Author: Benjamin Nambu
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Accidental thoughts – 7
How shall we honor a master? By decorating him with a badge The badge of a sack of mistakes Mistakes he’s made And now learnt to avoid And in avoiding each previous mistake Traced his path to mastery
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Learn to disappoint people
Promise nothing. Someone wants to know if you can make time to teach them English. Say NO. You don’t have time. Another wants to know if you could visit their church on Sunday. NO. You will be at your own church on Sunday. And there’s one old man who gives you a number to contact.…
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The Widow of No.9 Street Chapter 2 : Offside Traps
July 3, 9am. A cool Monday morning preceded by a few drizzles. A truck arrives at Mrs. Stella’s house to offload goods ordered two months ago. Usually, Mrs. Stella would yell at a worker mal-handling her goods whenever she noticed one. But ever since she admitted she was in love with me, I noticed she’s…
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Accidental Thoughts – 6
It is where trust comes from A long journey So when you see a fine woman Remember, she was not always that fine Someone took her Raw, full of defects And saw beauty Where everyone saw flaws So you too Be mature And stay And work on your woman Stay together through thick and thin…
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Pay attention
Pay attention to how you react to stress. One time my problems were so overwhelming, I cut my sim card into two and threw it away. For weeks, I was out of reach. The brief period of shutting myself from the rest of the world helped me heal emotionally very quickly. All the connections to…
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The Widow of No.9 Street Chapter 1 : Close Encounter
There was silence after she spoke. I noticed her eyes were fixed on the table before her and she would not lift them to look at me. Her breathing was slow and hard, beads of sweat formed on her forehead. She waited for my reply. I was blank. What should I say? My mind replayed…
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Dues to pay
A thin thread Threatening to break Flames of hope, flickering To soon burn out Gasping for breath On the verge of breaking apart Give up The best motivational quote I ever heard But someone Still believes That I will make it Damn! And she’s not alone I’ve got something to prove to haters too An…
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Cultivate your appetites
Whatever you hunger for, be it sex, success or food, learn to satisfy these appetites in little doses in such a way that they are never satisfied completely at any time. It is a strategic way of cultivating those appetites. By so doing, the appetite grows. It is a way of mastering addiction. However, this…
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18XX – Part 9 ( Final Chapter)
It is hard to believe Sharon is dead. If her rose flowers haven’t wilted yet, and continue to get mysteriously watered at night, she’s sending a message to someone. And the more I think about the narratives circulating her disappearance, the more mysterious I find that former classmate of ours. The last time I saw…
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18XX – Part 8
I am strolling through the walls of my former school, Martin Fisher Memorial. It’s been eight years now since I left. The school compound looks deserted and old and the classrooms and assembly grounds that used to look very big in my eyes now look very small. I am witnessing a distant present that seems…
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