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A moving man will meet his luck (opens the original)
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There's something about seeing your friends, or someone you know, fall back on a life they didn't envisage. Their cheerful eyes start to flicker, and hope feels too heavy to bear. It's one thing to go through this yourself; it's another to see it from someone you know, especially when there's not much you can do to help.This year, I've seen loved ones struggle to get their shit together because of one challenge or the other. Whether it's rent, a job loss or something that's almost unbearable. An
Time heals, my friend (opens the original)
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I'm on my way to Lagos, coming back from where we wrapped up my cousin's wedding. The wedding ceremony was the first time in years that I had seen some of my family members. The wholesome feeling of seeing your cousins all grown up since they were kids, and the subtle “omo, you don dey old o.” Plus the small small “take this”, “come buy something” billings that erupt as a result of my elderly status in the family. Aside from the several reminders that I should bring a wife home soon, I think fam
i miss my friends (opens the original)
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I miss the feeling of friendship.I miss the old times when we had long conversations that we could understand each other's thoughts and perceive our emotions before conversations even began. Not the minute chit-chat that shows up in the middle of streaks and IG reels. Or the ones we randomly remember only to respond 3 days later. No, I miss the times that we spoke long enough to indulge each other's intrusive thoughts. The ones where I knew who hurt them, who they crushed on, which family member
Curiosity is a Lost Art (opens the original)
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I am not exactly sure how to frame this, but I hope you make sense of my thoughts. I think curiosity has become a lost art in today's society. I'd say that many avid readers, intellectuals, and whatnot are who they are today because they didn't discard curiosity in their younger days.Let me ask you this: do you remember how you read encyclopaedia, the dictionary or newspapers when you were much younger? Some of us weren't just frequenting the library; we were fascinated by books, atlases, scienc
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