Hi,
I bring you greetings. To the Ladies out there, there is more to life than boys/guys/men. In this edition, Uncle Leke Alder steps out to talk to all Jils (girls/ladies) out there about a certain power they possess, a power that is beyond the bedroom.
Find out about this Super Power here and tap all He has got to share….Enjoy!!
1. My dear Jil, my letter today is going to take on a slightly different tone. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
2. It's going to be about politics, our dear nation and your role in national affairs. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
3. We can always talk about boys. That topic is inexhaustible. But there's more to life than boys! #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
4. Now I have on several occasions through my missives communicated to you about the autochthonous power you wield as a woman. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
5. It is an enormous power and like all enormous powers it comes with enormous responsibilities. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
6. Some people want power without understanding the moral obligation of power. Power destroys under such circumstances. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
7. Power without a reciprocal sense of responsibility is indeed a tragic irony. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
8. Now, power is one thing. What you choose to do with power is another thing. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
9. But it always helps to know you're a donee of power. Power in and of itself is the proprietary property of God. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
10. People crudely talk of "bottom power" in regard to women but that's a chosen application by particular individuals. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
11. It doesn't define the aboriginal essence of womanhood. And anyway not all women are so disposed. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
12. We must distinguish the essence of power from the application, or even corruption of power. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
13. The real power of a woman is the power of suation. A woman has extra-ordinary persuasive powers. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
14. Men tend to exercise power in raw form. They like show of force. Power is masculine to men. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
15. But think about this: if a woman can influence the man wielding raw power then she has access to that power indirectly. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
16. I call this the colonial authority of the power of suation. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
17. It's what makes the wife of the boss, or the wife of the head of state deadly. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
18. Women have been known to determine political outcomes and even the destiny of nations through the use of colonial authority. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
19. History is replete with instances. Don't know if you've ever heard of the woman simply known as Esther. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
20. She's also known as Hadassah. I'm sure you've seen that as a nom de guerre on some Twitter handles. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
21. She was a ravishing beauty by all accounts. Incredibly beautiful. She was an orphan actually, raised by her cousin Mordecai. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
22. Mordecai was a government official. He worked in the statehouse. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
23. Under his guidance Esther won a beauty pageant to become the Queen of Persia. (Her husband was Xerxes I). #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
24. Now I know people name their children Esther. We can only guess at the motivation for such baptismal decisions. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
25. Perhaps these fathers think their daughters are beautiful. (Every father thinks his daughter is the most beautiful). #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
26. I suspect however that many of the fathers named their daughter Esther on account of the historical role of Esther. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
27. Esther preserved her nation. A national holiday is celebrated to this day in her honour. Here's a patchy sketch of the story. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
28. Hitler's great, great "uncle", a holocaust planner named Haman had perfected a scheme to wipe out the Jews in Ancient Persia. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
29. Persia was a vast kingdom incorporating many nations and peoples. Its notable potentate was Cyrus the Great. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
30. In 540BC Cyrus conquered the famous Babylonian Empire. Present day Iran was Persia by the way. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
31. The reason Haman plotted to wipe out the Jews was simply because Mordecai won't respect his motorcade! #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
32. The guy was a megalomaniac. To wipe out so many people just because someone refused to bow when you rode by?! #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
33. Mordecai alerted Esther about the plan, asking her to use her influence with the king to stop the genocide. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
34. Quite an interesting story. Read it on the net through Wikipedia. Google Esther. You can also read it from the Bible. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
35. At the end of the day Haman the racist was decapitated on the 75ft gallow he had set up to hang Mordecai. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
36. Esther was a historical figure who found herself at the T-junction of history- political realism. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
37. In Esther we see the responsible purposing of the grace of power of influence: the preservation of the life of a nation. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
38. Esther is the vision of a woman beyond the bed chamber. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
39. (Don't ever let anyone define you in terms of the bed chamber. It's reductionism). #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
40. And we can see from the story that the end to which you choose to deploy power determines your place in history. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
41. The choice of the use of power is always conscious and the choice is your responsibility. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
42. This story shows how deft a woman can be in political maneuverability. Esther was at the centre of it all, the eye of the storm#Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
43. Interesting that the king never knew she was a Jew. She would have been spared from the pogrom anyway. She was the queen. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
44. The problem with many people is that they never get involved unless their comfort and positions are threatened. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
45. It's a selfish and ignorant approach to life. What goes round eventually comes round. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
46. And sometimes we're blinded by local pursuit, like the desire to marry. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
47. Nothing wrong with this desire but it shouldn't blind us to higher responsibilities. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
48. Some people want others to do the work and they benefit. They're the "expectors"- expectant inspectors. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
49. And others believe everything will work out just fine, that nation building is autogenous and assumes itself. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
50. These are the kinds of mistakes elites make. It's one of the reasons martial music topped the charts in many African nations. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
51. What are you doing about your country Jil? About her politics and destiny? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
52. If all you're concerned about is marriage don't forget your children have to go to school. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
53. And when government policy on education fails you invariably pay for it. Your husband will pay in hard currency as well. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
54. There are a number of issues worth your attention: power (energy), insecurity, youth unemployment, corruption… #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
55. …high cost of governance, women issues, constitutionalism, human rights, health, education, country's image…list goes on. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
56. While we wait for your husband to show up you can at least direct your energy and gifts into something impactful. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
57. Shouldn't you get involved in sorting out your nation Jil? Or are you an "expector"? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
58. You can write, you can talk, you can organise, you can be activistic, you can join a party… You must vote of course! #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
59. Your country needs you Jil! Your mentor, LA. ©Leke Alder #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 2, 2013
