The book, The Success Mantra (Decoding Philosophy to a Purposeful Life), by Osinakachi Akuma Kalu is a discourse on how to make our lives simpler fuller and more purposeful than they already are. Some minds are more enlightened than others and they see more potential, more promise, and more purpose in every life that breathes on this earth. Osinakachi is one such philosopher who has a vision for mankind and he makes every effort to let other minds realize their own worth in the big beautiful word which has much to offer to ...
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The book, The Success Mantra (Decoding Philosophy to a Purposeful Life), by Osinakachi Akuma Kalu is a discourse on how to make our lives simpler fuller and more purposeful than they already are. Some minds are more enlightened than others and they see more potential, more promise, and more purpose in every life that breathes on this earth. Osinakachi is one such philosopher who has a vision for mankind and he makes every effort to let other minds realize their own worth in the big beautiful word which has much to offer to those who can grab by the might of their wits. It is not selfish grabbing, which we humans have been guilty of since time immemorial, that he hints at but the kind which gives in the process of taking, which creates in the process of destroying that which is obsolete to the growth and development of humanity.The book is divided into twenty-three chapters all fused with the light of philosophy, encouragement, and motivation. The first chapter titled 'You Are Not Worthless' creates the tempo to the success mantra that the pages have in store. One cannot but be motivated towards a purposeful and meaningful life after going through the simplified philosophy that Kalu helps the readers decode through his words. Between the first chapter and the last one titled 'Fear as Propaedeutic to Poor Self Esteem, ' he covers all the ills that have besotted the society for too long to be conceited and incautious about. He doesn't just underline the ills that are rampant around us but also serves the remedies almost on a platter. He even takes up seemingly unimportant and negligible issues like Facebook and Whatsapp friend connections and delineates a fine sermon on how the limitless capacities and potentiality of social media can be tapped in the right direction and made to work for our own good. He reiterates that a little astuteness and alertness in the handling of social media can also be a source of creating better life opportunities. Social media is not just a means of time pass and gossip but rather it is a powerful medium, a medium which has almost replaced the pen in its power in expressing ideas and feelings. Like a true philosopher, Kalu coins some new words and expressions wherever he feels that the hackneyed and beaten ones fail to render his ideas exactly and precisely. The book abounds in interesting new coinages like, 'tuism, singulate, wallification and dewallification' which help the author in expounding his philosophy in as specific a manner as possible. Kalu freely and judiciously quotes from other philosophers also in order to enhance his point or reference his theory with other minds and knowledge areas too. Some of the great minds that he quotes from are Edward Said, Myles Monroe, Sirpeter Aloh, Austin Kleon, Michael Fisher among others. The book may be relatively small in terms of quantity, but when has the actual merit of a book been judged by its sheer volume. The pages that you encounter here are full of vibrant and meaningful discourse that has the power in them to steer you in the right direction and take you closer to your desired goal. We are poised to make the transformative set of leaps in the history of humankind. Deciding on how and when these moves will be made is still in the air. Properly harnessing the immense power of new technologies will require forethought, foresight, and the human touch. Kalu, as a philosopher, knows science and engineering, now more than ever must walk hand-in-hand with the humanities. Young people around the world need to prepare themselves for the changes and challenges that lie ahead. The Success Mantra is not an ordinary self-help book. It contains a message that is more than timely. It should be heard again and again by people around the world to promote peace, unity, and brotherhood: the future is bright, but only if we are willing to work for it. We need to begin now. Tomorrow will not wait.
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