Shako-mended Brains!!!!

*wink* I know you are wondering what shako-mended brains mean. Well, they are similar to the shako-mended glasses we put on. Why shako-mended? Shako-mended, because they take on the appearance of the real, but deliver less; a complete facade.

Wearing the shako-mended glasses doesn't correct eye defects neither does it help people to see clearly or better. So in real sense these glasses are just worn for fun, having no effect. Only recommended/medicated glasses helps improve sight as long as the specifications are right. These shako-mended glasses look more attractive than some medicated glasses and from afar you can't really differentiate some shako-mended glasses from the recommended; quite similar to the shako-mended brains.

Aii- shako-mended brains! We have 2 kinds.

Firstly- you see some people and your like, wow!, this person must be intelligent, maybe ‘cos of their looks, dressing or packaging but get close enough and hear them talk and you will be forced to take a second look (smiles), for some you don't need to hear them talk…lol.

Like the shako-mended glasses, shako-mended brains are brains that are making little or no impact or brains whose effect is too minimal to be noticed; belonging to people who make no effort to think or proffer solutions thus never solving a problem. Brains left fallow and shallow due to low levels of brainstorming, minimal levels of rationalizing and constructive thinking. My pastor Rev Eboda says a head without a brain is a burden to the body. I'll paraphrase by saying a head with a shako-mended brain is a burden to the body and to the world, totally far from what GOD intended.

The only good a shako-mended glass does is to block out the sun’s rays. How about the shako-mended brain? Just occupying a spot in the head when GOD intends it to do much more than occupy space. The good news is that unlike shako- mended glasses, shako-mended brains can upgrade to become better, competent and versatile. It takes discipline, determination and consistent exposure to relevant information and knowledge.

Actually, GOD didn't make the brains to be shako-mended. We let it become that way by choosing laziness over productive thinking. I heard of a 60 year old woman who went back to school to write SSCE (Secondary School Certificate), yea she put on the school uniform and went through all the required procedures. We all know what we are after and it takes determination to get whatever it is, being better should be one of it . Self development and improvement should be part of our daily activities.

Aii, 2^nd category; we find people who are crazily intelligent and versatile but sadly they can be classified as having shako- mended brains. Why? 'cos they know it all but they have no connection to the one who gave them the brains. So they use the brains with the wrong manual. It might seem they are making sense but the truth is that they can make greater sense but they are oblivious of that fact. You get a greater effectiveness when you use a product according to the manufacturers’ directions. It’s same for the 2nd class of shako-mended brains; they are good but can really be better.

Sort yourself out, I’m not excluded oh! Let’s upgrade if necessary, get connected and use the manual if not connected to the giver of brains. And if connected, let’s maintain a consistent level of exposure to the appropriate information and sustainable knowledge.

This is my simple way of saying-lets think and birth ideas that will become a reality and change the world! The world awaits our manifestation and our inventions.

Knowledge they say is power. Never stop learning! We can never learn too much, I don’t think anyone has died as a result of a burst brain. If Albert Einstein and others died with their brain intact, then we gas fear not….let use this brain jare-stretch it out jo. It's time for some creative thinking!

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