wetin dey, NAIJA?

The service was so boring and I soon became restless. The guy on my left dozing peacefully while the girl on my right was busy taking notes, or so I thought until I looked closely. She had created a magnificent art piece of petals using her pen and jotter. She could have passed for a professional artist.

I leaned over to her and whispered into her ear

“Do you plan to become an artist?”

The puzzled look on her face soon told me that she didn’t know what it meant to be an artist. They didn’t even offer fine art as a course in her school. Is this another talent going to waste, another potential that will never blossom?

“What would you like to become?”

“Doctor” she replied smiling sheepishly

“Lawyer nko?” I asked sarcastically and to my surprise she replied affirmatively. “Doctor or lawyer”

So you are good at maths and literature?” I asked again.

She gave me a ridiculous frown and said a resounding no.

  I laughed to myself, how long are we going to sit and watch our future go to ruins due to the lackadaisical attitude of the government, parents and students to education?

We can no longer sit and wait for some set of people to bring the change we so much need. If anything is ever going to be done, it is soonest we realize that it is going to be done by “US” We have to bring the change we so much desire. It starts from every little step you take. It could be as little as taking up a kid in lessons, sharing your own personal experiences with children around, motivate, just be that change. There is a glimmer of hope in the eyes of every little kid I see and it beckons to you. Reach out!

  Barrack Obama said “It is the duty of this present generation to plan for the next” don’t you just sit there and assume that by taking care of your kids alone, the future is bright for them. Yes, they’ll succeed but those children that are not being cared for will be in the future too. They’ll make the unemployed, the robbers and touts that will continually attack your successful kids!