This post is solely dedicated to the youth in Secondary/Colleges etc and to some Ex-Students. It is for those who have just checked their WAEC result and are terribly disappointed! Cos you least expected it that way. Your Mathematics result was "nothing to writing home about"! English Language? the same thing. Commerce?? who knows . I'm here to encourage you not to give up, failure is not a new thing, most successful people you know and have met, have one time or the other FAILED woefully! The fact that you failed today does not mean you are a FAILURE. It's just one of those hurdles we all come across on our way to Success in life.

Now What Next??
Cheer Up and Keep To Your Dreams! Please, DO NOT GIVE FAILURE a chance again. . . . Pick up those lovely subjects you failed, fall in love with them and READ as if it all depends on reading. Prepare rigorously for the next exam- GCE, WAEC etc. And the Lord would sustain you.

To suceed in life is not a bed of roses. . . , . . . . . . . .Keep to your dreams!
Remember, You are the future leaders of this great nation. . . . . .Keep to your dreams !

Fear, Worry and Anxiety are the three dangerous enemies of Success. . . . . . . . .Keep to your dreams!

Desire is an essential key to success!
It's the power in you that makes you strive to achieve your Goal. . . . . . . .Keep to Your dreams!

All the best

here is what others got to say about FAILURE

"hey friend, FAILURE is an obstacle, it got no power of its own, Obstacles' can come, but cannot stop from being what you want to be, and you alone have the power to make it effective by accepting the defeat,

Hey i will tell you something my FATHER do tell me when i was a kid, He said, "We your parents had made mistake in the past, such mistake are bound to happen so you can learn from it, Scholars and Greatmen, had there difficulties too, but were they stopped, we started, in life we always learn , You cannot know the RIGHT without you knowing the WRONG, yes, so, work on all unexpected to perfect our expectations, and remember to love" So, friend thats is it"

"tough time dnt last, only tough people last!

be strong and keep it going on!

still me

stay strong"

"Just want to add this. If you tried once and fail, try, try and try again. Failure is not the end of life, It is an encouragement to proceed, to forge ahead, be determined and you'll make it.

Remember Excellence is not a destination, it is a continous journey that nerver ends so keep striving for excellence and you'll make it.

Put God first in all you do and success shall be yours."

"Don't Worry If you have problems or if you have failed, which is easy to say until you are in the midst of a really
big one, I know. But the only people I am aware of who don't have troubles are gathered in little neighborhoods. Most communities have at least one. We call them cemeteries. If you're breathing, you have difficulties. It's the way of life. And believe it or not, most of your problems may actually be good for you.

Let me explain. Maybe you have seen the Great Barrier Reef, stretching some 1,800 miles from New Guinea to Australia . Tour guides regularly take visitors to view the reef. On one tour, the guide was asked an interesting question."I notice that the lagoon side of the reef looks pale and lifeless, while the ocean side is vibrant and colorful," a traveler observed. "Why is this?"

The guide gave an interesting answer: "The coral around the lagoon side is in still water, with no challenge for its survival. It dies early. The coral on the ocean side is constantly being tested by wind, waves, storms - surges of power. It has to fight for survival every day of it's life. As it is challenged and tested it changes and adapts.It grows healthy. It grows strong. And it reproduces."

Then he added this telling note: "That's the way it is with every living organism." That is how it is with people. Challenged and tested, we come alive. Like coral pounded by the sea,we grow.Physical demands can cause us to grow stronger. Mental and emotional stress can produce tough-mindedness and resiliency. Spiritual testing can produce strength of character and faithfulness. So, you have problems, no problem. Just tell yourself, "There I grow again."
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***WAEC is an examination for Senior Schools in Nigeria, West Africa.

Nigeria is known to be a great Nation in the whole of Western Africa and in Africa at large. We are the giant of Africa. But come to think of it, the giant of today might become a prey tomorrow, if urgent and adequate attention is not given to the youth which constitute 50% of the population. It is no longer news that the rate of unemployment is skyrocketing each year as 95% of her population is currently under-employed and unemployed. Ironically, it is the same youths the elders believe to be leaders of tomorrow.

We find ourselves in a society that care less about the welfarism of the youth! It is so sickening and makes life frustrating. We are in a nation that has left its youths stranded in a dark abyss in the pursuit of National Development and advancement. We are in a nation where life is no longer easy for the priviledged how much more the less priviledged! A nation, whose future leaders are to be pitied!


There is a lot that you and I can do to help salvage this great nation. Let's meaningfully encourage Local Industrial Production (This creates employment opportunity and economic development). Let us encourage and motivate the youth into using what they have got (Potentials) into building a positive reputation for them. Most of these youth have got Inestimable talents and of great potentials which are not being used by them. Let's encourage the use of such and discourage them from bad habits, rebuke them when they deal treacherously, don't leave them alone and say "It's their life"! Remember, the future of this nation is in their hands. We may not have a listening Government, but there is a lot we could do to help ourselves. Let's help them, encourage them and fortify them while we may. I am so sure that there is a youth out there that needs your touch and words of encouragement.

In my bid to helping some physically challenged youths in the community, I decided to contact some foreign bodies for support and donation of wheel chairs. But I was disappointed by the responses I got, It wasn't because they were not ready to help but they have some reservations about my Country -Nigeria, which sucks me greatly!!! I feel bad.

Below, are some excerpts from their mails to my request for wheelchairs.

1.
"Tosin,
This would take a while to fulfill as we have many requests right now. There is also the complication of finding a sponsor in the US as we do not ship chairs overseas, only to people in the US who would then get the chairs to you via their own means. Lastly, I don't know what you mean by tricycle? Do you mean manual vs power wheelchair? A manual wheelchair is one someone would have to push for the person. A power wheelchair is one that someone can operate themselves, but requires regular charging so optimally a reliable energy source 24/7 and I've lived in Ghana before and a reliable energy source is difficult. So please let me know if you have someone in the US, what you needs are more specifically based on what I've just said, and we'll go from there.

A.K
The Wheelchair Project"

2. "Tosin ,
Thank you for sending your request. Unfortunately, we do not have any wheelchairs available at this time in Nigeria . We had a container sent there, that actually will have to be re routed to Ghana, because of the corruption at the ports in Nigeria , it looks like we will not be able to get it in. I have attached a list of other organizations that may be able to help with your request. Thank you,

W.B
Program Manager"

I wish I could salvage the situation at the port so that these mobility appliances could get in and be distributed to the disadvantaged youth in the community .