The Sojourner's Diary: Na your fault Bros!

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 The Sojourner's Diary: Na your fault Bros! 



You should never regret anything in life. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's an experience.


I remember back in my days growing up, my grades were steady falling like my oversized Jeans even when I tried to pull 'em up. I struggled to be the best in the class and then one day came, and I took first position for the first time in my life (one of the most memorable days of my early childhood). This day was the same day El Rufai demolished our entire street in last gate, Karmo, FCT. 

After then, the next school I went to was a UBE school in Zuba, FCT. This school gave me wonderful memories too. 😂😂😂 The first place I became class captain because I was the best student in a class of about 150. Well, my parents didn't like the school so they withdrew me and moved me to Commonwealth International School, Suleja, Niger State (forget the international, na very yeye school. Basically a public school gaan).

Anyways, when I got there I instantly started taking first position, was made assistant headboy in Primary five and was class captain all through my primary education there. When I got to Jss 1, new students joined my set and I still topped the class in the first and second term but in in the third term, a boy,  Mansur beat me to second position. I was outraged and was very sure he cheated (I have no concrete evidence till today). In Jss 3 for the first time in the history of the school, I was made junior headboy (cause that position didn't exist before) but still everything didn't feel right cause in Jss 2, I was beaten to second position once (in my second term) by a girl named, Halima and she definitely made a show of it, the mighty had fallen. Again though I had someone to blame, or rather something; that term I suffered pneumonia for two weeks and it affected my CA scores, so yes, it was not my fault (although I spent a huge part of that term trying out a career in soccer, in the rain sometimes, I basically invited pneumonia over and ignored my books).

In my Jss3 first and second term I also lost the first position to her. I cried as hell mehn... Then my mum said something to me, she said, "everything that happens is your fault but you keep looking for excuses". I buckled up that term and came back to first position and came out as the beat graduating student in almost everything but sports but her words never really did sink in. 

When I got to senior secondary school, I realized I wasn't the most intelligent kid in the world and the world didn't revolve around me but I still tried to make my mark which I know I did, but for all my failures, I had someone or something to blame.

When I got to the University, I blamed the people around me for any pain or failure I faced. My girlfriend, my brothers, my parents, my family, my lecturers, my friends, I always found a reason not to be responsible for any challenge I went through. But now that I have passed through this point, lost the girlfriend, the best friends, some fam, seen hell and understood the gravity of decisions, choices and actions, even reactions and inactions, I have come to realize that everything that happens to me is my fault either by commission or omissions. 

Mortal, if you come to this realization, you'll realize you are in complete control of your universe. Yes there are powers that would always try to influence the universe that revolves around each and everyone of us but still, you hold the power, either by your actions, reactions or inactions.

Thank you for reading every single word of my story and accusations to you, if you did read them. I had a great weekend last week and a wonderful week by the way. Recorded with some of my niggas, had fun, chilled, and got wasted sometimes 😂, so for every loss I had, I know it was my fault and for every gain I had it was my effort but I remember to say, thank you Jesus. 

Take charge of your world as you move into the new week. Thrive not just survive. Just try! 

Till we meet again dear Sojourner. 



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