Architect of Fortune

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Architect of Fortune       Written April 7^th 2011 by Jokpeme Joseph Omode

I have been studying my past from the present;

I have been working so hard like an elephant,

I have been living a life of hardship and toil,

Yet I get little.

I did my best to get the best out of life

But it wasn’t good enough.

I gave all I have to get what I want

Yet I got little in return.

I am born from the society I belong;

I am made and refined in the society,

I am located in the society in time,

And positioned in the society in space.

My position in the society determines my experience;

And experience is the best teacher.

My problems and limitations have changed me

To become critical and skeptical.

Variety is the spice of life.

There is a time and place for everything;

Time and tide wait for no one,

There is no use in crying over spilt milk

For what’s done cannot be undone.

The worth of the water can never be known

Till the well runs dry.

I cannot make omelets

Without breaking eggs. 

A good beginning is half the work

And a work done ill must be done twice.

Business before pleasure

And from small beginnings come great things.

No gain without pain;

Patience is a virtue

And we must learn to walk before we can run

For there is no time like the present.

Make hay while the sun shines

For a bird in the hand

Is worth two in the bush

And one good turn deserves another.

I was favoured

Like the countless number of rain drops

And elevated to shine

And to bring good fortune to the dark world.

Time is a great healer!

Time is money!

Time lost cannot be recalled!

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.