The Tortoise and the Dog

Tortoise and Dog were intimate friends and were both farmers.

Both of them had very big farms and planted different kind of crops.

They both lived in a village where the king of the village honored best farmer in the village every year. As a result of this, they both planned to become the next best farmer of the year in the village.

One day, both of them had a meeting, and they discussed on who to become the best farmer of the year between them. Tortoise told Dog to support him to be the best farmer, but Dog disagreed, saying that Tortoise should also support him to be the best farmer.

When they both were unable to come to an agreement, Tortoise told Dog that they should go differently and see who is more wiser to achieve the goal.

Because of this, Dog didn't think so much about it before he agreed to plant what no one had ever planted throughout the duration that the contest has lasted for, cocoa. Unfortunately, Dog forgot that cocoa is a bi-annual crop which can only be harvested after two years. But the Tortoise sat down in his house for days and started thinking on what to plant. He later came to the conclusion of planting yam in large quantity.

After the year passed- by, they both went to harvest their products. Tortoise harvested large quantity of yam but Dog harvested nothing. This made tortoise to be honored as the best farmer of the year and eventually won the king's award for the year. But the Dog what very bitter and regreted his actions.

MORAL LESSON: we should always think deeply before we put our actions into practice, not to be prompt to action about what we hear or see about life, but to have a pensive thought about it before putting action into place, because a little mistake might be too costly to bear its repercussion.

What is the U curve of life?
The U-shape in happiness relies on finding that young and old adults are happier than middle-aged adults. If the U-shape applies, then there should be a downward slide from the teens or early 20s into the 40s and 50s and a climb back up after the 50s (Galambos et al., 2015; Piper, 2015). Well-being in the transition to adulthood (teens through 20s), however, is characterized by diverse trajectories, with some young people thriving in this period and others floundering as they attempt to meet normative challenges (e.g., finishing education and finding work; finding a romantic partner; Krahn, Howard, & Galambos, 2015; Schulenberg, Bryant, & O’Malley, 2004). Some research shows depressive symptoms – indicative of negative affect – decrease on average from the late teens into the 20s and 30s although life circumstances and histories contribute to diversity in these trajectories (Galambos, Barker, & Krahn, 2006; Merikangas et al., 2003). Research specifically on within-person change in general levels of happiness between the teens and midlife is in short supply, but it is not clear that young people are happier than middle-aged adults as suggested by the U-curve (Galambos et al., 2015).

Seven Doors (2024 series)

Seven Doors is a 2024 Nigerian epic limited series produced by Femi Adebayo and distributed by Netflix. Released on 13 December 2024, the series marks the directorial debut for the producer, Femi Adebayo.[1] The film set in Ilara, Ondo State goes back to the 18th and 19th century Nigeria.[2] It stars Femi Adebayo, Chioma Akpotha, Adebayo Salami, Jide Kosoko, Gabriel Afolayan, Hafiz Oyetoro, Ronke Odusanya, Muyiwa Ademola and other cast members.[3][4] Adebayo has described the film as a love letter to Nigerian culture.[5]

Seven Doors
Genre
Nigerian film
Directed by
Femi Adebayo
Tope Adebayo
Adebayo Tijani
Starring
Femi Adebayo
Chioma Chukwuka
Kolawole Ajeyemi
Adebayo Salami
Jide Kosoko
Music by
Tolu Obanro
Country of origin
Nigeria
Original language
English
No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
6
Production
Producer
Femi Adebayo
Running time
40+ minutes
Original release
Network
Netflix
Release
13 December 2024

Definition
What is an icon?

In today's age of technological advancement, most people recognize the word icon as referring to a small selectable or nonselectable image representing or leading to something else in a computer's graphical user interface (GUI) or on the web.

The original and other still used definition of icon is a person or thing widely admired, especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere. Icon was derived from the Greek eikōn or eikenai, which means "to seem or to be like." Often the context was religious paintings from the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon is a documentary film about pop singer Michael Jackson produced by his friend, David Gest. The film features footage of the beginning of The Jackson 5, Jackson's solo career and the child molestation accusations made against him. It also has interviews with Jackson's mother, Katherine, and siblings, Tito and Rebbie Jackson, as well as other artists—who were inspired by him and had met him before his death—including Whitney Houston, Smokey Robinson and Dionne Warwick. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 2, 2011.

Your birthday is just a bright occasion
To express how much I love you my sister
I cannot handle my life even for a single day
I can't handle things my way
I need you like 24/7 and you are always there
Thanks for always being with me
Thanks for so much care
Wishing you a very happy birthday!

A graduate in Biology was having difficulty in finding a job. He saw an advert in one of the daily newspapers for a job at a zoo.

In the interview, the manager told him that their gorilla, which had been a tourists attraction has died so they needed someone to dress up and pretend as a gorilla.

The graduate was embarra$$ed, but since the salary was okay, he accepted the job.

The first day, he put on the gorilla skin and entered the cage, he started jumping up and down, beating his chest and roared like a gorilla.

The next day, he put on a gorilla skin and started moving around the zoo again and mistakenly entered another cage and found himself staring at a lion.

The lion r0ared and rushed towards him. The scared graduate quickly forgot that he is a g0rilla and started shouting like a human, "Help! Help!" The lion leaped onto him, knocked him to the ground and whispered in his ear*Dennis*, it's me Mike, your course mate."
My brother, No job in this country, Infact that croc0dile in that water is not a crocodilie, it is John

Definition of the IS Curve:
The IS curve shows combinations of interest rates and levels of output such that planned spending equals income. 'OR' The IS Curve represents various combinations of interest and income along which the goods market is in equilibrium.

How to be a real life hero

Look at the character qualities that heroes have. They keep their cool under pressure and in bad circumstances. They speak the truth and know right from wrong. They have good attitudes. They are genuinely committed to helping others and making others' lives better. They are optimistic and skilled.

Life of a Hero
Hero is actually a term that we define ourselves based on our mindset.

For example, a football fan like me thinks of the Lionel Messi like a hero because what he does is extraordinary in my eyes. A son/daughter may consider his parents as heroes. A lover may consider his partner as hero and so on.

In real life, every body is human but what makes him a hero is how we idealize him. One cannot be a hero in eyes of all because everybody has different sets of idealisation. A hero for me may be commoners for others and vice versa.

The hero for me would be -

The one who has given his life / her life to something bigger than oneself.
The one who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of the overwhelming situations.
The one who can sacrifice his life for the welfare of others.
Heroes are the people who inspire and gives us the strength to face dire situations in our life.

A salute to heroes !