By Pius Okaneme
SIR: He started by saying that he does not want what happened to him to happen to anyone. He said that he started early in life successfully as a plumber. Every work he did, he was trailed with praises. That was when the enemies started to chase him. They first killed his son. Then the second and only remaining son. He thought that his live has finished. Still, they came after his only daughter. She became so sick that her whole body stiffened. He took her to the hospital and the doctor pleaded with him to take her back. The doctor recommended that he took her elsewhere to seek what is the problem.
He started to wonder what could be the reason for all his misfortune. He took his daughter home. He got on his bike to go and hustle for money to treat her. He picked up a passenger who hired him for the whole day. The gentleman told him that he came back from America. He drove him to different universities where he waited outside while the man went inside and talked to top officials.
The man took pity on him. He saw that he was struggling to survive driving a bike. He showed him the medicine he brought from America and told him that he can sell it to top officials and make a lot of money. He gave him some bottles of the medicine and showed him how it is used. He gave the medicine to his daughter when he reached home. She instantly recovered from her sickness. That was how his life changed. He started selling the medicine. Today, money is no longer his problem…
He told the passengers that it is there turn to benefit from the medicine. He said that if you have somebody chasing after your life, all you need to do is rub the medicine in your hand and the person will runaway once he or she sees you. If you have diabetes, rheumatism and epilepsy, you should rub the medicine in your stomach and legs and you will immediately have your health back
He told the passengers that he has sold the medicine at a high cost in other states he has visited but they are fortunate to meet him today. He will give it to them at a lower price. Passengers, especially women, started begging him to lower the price more for them as soon as he finished his speech. He agreed to take off a little amount. Money was forwarded to him from different sections of the bus. I felt like screaming that this is madness. Poverty and ignorance place people in a vicious cycle. I do not believe that any rational being will patronize this rambling lunatic selling a wish in a bottle.
- Pius Okaneme, Umuoji, Anambra State.
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