Be Moderate In Your Spending This Season

-

By Ogiri John Ogiri. 

In my few years of sojourning on earth so far, I have come to observe that, women are like beavers or what we know as grass cutters. The more we hunt for them, the more we will catch. And the more we catch them today, the more we think they will be none as big and beautiful as the ones we already have caught today, until we go into the wild tomorrow and discover the folly of our insatiable hunting expedition because there are more beautiful and bigger ones out there in the jungle. 

" Ihimihi" is like that. The truth is, the more you live, the more the number of Christmas you will witness. However, in all this, you will learn that there has never been and may never be anything called the best Christmas celebration so far. This is because your conception of which Christmas celebration is the best is only limited to the ones you have celebrated. Wait until the dawn of another December and you will feel like no Christmas has ever happened before that one.
Moreover, what we may consider as the best Christmas celebration exists in so far as relative experience exists for many people. This is because, what appears to be the best for you may not be so for another person regardless of how much may have been spent and enjoyed.
This is why we have to be wise in our spending this season. 

The crux of my submission, therefore, is that, there is no need to stress, fight, begrudge, kidnap or kill one another or even steal because of a fleeting pleasure derived from this annual celebration of an unending Christmas. Yes, if you can afford it, then, " bon appetit!". Enjoy yourself. But if you cannot afford it, then, eat whatever is available and that you can afford. Let your children wear whatever clothes they have. Just iron them and they will look smarter. As long as you can conveniently feed, house, clothe and educate your family, you are doing very well.

As we celebrate another "Ihimihi" ( Christmas), I hope we learn to be moderate in the spending of our meagre resources. January 2023 is a long journey away from here. So, spend within the boundary of your budget. More Christmas seasons are still coming ahead.

Happy celebration in advance. 

(C) Ogiri John Ogiri.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Polygamy Vs Homosexuality

-
Image
Polygamy in Africa Polygamy Several times,I have regurgitated over and over again on two diametrically-opposed anomalies in the church of today -Polygamy and gay union, particularly in the Western world. I have wondered why the one,polygamy, predominantly practised by Africans before the advent of the white colonialists and their Christian missionaries, should be denounced and passed as evil by the whites who brought us Christianity and the churches while its twin,Gay Union, is tolerated, elevated and applauded by the same whites in the church. In the US and Europe, Polygamy is discouraged while gay union is vigorously encouraged, pursued and promoted. In fact,it belongs in the public policy of many Western Nations today as a powerful determinant of how much aids the Less Developed Countries (LDCs) can get from them. The question is why? Which between the two can be more morally reprehensible and disgusting -Polygamy or gay union? Even the churches whose missionaries told
Read more

Work and Wait with Patience for Your Time

-
By Ogiri John Ogiri. Do you know? What you lack can be used as a bait to lure you into crime or kill you. What you desperately need can become a weapon someone might use to kill you. Yes, money, cars, accommodation, love, jobs, etc have been used to lure many desperate people into crime and grave before. They are still being used to lure many young people into crime and untimely death. Be careful. Control your appetite. You must not buy or consume everything your heart desires particularly if those things are not yours. Be patient with yourself. Do not blame yourself, your parents or your roots for your predicament. The most important thing is that, you are here now and you can change your past for good but do not rush yourself into success. Work yourself into it. Take your time; take it slowly but diligently. Avoid the unnecessary comparison and the competition with others. Live within your means. Know this: what you cannot genuinely afford now does not belong to you. If you cannot p
Read more

What is the Problem with Marriage Today

-
By Ogiri John Ogiri  It's weird how our mothers who didn't eat sharwama ( that bread-grass stuffed delicacy) and pizza in an eatery, stayed longer in their marriages than their daughters who eat sharwama and pizza in eateries. They didn't have the luxury of being taken out to eat fresh fish pepper soup, Isi-ewu and odeku yet they gave everything to the marriage without complaining. Now their daughters who enjoy these luxuries are hurrying out of marriage. Our mothers who knew nothing about being publicly proposed to or engaged had a lasting marital life than their daughters who got proposed to with a ring in a Jeep parked in a park. Our mothers who didn't go to school had a longer marital lifespan than their daughters who are proudly graduates in various fields of studies. Our mothers, even in their illiteracy, intelligently respected, worshipped and honoured their husbands without reservations. They were happy for it because they understood that being married to a man
Read more