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Here are 15 lessons I have learnt as a civil servant working for Government. Thread 🧵

This song is called Tres impoli (You are impolite) by Franco Makiadi, the leader of TPOK Jazz. The song is 32 years old. It was recorded in 1984 in Gabon. It is about an impolite, mannerless man. The truth about this song is that Franco was impatient with a band member called Papa Ndombe Opetum, whom he sent to police remand for stealing a piece of meat. Opetum was a stubborn, mannerless band member who, whenever he was sent to buy meat, sliced a portion for himself. In fact, one of the songs composed for him by Simaro Lutumba, called Mbongo (Money), was later recorded by another obedient member, Djo Mpoyi, because Opetum had misbehaved. When he sliced Franco's meat, Franco called the police on him. After staying in remand for 2 weeks, Opetum took off and rejoined Tabu Ley's band, Afrisa International. He is seen here with Tabu Ley's band in a London Live concert, dancing like a comedian in Beyou Ciel's song Embouroumounkoue at 0:04 - 0:08 (youtube.com/watch?v=jI4VDw…) It is after Opetum left that Franco composed this song, Tres Impoli (Why are you impolite?) My favourite verse in the song: 3:25 Chaussette etoboka - (Your socks are torn.) Okoti na ndako ya bato oti makolo na mesa. Nzoka ezali mesa bato ba lelaka. - (You enter someone’s house and put your legs on the table. Yet people use that table to eat.) This was Opetum's character. Later, in 1988, when Franco was sick in Belgium, Opetum sneaked back to TPOK, where he composed two hits, ANGELA and TAWABA (youtube.com/watch?v=KEYlY8….) Opetum collapsed and died in Kinshasa on 24th May 2012, aged 68 years.

I discourage all my patients with chronic metabolic diseases (diabetes, hypertension, cancers) from eating tomatoes, onions, kales, and spinach, especially when they are bought from supermarkets and open-air markets. Tomatoes and Irish potatoes are worse. Avoid them.

Dialysis is very expensive. The money spent. The hours spent. The toll on a family's resources. Yet, you can avoid going that route by eating a healthy diet and living a healthy life. But you don't listen until it is you or your parent as the next patient in the renal ward.

Fredrick Nietzsche wrote a lot about man and his desires, shadows and dreams. He also wrote about PLEASURE. However, he did not tell men to kill their desires. He told them to command them. A drive you cannot control does not stay quiet. It grows, it takes the throne, and soon it will be giving you orders while you obey. Lust and greed promise you power and hand you a leash into slavery. Example: • Prostitution • Porn • Masturbation Every man ruled by his appetites is owned by whoever controls them. Nietzsche called the highest act self-overcoming: the man who masters himself is the only one no one else can master. Rule the pleasure, or the pleasure will rule you. #BetterTogether

One of the most underrated skills in motor vehicle mechanics is being a Tyre Technician. A tyre technician is more than someone who changes tyres. He solves one of the most important problems in transport which is keeping vehicles safe and moving. • He repairs punctures. • He replaces worn tyres. • He balances wheels. • He checks tyre pressure. He identifies uneven tyre wear. • He advises motorists when tyres need replacement. His work reduces accidents, improves fuel efficiency, extends tyre life, and prevents costly breakdowns.

These were our favourite shoes as teenagers. Add Tokyo or Savco jeans. Then, a FuBu or Fila T-shirt or a criss-cross shirt.

They don't believe it. The corrupt dairy industry, in pursuit of profit, misled them into believing that raw milk causes anthrax and other ailments. Yet, their newborns sulk raw milk, and calves suck raw milk. Educated fools.

Even if you remain alone, the VISION is yours. Even if nobody believes in you, the vision is yours. Believe in it. Believe in yourself. One day, those who doubted you, those who ignored you, those who abandoned you, Will beg to be part of your success.

Politicians steal your resources. The church steals your brain. The church is worse. Politicians in bed with the church is disastrous. They steal your resources, and they all blame you for not tithing enough. Then you accept it as the truth.

It is easy to blame your: • Childhood • Parents • Tribe • Government It is much harder to accept responsibility for your own decisions. The day a man stops looking for someone else to blame is the day he begins taking control of his life. #ManDay

The most dangerous, destructive, exploitative and abusive institution in Afrika is not the government. It is the church.

@Hairfaded There is nothing easy. There is no easy money. You must work.

@amerix Nikita has made X very difficult for creators, many accounts has been suspended without warning —which is not fair at all.

I can see X suspended its farmers after it collected their seed capital.

Absolutely amazing!

Lustful hoodrats have spoilt the gym spirit, momentum and brotherhood. If you are not keen, you will find yourself in a TikTok video.

Going forward, it is better for a man to build his home gym or enrol in a men-only gym.

@IsraelJan88661 Eat food meant for the human jaw: meat, roots and herbs. Chew food. The jaw is the toughest muscle for a reason. Swish your oral cavity with saline water regularly. Avoid sugar, sugary drinks, processed foods. Oil pull with coconut oil Use Miswak twigs to brush your teeth.

@amerix If I may ask, what's the best way to maintain your oral health naturally? Toothpaste has away to make your teeth sensitive.

Reminder: Avoid fluoridated toothpaste. Fluoride is not a nutritional necessity, Fluoride does not strengthen teeth, Fluoride is not a nutritional need for oral health. Fluoride is a toxic industrial waste sold to you because of aggressive, deceptive marketing.

My followers, Good Morning: How was your weekend, and how is your Monday morning?