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Ready for the Test of Marriage? HoL 119

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Humans of Lagos  "Most times, we love the wrong person thinking they are the right choice for us. Many times, we can't get those that truly love us due to religious limitations, ethnicity standoff, age barriers, and economic hierarchy, physical attributes, distance barriers and health challenges. We settle for that which we think is the best for us. However, this may not be love. So, when the test of love arises; this best burns out as quick as the shafts dipped in explosive and goes away like the comet that blaze across the evening sky. I saw the testimony of a woman who developed complications after childbirth, she was supposed to die, but she's the cat with nine lives. She's was so sick, but her husband stood by her through it all. I asked myself, can I do this? Even my married friend that witnessed this with me even doubted if he would stand by his wife if in such situation. These days, we love for some calculative reasons. And it's fine, as long as there...

So Wrong! HoL 118

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Humans of Lagos "I'm the sheikh of the The mono pitched roof, with the long, shining minaret Masjid over there. Right now, I'm ashamed of myself. Across from the Masjid, you see that building live two guys. One of them a staunch Christian while the other appears to be nonreligious. I don't know how they cope, but I loathe them all together. They are from my ethnic group but since they are not in my religious faith, I see them as disbelievers. Recently, a young man started coming to the Masjid for prayers, he's not from my ethnic group, so he doesn't relate with anyone here. I tried to get to know more about him, and that was when I discovered how hypocritical I'm. It happened that this Muslim guy stays with those disbelievers, they shelters him. Our Masjid does not even have provisions for those with accommodation issues, and if we do, I doubt we would accommodate the guy cos of his ethnicity. But I see these humans, they disregarded ethnicity ...