SHE’S JUST MY NEIGHBOUR

We are still on the series; you need people. This week I will be sharing with us the story of a female friend. But before that, let me quickly do a brief recap on what we discussed last week. Succinctly from last week anecdote we were able to arrive at a single conclusion that we must not look down on people regardless of either your status or their status. This is because we don’t know who God can use to bless us. We cannot decide for God, the only thing that’s expedient of us is to rightly position ourselves for His blessings regardless of who He chooses to bless us.

Today I’m sharing another story that’s crucial to the series at hand. And the story goes thus:

“When I was seeking for admission, I had a boyfriend who claim to love me but treated me like a shit. He was an undergraduate in one of the notable university in the western part of Nigeria. I love him so much and I expected him to reciprocate but reverse is the case. I always felt proud that I was dating him but he was never proud of me. Why then did he ask me out? Till today I can’t answer this question. Whenever any of his friends asked him who is this girl?  He always replied with; ‘Omo ile wa ni’ meaning she’s just my neighbor.  I would just keep quiet, pretending as if I did not hear him. He did this to me on so many occasions. It was later I knew that he treated me as such because I was not an undergraduate like him. I didn’t assume to know he demonstrated it, even probably said it, I can’t remember.

I was preparing for Joint Admission Matriculation Board at that time. I didn’t gain admission though. There was this other guy that was disturbing me but I didn’t give him chance because I love Demi, moreover I didn’t want to double date. Despite that, the guy never gave up. I didn’t give him chance still. At last Demi left me on the basis that I was not an undergraduate like him. Not quite long I gained admission into a university outside Nigeria. It was then I gave the other guy a chance.  And since then we’ve been together. After I finished my program, I came back to Nigeria to obey the nation’s clarion call (NYSC). The then undergraduate guy started calling me that we should start dating again but I told him it’s not possible. He’s now a big guy. He’s working in a bank. And I can tell you he’s buoyant financially.  But the chance I gave him, he misused it. If I should call him now that I need money within two minutes he’ll get some amount transfer into my account. But nothing can happen between us again despite all his pleas.”

There’s nothing pride will do to you than to ruin you. I do tell people that pride is like a balloon that float high in air because of wind current. But the moment it come in contact with sharp particles it deflate and fall. And the fall of pride is a shameful one. One of the reason one must not be proud is the fact that you need people in all your endeavors in life. We must avoid pride because we don’t know what will happen in the next couple of minute. Like the story shared today the sister later got admission not even in Nigeria University.  You will not be proud the moment you realize that nothing last forever. Moreover, you must know that what you are boasting about is nothing to some people.

That reminds me of a story of a man that bought an expensive attire sewed it into Agbada. He was invited to a funeral ceremony. Because he wanted to impress people at the occasion, he put on the expensive agbada. But on getting there he was disappointed. Reason being that the same type of cloth was used to wrap the dead body.

I hang my pen till will meet again. I remain my humble self AKERELE ODUNAYO SAMUEL.

Remember keep being you and keep being true.