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LIVING WITH THE END IN MIND

They say we leave this world just the way we came into it Naked and alone. So if we do leave with nothing, what then is the measure of a life? Is it define by the people we choose to love? Or is life simply measured by our accomplishments? What if we fail or we are never truly loved? What then? Can we measure up? I can't say I have all the answers but this much I know. I know that from the moment we are born into this world our clock start ticking We start measuring our life from the moment we are able to distinguish Good from evil, We shape our lives by the decisions we take, and by the company we keep. Somebody said that the choices we make, make us, failure or success is a choice So if we live our lives knowing that we can't take anything with us when we die I will advice that we should learn to do good We should learn to show love, it's free. We should try to put smile on people's faces or help dry their tears We should learn to give our t

MY WORDS AND I

When am happy they become my Melody, When am sad, they lead me to my diary My words are my companion they follow me wherever I go, They are my inner glow They are like food to my soul They are my building blocks When am on the ladder of words, I can see the whole world I thought I can change the world with them but somehow I  ended up changing myself and that's ok, for a man to move a mountain he must first learn how to move himself So I learn to always speak well firstly to myself and then to others And in so doing am shaping the world I want my children to grow in with enriching words let your word build up and not break down let it be calm and soothing let it be wise © Emurotu Akpowevwe Roy