EXPOSITIONS BY E. I. OPUTA

Good morning friends, my name is Emmanuel Oputa. Today, I will like to talk to you about adopted quotes and stereotyping. You see there are a lot of things we do and believe to be normal and are status quo but shouldn’t be. In our individual journey to discover ourselves we have to be cautious of the cast to which we are molding our selves. Sometimes the cast is religious, sometimes it is societal structured, sometimes it’s just a result of generalizations and accepted norms. We must try to discover ourselves for ourselves. There needs to be an original reason for everything we do. Don’t just take your bath because it’s an accepted norm to do so, do it for a reason you can believe in and will never regret.  I’ve discovered that a lot of quotes and common beliefs have proven to be false or unacceptable to me. For example: 1. “People do not change”: People actually do change. Those of you that have known me for a long time will attest to this fact. I certainly I’m not th...

"This psychological fever happens mostly to ladies but it has been known to infect guys too. It is the great desire to marry for one reason or the other that makes them disregard necessary safeguards or processes in other to reach that goal quickly. This phenomenon often makes the victim to see marriage as the ceremony and not the institution which the ceremony celebrates. Many ladies due to the trick of their biological clock have been known to dive headlong into the “marriage race” because they do not wish to “lose”. The marriage ceremony is just that - a ceremony. Marriage doesn’t occur when the officiator declare it to have occurred. It is a bonding that happens long before the state and people are invited to celebrate / mark it. Emphasis on the ceremony has left many bewildered as there are no special feelings that differentiate a single existence and a married one." . . . . . . I noticed that some single folks tend to feel...

A ready Word from God slid into my mind this morning. I'v been meditating on it and how it affects my daily work. It's my desire to share this truth with you.  "BEING CONTENT DOES NOT MEAN SETTLING FOR LESS, IT MEANS BEING GRATEFUL AND FOCUSED ON WHAT YOU HAVE AND WHERE YOU ARE AT." You see, some people have this erroneous belief that: * those that are poor have accepted and are settled in their poverty. * those that lack are settled in their ignorance. * those that are dead where unworthy to be alive. * those that lost, had accepted their fate of failure.  e.t.c. Those are not necessarily true.  You see, at any point in your life, you'll always be in the position of less. What do I mean? What you have right now is not enough and there will never be a time you will have every thing you desire. As long as you are alive, you will always have desires and needs that are above your present capacity. Contentment is the ability of achievi...

The truth is that there really is someone better than your spouse out there. Yes! If your spouse is 99%, well there is someone who is 100% your type and probably searching for you. This fact is the motivating fear for some young people with the phobia for committing to bond with someone they love. The problem is never the partner at hand but the one that could be. The fear of meeting your “soul mate” (the one meant for you) after you’ve been joined to anot her has kept many single for too long. The fear of commitment affects both male and female. The loss of play/social friends due to a commitment to one is a constant nightmare. The closed feature of marriage garnished with an oath of together-forever, puts a damper on any eagerness to be hitched. If I’m going to be bound forever, then I might as well be bound to the best one. The problem with this thought is that “the best” is entirely a matter of perception and circumstance. The most beautiful girl in 2015 may not be the most ...

A Hospital Suite at St. Mary’s Hospital “I curse the first day I saw him. Cursed be that day. If only I knew how monstrous he was I wouldn’t have gone into such a relationship. Look at what he has caused me.” Juliet cries into my shoulder Kingsley is lying half dead in the hospital. His mother is praying and crying by his bed. He has to survive it. “Ikenna may it not be well with you.” Juliet my friend voiced the words while staring at her fiancé, Kingsley. What surprised me was how Ikenna got to Kinsley despite the security around the neighbourhood he was attacked. “Who is Ikenna to you ? ”  I asked my friend “He is my ex” “How did you get to know him?” I asked she didn’t give me an immediate answer. I felt it was a bad experience and she didn’t want to talk about it, especially in front of his mother so I led her to the reception. Not long after we got seated she started her story. “When I got into the university Ikenna was one of the first people who welcomed...

Good morning. Just a short one! Have you noticed that:  The high fliers in life have experienced the lowest ebbs of life.  The best motivators have been suicidal at one point or the other. The most successful people are people who understand by first hand experience what poverty is all  about.  You can't afford to complain about how bad things are for you. You need to change your perspective of seeing things, because what you are complaining about marks the correct road to your greatness.  Even movie producers realise that the protagonist needs to pass through a hardship or the other to truly be victorious.  There is no victory without challenge. It wont' be a task if it wasn't tasking. It won't be a worthy fight if it was easy.  The road to glory is tarred with thorns. Don't expect life to be easy for you. Suicide?  What are you thinking? Did you really expect to become a gladiator without training? Lis...

Good Morning,  Recently I've been reading up on one of the brilliant minds of our time. He is a South African-born Canadian-American business magnate, investor, engineer and an inventor. Among his many inventions include: Futurist extraordinaire. Tesla Motors, electric car. ... SpaceX, Falcon rocket. ... X.com (PayPal) e-payments. ... Hyperloop. ... Zip2, online city guides. ... SolarCity, solar-power systems. ... Electric Jet  e.t.c. His net Worth is $15.9 billion (USD). So yep, he is very rich. His name is ELON MUSK. I gave this much background on him because I'll like to use him for my analogy today. When it comes to finance in marriage, a lot of people get so jittery and messed up that they mess up an already made bed.  Ladies, imagine that you are married to Mr. Musk and he asks you to give him a million dollars of your own money, which is basically all you have, would you? I bet the answer would be Yes? Why? Because he's wo...