CELEBRATING ENGR. OLAYIWOLA OROLUGBAGBE; Lesson learnt with stability from the source. Olabanji Joel

While many people are known to adore their mum more and shower praises on mothers, I am always of the opinion that there won't be a stable home without responsible parents (father and mother). At a tender age, I witnessed severe discipline accompanied with selfless love and sacrifice. The sacrifices of a man and the tolerance of the wife made the house a home. The society we live in get it wrong many times because it focuses more on the training of a girl child thereby leaving the male child morally deficient. Only the female child gets the training on how to be a good and responsible lady who will inturn be a good wife to her husband but this practice has not made the society a better place because the male child lacks the training needed to be a man (the head of the family). The training to be given to a male child should not just be about how to make money for the family, how to manage the money made should also be included, how to be a responsible husband and father should be emphasized on. A balanced home is built when a balanced man an a balanced woman comes together to be one but when one of them isn't balanced, equilibrium is affected and the family will never be able to stand right (instability from the source). Discipline that was initiated while growing up by my father was seen as wickedness but became well appreciated when I started handling small duties and responsibilities which has made many to like me as an individual and this has brought many good opportunities to my way. I am not talking about perfection but just emphasizing on the need for the society to get it right in terms of training so that the moral decadence which is prevalently overpowering our communities can be curbed. The training of a child shouldn't be one sided, on one hand, it requires training the male child on what a man truly is, for the man is the head of the home, be ready to take all responsibilities, be prayerful, discipline, tolerate the wife's inadequacies and compliment the wife too (the man is the next authority in the family after God, it's not about being bossy, it's about taking responsibilities) while on the other hand, it requires training the girl child in a way a woman should be trained with patience, understanding, soft spoken, prayerful and also responsibilities expected of a woman in her home. My words today are meant for parents to get it right and for men to understand that God has made us the head and that comes with high demand to make the home stable. You ask me who I am today and I will simply tell you to look at my parents for my qualities are what I have inherited and learnt from them. Engr. Orolugbagbe Julius Olayiwola is a true man to be adored and celebrated always for his selflessness knows no bound. The disciplines that seems like wickedness can never be forgotten, the trainings, prayers, actions and method conflict settling are things that has kept the home, he carries the responsibilities of the house of his shoulders and the home enjoys peace. However, equilibrium wouldn't be when he carries the house on his shoulders without the wife's support, the wife as a strong pillar supports the man in all ways making the man stronger always even when he gets weak and that is why I can happily celebrate God's goodness today. Mrs Orolugbagbe Caroline is the great pillar and the woman that has adequately completed Baba Oro making him strong regularly, I am happy to say they have always been a perfect match that has built an enviable home over many years. On this note, I will like to drop my pen by saying "a man's strength is seen with the way he takes up his responsibilities and his weakness is covered up by the strength of the wife". I celebrate Engr. Olayiwola Orolugbagbe today as he add a year to his years, I pray for continual strength and grace from God and his weakness shall never be revealed to the world. Amen. IGBA ODUN ODUN KAN NI FUN DADDY WA. Amin. The write up is to celebrate my dad and educate as many as possible on the importance of training a male child well so that he won't be thorn in the flesh of his wife. Thanks. Olabanji Joel Inspired by the life of Engr. Olayiwola J. Orolugbagbe.