Femi Taiwo @ 30: The young man wrote on top 30 forces that shaped his life in 30 years. And i single this out as the most interesting: Unknown Stranger "I met this woman in one of the public buses in Lagos in 2007. She had her son on her lap. The bus was so packed and discomfiting that I offered to pay for her son so they both could sit on a seat. As the bus lumbered down the pot-holed road, the lady brought out a pen and paper and started teaching her son elementary school science. I was touched. This woman, poor and weary, still found the time to invest in the next generation. She did not allow the realities of the day to drown out the hope of tomorrow. Her is-ness (what is) did not get in the way of her ought-ness (what ought to be). Each time I am tempted to lose hope in the future of my country, I go back to that scene in the bus and remember that right now as we speak, there are those investing in the next generation. That woman, that unknown stranger, merits a place on the major forces that are shaping me". What do you think?
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 16:39:42 +0000
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