How would it feel to be in a group sent to visit the parents of Jide Olatoye, Jide Osoba & Taiwo Onanuga just to say "...we were mates with your son, we just wanted you to know you have been in our thought." Looking back now, how does it feel to have the grace to continue in the tracks that has seen the death of our cherished fellows?
We may be able to visit the family of our Jides & Taiwo but we would need to change address to be able to reach them directly. However, there's so much we can give to the living.
I learnt of one of us who may be neckdeep in fee fraud scam, I learnt of another who may be doing drugs, I leant of yet another who may be in a mental home, yet there is another who is rumoured to be serving time... It may be scary to put yourself at the mercy of anyone who is yet to get to the level you are at but at times, all we need to do is to reach out to let someone know we care and there's something to live for.
Where I study at the moment, a graduate student faces a murder charge for killing his father. While chatting about the incidence, a lady said, "I worked with him over the summer, he was really weird and no one liked to talk to him; he attended all the functions but would usually sit alone but whenever I spoke to him, he always listened and responded well." And in my mind I thought "if only someone had reached out to him that day, he probably would not be facing a charge that may banish him to a mental home for life.
Reach out to someone today. You may need to give your time, resources, skill but at the end of the day, you would have added value to a life, while enriching yours. We intend to keep reaching out via the blog; after a stress-filled day, visit here to have a good laugh, this will keep your soul from passing out before you do!
We also intend to have posts that will address various issues e.g. 'House Doctors' for medical issues (our mates who are doctors would be encouraged to respond to "anonymous" health concerns), 'Wellness' (healthy lifestyle and keep fit tips), 'Money Matters' (shares and small scale business ideas), 'Study Abroad' (if you intend to acquire more pali in your old age), 'Sales & Services' (links to cheap tickets, discount shops etc), 'Info-Tech' (people into IT can address issues related to setting up websites, search engines, etc), 'Community Counseling' (to address concerns that require counsel)...
All these won't appear in a day but we will start from somewhere and lead up to something. In a bid to keep this alive, reach out to someone today and go beyond hello-hi; truly show you care.
Thank you & God bless.
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What an excellent series of comments you have raised. I only wished you hinted who you were so I could thank you personally.
If indeed these matters raised about our colleagues facing one challenge or the other does prove to be true, then we need to devise some confidential ways of dealing with each one. Its inexpressible how therapeutic the nostalgia of reinacting our youthful escapeds through this medium have been; only yesterday someone at work caught me peering through the room and continually giggling and laughing whilst sitting by myself.
On the issue of those who have passed away has Jide Osoba also passed away? Also, it was said that Bamidele Subulokun had also passed away, that an Obituary was seen in a newspaper to that effect. I think the idea of visiting the parents of the departed is great and thoughtful however lets remember that we may be ressurecting what their families are trying to forget, especially seeing their mates in their various stages of their devvelopment.
Thanks Kenny,
Jide Osoba passed on too. I'd ask around to confirm about Subulokun before adding him to the list of our cherished fellows who are deceased.
Though keeping up with the site is quite challenging; it landed me a ticket and a tow bill yesterday! But, the therapeutic effect cannot be overemphasised.
Those who know these fellows can reach out to them, those who do not, can reach out to others; we all need one another to survive.
Thank you.
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