention of everybody waiting for their turn to withdraw. When I got closer I listened and the first words I heard were "save him first, that person's life is much more important". Hearing that alone, he got my attention a 100%....lol. He spoke with so much passion and apparently was talking about an Issue I had concern about for a while now.

I discovered weeks before the weeks I went to use the ATM a law I never knew existed in Nigeria. One day I was on my way home with my mum and then I noticed a little gathering by roadside with a man in pains. It seems as though everybody was just looking and nobody was helping. So many thoughts crossed my mind and I told my mum that we should help out since everyone was just looking instead of getting into action. My mum stopped me and told me we better mind our business like we saw nothing. I was a little taken aback and then she explained to me like the wise old women in movies do.....lol.

There was an accident and just a few steps away, I saw some police officers gathered collecting money while someone was at the back dying. My reaction was epic...... Lol. A lot of people have this notion of you just don't help people because you want to help them. You could help someone and put yourself in serious trouble with the law for helping. You could get accused of being the one that caused the accident by the police and relatives or while you think you are helping someone, you find yourself in a den of thieves. She told me of different experiences people have shared and I thought about how many lives could have been lost and the people who genuinely needs help. We know how our ambulance system is so unreliable and all the other trouble with our system. I feel everything is a mess.

For once I was seeing someone who spoke with so much passion about saving the soul first and not minding what the other consequences are. Some people looked at him like he suddenly developed horns....lol while others thought he has probably lost his mind. The argument continued and all I did was listen. Before he was able to withdraw and leave I doubt he was able to convince anybody following the counter attacks he was being given and being the only one on a team. But he did a good job. After he left, there was still talk of how he was able to achieve all that without any trouble and I discovered the man in question was a police officer.

But I loved this man's enthusiasm for souls, I loved how he encouraged people and telling them to save lives and that the police were people like us and could be talked to. I don't know this man from anywhere but saying that alone made me feel we are heading for a change. We just need a few more like mind people.

I met with a group of older friends when this topic was discussed again and there was talk of how Nigeria was not like this before, how this laws started, how the whole mess was a seed that was sown a long time ago and grew to this point, the Nigeria of then and now. All I could do was sigh. From their point of view the vices were not this bad. People were not this bad and one begins to wonder when and where did it go wrong.

I wish for a better a Nigeria, a Nigeria where people are not reckless with lives, a Nigeria with less vices and more good people, a Nigeria with comfort, a Nigeria with a voice for the unrepresented, a Nigeria with less unprivileged, a Nigeria where one can easily help, a Nigeria with less corruption and more justice. The list could go on but lastly a Nigeria with one spirit, one mind and one soul.

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LIFE WITHOUT COFFEE.

When I decided to write to Dr Afiniki Akanet, I only knew she writes . I knew she is the author of the book "life without coffee" but didn't know anything else about her. She responded to my mail in a very polite and friendly manner that made me feel comfortable to talk to her. She sent me her web address and there was where I discovered every other thing I didn't know about her.

She is definitely a role model and a woman I tag "fully packed". Dr Akanet is a UK medical doctor, entrepreneur, charity trustee, motivational speaker, wife and mother. She is the founder of Forte, Charity for Inspiration and director of Evasitters UK. Afiniki lives in England with her husband, son and daughter. She enjoys encouraging people to make the most of their opportunities and live the life they want.

This is to promote her book "life without coffee" but this is not her first book. She wrote her first published book, Fortitude, in 2008, So far, she has written three books in eight years, but she also writes short articles for websites and medical journals.

In her book "LIFE WITHOUT COFFEE" Dr Afiniki Akanet shares, in her friendly and motivational style, how she handles her multifaceted life without coffee. It is definitely not a book about coffee! This is a book for anyone that wants real and achievable ways of living a productive and happy life at home and at work. A must-read for this year!

So far all the reviews I have been seeing on the book are pointing to the fact that it is a must read. I really can't wait to lay my hand on the book too (winks). Meanwhile these are a few reviews:

"Brilliant book"

- Trish Adudu

"Wise words for busy lives"

- Matthew Ling

"I definitely recommend this book, which will give you a fresh perspective on the way to handle the different aspects of life to make you happy and fulfilled, whatever the circumstances."

- Cindy Deza

"It’s packed with insights about productivity, relationships, and general ‘life management’ tips. It’s a loving kick up the backside, and don’t we all need that from time to time?

A terrific read!"

– Dayo Benson

                     

To order for her e book or to get any hard copy of her book,  you are welcomed to check her website @www.afiniki.co.uk. she always welcomes comment so you can send your reviews to her.

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PREGNANT WOMEN AND THE BANKING SECTOR.

seeing this topic, the first thought is "what sort of topic is this" lol..... I couldn't think of any better topic for the issue I want to talk about. I had female genital mutilation prepared for this week but that post seem to love to still rest a little in my archived post. Been pushing that post for weeks now but hopefully I will get around someday to do it plus this topic seems too interesting to me to  be achieved (smiles).

Some few days back, I went to the bank to do some transactions and there I found out something very interesting I didn't know was a norm in banks. I have gotten used to spending a minimum of one hour in the bank these days because of the large crowd and when I get there, I stay on the queue and not make a fuss over the crowd and time spent. By now I have an understanding of not going close to the bank if I have other important things to do.

On this particular day a lady on another queue kept making a fuss about how the queue was not moving and how people who just came into the bank were going straight to the front to carry out their transactions. She kept on like that for a while until it was explained to her that those people she was talking about were actually pregnant women and it was a rule in the bank that all pregnant and nursing mothers don't queue. Once they get into the bank they are to be attended to immediately. That didn't stop her from complaining still.

The whole issue was a funny one and that was the first time I was hearing about that rule. I was thinking why she didn't feel pregnancy or nursing a child was a justifiable reason for anyone to not stay on the queue. I am sure she had other pressing things to attend to judging from the way she responded to the bank policy on nursing and pregnant mothers.

Firstly, nobody deserves to spend the whole day in the bank or more time than the appropriate time in the bank Whether pregnant or not. At a point, the lady started insisting that she was pregnant too disturbing the quiet of the bank. I thought about what better policy can the banks implement. Such that avoids that kind of noise and disturbance I witnessed in the bank some few days back.

I understand where the lady is coming from and I also understand the banks wanting to care for pregnant women and nursing mothers. She must have felt it wasn't fair enough that simply because she is not pregnant, she should be chanced by one who was pregnant. She must have been thinking "I am a woman too" (lol).

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