LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY

By Abraham Olusegun Adeleye There lived in a village called Ayanmon,a very young boy TEEJEJE. He was from a poor background with rare opportunity of two square meal per day. He wasn't the last in the family but,the one in the middle. He was a toast of friendship due to his ways of life and mixed up. He was duly loved by many. Meanwhile,after his post primary education, all his attempt to further failed. Nonetheless, he never gave up. He eventually found a means of livelihood in a firm where he was earning little though, away from idleness. Many used to make jest of him,owing to his state of being. Still,he remain un- perturbed but, focused.  After a few years in this organization, he took his search further while business in the so called firm wasn't as groove as thought. He almost turned back to the minimum level of daily plea. God willing,Teejeje met a helper afterward. He was enrolled in government payroll through a pensionable job. Fortune suddenly smiled on him. Remember,what life is? He suddenly became toast of the town again. People started seeing him as one of them coz,he now have source of living. Those that abandoned him in the cause of his trial found their way back into his fold.  Lo and behold! Who never can tell what pride means when you suddenly found yourself above board. He started mis-behaving probably unknown to him. Efforts to get him back on his feet by many failed. He was using his new status to oppress some people at every available opportunity. Painful! As time went by. He was to attend an event in Enikan- omeyin(ENIKAN O MEYIN OLA) town. It was such an invitation of necessity. To fulfil all righteousness, he did so along with his friends namely: ORIYOMI,ENI-OLORUN OPA,OLAINUKAN, AND TANIMOLA. All went well. While the party was about being brought to a close,they left. It was a safe sail near their destination before things went otherwise. Fraaa...froooo...gburuuuu....gbuaaa...gbam! That was the exact drama or the car accident that almost turned fatal. Break failure or over-speeding? Not duly ascertained! Narrowly,all on board cheated death though not without wounds. People came to their rescue though,TEEJEJE sustained the highest degree of all. Months down the drain in agony and serious suffering. He lived between life-death before the end call. Before he submited to the cold will of death. He had been abandoned by all. Friends turned to foes. Families were far-miles away. His heart- rob turned to heart-run. The least adjective meant to quantify his experience is dissertation. Between heaven and earth; lessons were learnt not,only by him but,many among the people around him who witnessed all his misadventure and painful end. Its indeed,a pointer note that,we all must live a life worthy of emulation. A life full of passion to loving God. A life full of humility and sense of decorum. Saheed Osupa once sings"TOBAYO KO PANU,KO MA RANKU BONBON,TORI PAYE GBEGE". Whenever fortune smiles on you,maintain some level of decency and decorum in order to live to fight another day. Life is war! Abraham Olusegun Adeleye Writes from Okemesi