FAMILY

Family is defined by Wikipedia as follows :
In the context of human society, a family (from Latin: familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth), affinity (by marriage or other relationship), or co-residence (as implied by the etymology of the English word "family" from Latin familia 'family servants, domestics collectively, the servants in a household,' thus also 'members of a household, the estate, property; the household, including relatives and servants,' abstract noun formed from famulus 'servant, slave or some combination of these. Members of the immediate family may include spouses, parents, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters. Members of the extended family may include grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, and siblings-in-law. Sometimes these are also considered members of the immediate family, depending on an individual's specific relationship with them.


They have explained what Family means to most of us but in truth, I think they under estimate its power. The Family is literally the basic unit of understanding, every basic thing you do was Experienced firstly by your family,  either by a sister, a mother or a close Relative(could even be unrelated).
So our minds began to program at those little points and grow with them with these little experiences.
Have you ever noticed no matter how much you try not to think about family, some way or the other, you find yourself drowning in your lovely memories.  How much you know of each other that no one can ever know or understand. That's why in life no matter how bad, hateful and toxic you become, when everyone leaves, they stay.

Somehow we manage to forgive ourselves,  to continue to grow regardless of the past. It's like we are bonded together by something English can't describe. The blood flowing  within our veins flow for each other.
It's like having something to live for and die for. Something,  to ground you when it all goes wrong, when it feels like you have nothing to live for,  they give you a reason to struggle,  to go through another dreadful day.
These are the bonds of true value,  not the money, the useless papers we have let grip us down.
These are the things that let us remember we have a place in this world.
Unfortunately modernization, and technology is gradually making us to forget these basic values of infinite  wealth;
Remember to re-live your greatest forms of joy this Christmas,  go home, wherever it has moved to.
Whatever condition it may be in, take back your happiness for free and spend time with the ones who Really understand your being.

TALES OF THE OLD GODS.

This is the first review on this amazing upcoming book, Tales of the old gods. I'm currently writing this book and It has taken me on a journey about my ancestry , my blood line, it has taken me back to the Tales of old that has been buried by the sands of modernisation. The tales of old shall resurface with this book, the intense, glorious  history of who we are shall begin at its door step. Where are you from?
 Could you really answer that?

Where did your ancestral  line begin?

Was it behind the strong walls of the great Benin kingdom?

Or was it in the lands of the great horsemen of the Oyo empire, whose Calvary brought down great civilizations.
Or the free states of The Igbo people, who told the Tales of the  gods.
Tell me, was it the tall men who traveled through the dead deserts  of the north, took the northern Savannah lands and became Emirates, kings and Queens.
Are you from one of the great Ijaw houses of the south,  with their canoes of war.
Or maybe you're from the strong Igala dynasty whose power feared every people  of this realm.
What kind of spirits and gods did your people  worship and give their sacrifices? Was it the great god of thunder  Sango or the mighty  king of lightning  Amadioha.

How did their wars affect the future and how did mankind and gods coexist. This book might not be exact but it'll  bring back the stories of our past which we have forgotten.
A quote from the book:
"I remember times of war, not now, when peace reigns over the realm and weak men are allowed to rule. In the times of Old,  Young boys and girls were snatched from the hands of their parents. We become soldiers before we could farm, and women were drenched in the blood of war before they  saw blood drip from between their legs. We took villages and cities, taking the lives of innocent  people  who had done us no wrong. The gods helped us, with their powers and gifted children, the same ones who were suppose to uphold justice and balance. Now the gods are about to begin another war against  themselves and the future of the realm once again shall fall into darkness. And now you want me to side some of the gods and fight  for the realm to uphold balance. What balance child? "
These are the words of a mortal man who didn't  see any hope in fighting for  the realm. He no longer believed in the gods.
The book takes an indepth look in the history of old,  the emotions and depths of war and peace, the power of manipulation and believes in so many different religions and  finally  understanding maybe the gods weren't  too different  from us.

THE AFRICAN WRITERS EXPERIENCE

THE AFRICAN WRITERS EXPERIENCE.

The African writers experience, was an experience which brought into the light the importance of writers across the continent of Africa. The environment provided a good learning and interactive experience which is needed for the growing community of  writers. The show which held on the 16th of December, 2018, was its second edition and its theme was getting noticed in a world of noise.

The African writers aim is to promote, develop and connect African writers and also to ensure that the upcoming writers get a chance to become something greater and bigger in the African society. The show enlightened many on the procedures and steps to take when undertaking the journey of writing.
Guest speakers ranged from best selling authors, to award winning poets and script writers who shared their experience and journey to where they are already in this dynamic industry of writing.

Miss Oyikan Braithwaite  who is the Author of the amazing book, MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER. Talked us through the experiences of writing and getting your work out there. Her book is one of the New York times best selling and there are talks of a movie.

Miss Tutu Adetunmbi, who is regarded as a digital tinker shared the possibilities and inside works of getting our work to a larger audience on Instagram.

Mr. Wayne Samuel, who is also called the god father is  the winner of the WAR ON WORDS competition. He shared a piece with us which was filled with an interesting  message mixed with a dynamic blend of words. He is a spoken words artist and he also walked us through his experience as a writer.

Miss Ella Fortté, The elegant, Ella fort is the winner of the DARE TO DREAM competition 2018. She is also a spoken words artist and she also gave us some valuable insight on writing and performing.

Miss Tomi Adesina, is a well  known script writer, who has over the years broke many barriers that could hold down many writers. She has numerous awards on her belt and valuable experience points which could help upcoming writers. She thought us the step to step process of getting your work out there and also warned about the cons of the outside world of writing.

          At the top of this event is the lovely, intelligent and beautiful Miss Faith Moyosore, who made it all possible to experience this educative and self nourishing experience. She is also a writer who realized that there were a lot of African writers on Instagram alone, who needed a voice, a shot at the big picture. What Miss faith has created is no ordinary thing, for in this growing world of endless change, the times of the writers are coming and with her beautiful innovative idea, we writers will definitely be heard in the world of noise.

The experience was a life changing one for my self and various other writers who now have the necessary tools to make their dreams come to reality.

To know more about the African writers visit: www.theafricanwriters.com
On Instagram @africanwriters.