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SOCIAL MEDIA

HOW MANY LANGUAGES CAN YOU SPEAK? DO YOU WISH THAT NUMBER WERE HIGHER?

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HOW I WISH I CAN SPEAK MORE LANGUAGES

LANGUAGE IS A NECESSARY MEANS OF COMMUNICATION FOR US ALL AND WITHOUT IT, LIFE IS TERRIBLE AND BORING.   LANGUAGE IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF A MANS LIFE AND IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT TO KNOW MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE.  I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN A LOT OF LANGUAGES, BUT I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SPEAKING FOUR LANGUAGES CONVENIENTLY. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I DID NOT REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO HAVE A KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER LANGUAGES, BUT I LATTER REALIZED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS, IF THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN COMES, BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW, YOU MIGHT TRAVEL TO A PLACE WHERE YOU WILL NOT LOOK LIKE A STRANGER BUT JOIN THEM WITH  SPEAKING AND UNDERSTANDING THERE LANGUAGE.  I HAVE REALIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF SPEAKING A LOT OF LANGUAGES AND IT HELPS YOU TO FIT IN WHEREVER YOU GO.

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WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I STUDIED FRENCH FOR THREE YEARS BUT I THOUGHT I WOULDN’T NEED IT BUT WHILE I WAS GROWING UP AND TRAVELING, I REALIZED NO LANGUAGE IS A WASTE, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER ALONG THE WAY, YOU WILL PICK IT UP AND TALKING ABOUT LANGUAGES THERE ARE OTHER KINDS OF LANGUAGE APART FROM THE REGULAR VERBAL LANGUAGE AND THEY ARE ALSO IMPORTANT IN OUR LIVES.  THEY ARE WORTH CONSIDERATION LIKE THE BODY LANGUAGE WHICH IS COMMON WITH WOMEN, CREATIVE LANGUAGE WHICH HELPS IN CREATIVITY IRRESPECTIVE OF WHAT YOU DO, LOVE LANGUAGE WHICH HELPS COUPLES AND FAMILIES TO SURVIVE WITH LOVE, MUSICAL LANGUAGE WHICH IS THE LANGUAGE OF THE WORLD FOR RELAXATION, CONCENTRATION AND PEACE OF MIND, SIGN LANGUAGE WHICH HELP TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE DISABLED AND ALL THIS LANGUAGES ARE INFINITE.

Cover of Body Language

I HAVE REALIZED THAT EVERY LANGUAGE IS IMPORTANT, SO IF WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE WE SHOULD DO SO, FOR ME I HAVE MADE UP MY MIND TO LEARN NEW LANGUAGES AS I LOVE TRAVELING,  SOMETIMES AND ITS ALWAYS EXCITING HAVING THE FEELING OF THE BRAIN LEARNING A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE.

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SOCIAL MEDIA

THE PIECE OF MIND

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                THE UNDERSTANDING THAT BRINGS PIECE

This morning I was enjoying breakfast with a dear friend . Our time was interrupted by a phone call and a message that my wife’s mother had suffered a stroke and was in the hospital. I hurriedly made my way to the hospital to be at her side with other family members. She is doing well and even at this writing, the doctors are doing an MRI assessment on her condition, I had the privilege to look into her eyes and agree with her in faith for healing and recovery.  We believed for the peace that passes understanding to come over her.

This event troubled my heart. But, it also stirred me to greater faith . We carry on through life’s challenges with little thought for the presence of peace. “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,Often, I have settled for the peace that matches my level of understanding, or that comes close to answering my “Why”. I tend to look for the cause, for the reason for the pain; rationalizing for the solution; hoping for the end of this suffering.

Peace! (Photo credit: aldrin_muya)
I value that understanding comes from knowledge, Yet  our understanding falls short. Many times the cause has nothing to do with you or what you have done or could do. There are times when there is no earthly reason for the pain. It just is.  If you find yourself dealing with your life’s challenges, and peace seems to be missing, don’t settle, Don’t accept or seek peace through logical explainable reasoning. That’s not peace at all. Rather  be non-anxious, be thankful and stay connected!

This is the understanding that brings peace!