THE ESTHER'S GENERATION

We live in a age where moral standards are falling,people no longer hold on to core religious,moral and social values,parents/guardians are losing grip on their children. What a generation! Fashion has gone wild,we want to wear,act and potray all we see in the movies,even mothers who are supposed to uphold these values have joined the trend in a bid to look "sweet sixteen",the society no longer frown at skimpy dresses,even the church in a bid to have more members have coined the saying;"come as you are" the common slogan;Mind your business" is what you get if you advice! This is not an article to criticise anyone but just a peep into our topic of discuss. This brings us to my point,every lady wants to be have the Esther kind of grace and favour but no one wants to pay her price, I took time to study the life of Queen Esther and I drew a lot of inspiration some of which I'll be sharing with you. I can bodly say its rare to find her amongst us today, young women today are driven with the passion to look trendy,to be a "Tush chick","What's up girl" this same passion has driven a lot to indulge in nasty things just to earn them the looks. I aint negating the fact that a woman should look good and flashy but let it be modest. This brings us to a big question...Does just external/surface adornment make a beautiful woman or wife? The answer is best known to men but for me,I'll say a big NO! Last year,I met a handsome,charming dude called Sonny,we met through a friend,we met a few times and he indicated intrest in me,instantly I liked him,cos he was a gentle man,after a while he kept a distance,I was deeply hurt cos I liked him. One day after about two months,we had a chat and I asked him why he disappeared into thin air,he said the day we went out that I wasn't wearing any make up,he didn't percieve any fragrance from me,he complained about my size etc! Wow! I was amazed and I thanked him and moved on,.for the fact that I didn't have those,made him feel I wasn't in tune with the trend but he liked my person...but to me I was a super woman that I didn't meet his "Standards" doesn't reduce myself worth,it only brought me to the conclusion that most men are moved by what they see. Back to our topic,Do we still have Esthers in this generation? From my research I found out the following characteristics that made Esther a real queen.First to note, Esther was from a slave background,today people have the notion that only those from rich backgrounds are queens. Esther was comely(Esther 2:7-18), all other maidens took extra time to adorn them selves but she had this inner glow and a heart in tune with God,that goes to show us that it's not about the make overs etc but the grace,she had a teachable spirit,most young women today wouldn't follow simple instructions because they think they are strong on their own,we all need mentors and people who we look up to for positive influence,Esther knew her self worth,inadequate preparation and sloppy performance didn't suffice for her,she was quick to understand her divine mandate to save her people. Another very important attribute of Esther was her humility,which I believe was what endeared her to the king.For this same reason Queen Vashti lost her queenship to Esther.Never allow pride and arrogance to deprive you of your rightful position, Just before we take out some actions,we should always know someone out there is watching. What is the essence of beauty with out character? Same as beauty without brains.Pride has taken over the sense of reasoning of so called beautiful girls,they find it difficult to exchange pleasantries with people,they place themselves so high that even a man that has genuin intentions wld be scared of going close to them. Every man wants a woman that is humble and down to earth,a woman that can treat his family as hers. Lastly,Esther never forgot her background,she kept in touch with her people.Don't be too busy or carried away with positions and forget your background.When people get new jobs or appointments,they spend money buying things to look good and forgeting their origin,they try to cover up or pretend to be what they are not,they dissociate themselves from their family &friends,some go as far as denying their family.Esther was proud of her people no wonder she sacrificed her life in exchange of their freedom.If she was too busy for them,she'll have lost her entire people and probably her life too. In all,Esther's life is a complete example of what a woman should be.let's all draw inspiration from her and choose to be different cos they are still kings out there who are not moved by what they see.If we truly want Esther's grace then face her race. True beauty lies in our inner strenght and a real woman is one who sees her self as a hand maiden who is uniquely prepared for a special calling to fufil in her family,and the world at large. Rather than enhancing just beauty,but also how to groom our selves into role models.Best wishes!

Build A JAMB Result Checking Website To Win 150,000 Naira

This is the latest from Nigeria's own Oluwaseun Osewa the owner of nairaland forum. In the past he has contributed to the trend in software and application programming initiatives that encourages the youths in IT in Nigeria to challenge themselves towards been creative. This Competition is open to unemployed application / software programmer. If you are a Nigerian and can write a program in python, cherrypy, MySQL or HD in google code PLEASE ATTEMPT THIS!!! To get the full gist and read the comments of those interested in the contest please visit http://www.nairaland.com/904050/build-jamb-result-checking-website Hello Guys & Girls, The JAMB website goes down every year when results are released. It's a national embarrassment, and it needs to be fixed right away. I bet the JAMB website is going to crash again after the next UTME exam if we don't show them how it's done! I hereby announce a programming contest to create an open source JAMB result checking script just to show the JAMB Tech guys how it's done. You're to create a simple JAMB result checking website that works just like the official version and can handle millions of candidate records and heavy traffic from all of them trying to check their results on the same day. I'm also offering a prize of 150 thousand naira to the person who writes the best JAMB result checking script, but in order to win the prize, you must satisfy certain conditions: 1) You must be unemployed or employed/self-employed and currently earning less than ₦251k per month. 2) You must develop your JAMB result checker with Python 3.2, CherryPy , MySQL 5+, & hg on Google Code. 3) You must indicate your interest before 12 noon on Sunday 1st April by posting a link to your repo here. 4) You must complete the result checker before 6pm on Friday 6th April and link to it on this thread. The writer of the best result checking script as assessed by me and other judges will win One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira only (N150,000), provided you qualify and follow all the rules. The money will be deposited into your account about 3 days after the submission deadline. Ask me any question about this contest and I'll try to answer you promptly. May you win the One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira only (N150,000). Good luck! Oluwaseun Osewa Founder Nairaland