Important Lesson From Yahooze!
When the Yahooze song was released by Olu Maintain, I was part of those that despise the song because of what it represents. Though so many interpretations have been given to the song, my own personal view is that the song is glorifying a social ill that needs to be condemned by all and sundry.
Soma days to Christmas, I visited a friend and the video was playing on the television screen and I decided for the first time to pay attention to the song and the lyrics. Don’t get me wrong, I am a Yoruba guy and the song was in Yoruba as well, so I understood everything the guy was saying but I decided to pay closer attention that particular day.
After listening for a while, I discovered something unique in the song and that was exciting. Before sharing my discovery, let me quote a part of the song that intrigued me:
“Awon kan waye wa gbowo,
Awon kan waye was sise,
Awon kan…”
For those that do not understand Yoruba, let me try and translate it to the best of my understanding:
“Some came into the world to make money,
Some came into the world to work…”
What discovery did I then make from these lines? DISCOVERY OF PURPOSE! The truth is that a lot of people have purposed in their heart to do a lot of things, whether evil or good. Taking the Yahoo guys as an example, all they live for is to look for a “maga” to dupe. Though a lot of people detest their actions, but they are living for something.
I have seen so many people talk negatively about this act and you may be one of those people. My question is what are you, as a person, living for? What is your own purpose on this earth? What have you come to pursue on this earth?
Discovering the reason you are here will help transform your life in numerous ways. It will give you a peace of mind knowing fully well that you are on your way to achieving something meaningful in life.
Like one of my mentor said, this purpose is SERIOUS business! You should be concerned about discovering why you are living if you have not discovered it. As I have always maintained, God NEVER creates a lackey or a purposeless being, so it is your duty to discover why you are here.
Do you want to live a stress-free life? Is it your desire to look into the future with so much excitement rather than with trepidation? Is it your desire to be insulated from the worries of common people? All you need do is DISCOVER YOUR PURPOSE! Spend time with God and ask Him to reveal why you are here to you.
After discovering what you are here for, begin to live it and you will witness a tremendous change in your life. Any time you listen to Yahooze, let it minister to you and allow the message to sink in.
WHY ARE YOU HERE? 
I have also thought of this as an interpretation to the song. More power to your elbow
January 28th, 2008 at 1:27 am
Great one Yemmy! That means we are on the same wave length.
Have a blessed week.
January 28th, 2008 at 1:39 am
though i dont understand yoruba but wit this few lines from the album, i think i’ve got another challenging quote.
thanks and may God increase ur wisdom BOLA.
January 28th, 2008 at 3:02 am
You are welcome Pedro.
Make the quote an everyday challenge for you.
January 28th, 2008 at 3:50 am
u,ve given another insight of what yahooze means.u are to much.just keep the good work rolling.GOD binded the world with a cord that can never be broken.the cord is love the importance of love can’t be overlooked but its elements must be applied to get it the way of God.
January 28th, 2008 at 4:32 am
bola,the level u hav attained is the least u’ll eva know. ur now ll shock ur yesterday and ur 2moro ll br envied by ur now,cos u’re destined 2 be gr8 without stress.
January 28th, 2008 at 4:41 am
Great Post. Your purpose is the defination of your life. A life without purpose is meaningless.
I believe that it’s only by understanding your purpose can you leave a fulfilled life.
May God give us the grace to discover and fulfill our purpose
January 28th, 2008 at 5:02 am
thanks alot for more expantiation on the subject of purpose, you have quicken me about my life purpose again, God bless you.
January 28th, 2008 at 8:57 am
Tutu,
Thanks for your comment and prayers. God bless you too.
Cheers
January 28th, 2008 at 11:12 am
True talk freelance. Thanks for the visit man. You are GREAT!
January 28th, 2008 at 11:19 am
fmbaby,
I have told you before and I will tell you now, you have no choice than to live a life of purpose
January 28th, 2008 at 11:21 am
good one from the motivator again.
January 28th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Hi Bola,
This is waoh, you see i have heard the song a number of times but just like you i have not placed any tangible meaning to it.
Thanks for re awakening our spirit once again. It is really a food for
thought.
January 29th, 2008 at 12:19 am
lanre
Mr Lawal, thanks for the comments. Some things don’t make meanings to us until we take time to listen and study them well.
January 29th, 2008 at 3:34 am
I’ve taught for some time what exactly my purpose on earth actually is and somewhere along the line I gave up on the taugh, but with U mentioning this now I think I really need to give it a serious taught. Thanks and keep the good work going. God bless U.
January 29th, 2008 at 8:28 am
Victoria, thanks for your comment. I am sure there is no better time than NOW to think about your purpose on earth.
Let me know if there is anyway I can help out.
January 29th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
I think u’re in the spirit,cos i was reading a book 2day and it was tallking about,relevance.I am doing what God sent me 2 do on earth and i believe i can’t make it ‘thout him.thanks 4 re-echoing the mind of God.
January 30th, 2008 at 6:18 am
Abiodun,
That is how God works. It is just the confirmation of God speaking to you.
Keep it up man
February 1st, 2008 at 5:45 am
my guy, i surport u,
may we fullfil purpose in life
February 1st, 2008 at 7:32 am
Amen, Amine.
God blessings up you
February 1st, 2008 at 11:11 am
hi bolly,
thanks i will look in more into my life in order to discover more about myself.
have a nice time.
February 2nd, 2008 at 10:08 am
Better fortunate.
As Nike will say: JUST DO IT!
February 4th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Hi Bola,
I’ve been reading ur motivational talks for some time now, its just that i never replied or commented on any. Really u r doing a great job. More grease to your elbow. You simply don’t know the extent to which you hv blessed so many lives. More blessings to you too. Let me just join you in saying this to everyone again that it is a neccessity one to discover his/her purpose in life. To all readers, Bola is a living example of our day of someone living a purposeful life, if I were you, I’ll FIND MINE!!! & live it out to the fullest. Sure I’ll love to help if anyone needs help too.
May God help us all.
February 8th, 2008 at 7:04 am
God bless you Identity for this wonderful comments.
How can you be of help? Please send me an email. We can definitely work together.
cheers
February 8th, 2008 at 7:51 am
U ar a great thinker.
May GOD continue to strengthen ur brain.
Cheers.
MORUF
February 8th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Thanks Moruf.
God bless you man
February 9th, 2008 at 2:23 am
thanks a lot for posting this message again, God has use you to ginger me up on my life purpose through your write up, i have made up my mind to start something but i need your help for counselling and how to go about it. pls send your number to me or any other way we can communicate , pls i need some advise. God bless you. thanks.
February 9th, 2008 at 6:55 am
i share your view concerning the yahoozee song. keep the fire burning allah bless u
February 9th, 2008 at 7:55 am
funmi,
I will get in touch with you pretty soon. I hope our talks will result in something great for you just as God has used me in others’ lives.
@murtala, AMEN!
February 9th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
They have said it all, but i can only wish u d best and may all the prayers be answerd. Ko ni baje o
February 21st, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Hello Bollyton,
You have been my mentor right from the moment i read about your success story in success digest and this piece of article is a work of a genius.
Thanks me for talking about purpose, really appreciate how you handled it. More power to your inspirational strength.
Peter
February 25th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Thanks Peter for the visit and the wonderful comment.
Go making it happen man
February 26th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Insighful. I must however reiterate that the song celebrates and vindicates societal ills and should be discarded completely from the airwaves. There is leson to learn from every occurrence, so the fact that we can make a few assertions from the song does not in any way justify the its production.
Purpose is closely tied to design and design is solely dependent upon the expression of an intelligent creator. God is the supreme designer and intelligent creator of all. We find can only find our true being in Him. Purpose is not discovered by looking inwards or outwards.
Purpose is known by looking at the author and finisher of our faith, Christ himself. The Word and Spirit are the only valid pointers to our true purpose. Hence, we could have lived and achieved so much, and given our lives for the emancipation of the poor, but still have completely missed it if its not in sync with God’s perfect will.
Our purpose is to know, seek, follow and obey God. Period.
May 15th, 2008 at 7:53 am
adetayo,
True talk, just looking at things from the other side man.
Thanks for your insightful comment!
Love you
May 15th, 2008 at 9:48 am
For the purpose of argument and intellectual debate, your piece is okay. However, one cannot be both righteous and unrighteous at the same time. The fact still remains that the song , “Yahooze” is ultimately glorifying crime and celebrating get-rich-quick-mania!
May 19th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Hey, wait a minute Adetayo and Austin. Maybe if u look at it from my angle, you’ll understand Bolly’s stance.
I have found out that in life, your ability to know what to ignore is what makes you wise.
What I’m trying to say is this: Learn your lesson from the song, and be ‘wise ‘. I believe that is also Bolly’s point of view, hence, the write up.
May 24th, 2008 at 12:31 am
Austin,
I agree with you, but in every bad things, there are lessons to learn.
May 24th, 2008 at 2:47 am
Oh yes, I totally agree with u Bolly. I care less about anything that happens to me or other people, whether good or bad. What i really care about is the lesson to learn from such happenings and i ignore the rest.
May 26th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Lordson,
Sorry I didn’t reply to your last post.
I fully concur with everything you said. There are always lessons to learn in anything in life, good or bad.
You are great my man.
May 26th, 2008 at 11:46 am
KEEP IT UP MAN, MORE POWER TO YOUR ELBOW. YOU A BLESSIN TO OUR GENERATION . I,VE ALSO BIN REFLECTING ON THE YAHOZEE STUFF. IN ESSENCE, I WILL NOT BE AMONG THE ASINNWAYES BY THE GRACE OF GOD. IAM ABOUT TO EXPLODE. YOU RE DA BOMB.
July 24th, 2008 at 7:46 am
Na soooo….I agree with you. Olu Maintain (my cousin) knew what he was singing. No wonder, the song is still good to hear… Well, it all boils down to the last question u asked…WHY ARE YOU HERE? Discover yourself. Olu Adegbulu (Olu Maintain) did, i can (i have - read my blog and comment on my blog, http://www.spiritofjesus.blogspot.com) and you can..
Thanks
July 24th, 2008 at 4:54 pm