Those who speak about peace do not yet own peace.
Those who speak about wealth do not yet own wealth.
Those who speak about joy do not yet own joy.
Those who speak about wins do not yet own wins.
Those who talk do not yet own. Those who own do not talk.
– Osasu Oviawe
A mirror does not do enough justice to the reality that I am getting older.
But an old friend is a reliable reminder.
Met up with a good old friend today and got a better understanding of time.
The twinkle in her eyes now only flickers.
The shine of her skin looks like it was rubbed on.
The laughter in her mouth no longer runs belly deep.
It is crazy how much life is lived in a few years, how much death people bear.
I met an old friend today, and nothing has brought life into better perspective recently.
– Osasu Oviawe
The cost is beyond the price you pay.
It is the alternative forgone.
If the price of owning is more than the price of not owning, the cost is high no matter how cheap the price.
– Osasu Oviawe
Some days you roll sixes.
Other days you roll ones.
No matter what the day brings, keep rolling.
– Osasu Oviawe
No day is the same.
No experience is the same.
No life is the same.
No love is the same.
Stop seeking the same.
– Osasu Oviawe
There’s suffering in this world. There’s relief in this world. There’s joy in this world. There’s doubt in this world.
Whichever you’re experiencing is proof of your existence in this world.
There’s nothing if you choose to make them all go away.
And nothing is worse than nothing.
– Osasu Oviawe
No one in my care lacks care.
And for that I am grateful to God.
– Osasu Oviawe
Man’s search for “meaning” is Man’s search for a “state where he realizes there’s nothing wrong with him.”
But meaning is shorter.
Nothing is wrong with you. Everything you’re experiencing is part of living. Find others like you or others who like you, and meaning will stop being a goal but a purpose.
– Osasu Oviawe
What do you get from winning?
Loneliness, no matter how full the room is.
Because winning makes you seek more.
What do you get from losing?
Companionship, no matter how empty the room is.
Because losing makes you seek enough.
By all means, drive to win, but also find spaces where losing is fine. Some call it hobbies.
– Osasu Oviawe
Urgency is required if you want it to start.
Patience is required if you don’t want it to end.
Applies to most things.
– Osasu Oviawe
