MY DEAR FRIENDS, HAVE YOU LEARN HOW TO SLOW TO HANGER AND FORGIVE QUICKLY. Just barely 2wks ago, i was about to return to my place of National youth Service corps assignment. I boarded a bus from Akure driving to Abuja, which I will alight at Okene town. It was already late; I have been at the park junction around 4:30 p.m. waiting for any available motor. On this spot, I met my old senior colleague when I was in university who is going to Abuja. We greeted and started chatting our reminiscence of the past as union leaders. We decided to go in the same bus or car that is going to Abuja. When it was around 6:25 p.m. we saw a bus going to Abuja. The driver waited and picked us but when I told him I will be alighting at Okene that my friend only is going to Abuja. He refused to pick me, I quickly begged him that is already late. When he accepted, some passengers’ was shouting at him not to pick me while some was pleading for me because they were afraid of picking armed thieves, which Okene town is well known for many years ago. I quickly showed them my I.D as a corps’ because I was not on uniform; I told them I must be in my PPA very early on Monday. They all pitied me and agreed to let me entered, but there was a particular man at the door who profusely angry that i should not be picked because there many fake copper’s, he nearly pushed me out of the door. Then some people shouted at him particularly another man showed me mercy that this boy must enter the bus. I finally entered the bus even when I entered this man was till complaining of picking me up. Everybody kept quiet. One thing marvel me that day, despite all what the man does, I never hold a single grudges against this man which is every unusual of me. On our way going, the driver was running too fast and I can’t complain due to my acceptance into the bus but I was expecting other people to caution him, nobody talks. He immediately, I strike for alternative which is my God. I started praying seriously within me every 20, 20 minutes that God should show me mercy, so I may have a safe trip because he is my first and the last which I uphold so much onto. To God be the Glory, I landed safely in Okene that night around 9:30pm. When I alighted I greeted everybody and greeted this particular man specially, who is against me, he did not even answered me or let me say he reluctantly managed to answer, which it does have any meaning to me because I understand him. The following morning, I tired my friend phone number to say hi to him but the number was not going, hoping to call him later in the evening. Eventually, I forgot to call him again. It was this last Thursday I just remembered him when I was searching for a contact on my phone. I quickly called him, he picked it up. He said my comrade, keep holding to this your God ooo, He loves u ooo. ‘He knew I was praying silently within me in the bus’, I replied that hope no problem. He said I was just discharged from hospital bed on Tuesday since that Sunday oo. Over 1wk and 2days, I was shocked and asked him what happened. He said, they had a fatal accident about 30- 40mins i alighted from the bus. I was shocked. He said that man who was against me in the bus died and some other three people making four lost their lives. He said the driver drove too fast and entered the bush. That is all he remembered last until he woke-up from the hospital bed. I was restless. I started asking myself so many questions that I can’t find absolutely answer to. O God, I remember this hour and this day, I just want to say thank u lord for everything you have done. When i think about is goodness, you will discover each day that u have been ungrateful to God.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 20:50:22 +0000
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