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They never say, the early worm is caught by the bird. Why! Is it because man in his nature, has been programmed to be optimistic? I tend to think optimism is Godly, if not spiritual. Remember, faith; being the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. So, I wake up one beautiful morning. A morning bright with sunshine and glows in the sky. I go against mother nature. I take a very cold bath. Yeah! I went against mother nature. For a man, taking a cold bath on such a fine morning. Totally against mother nature. I decide to walk. Walk away. Pack all my stuff and walk towards the horizon. My fears, my feelings. My anger, my attitude. My pride, my ego. Ahead and across the sea is the place I want to be. Just a little bit beyond the horizon. The place of respite, lasting quiet and lacking despite. As the wind blows, I feel all my tears being wiped away. Am I less of a man? Men also shed a tear or two, right! But who cares. All good things come to an end. An angel s...

A few times, while chilling out with the boys the issue of marriage pops up. Love they say, springs as lightly from the human heart as springs the lovely rose upon the brier. A scary endeavor to some. Marriage, the subtlest work of art of all the arts which lift the spirit high. The many try, but oh! How few are they to whom that finest of the arts is given. My stand, a skeptical one as always.  Took me a while into an argument with the boys to realize that, the topic of marriage was one we were never going to get our wits to agree on. They all have this enormous faith in this marital institution, whereas I on the other hand think the whole institution is a sham. Maybe, just maybe, it’s because I’m still young and my view of the world is still myopic or it’s because I was raised by a single mum who has nothing ...