| INSIGHT | | | | to the unusual, known to the unknown, visible to |
| Some years back, who would have thought of | | | | the invisible. Anytime man travels beyond the |
| such a phenomenon, an African American growing | | | | visible to the realities of the invisible which could |
| up to become an American president in a country | | | | be manifested in the earth, man would inevitably |
| where few years back, blacks were marginalized | | | | initiate a breakthrough. There is still so much |
| and segregated from the whites? A country | | | | mankind can derive from the visible things around |
| where many black civil rights activists and leaders | | | | us, be it natural or social phenomenon. It all |
| were murdered in cold blood just because they | | | | depends on our quest for deeper understanding |
| voiced out their grievances against the injustice, | | | | and revelations from the things that God by |
| social prejudice and segregation taking place on a | | | | providence has surrounded us with. |
| day to day basis in the USA. | | | | Let's begin this journey once more and change |
| Finally, on the 4th of November 2008, history | | | | the tides of history, and join the thousands who |
| was made with Barack Obama declared President | | | | have gone before us but left their footprint on |
| Elect of the USA, and on January 20 2009 he | | | | the sands of time, by the revelations and |
| was sworn in as the first African-American | | | | discoveries they gave us. The visible is a pointer |
| president in the USA. This singular event shook | | | | to far reaching invisible realities. Let's not end with |
| the entire world and became a major topic on | | | | what we can see, touch, smell, taste and hear. |
| many national and international media, newspapers | | | | There is more beyond this realm. |
| and magazines, etc. and a topic of discussion to | | | | What is the invisible all about? |
| millions around the world. | | | | The invisible embodies possibilities within our reach |
| Right now, Barack Obama is about his duties as | | | | which man has not yet exploited. Dimensions of |
| president of the USA. The dust of euphoria which | | | | knowledge, wisdom, and invention etc, yet to be |
| surrounded the event of his election victory and | | | | tapped by man. The invisible does not spell out |
| his swearing into office as first African American | | | | non-existence. The fact that it is not yet here, |
| president in history is gradually settling down. My | | | | does not mean it is nonexistent. Who could have |
| quest in this treatise is as follows:i) Is it all over | | | | believed 2000 years ago the possibility of the |
| with Obama finally becoming the first African | | | | aero plane, high technological bridges, roads, cars, |
| American president in history? Or this is just the | | | | computers, mobile phones etc? If the men of |
| beginning for mankind to grasps insight higher than | | | | yesterday were told what awaits mankind in the |
| what we have ever attained from this singular | | | | 21st century they would have had their reasons |
| event? Are they no other deeper revelations we | | | | to doubt. William Shakespeare said "Our doubts |
| can derive from this singular eventful event? | | | | are traitors; they make us fear the good we |
| Have we run out of visionaries, luminaries, wise | | | | often may win by fearing the attempt". |
| men, etc. who can tell us about this 21st century | | | | Right now in the midst of our scientific and |
| phenomenon? | | | | technological breakthrough, social and economic |
| It is on this wise that, I have devoted myself to | | | | changes, I have good news to a complacent |
| seek for insight, clearer and deeper understanding | | | | culture, there is still so much in virtually all spheres |
| to this untapped treasure, and unexploited mine; | | | | of life, which man has not yet touched. |
| "the Obama phenomenon". | | | | What are we doing with this challenge? are we |
| Some hundreds of years ago, there were no | | | | going to seat down and conclude that the end has |
| airplanes but there were birds to inspire the | | | | already come or are we going to see the eternity |
| invention of the aero plane. There were no cars, | | | | in time and the infinite beyond the finite and the |
| computers, mobile phones, etc. Today man has | | | | invisible beyond the visible? |
| transformed the face of the earth, creating light | | | | The rise to power of Barack Obama as the first |
| where there was once darkness, roads where | | | | African American president in the U.S.A. is a visible |
| rivers once flowed; transportation avenues where | | | | political and social phenomenon, but with far |
| man formerly walked on foot, etc. have you ever | | | | reaching enlightenment available to everyone who |
| asked where man got most of her inspirations? | | | | will see beyond the visible to the invisible. This is |
| For your information, most of what we see | | | | the purpose of these treaties. |
| today as scientific and technological breakthroughs | | | | For, since the creation of the world his invisible |
| came as a result of few individuals who used the | | | | attributes are clearly seen, being understood by |
| visible (natural and social occurrences or | | | | the things they are made even his eternal powers |
| phenomenon) to reach the invisible (things yet to | | | | and God head, so that they are without |
| exist). What is the visible all about? The visible is | | | | excuse"Rom1:10 |
| everything we see around us, natural | | | | It was believed for years that God is a mystery, |
| phenomenon as created by God or social | | | | which implies he can't be understood. The above |
| phenomenon as orchestrated by destiny and | | | | texts challenges that mindset, it says the invisible |
| actualized by man. The visible things around us are | | | | attributes of God, his external power and God |
| pointers to invisible realities meant to be actualized | | | | head which for centuries humans have considered |
| by man. | | | | mysteries can be clearly seen and understood by |
| Human existence is a responsibility for man to | | | | a careful observation of the things which are |
| bring out the invisible from the visible. This is the | | | | made. This breakthrough calls for open |
| power within humans, capable of shaping history | | | | mindedness instead of close mindedness. |
| and changing the course of nature as positive | | | | Helen Keller said "A blinded eye is better than a |
| breakthroughs for a better world. What do you | | | | blinded mind." We look with our eyes but we only |
| see from the visible things around you? Do you | | | | see with our minds. Things that are made speak |
| see them as ends or as means toward far | | | | of every visible fact. All we see is not all that |
| reaching and endless possibilities? The ability to | | | | exist. Beyond what we see are great depths of |
| see the invisible from the visible was the | | | | knowledge, wisdom and understanding startling to |
| foundation for both arts and sciences. Some of | | | | our human imagination. |
| the beautiful literatures from authors like Mark | | | | If the invisible attributes of God, his eternal power |
| Twain, Chinuo Achebe, etc. will not have been | | | | and God head can be clearly seen and understood |
| possible if these men never saw the invisible from | | | | by the things that are made. Imagine how much |
| the visible. The most beautiful works of art like | | | | we could tap from our environment, from the |
| the painting of Michelangelo were all a function of | | | | things we see everyday. The political, social, |
| what most of the artists then deduced from their | | | | economic and cultural phenomenon we see around |
| visible surroundings. Imagine the agriculturalist | | | | us everyday. |
| George Washington Carver who was able to | | | | I believe a new horizon awaits us, if we would |
| derive 160 products from peanuts and 360 | | | | begin full appreciation of all that exist around us, |
| different products from sweet potatoes of which | | | | and the changing phenomenon which characterizes |
| others will use directly for food. | | | | the world in the 21st century. |
| What you see will determine where you will finally | | | | For King Solomon all that existed were his |
| arrive | | | | teachers. He learned from fig trees, rivers and |
| To the Wright brothers (inventors of aero- plane) | | | | day to day human interactions etc. That's why in |
| watching a bird in the sky was all they needed to | | | | pressing his case on the importance of work, self |
| muster the courage and believe that men too | | | | reliance and governance he admonished mankind |
| could fly through the use of an aero plane. Isaac | | | | to learn from the ant. How can we learn from the |
| Newton's observation of apple fruit falling | | | | ant except we observe the ant and draw |
| downward from a tree was the entire visible | | | | inferences, insight and knowledge from their day |
| phenomenon which led him to the discovery of | | | | to day operations? |
| the law of gravity. | | | | The scientist, scribe, philosopher, poet, preacher |
| Both arts and sciences owe their breakthrough | | | | and writer who have moved the world forward, |
| from the inspiration ordinary men derive from | | | | they have one thing in common, they were quick |
| visible acts or occurrences. Can you write down | | | | learners. They learned from what others saw |
| some personal discoveries you have made from | | | | nothing. May every reader of this book receive |
| the visible things which surrounds you. This may | | | | the inspiration to be a quick learner. God's |
| begin your journey into endless breakthrough. | | | | attributes can be understood if we can allow the |
| What is breakthrough? Breakthrough in all fields | | | | teacher within us to give us illumination from all |
| has to do with making inventories from the usual, | | | | we see around us. |