VALUE SYSTEM

We all run into different people on a daily basis. What we make of them is what they become. But there are some basic truths about relationships we ought to know.

No matter how costly you think you are, you will not be priced more than what the other person can afford. By that I mean; ‘never blame anyone for taking you cheaply’. In every failed expectation in a relationship a large chunk of the blame usually goes to the person who feels he/she is the victim. You should not blame a tomato seller for giving you N2, 000 for a golden necklace. She does know that the necklace is very costly but her pettiness, which is not her fault, cannot allow her afford a higher price. So, instead of running amok because of her low price tag, go to someplace else where your golden necklace would be valued.

Here’s a story on the value of life. Enjoy.

A little boy went to his old grandpa and asked, "What's the value of life?"

The grandpa gave him one stone and said, "Find out the value of this stone, but don't sell it."

The boy took the stone to an Orange Seller and asked him what its cost would be.

The Orange Seller saw the shiny stone and said, "You can take 12 oranges and give me the stone."

The boy apologized and said that the grandpa has asked him not to sell it.

He went ahead and found a vegetable seller. "What could be the value of this stone?" he asked the vegetable seller. The seller saw the shiny stone and said, "Take one sack of potatoes and give me the stone." The boy again apologized and said he can't sell it.

Further ahead, he went into a jewelry shop and asked the value of the stone.

The jeweler saw the stone under a lens and said, "I'll give you 50 million for this stone." But the boy refused to sell. The boy explained that he can't sell the stone.

Further ahead, the boy saw a precious stone's shop and asked the seller the value of this stone.

When the precious stone's seller saw the big ruby, he lay down a red cloth and put the ruby on it. Then he walked in circles around the ruby and bent down and touched his head in front of the ruby. "From where did you bring this priceless ruby from?" he asked. "Even if I sell the whole world, and my life, I won't be able to purchase this priceless stone.

Stunned and confused, the boy returned to the grandpa and told him what had happened. "Now tell me what the value of life is, grandpa?"

Grandpa said, "The answers you got from the Orange Seller, the Vegetable Seller, the Jeweler & the Precious Stone's Seller explains the value of our life...

You may be a precious stone, even priceless, but people will value you based on their financial status, their level of information, their belief in you, their motive behind entertaining you, their ambition, and their risk taking ability. But don't fear, you will surely find someone who will discern your true

value." Respect yourself. You are Unique. No one can replace you.

No matter who we meet. Male or female. Married or single. Benevolent or stingy. Cheerful or sad; No matter their predisposition, they either add to our value or subtract from us. Hence the more reason we are to know which relationship to foster or the one to starve to death. Stay tuned. We will be right back.

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© Ezekiel Efeobhokhan

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PANS Pageantry: Beauty and the Brain

Beauty and Brain. These two features rarely meet. Hence, most of the time, we find beauties devoid of brains. These ones go around wreaking havoc. Take a look at our celebrities. Many of them are endowed with physiological assets. But they are just clean and empty. They go into marriages and allow trivial things determine the success of their home. Those with beauty need brain. Else they become a bag of beans, no value.

Valerie Obakpolor is one of those rare breeds. She is the new Miss Ultra-Cal-C. She is not just a pretty face but also brainy. She has the carriage of hope and the content of quality. Good enough. Congratulations.

But many ladies need to learn. They need to be taught that values are tangible, and that it supersedes body shapes and contours. It is the content and not the casing that should be prioritized. It is what you are made-of and not make-ups that keeps marriages. Our ladies need to become personalities that create values and sustain visions. Many ladies need a change of value systems.

Change this Change.

Talking about change. It is time to change this warped form of change APC brought around here. We hoped for a better change. But these guys somehow have a funny way of making sad things look pleasant. They remove fuel subsidy and tell us it is sacrifice. Yes, it may be a sacrifice. But they have to pay for it. Pushing the sacrifice to the citizens to pay is not the best option.

Except we want to succumb to primordial sentiments, the increase in PMS is a clear breach of trust. At some point we need to ask ourselves some introspective questions; whether anything has significantly change after this change came into power? It may not be judgment day yet for Buhari and his APC friends. But he has spent more time puffing and huffing about the fight against corruption. We don’t like this change. Please change this change in fuel price.

But God doesn’t change. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. See this anonymous post; ‘With the current increase in price of everything, we should be grateful to God that he has not increased the tithe to 15%. It is still 10%. Be faithful and don’t rob God. Even with the economic situation and inflation, the wages of sin has not changed. The price is still death. While the gift of life is still free. Isn’t that wonderful?’

Happy Birthday Prince

He smiles rarely. But whenever he does, it is from the heart. He laughs and does so with happiness. He tries to please yet not everyone gets pleased. He is the class representative of the 500 level pharmacy class, UNIBEN. He is a personification of simplicity. He does not pride himself even if there are myriads of opportunity to do so. He is a scholar yet he does not flaunt his superior airs and credentials. Congratulations Prince Uba on your birthday. Kalligraphy celebrates with you.

Ezekiel Efeobhokhan

500 level pharmacy.

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The stellar class.

The people of Oliha saw great light. The traders, mostly the elderly came in large numbers, and left rejoicing. Pharmacy students always leave a mark; good marks for posterity to pride on. Although, the crowd almost got out of control, yet the students soon controlled them appropriately. Nice.

This rally raised many solutions. It was timely and properly managed. The initial venue had been corrupted by ragamuffins. Thugs were doing what they know to do best; fighting with guns and live bullets. Hence the pharmacy students could not go close to ring road axis of Benin. Else, they administer their drugs to themselves. But the new venue was a better option.

Thanks to all those who turned out for the program. Especially the 300 level class. They are the stellar class. The 300 level class outnumbered all other levels present. Even, they outnumbered the class of the president. It is rarely so. It wasn’t just a miracle to find a class (300 level) committed to such humanitarian service but it was also a terrible reality to find a class (500 level) so unaware, and with such tiny-littleness of willingness to offer humanitarian services. They were like the sycophants in Jesus’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem. But as Jesus told the Pharisees; ‘stones could replace humans when human’s decides to shut their lips’. The majority of the 500 level class shut their knowledge. Hence they were replaced. 

While we relish the public show of charitable heroism by the 300 level class, we regrettably pine away in the low-down unpatriotic patriotism of the 500 level class. One class has shown unity and indivisibility. The other showed an acute form of accumulated malfeasance. The 300 class were clad in unity and purposeful goals. But the 500 level class were clad in individuality and corrupted love. 

But one is still a political virgin. And the other, is marked with strains of political cleavages; like a virgin raped off her political sensibility. The 500 level class hold strong to a clique of individual orientation. It is a crazy orchestra of broken rhythm in a class consisting of ‘blood brothers.’ Shame. Hope they change and restitute for this pharmaceutical monstrosity. These little humanitarian services we render, sometimes are what protects our sanity in this horror ridden clime that we currently live in.

Talking about humanitarian services;

Prisca Anyakee is a pharmacist. Breaded in the great University of Benin; she has decided to give back to the society. She has emulated the benevolence of Dora Akunyili. She has extended the border of her profession to helping the illiterate, those ignorant about healthy living. If you are an ardent follower of her blog posts you would notice the things posted there are little information that could sometimes be the difference between the living and the dead. Doctors, Pharmacists and other health workers usually ignore such details. Little leavening they say, leaveneth the whole lump.

Prisca has decided to build an educative platform to spread the message about the importance of fitness, skin care, dieting and other necessary indices. Instead of posting obscene comments and statuses, many young persons can apply for mentorship from this amazon. Here is a pharmacist who cares about others. Follow Prisca Anyakee on www.prisschar.blogspot.com.

Ezekiel Efeobhokhan

500 level pharmacy.

University of Benin.

Edo State, Nigeria

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