It's the end of the year again, am sure everyone has got a story to tell in retrospect. For some, it is time to make merry, partying hard with reckless abandon while to some, it is a time for sober reflection, looking back into the good, the bad and the ugly sides of the year philosophically, with a definite assurance that 2013 would surely be a blessing.

However we look at it, we may have cause to learn some nasty lessons in the last 11 months or thereabout. For me, that life is transient and death is no respecter of anyone; you get bashed or hated for calling a spade a spade; no matter how hard you try to please people, you l still be criticized.

So whats your greatest lesson this year, people. Lets share.

My greatest lesson is: In everything, i thank God , waking up daily and hearing terrible news like bombings, kidnappings, stabbings, series of accidents, accidental discharges, yet, God in His infinite mercies has kept me alive and healthy, even with my family, its not that im more worthy or more righteous or better than those who have lost their lives or those who have lost loved ones, its d Lords mercy that has kept me this long and its not that those who have lost their lives or loved ones are sinners, only that,they are victims of circumstance. I therefore wish those who are dead: Rest in peace and those who are sick: speedy recovery. And as for me, i say, Thank You Lord for your mercy over my life and family. I appreciate the Most High God.