Oke’s Musings: Poetry, People and Places

Category: Becoming

  • Before America: Musing of All Places I’ve Become

    I want to share a part of a short story about not giving up. The longer version will come as we go along. There is a strange quiet that comes when recognition arrives late. Before America, before UC Berkeley and UCLA.Before the awards and recognitions: Mastercard Foundation Scholarship and Alumni Fund, International House Berkeley, Davis…

  • A House I Built Within, Without a Map

    Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on. Myself as a Project The most ambitious DIY project I’ve ever undertaken wasn’t built with wood, nails, or power tools. It was built with reflection, discipline, and uncomfortable honesty. I decided to renovate myself. There was no blueprint or inherited map that fit exactly. Instead,…

  • Humility

    Let me share the key to my success: unwavering humility. It’s this humility that keeps me grounded and focused on continuous growth, rather than ego or complacency. Stay humble! Stay teachable!

  • Becoming Time

    How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life? For a long time, I believed life moved in straight lines: effort leads to achievement, achievement leads to clarity, and clarity leads to peace. I thought of time as a neutral backdrop—something that simply passed while I did the real…