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Johnny Broke The Siege. Story with an all lifetime lesson

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     Jonny was only five years old when he lost his father Agbeli Dzidepo. The mother’s name is Asinyo Esinam, a woman of value but unfortunately financially handicapped. Even before Mrs Esi lost her husband, life has not been easy for this household even though her husband was a teacher in Living Academy Preparatory School. Johnny was a handsome and a respectful boy who took exactly after his father’s good moral. His parents were very particular about his moral upbringing and his growth academically. Unlike children who turn out to be a disappointment even when their parents work tirelessly for their upkeep, his attitude was different. At home, he is the type that would run errands for the mother and made sure he reads his notes after and before school. Johnny learnt a very common saying one day which gingers him to aspire higher even as a child. “Reading makes the man“ and “Practice makes man perfect.“ He never went a day without saying this after his morning devotion with the mother

POWER OF SOCIAL ONENESS

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Red ants surround a breadcrumb as they gather it for storage Humans, as we are, must be attentive and observant since a lot of things going on around us and some even go unnoticed. I was eating and a cat came around so I gave it a bite of bread but it left it and went away. Within some minutes, from nowhere red ants started coming one by one. What got me thinking was how they knew about the presence of the bread on the floor.    Is it that the ants are fortunate? Comparing the height of ants to that of the bread is a huge difference, but they manage to climb it. Gradually, the size of the breadcrumb started to reduce as the presence of the ants increased because they were coming in troops with no end. Social insects are so amazing that little by little they were taking the bread into their dwelling. A proverb tells us to be wise as an ant that stores its food in times of abundance and when the rainy season comes they have in abundance. It was really a moment that this was witnessed.