On my way back from a journey in Lagos
state Nigeria I met up with an experience that made me understand the reason people
find it hard to ditch their financial gains.
Two brothers where observing their
routine (driving and conducting a bus) when I got stuck in the middle of the
road while gazing at the beautiful road networks that are being created by Lagos
state government under the regime of governor Babatunde Raji Fashola so we
drove ahead of my bus stop. I couldn’t recognize some places, then suddenly and
as if by impulse, I decided to let the conductor into my situation just in case
I got to the bus-stop, unknown to me that I had crossed my bus stop few minutes
ago wow! How could I? Perhaps it was expedience needed to gain a real experience
that would change my view of people who find it hard spending money in ways I felt
was usual.
After the shock and surprise and with
the help of passengers on that particular bus I was able to get directions on how
to retrace my way back to the destination that I was headed for where I met my new teachers in the ‘university of life’.
With life being mean; I thought I was
the only person who truly knows what suffering has been about, unknown to me
that I will meet my teachers in the University of Life and they happened to be
two brothers. One drove while the other
took the role of a conductor. It was obvious that these guys are bright but
yes! Life can be so unfair so they had to work and since jobs are not readily available
they had to take the alternative which is making money through a semi rickety
bus their dad left to them in the city of lagos.
I got into the bus after following a
good description as the first passenger. I sat down patiently and we all waited
for the bus to get filled up majorly because I may not find another bus easily
and with that I was able to get the full gist about these men.
The fear of the Lagos state traffic
management agency (LASTMA) let them with no choice but to take the longer
route. After a few minutes’ drive we got to Orile car park just to make it easy
getting the bus filled up with passengers. That was when I understood how
difficult it has been with people. Since the driver had to come down to secure
his vehicle tire when a tax collector came to impose a levy on him, I was able
to catch a full glance at him. He was on a completely turn short and a shirt
that is not worthy of being worn on the street. And of course the younger
brother was not left out, he always imposed it on the ever difficult brother to give it his best though that was in
most occasion as difficult as allowing a hot pot of stew on your lap.
The driver got down from the steering
part filled with anger of the day and promising any tress passer of a beautiful
knock down if they ever let it happen. Who wants a swollen gum? So we left the
car park with a filled up bus.
As we set for the rest of our journey
a thought continued to bother on my mind and I asked myself what a young man of
about twenty seven was doing with a rickety bus, and a turn trouser? But the
truth later occurred to me. Money is a very difficult essential commodity that
requires you to be wise in other to get it. Work more to get more of it, spend less
to save it and remain creative and focused in what yields you income to sustain
it. I love you guys!
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