Obehi Vessel A. on forgiveness
Obehi Vessel A.50 quotes“A natural law; ‘forgive them or become them.’ slowly, unnoticeably, surely.”
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You were fully clothed in lies, I was naked in truth. Still, when morning came It was I who survived the cold.
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. There is no such thing as ‘little’ acts of kindness. Every kind act, is grand powerful. Meant to take up space.
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. I have seen men, choose violence time after time. And in turn, I have seen violence choose them.
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. ‘Why are we here?’ I inquired of my body, spirit, and soul. ‘Here to do whatever feels good.’ Said the first. ‘Here to do what feels good.’ Said the second. ‘Here to choose.’ Said the third. ‘Between both.’
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. “No” is such a controversial word. Clear, resounding when uttered by men. By women, Low, muffled. Sounds like “yes.”
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. To know more, I must first admit that I know nothing. Only on a blank page, can words be written.
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. Ran out of time, before we even began. How long will the road not taken be starved of footprints?
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. I no longer ask humans, for a definition of love. For, they tend to force on her, the traits of those who have either treated them well or not at all.
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. Both strong and weak may survive; if neither takes too seriously, the titles of ‘strong’ and ‘weak’.
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. A lot of my mistakes, are birthed by curiosity. Like a child, drawn to fire; I came for the light and found pain instead.
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. Ears quick to listen. Lips, slow to speak. I take, so that I may give.
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. I used to envy the sun, for having seen it all. I was wrong. Left with nothing to see, how bored she must be.
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. Doubts are powerful. They, not only demand we look again, they tell us what to see.
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. Patience is not the ability to wait. It is, how we wait; an attitude so unruffled, that none can tell if we’re waiting or not.
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. Doing good and being good; are two different things. The first is a shirt we put on, take off. The latter is our skin.
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. Spiritual or religious. Which will you be? Society, asks of me. Inscribe my name on the list. I said, Of which has more compassion in it.
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