THE CANON OF WISDOM

The Canon of Wisdom is the most recent intellectual brainchild of the renowned author and philosopher, Michael Bassey Eneyo. The book is a rich compendium of the author’s quotes, instructions, counsels and reflections, the majority of which can be described as “straight from the heart”. Michael Eneyo is no doubt an intellectual colossus and a man of no mean standing, a seasoned fearologist, ethicist and public service statesman. In this book, he chose to toe the path of a teacher, instructor, counsellor, mentor, and life coach by weaving out life-transforming and thought-provoking statements, all of which cuts across virtually all aspects of human life often described as the seven spheres examples include such areas of human capital development, family, religion, education, politics and governance, economics and finance, commerce, entertainment and communication, etc. The book has been properly crafted to include the need to also share thoughts on other vital aspects of human life such as love, truth, responsibility and duty, etiquette, relationships and married life, child training and a list of others. It is no exaggeration that this book will be a worthy read. It is a collection of morals, advice and counsel, as well as critical adumbrations on and about general issues and challenges of life. These issues could pose as bottlenecks for each one of us while we thrive as existential beings, from our respective vantages, to make sense and then find ‘meaning’ from the arguable ‘meaninglessness’ that characterizes our life on earth. But surprisingly, humans, according to Prof. Godfrey O. Ozumba’s Integrative Humanism, “are beings unto eternity or the afterlife”. The idea and belief in the possible existence of an afterlife this present writer argues is the premise on which we should conduct ourselves with certain ethos and moral instructions embellished from Michael Eneyo’s philosophy of unity with ‘love as ultimate unifier such as would guarantee harmony and peaceful co-existence of everyone. Eneyo, in this book, has brought to the fore the blueprint that would guarantee harmonious living, happiness, and sound and valid understanding towards experiencing the fulfilment of purpose in life. Having found the author’s thoughts and ideas worthy of unveiling, I saddled myself with the responsibility of excavating his ideas from the various shades where they have been concealed in the form of notes, diaries, interviews and discussions. I have painstakingly compiled them into this whole volume as I found it a worthy material and a must-read. It serves the purpose of an ethical compass for all reasonable humans. I, therefore, recommend this book without hesitation. Happy reading!