WHEN LAST DID YOU HAVE INTERCOURSE?

After spending the night at Ferdinand’s house, discussing God, Nigeria and love, I was ready to indulge my delusions of royalty. The thought of my king sized bed awaiting my arrival invaded my mind and I was impatient to get back home. I left the office as quickly as I could, and designed by fate and delivered by sheer happenstance, I met Funky (Funke Sopein-Mann) in Oshodi. Funky doubles as my elder sister and the love of my life. Despite the age disparity, she is one person that I feel extremely comfortable with. She knows just how to patiently listen to me and draw out my deepest thoughts and feelings. Since she just came back from SA, we had a lot to catch up on. As she always does, she patiently listened as I revelled in my moment of bragadocious ramblings on my life, future and passion. After a while though, the discussion shifted to the nation, the future and possibilities. It was then I saw a side of Funky that I had never seen. It was a fire that I recognised. A deep desire to effect a change in the society. We talked for a while and it was what prompted this write up.

THE NIGERIAN CLIME….

Nigeria, a wonderful nation is sadly one created to administrate and not to produce. As years roll by, universities churn out graduates into a very competitive global society. Young graduates plagued by a chronic myopia which affects the depeest centre of their spiritual minds jettison their dreams in search for the highest paying jobs. So the guy who always wanted to become the world’s greatest communicator, ends up being a banker and the lady who always wanted to be a top sewage diposal expert ends up working in an oil firm. Their reason? Frustration and impatience!

Frustration? Impatience? Hell yeah! These are emotions I am all too familiar with. Impatience and pain is watching helplessly as your mother rushes out to work at 6:00am only to return at the most ungodly hours for 31 years. My hands are tied, I want to salvage the situation, to make enough money to force her into resignation but I am helpless. In the obscure labyrinth called my mind, I roam aimlessly searching for answers to questions produced by my heart. Am I stupidly ignoring the facts? Is my obstinacy just another act borne out of youthful exuberance? Do I decide to work in a bank or an oil firm, instead of pursuing my vision to be the world’s greatest brand strategist? Do I abdicate my responsibilty to the world to face a more pressing call to my family?

NO! This Nigerian clime which threatens to asphyxiate our dreams and obliterate our hopes is not enough to stop us. Our spirit as a Nigerian people is strong, tough and resilient by default. We refuse to falter even in the face of staggering opposition. We are tenacious to the point of oobstinacy in the pursuit of our dreams. The truth remains that if that does not happen and we continue to overflood these “choice” industries, the system will collapse.
So we stick to our purpose; how? INTERCOURSE.

INTERCOURSE…

This subject is more spiritual than physical. Albert Einstein said that you cannot create a solution at the same level of thinking you were in when you created the problem. Whatever dream you have in life, there is a person who has walked that road before. Someone who functions on a higher pedestal in your line of vision. So you engage in the act the Greeks refer to as koinonia. A fellowship. A mingling of spirits. You pick these mentors, connect with the aura they exude. Drink of them. Rub minds together. Engage in high level intellectual and cerebral discourse. This process is what develops you and gives you a higher playing field to function from. With the advent of globalisation and its resultant effect – the death of distance, it is great to know that this intercourse process can transcend the barriers imposed by nationality. You can undergo a fellowship with a person you have never and may never meet. You doubt it? Visit Facebook.
But remember, the intercourse is not the only process in eliciting the “eureka of a lifetime.” You need to take the next step!

GESTATION.

The purpose of the fellowship, mingling and intercourse is for you to create your pool of resources. But the gestation period is actually the defining moment of the process. Here, you connect with God and your inner person. You process all the information with the mind of the spirit. Here you develop all the ideas you have, brooding upon them, setting things in place for the ultimate awakening. This process is what has given birth to the world’s greatest ideas. Remember to detach yourself from the crowd to enable a seamless fermentation process.

DELIVERY

..when the clouds are filled with rain, they empty themselves upon the earth.

Your great idea might be the one that charts the course for the next generation. It could be the defining idea that liberates the world in the next period of global meltdown. Beleve it or not, we have not seen the end of the days of austerity measures and depleting economies.
After your process of intercourse and gestation, you are conditioned by nature to deliver. It is not a decision you take. It is ochestrated by the grand design of the universe. It does not require concious effort. It just happens.

INNOVATION is a powerful tool in fixing this decrepit society which is unwittingly driven towards annihilation. You cannot afford to conform to the norm. Your ideas can be the single key which positions Nigeria positively on the world map. Your idea can catalyse our journey towards nationhood. We have to build our capacity to produce and it all begins with you.

ARE YOU READY FOR INTERCOURSE?