WHAT'S IN A NAME?
In one beautiful country not very far from here, there existed a corporate body charged with the task of providing electric power for the nation. It's name used to be NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY or N.E.P.A for short. An appropriate and wonderful name you would think. However, due to the dismal performance of it's duty and it's failure to provide adequate electricity for the nation, some people transmuted the acronym N.E.P.A to mean:
1) Never Expect Power Always (N.E.P.A)
2) National Eccentric Punishment Authority (N.E.P.A)
Recently, the government owned corporate bodywas privatised, ostensibly to promote efficency andinject some sanity into it's operation. It was given anew name to reflect it's new status. There was greatexpectation that this giant the people love to hatewould be radically reformed. Pungent optimism filledthe air as people waited with bated breath for aglorious new dawn of electric utopia.
No sooner had N.E.P.A been given the newglorious name of POWER HOLDING COMPANY OF THE NATION than performance deterioriated sharply! Black-outs for days on end, low voltage and ultra-low stabiliser-resistant current became the norm. The consequence?The nation experienced tremendous business losses, untimely deaths in hosptials, unbearable hardships in the home, at school, in hotel facilities, on the farms, in offices, in factories and in many recreational centres.
Inevitably, some people in the nation felt bitter. In the bid to express their frustration and disappointment, they waxed eloquent. They turned onthe new, more glorious name and mutilated it. They needed to vent their spleen on something. There was nothing else they could turn on but the name. Nothing, just the name. Below is a short list ofthe mutilations that are making the rounds.
1) Power Has Collapsed Nationwide (P.H.C.N)
2) Privatise, Horrify, Crucify and Neutralise(P.H.C.N)
3) Proclaim it, Here Comes Nonsense!! (P.H.C.N)
4) Pray Hard for Commonsense Now (P.H.C.N)
5) Prepare to Harvest Calamity Next (P.H.C.N)
6) Please Hold the Candle Nearer (P.H.C.N)
7) Power Hoodwinks and Corrupts Naturally (P.H.C.N)
8) Pandemonium,Hooliganism & Catalysm Network(P.H.C.N)
9) Power that Hurts and Cripples the Nation (P.H.C.N)
10) Pure Hatred Cloaked as Noblilty (P.H.C.N)
11) Perpertual Half Current is Nice! (P.H.C.N)
12) Powerless, Heartless and Careless Nitwits(P.H.C.N)
13) Photo-trick has Confused the Nation (P.H.C.N)
14) Power Hoarding Company of the Nation (P.H.C.N)
There is no end to the permutation,combination and mutation of the elements that make up"P.H.C.N"; attesting to the fact that great wrath breeds caustic poetry. Come to think of it, what's really in a name?
If say you are unfortunate to have a beautiful name or worse still a really glorious name,could it ever be a burden too heavy to bear? Look at your name for a minute, Think about it for two minutes! Amazing isn't it! If friends, foes, neighbours, classmates, associates or some busybodies were to attempt to twist your name because they somewhat perceive a mismatch between your name and your character, could you live to make it impossible for them to do so?What would it take to make your name match your character? Check the following passages for the answer.
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
Phillipians 4:12-13
Colossians 1:9-112
Thesselonians 3:3
Isaiah 40:29-31
Revelations 3:12.

A Little post from a friend!

'I Hope You Dance...
This was written by an 83-year-old woman to her friend.
*The last line says it all. *Dear Bertha,I'm reading more and dusting less. I'm sitting in the yard and admiring the view without fussing about the weeds in the garden. I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time working.Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experiences to savor, not to endure. I'm trying to recognize these moments now and cherish them.I'm not "saving" anything; we use our good china and crystal for every special event such as losing a pound, getting the sink unstopped, or the first Amaryllis blossom.I wear my good blazer to the market. My theory is if I look prosperous, I can shell out $28.49 for one small bag of groceries. I'm not saving my good perfume for special parties, but wearing it for clerks in the hardware store and tellers at the bank."Someday" and "one of these days" are losing their grip on my vocabulary. If it's worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it nowI'm not sure what others would've done had they known they wouldn't be here for the tomorrow that we all take for granted. I think they would have called family members and a few close friends. They might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend fences for past squabbles. I like to think they would have gone out for a Chinese dinner or for whatever their favorite food was.I'm guessing; I'll never know.It's those little things left undone that would make me angry if I knew my hours were limited. Angry because I hadn't written certain letters that I intended to write one of these days. Angry and sorry that I didn't tell my husband and parents often enough how much I truly love them. I'm trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter and luster to our lives. And every morning when I open my eyes, tell myself that it is special.Every day, every minute, every breath truly is a gift from God. If you received this, it is because someone cares for you. If you're too busy to take the few minutes that it takes right now to forward this, would it be the first time you didn't do the little thing that would make a difference in your relationships? I can tell you it certainly won't be the last.Take a few minutes to send this to a few people you care about, just to let them know that you're thinking of them."People say true friends must always hold hands, but true friends don't need to hold hands because they know the other hand will always be there."
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance