Every morning, the CEO of a major bank in Kampala went to the corner behind Communications House where a shoeshine man was always there. He used to sit on the chair, read the newspapers and the shoeshine man gave his shoes a shiny, great look. One morning, the shoeshine man asks the CEO: “What do you think of the stock market situation?” The CEO arrogantly asks him: “Why are you so interested in this subject?” The shoeshine man replies: “I have two million US Dollars deposited in your bank and I am thinking about investing part of the money in…
The best of WhatsApp: Raise your son well
#copied RAISING A SON TODAY It’s already past 08:00 am. By 8.am your son should be awake participating in the daily chores. He should be active helping around the house. TV should be off. Many of you are now en route to work but here’s the thing. Never ever allow to leave home and leave your son in bed. It’s dangerous to you, to him and to the people in the home. You’ll be encouraging the demon of laziness. If you want your son to be an early riser in his home when he grows, start teaching him that today.…
The best of WhatsApp: The Winston Churchhill speech
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill, once said: “I took a taxi one day to the BBC office for an interview. When I arrived, I asked the driver to wait for me for forty minutes until I got back, but the driver apologized and said, “I can’t, because I have to go home to listen to Winston Churchill’s speech.” I was amazed and delighted with the man’s desire to listen to my speech! So I took out ten pounds and gave it to the taxi driver without telling him who I was. When the driver collected the…
The best of WhatsApp: President Xi Jing Ping of China said
As a small child, I was very selfish, always grabbing the best for myself. Slowly, everyone left me and I had no friends. I didn’t think it was my fault and I criticized others. But my father gave me 3 sentences to help me in life. One day, my father cooked 2 bowls of noodles and put them on the table. One had an egg on top while the other bowl had none on top. Then he asked me to choose a bowl of noodles. Because eggs were hard to come by those days, I chose the bowl with egg!…
The best of WhatsApp: the village punishment
In one village, there is a handsome and intelligent man named James. He is very clean and dresses well. He also speaks English and French very fluently. Usually, when someone dies, the whole village will gather, and able-bodied young men will dig the grave, bury the corpse and cover it very well. The women will prepare abacha while the men will come with kegs of palm wine. It is very well organized, communally. Everyone plays his/her part to make the burden light for the bereaved family. Every time this occurred, James came with a newspaper. He would find a very…
Best of WhatsApp: the true meaning of happiness
When billionaire Femi Otedola in a telephone interview, was asked by the radio presenter, “Sir what can you remember made you the happiest man in life?” Femi said: “I have gone through four stages of happiness in life and finally I understood #RightMorals When billionaire Femi Otedola in a telephone interview, was asked by the radio presenter, “Sir what can you remember made you the happiest man in life?” Femi said: “I have gone through four stages of happiness in life and finally I understood #RightMorals the meaning of true happiness.” The first stage was to accumulate wealth and means.…