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"ONE LESSON I LEARNT IN 2020."
"The year 2020 changed my life forever. I traveled to Orlando, Florida, USA, for a conference. I had a great time and returned to the UK.
I looked forward to a great year, and suddenly, the world changed. Covid-19 took over, and everything turned upside down.
I decided to close my law office and the church as ordered by the government, even though they allowed lawyers to operate as officers of the courts.
I started hearing and seeing news of deaths. People were dying like flies. I suddenly felt weak, tired, and drained. I could not get up. In a week, I lost half of my body mass. My strength left me. For seventeen days, I could not look outside. My cars were just there. If they had taken me to the hospital, I would have died. My wife and children took the responsibility for my life.
At a point, I gave up. Life sped by, and I was powerless. I could not pray. I could not get up or sit down. The toilet in my library, which used to take me five seconds to get to, took me up to two hours. I got to the bathroom by crawling with sporadic coughing. Patently weaker.
Reality dawned on me. We are powerless over sickness and death. Life can go away from us in a moment.
That changed my life. I asked God for a second chance. Since I recovered from that incident, I have been eating out, traveling, and spending some of my money on myself. I realized I could have labored in vain.
Friends, are you the type that hardly spends money on yourself despite working so hard? Have a change of heart today. Look after yourself a little bit more.
If you die, people who did not labor with you will enjoy the money you refused to spend. They will sell off your prized assets like cars and houses. They will get probates and waste your money. I see this all the time as a lawyer.
I don’t know, but the angels may give you a dirty slap at the gates of hell or heaven for being so foolish. Enjoy your life more from today. I hope this helps someone.
My name is Dele Olawanle. I am a coach. I think, write, and speak to improve lives. Follow me for more insights and inspiration."-Dele Olawanle's post on X-platform (2025).
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"LIFE IS LIKE A SCHOOL"
"The sincerity of a husband is known during the sickness of his wife.
That of a wife is known during the financial difficulty of the husband.
True love of children is known during the old age of the parents.
The true nature of siblings is known during distribution of inheritance.
The sincerity of friends is known during hard times.
True relatives are known when one is far from his country, lonely or sick.
True love is known when there is no means of benefit.
A true believer is known during times of hardship.
In all, life is the teacher itself.
May we grow in wisdom, understanding and patience. 🙏
1. Be careful so you don't hate a lovely person, because of a dirty rumour you heard about them which was created out of jealousy and envy.
2. Try to appreciate those who gossip about you. It's not easy for someone to leave their *problems and carry yours on their head.
3. Forgive betrayals but be careful with them, because next time they may not spare your life.
4. Even if you kill yourself for some people, they will still complain that you didn't die in a proper way.
Do your best and leave the rest, you can't satisfy human being.
5. If you are always worried about what others are saying about you, you will never be happy.
6. When your blessings are getting closer, your attacks become greater.
Don't look at the storm, God is the controller of all things he created, and He is by your side, you're a victor.
7. Everybody can not love you, don't lose your peace over those who hate you.
Those who convinced people to hate you can not convince God to hate you.
8. Stay connected to God always.
Have confidence in God for with God all things are possible."-Anonymous author.
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