rESiGnATiON

it is intended to be a talk, like a lecture. permit me.

the words are escaping, i am trying to hold them all on a notepad,
like catching butterflies in a plastic can.


the universality, size and intense dynamism of this abode, earth,
is such that best-creature man can view through dual visual.
one is the visual that aide your looking at me on this podium, those two that meet mine as i speak.
the other ladies and gentlemen, is your mind's eye that walk these sentences with me.

thus, the device you are using, the paint on the walls in your room, the fence around your compound,
this beautiful auditorium can really be the farthest your eyes can see; however, the eyes inside,
with which the mind sees has translucent effect,
seeing through dresses, looking across continents.
that's that eye that allows a Mexican see himself as an American President.
it is that room inside your head with a camera fixed atop, that records every action just
the way you would.
that eye that inspired that man can join birds and enjoy air's space.

that eye is called DREAM.

it will interest you to note ladies and gentlemen, that this eye is calmly planted and clothed within the body,
inside every individual;
brunet or grey, evil or kind, every one.

desire in the context of man's insatiability can also be a direct consequence of that eye.
it sees what it does not posses, however, been controlled by the individual in whom it is planted,
desires that which it saw, then propels the rest of the proponents to collect that which it saw and desired
regardless of standards in some instances, especially those instances or their relation that prompted this lecture.

that eye is our focus.

to what extent will man gather, then feel need to retire due to been totally satisfied?
or what measurement of collection can be termed enough? i would have asked Solomon, then we realized the
answer is 'breath'
conservatives call it 'life'. for as long as man has air supply, an idea lives.

therefore, achieving one's purpose is key in one's adornment of existence.
there is a certain something that releases in the body when one succeeds towards a target.
immediately there are witnesses of expressions such as "thank God oh!", "Okpe oh!", "Nice one"

we insist worry is a result of desire for increase or fear of decrease. therefore worry/desire, success
is where we are trying to arrive at this talk.

now that we have landed, and, in a bid to achieve reasonable quantum of success, we as humans set goals,
place targets, make plans, consult professionals and elderly quacks, and then hope.

if i may ask the audience, or rather permit me to ask us,
how fast do we travel? at what speed do i drive to my dreams?
do i drive pass reasonable standard?
do i make wrong turns at morality?
do i break speed limits of patience?
seventy-seven times seven times. all to arrive at our dreams.

most times i mistake the means to the end with the end in itself.

transport is not enough, you risk it; secretary said oga is outta town,
you are mad. why didn't you chill till monday, plan through the weekend with the little peanuts;
wait for the next bus, front seat.

RUSH can be defined as inadequacy of thought-time, it is also a consequence of desire. a process where
decision making is reached within three seconds; well, its for the early two, the third is for assembling
like a Peugeot plant, the rest of the body's components towards the new agenda .

rush can also have one pushed to fall in, and standing alone in a dry well, where your self cannot help.
where heaven drifts further away, where you hear the sound of your echo reechoing O.Y.O.
that's that "don't go further or get smashed like a bi**h" sh*t, like that Saraki sh*t.

there would be no Easter if Joseph had disobeyed. "yo joe, you and fam scram!!!"
to Egypt he fled. that's that 'there is time for everything move', even time to slow down,
and time to stop. wait a second or two, or maybe a week or more.
that is when counsel be like "i will ask for a short date", okay an adjournment of the journey.
those Catholics and their priests call theirs retreat.

that eye, ladies and gentlemen, sees both measurable and immeasurable heights, if there exists immeasurable heights,
all as achievable heights, certain that desire will proffer the way, while mother-earth will determine the how thereby
disregarding caution, eventually when unchecked and blinded by the stars and very bright glamorous lights that our
dreams carry in our minds then step foot in quick sand and sink. ambition is good, timing is key.

most importantly, set your sight on the trophy; not the beer, but that Ranieri and his lads saw.
i bet that thing that releases when an achievement is recorded has released multiple times.

that thing also releases and is felt when you resign to fate.
there abound peace in accepted and non-contested defeat also.
it is in that peace that we determine whether it is the Black Album or a 2015 Nigerian general election.
there is honor in resignation.



thank you for your audience.