HOW TO AVOID ARGUMENTS

J.S. AREMU COLE Ph.D Arguments don’t win friends. They are mostly useless, provocative, and divisive. Arguments are more a matter of temper than temperate conversations and discussions. People who like to argue and who will do so at the drop of a hat are usually people who enjoy ruffling the feelings of others deliberately. Some

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HOW TO BE FOREVER YOUNG

Some thoughts for the over 60s James Aremu-Cole 1. What is age anyway? Age is just a 1 to 3-digit number (1-100+) that different societies associate certain characteristics with. While figures and numbers are objectives, ‘age’ itself is subjective. Some individuals feel ‘old’ at 30, while others are ‘young’ at 80. What is considered old

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THINKING: THE KEY TO DESTINY

Thinking is the key to destiny. Every success in life – whether in science and technology, business, or personal success—begins with someone thinking. However, there are laws that govern thinking, which any thinker needs to understand just as the chemist or physicist needs to understand the laws of chemistry and physics respectively. Today, let us

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BENEFITS OF SOLITUDE

What is solitude? Solitude is voluntary aloneness with the desired purpose in mind. A kind of self-imposed aloneness. For the Christian, solitude begins with a time and place for God and God alone. While teaching about prayer, Jesus Christ instructed as follows: “Go to your private room and, when you have shut the door, pray

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CAN YOU THINK?

If only we could harness the mental or thinking power of Nigerians today, we could solve the gigantic problems plaguing our nation. Not by appeals to prejudices, religious, tribal, and class differences, not by lying and hurling insults at each other, but by careful, painstaking, and scholarly thought, combined with wise and timely action, which

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PROMISE YOURSELF

1. To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. 2. To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. 3. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them 4. To look on the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. 5. To

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