Ina Emmanuel

Each gain or benefit you get automatically produces a loss or sacrifice, why you don't really feel it is because the gain is always higher than the loss. No one ever succeeded in any aspect of life without lossing or making certain sacrifices. We always feel bad when we loss certain things because of how much we laboured towards it's Sucess. Possibly we invested in a business and it crumbled, or we had other things we invented in and never got what we expected. Sometimes getting angry or discouraged is normal as humans,  but the sacrifice begats the profit. lost begats gain, pains begat freedom, labour begat a living child, crying begat courage. Do not feel so bad when you are not privilledge over certain things, it may not just be your appointed time.  In life one must loss something and one must benefit something. Life is full of irony and we live by then. ~ Emmanuel Ina. STAY POSITIVE!

" My son dont ask for money otften,  he could need something that was why he asked".  And so,  he went and met the boy in his room and said " sorry son I took my aggravation out on you, it's been along day,  here is the $10 you asked for". The boy sat up and yelled " oh thank you daddy". He then reached for under his pillow,  pulled out some more money assembled  them together and said " daddy I have $20 now, can I buy an hour of your time?. Please come home early tomorrow,  I will like us to have dinner together. The man was astonished and he broke down in tears.                  Reflection...... Some of us are like this man.  Let's not get so busy that we neglect to spend time with our family, instead to leave them for others to look after them which may not possibly do so as we will do. Don't make your family to miss you too much and often.  Their happiness is always limited whene...

A man returned home late from work one night,  tired and exhausted to find his 5 year old son waiting for him at the door. In an unhappy mode the boy asked his father how much he gets paid in an hour.  " That's none of your business, and don't ever ask me such a thing again". The man angrily said and headed for his room. Half way to door,  he turned and faced the son and said " $10". The boy drew close and said " Daddy may I borrow $10 please? ". Furiously the man said,  " if you want to know the money I make so that you can borrow to buy silly toys or some other nonsense,  you had bettter match straight to your room and go to bed". The little boy went quietly to his room and lay on the bed. When the man was refreshed, he thought within himself;

If you go to the river, and you are a stranger, don't swim; it can carry you away. If you go to the market, don't throw a stone; It can hit any of your relative, your mother inclusive.  If you go on a journey, don't forget home; those at home will be waiting. If you go to the Bush, kept your eyes open it is easy to lose your way no matter how big you are. If you don't know where you are going, at least you should know where you are coming from.

The doctor quickly entered the hospital after being called in to do an urgent surgery. He changed his clothes and went directly to the surgery block. He saw the boy's father walking back and forth in the hall waiting for the doctor. Once seeing the doctor, the dad yelled, " why did you take all this time to come?, don't you know that my son's life is in danger?, don't you have any sense of responsibility? ".  The doctor smiled and said, " I am sorry, I wasn't in the hospital and I came the fastest I could when I received the call. Now I wish you'd calm down so that I can do my work". " "Calm down?, what if your son was in this room right now, would you calm down?, if your own son dies now what will you do?" Said the man angrily. The doctor smiled again and replied; " I will say what is said in the Holy Bible ' from dust we came and to dust we return, blessed be the name of  God'. Doctors cannot prolong ...

"Giving advice when we're not connected is so easy". Murmured the father. The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happy. " Thank God!, your son is saved". And without waiting for the father's reply, he carried on his way running. "If you have any question, ask the nurse".  "Why is he so arrogant?. He couldn't wait some minutes so that  I could ask about my son's state?". Commented the father of the boy seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left. The nurse answered; " his son died yesterday in a road accident, he was in the burial when we called him for your son's surgery".               ADVICE; ..... Stay calm in all situations so you can make decisions the best you can, be it in life, business,marriage, Carrier etc. Don't always allow your anger to rule you, instead be the lord over it and be careful to know what to say or do in times of pressures. Some mistakes can never be c...

A very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant and luckily for him, he got it. The pay was really good and so was the work condition. For these reasons, the woodcutter was determined to do his best. His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter brought down 18 trees. "congratulations", the boss said. " Go on that way". Very motivated by the words of the boss, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he could only bring down 15 tress. The third day he tried even harder, but he could only bring down 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing less and less trees. "I must be losing my strength", the woodcutter thought.  He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on, because he was putting in all his best but he is not getting the result he expected. " When was the last time you sharpened your axe? ", the boss asked.

 "Sharpen?". I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees....             WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT, Some of us our lives are like that of the woodcutter. We sometimes get so busy that we don't take time to sharpen the " axe". In today's world, it seems that everyone is busier than ever, but less happy that ever. Why is that?. Could it be that we have forgotten how to stay 'sharpened'?. There is nothing wrong with activity and hard work. But we should not get so busy that we neglect the truly important things in life; like our personal life, taking time to get close to our creator, giving more time for family, create time to honestly rest and sleep, taking time to read etc. We all need need time to relax. Think and mediate, to learn and grow.  If we don't take the time to sharpen the "axe", we will become dull and loss our effectiveness even without knowing. So start sharpening today, You know ...