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MY LIFE LESSONS
hmmm... It is a cold Sunday morning, the breeze is whistling, the trees are slowly dancing to and fro, the birds are singing. Here am I, sitting alone on my old rocking chair putting on my red checked pyjamas with a blue slippers having a white circles on it as a design. Hi, my name is Emeka Moses. I'm 80years old. You are welcome. Sit and let me tell you about my Life's Lesson.
My name is Emeka Junior Moses, I am a native of Akachi community from Akwamma. My parents are Mr. Williams and Mrs. Mary Emeka Moses. I am the seventh child of my father and fifth child of my mother and I am the only son. I have six elder sister which the last one from my mother gave me a gaping-age of seven years.
My parents got married, it was an arrange marriage, my dad is a learned man who is the head master of Akachi Government school. He wasn't interested in getting married, he just love reading his books. He once told me that his mother will always tell him and say "Emeka nwa m, is it your book you will marry for ever? even if your dad told you to marry your book, please can you do me a favour and marry a human who will bear my human grandchildren, you are not getting younger, neither do I, I want to carry my grand kids, my fellow woman that I gave birth at same year, their children have given them grandchildren. You are my only son and only child, who will bear your ancestors name when you are gone?" It got too much that he agreed that his mother should get him a wife.
One day, his mom brought a woman to the house she looks very local, gentle and respectful but she is beautiful, he loved her and took her in as a wife, Mary's mother is my grand mother's bosom friend from the next town which she normally go to sell her fruits.
After my mom had my four of my elder elder sisters my grand pa died. My grand ma started complaining that she didn't bring her in to keep giving birth to girls.
Her attitude towards her changed, she told my dad she wants him to marry another wife, she asked my dad to have an affair, he refused but she kept on disturbing him until he gave in. My dad had an affair with a lady helping my mom, her name was Oma and she got pregnant, she became rude to my mom and kept telling her that she is pregnant for a boy. She told her friend and her friends advices her to keep being rude, my mom was calm because she was equally pregnant. My grand ma started treating Oma well and pampered her, she will tell my mom she knows she will still give birth to a stupid child which is still a girl.
She promise Oma that her son (my dad) will pay her bride price if she gives birth to a male child. Oma went to a native doctor who gave her a liquid substance and ask her to drink it that she will give birth to two boys for my dad. She also went to a river goddess named Nwaanyi mmiri, she asked her to put on white wrapper and come with a white calabash and a white dove to appease the goddess. she did all that and she assured her that she...
My name is Emeka Junior Moses, I am a native of Akachi community from Akwamma. My parents are Mr. Williams and Mrs. Mary Emeka Moses. I am the seventh child of my father and fifth child of my mother and I am the only son. I have six elder sister which the last one from my mother gave me a gaping-age of seven years.
My parents got married, it was an arrange marriage, my dad is a learned man who is the head master of Akachi Government school. He wasn't interested in getting married, he just love reading his books. He once told me that his mother will always tell him and say "Emeka nwa m, is it your book you will marry for ever? even if your dad told you to marry your book, please can you do me a favour and marry a human who will bear my human grandchildren, you are not getting younger, neither do I, I want to carry my grand kids, my fellow woman that I gave birth at same year, their children have given them grandchildren. You are my only son and only child, who will bear your ancestors name when you are gone?" It got too much that he agreed that his mother should get him a wife.
One day, his mom brought a woman to the house she looks very local, gentle and respectful but she is beautiful, he loved her and took her in as a wife, Mary's mother is my grand mother's bosom friend from the next town which she normally go to sell her fruits.
After my mom had my four of my elder elder sisters my grand pa died. My grand ma started complaining that she didn't bring her in to keep giving birth to girls.
Her attitude towards her changed, she told my dad she wants him to marry another wife, she asked my dad to have an affair, he refused but she kept on disturbing him until he gave in. My dad had an affair with a lady helping my mom, her name was Oma and she got pregnant, she became rude to my mom and kept telling her that she is pregnant for a boy. She told her friend and her friends advices her to keep being rude, my mom was calm because she was equally pregnant. My grand ma started treating Oma well and pampered her, she will tell my mom she knows she will still give birth to a stupid child which is still a girl.
She promise Oma that her son (my dad) will pay her bride price if she gives birth to a male child. Oma went to a native doctor who gave her a liquid substance and ask her to drink it that she will give birth to two boys for my dad. She also went to a river goddess named Nwaanyi mmiri, she asked her to put on white wrapper and come with a white calabash and a white dove to appease the goddess. she did all that and she assured her that she...
