Good day
readers. Welcome to news on top of the hour. I am ‘Kayode Oyero. Straight to
the news is the headline:
SCIENTIFIC
THINKER DISCOVERS CURE FOR HIV: HAVING INSUFFICIENT VISION
Detail
comes after this break.
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“Daddy, can you imagine that? Cure
for HIV - Having Insufficient Vision! How unusually amazing it is!”
“Yeah, you can say that again
daughter! My heart had actually jumped up in my chest with delight at the
discovery. You know, I can’t wait to have that insidious virus called Human
Immunodeficiency Virus get conquered like we did to that monster called malaria
a century ago. Well, nothing lasts forever. I know for sure that time will
unveil the antidote. You know, anti-retroviral drugs only helps handcuff the
ugly hands of the blood-drying monster, it does absolutely less or nothing to change
public orientation, discrimination, stigmatization and social ostracism of
people living with the virus.”
“Daddy, the news caster is back on
screen.”
“Oh! Let’s listen to his other
version of HIV. Having Insufficient Vision indeed!”
Welcome back.
A Lagos-based Nigerian and
success-minded capacity builder who simply identified himself as OJO claims he
has the antidote to the deadly and ambition-eating mindset, HIV - Having Insufficient Vision.
OJO made the revelation
today in a blog post. It may interest you to know that HIV is a dangerous cankerworm
of mediocrity that has eaten deep into the mindset of youths of the
twenty-first century. Displayed on your screen is a copy of the post:
Hi my friend, how are you? Don’t mind
the ceremonial prologue. Let’s talk about having sufficient vision and tenacious
dreams.
Examining scholarly and philosophical
definitions proffered to the word ‘Vision’, one may plunge easily into the trap
of confusion as to select the most apt definition. They are just too numerous. However,
the reason is not far-fetched in as much as perception is constantly relative
and impression religiously subjective: how Mr. A sees an issue, a phenomenon, a
concept or a person most likely differs from Mr. B’s interpretation and
perception of the same issue at a particular moment in time.
But, importantly, the place of words
coloration can’t be over-emphasized. The substance is the same in most cases,
but the cloth with which the substance is garbed is what makes the difference:
grammatical embellishments.
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| Say No to HIV! |
Simply put, Vision is the capacity to
see beyond one’s immediate condition or circumstance; it is the picture of tomorrow’s
achievement or expectation. It is one major attribute that distinguishes
Victors from Victims; Foresight from myopic folks, purpose-driven persons from
goal-less chaps and project-focused governments from irresponsible governments.
No wonder the Biblical book of Proverbs 29:18 recorded that where there is no
vision, the people perish!
Agreeably, where there is no vision,
the people languish in backwardness, retrogression and mediocrity. There could have
been nothing like social media today had Mark Zuckerberg not conceived a social community, a global interactional platform beyond
cultural boundary called Facebook. His was a vision adequate enough to positively
affect people of his generation!
Another amazing
guy, Christopher Columbus also cherished
a vision of another world, and he discovered America. Had
the Italian maritime explorer, navigator,
and colonizer not crossed the
Atlantic Ocean, may be no one will have awareness of the American
Continent today. Sufficient
Vision!
Same was Thomas Edison. Had this scientist not developed
a commercially feasible bulb, perhaps, there will be no paraphernalia of light
to bright up the night. Another Sufficient Vision? Yeah!
Dr. Jonas Salk also did
persisted undauntedly in the laboratory to develop the polio vaccine,
proffering cure to an illness that globally made life miserable for kids, at
one time in history. If he had not envisioned and worked out a
cure for the malady, who knows the many millions of juvenile that will still fall prey of the bone-twisting
devil called polio. Another Sufficient Vision on point, amazing!
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| Sirleaf, blaze the trail in African Politics |
An amazon, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,
the 24th
and current President of Liberia didn’t give
up her dream of becoming her country’s president when she placed second in the 1997
presidential election won by Charles Taylor. Her vision, to her was
realizable, only with dint of determination and can-do spirit. Her dream was
full-fledged and formidable ultimately making her rise beyond gender
intimidation and male dominance that was the order of the day in Liberia's Politics. Her unwavering belief in affirmative action that what a man can do a woman also can paid off at last when she won Liberia’s 2005 presidential election and
later a re-election in 2011 making her the first elected female head of state in Africa. Another
Sufficient Vision on
point? Yes!
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| Wright Brothers: their work fly high even after they had said 'bye'! |
Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur were two American brothers
and aviation pioneers credited with
the invention and construction of the world's first successful airplane making the first heavier-than-air human flight on December 17, 1903. Had
they not conceived a wholesome vision beneficial to humanity, may be movement by
road will still be the fastest mode of transportation. An adequate Vision!
South Africans
may still suffer white subjugation, segregation and discrimination of the black
had Nationalists like Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu, Bishop Tutu and Nelson
Mandela, all of the African National Congress (ANC) not saw a possible revolution
amid stiff-racism, rising to the challenge of salvaging the country and paying
the costly price of imprisonment, severe humiliation and going on exile. Sufficient Vision!
Obama Hussein Barrack II envisioned himself as president of the
United State of America and pursued his cause till he hold grip of power on Jan. 20th 2009, making
him the first black number one citizen in the history of U.S. Also was Neil
Armstrong, the first
man to walk on moon. All Sufficient Visions!
Dear friend,
when we change how we see, what we see changes. Perception is possession. What a
person sees, he receives. Limitations, Barriers and Impossibilities are
fallacies that exist only in the mind, only in abstract not reality. Nothing is
impossible with optimism, resolution, hard work and determination. Dream
sufficiently.
Realistically speaking, present
predicament, situation or circumstance may be tough and rough. But still, do
not allow your present plight to cloud your sight to envision an enviable height.
Everything hot must certainly cool-off. Whatever
that is thrown into the sky has not and cannot defy the law of gravity by not making
a descent. Mountains will one day be a plane land. "What lies
behind us and what lies before us (or around us) are tiny things compared to
what lie within us." says Ralph Waldo Emerson. Dream sufficiently.
The pessimist complains about the
winds; the optimist not only expects it to change but consequently adjust the
sail – responding to it: taking the bull by the horn, against all odds to make
monumental feats in order to immortalize his or her name in humanity’s sands of
time and waters of eternity. Dream sufficiently.
Yes, we may be unable to control the
beauty of our faces, but we can control the expressions on them! It may be
impossible for us to have control over certain situations but I believe we have
control over how we respond to them. Dream sufficiently.
Dear friend, to have a vision is good
but to envision a high pedestal of greatness is better. To aspire is to go high.
Those who desire and aspire are no doubt admired. To desire is to obtain; to
aspire is to achieve. Those who cherish a beautiful vision, a lofty ideal in
their hearts will one day realize it. Cherish your vision, the music that stirs
in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes
your purest thoughts, for out of them, with hard work, resilience and
persistence will grow the delightful situation and wonderful position you
desire. Dream sufficiently.
Crucially, it is not enough to
dream dreams or conceive worthy visions without investing commensurate striving.
Efforts and results are directly proportional. The strength of effort is the
measure of result. "They who would accomplish little sacrifice little; they who
would achieve much must sacrifice much; they who would attain highly must
sacrifice greatly." says James Allen. Dream sufficiently.
Dear friend, visions are seedlings of
realities. As a man thinks in his heart so he is. Perception is possession. It is
no over-ambition to dream and work towards being an owner of a private jet. After
all, someone or group of persons own the manufacturing plant.
Dear friend, dream big! Say NO to
HIV! Stand against insufficient vision! Enjoy your day!
My twitter handle is
@Imodoye_1
…Kip da Optimism Alive!
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