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Ufuoma Apoki
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I can see you when you dance . . .
One beauty about life experiences is that you can learn from just about anything, no matter how trivial or profound they may seem. And from those lessons, you can draw analogies from one side of life to a far other.
“Come on, you can start this weekend”, he urged me after I had liked his post online.
“I’ve got like no experience, whatsoever”, I replied. “I think I’m going to be very bad at it”.
“Don’ Read more of this blog post »
“Come on, you can start this weekend”, he urged me after I had liked his post online.
“I’ve got like no experience, whatsoever”, I replied. “I think I’m going to be very bad at it”.
“Don’ Read more of this blog post »
“She seems to always get it
To have become adept at empathy
Always giving excuses for people who’ve aggrieved her
To the point it’s hard for her to hit back when necessary
All because she assumes she ‘understands’
Then, one day . . .
She finally stands up for herself
At that moment, she revels in the natural instinct of self-preservation
She realises all this while the power she’s been withholding
In a transcendent moment of epiphany
It’s all beautiful ‘cause
Now, she can get back to empathy with understanding, rather, than without.”
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To have become adept at empathy
Always giving excuses for people who’ve aggrieved her
To the point it’s hard for her to hit back when necessary
All because she assumes she ‘understands’
Then, one day . . .
She finally stands up for herself
At that moment, she revels in the natural instinct of self-preservation
She realises all this while the power she’s been withholding
In a transcendent moment of epiphany
It’s all beautiful ‘cause
Now, she can get back to empathy with understanding, rather, than without.”
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“Note: The most relevant gestures we miss from our everyday interactions aren't the most grandiose. The subtle little here and there gestures are sometimes of profound depth than the grandiose we expect or see.”
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“When you have a good heart, kindness becomes a responsibility you take up.”
― The Return of Lucas
― The Return of Lucas
“Not everyone is well-equipped to share your burden,
And it's OK . . .
Not everyone is receptive enough to bask in your light,
And it's OK . . .
Not everyone is psychic enough to understand your silence,
And it's OK . . .
Not everyone is crazy enough to associate with your passion,
And it's OK . . .
Not everyone is blessed enough to live your dreams,
And it's OK . . .
Not everyone is dark enough to cast in your nightmares,
And it's OK . . .
If everyone is meant to be a friend,
Why, then, does the word 'enemy' exist?
If everyone cares,
How, then, do you understand indifference?
Trying to make everyone 'see' the way you see just brings about enough heartbreak and conflict.
*The latter is absolutely necessary sometimes :D*
Even if you have to do so for a worthy cause, LOVE should be your watchword.”
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And it's OK . . .
Not everyone is receptive enough to bask in your light,
And it's OK . . .
Not everyone is psychic enough to understand your silence,
And it's OK . . .
Not everyone is crazy enough to associate with your passion,
And it's OK . . .
Not everyone is blessed enough to live your dreams,
And it's OK . . .
Not everyone is dark enough to cast in your nightmares,
And it's OK . . .
If everyone is meant to be a friend,
Why, then, does the word 'enemy' exist?
If everyone cares,
How, then, do you understand indifference?
Trying to make everyone 'see' the way you see just brings about enough heartbreak and conflict.
*The latter is absolutely necessary sometimes :D*
Even if you have to do so for a worthy cause, LOVE should be your watchword.”
―
“For every decision a 'man' makes, he makes it with the best of the depth of knowledge he possess at that particular instant and the quality of experiences he's passed through. It's not an excuse though for mediocrity, but an avenue to learn, rise, and conquer your inefficient self. By inference, beyond an extreme line, there might not necessarily be a qualification of a choice as wrong or right, but an avenue to grow depending on how the intricacies of such a choice and its consequences are handled.”
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“You have the power inside of You. Do not be scared to wield it, for the battles You face give no allowances for your cute little sense of innocence and ignorance. They will overrun and vanquish You at the slightest chance they get. So, fight You must to stay up or be prepared to go down.
Remember this though: With great power comes great responsibility and true power is wielded efficiently in time and with wisdom.”
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Remember this though: With great power comes great responsibility and true power is wielded efficiently in time and with wisdom.”
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“We all have flaws, no matter how hard we try to tame sometimes still eludes us. If you give me your flaw, I'll handle it flawlessly, and I mine, you'd do the same. That's when two is better than one, else, we'll have two aggravated untamed flaws.”
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“We'd rather have a grand spectacle of retribution of the 'wicked', than their silent walk towards redemption that our wishes questions the depth and nature of our love and hearts.”
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