Beyond Adversity

 




Ogédé kidef'omi kiñórakwu olugbé gé?

Ichalu kichupké edé deyino!


Should a plantain  in a river  complain of thirst?

But that is not how it should be!


 I didn't come from a poor home, nor was it a rich one. There used to be a social  concept called 'the middle class'. Although we fluctuated between extremes, we were never exactly middle-class. 


My father told me that I'm considered an adult at fifteen. And I  started living like an adult from my teenage years. I covered breakfast and lunch, but thankfully had dinners at home. Although I didn't have to pay for rent but I definitely wasn't living rent-free. 


How come you think you're a hustler and you can't even support the home? Are you a weakling? Your peers contribute to their families, why can't you? I refuse to be discouraged, I choose to change the narrative. I can't be the weak link.


But your family's not doing so bad, how did you become this unfortunate? Fate! Let me shoulder my burden, I can't be a parasite on anyone. I'm optimistic that things will improve someday. All the efforts and energy, I can't continue being a pariah.


Indeed it is illogical for a plantain in  river to complain of thirst. But this plantain is trying to find its own solution. And it's finding its way; this small stream will eventually become a flowing river that sustains life.


Someday, just someday, this plantain will no longer cry for water.


®Ahmed Salim Jn ✍️ RCHP 

#Uloko

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