My Conversation With David

Lemme quickly share with you my conversation with David

David has been a good friend for as long as I could remember

It goes like this…

David: what’s up guy, how you de?

Olamilekan: I de alright padi mi, how your side?

David: we de manage am, Abi Wetin man go do na? Laughs

Olamilekan: normal, you do well

David: Quickly, your interest and passion in data have put me in a position where I only want to discuss serious matters with you especially when?it?comes to data?matters

Olamilekan: [laughs] Com'on guy, I've embraced you being silly for a very long, do you think I'd want to stop now?

David: Okay, today is Sunday, lemme tell you what came to mind

Olamilekan: okay… shoot

David: I was reading the book of genesis some days ago

Olamilekan: okay…

David: it says, in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep… that’s a messy data right there

Olamilekan: [laughs] you’ve started again

David: wait, it goes further to say the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters, that’s the data analyst right there looking for a way to make it good [small laugh]

Olamilekan: [laughs hard] okay what about when God said let there be light?

David: that’s data wrangling right there, cos until your data is clean, you really won’t know what to do with it

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He laughed, and said are you sure you want to get into this conversation? I answered yes, that he started the conversation in the first place

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David: Speaking of "let there be light," it's akin to data enlightenment, revealing insights and shedding light on the obscured.

Olamilekan: Go on, you seem to have my attention now

David: Good, just like how the light brings clarity, data clarity is vital to unveil meaningful interpretations.

Olamilekan: You know, after separating light from darkness, God named the light "day" and the darkness "night.

David: That's like data classification. Categorizing and labelling information allows for easier analysis and understanding.

Olamilekan: wonderful

David: And it's intriguing how God saw that it was good, much like when we derive valuable, actionable insights from organized data.

Olamilekan: Interesting, I didn’t see that coming

David: You know, deriving valuable insights is akin to the satisfaction of seeing the goodness in organized data.

Olamilekan: Right!

David: Moving forward, the story goes on to talk about the creation of land, seas, and vegetation. It's like structuring data into different categories, each serving its purpose in the broader dataset.

Olamilekan: Chai… guy, your name should be Pastor Data [laughs]

David: You sure know how categorizing data into segments enhances our understanding and enables targeted analysis.

Olamilekan: It makes work easy

David: Then, the creation of the sun, moon, and stars—like setting up key metrics in data analysis, providing guidance and illumination for further exploration.

Olamilekan: O my goodness… That's a great analogy

David: Establishing key metrics is similar to celestial bodies, guiding the way in data analysis.

Olamilekan: hmm, never thought of it in that direction before

David: It's fascinating how these biblical narratives reflect the importance of order, classification, and insightful interpretation—much like the data principles we apply in the modern world.

Olamilekan: Oh boy, it's incredible how foundational principles in the Bible align with key practices in the data world, emphasizing the significance of structured, well-analyzed information

David: I’m tempted to say some more but I have to go now, I’ll call you next Sunday and let you see some other things

Olamilekan: hehehehe, like what? Let me hear some more

David: I really don’t have time, we’d talk on Sunday yea? Do you know that the bible is a database and Abraham’s life is a portfolio project

Olamilekan: what? Hello hello hello, are you there?

The call ended

Damn… I’m eagerly waiting for next Sunday to come, I need to hear this guy out and see, I’ll keep you updated

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Till next Sunday, I remain Yours in Data

Olamilekan