CHIBU NDUBUISI'S DIARY.

*I am humbled by this piece and hereby recommend it for a slow reading* ====== A man’s character is his fate.  Heraclitus Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States (US), said: “Nothing can stop the man with the *right mental attitude* from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the *wrong mental attitude*” As a clergyman, I have watched pitiably how people self-sabotage themselves by seeking spiritual solutions to character-deficit issues.  They look around at everybody as suspects for their predicaments when their greatest demons lurks within them - their character. What we often call our destiny is truly our character, and since that character can change, then destiny can be altered. *Character is destiny* . Is prayer actually EVERYTHING? Many would begin to argue back and forth on this intriguing question, but my main purpose of writing this piece is not to get involved in arguments. *_Arguments don’t improve the validity of a ‘truth;’ t...

  Rev Fr Gideon Zacharia Kanwai: Your Unique Journey to Priesthood. A Personal Reflection.      By Chibu Ndubuisi. 27/08/2021                I read in the bible about Gideon the mighty warrior. The Gideon I am reflecting about today is someone I met at St Joseph's Minor Seminary(SJS), Zaria, Kaduna State (1994-2000). A class mate full of life. As we advanced in studies, you were made the school's kitchen prefect while I was the refectory prefect. While others ate the general meal, we were served the special meal. On this occasion of your thanksgiving mass at your country home, I will be using this opportunity to serve you this special meal of a personal intellectual contribution on the journey ahead. There are four facts I have come to understand about answering THE CALL: √ It is unique to you √ You have the talent for it √ You have a sense of enjoyment and fulfillment at ...

MORE RIVERS TO CROSS.         9/03/2021 Good day my brethrens. I have partly come to the end of my stay at OWERRI, IMO State. A recent transfer published last week, took me to Okigwe to head the Drivers licence Centre there. Hence, I will no longer coordinate the affairs of this Alumnus as necessitated by this transfer. I deeply appreciate all who supported the growth of this Alumnus in Imo State with their time, talents and treasures. When I was posted to Owerri,IMO State in 2018 July, I was accomodated by Ikechukwu Matthew Ihejirika at his residence. This was made possible because we attended the same University (Caritas). I appreciate him for that heart of gold. We are all travellers, I have come to learn some basic fact about life when you decide to embark on life's journey. The first is that you must embark on a journey ( As evidenced by this union we started in Owerri) The second is that you are not assured that you will complete the journey ( As evidenced...

                          WORDS:              A PHILOSOPHICAL NOTE © 31/12/ 2020        CHIBU NDUBUISI Peace be upon you. Words become works- Seneca Words create worlds- Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Words became flesh and dwelt among us-John 1;14   As the year 2020 draws to an end, we have come to know and understand the meaning of words like ‘COVID 19’, Lockdown, Quarantine, Social distancing, Face mask, Palliatives, have all come to define the year 2020. We have seen and witnessed how these words have created so much work for people, created so many worlds and made flesh of so many variables in our lives that were not operating optimally or lying fallow and equally tearing some worlds apart and building other worlds.   Jonathan Sacks notes that”you change the world not ...

LESSONS FROM GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN © 2019                                  CHIBU NDUBUISI                         WEEK 9 2019 Peace be upon you. In this season of electioneering, I will draw from the archives, the words of former President Jonathan that remains instructive till this day and lessons we can learn from his understanding of life, not just politics. The quotes are: ·          " I am the most abused and insulted president in the world, but when I leave office, you will all remember me for the total freedom you enjoyed under my government."  ·          My political ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian...