My birthday has always been a special day for me

My birthday has always been a special day for me; not until one year like that, that I said since the beginning of that year, I wasn’t going to celebrate my birthday that year. It sounded like joke to close folks, not until the d-day and they were still hoping it was a joke, & expecting I’d change my mind. But na, didn’t. Not even did I boil water that day. And when it was like around 2pm, I just went shopping for some wears with my siblings, and got back home exhausted. My brother was disappointed at me because he just couldn’t fathom the fact that since the beginning of a year, I said I wasn’t going to celebrate my birthday, for no reason, and still didn’t change my mind;.

The crazy part was the night of my birthday, I had a dream I got killed (shot on the throat) and I was like saying in that dream they want to kill me. lol. crazily funny). The following morning, it dawned on me could it be that the terrible nightmare would have happened, should I have celebrated the birthday then. And funny part of it was I never saw any vision to not celebrate it, I just decided from the beginning of that year, I wasn’t going to.

But, 2020 came with boxes of unwanted surprises (corona virus, endsars casualties & killings you know). Like I never knew I wouldn’t be doing my birthday in a few days time, even during the covid outbreak, I never thought about it, not until the sad End Sars event that led to loss of lives. The fall of our heroes on October 20, 2020, led to my decision then, I won’t be celebrating this year’s birthday. And I don’t think it would be nice for anyone to celebrate this year’s christmas too. Because we should learn to understand the Nigerian youths who died during the peaceful end sars protest, laid their lives down for a better Nigeria, for us all to continue where they stopped. So, it would rather be unfair should we merry like nothing happened. Knowing fully well some families are bereaved. We Should Learn Some Empathy & Sympathy. Reason I won’t be celebrating my birthday this year. Well who cares? Like the deceased families don’t give a damn whether or not anyone celebrates. You think. Well, I care & my heart does too. God forbid, should I be a family member to one of those, would I still celebrate? NO. But I’m not related to them; you think. But I say “We Are One Nigeria.". Well it’s on Saturday; guess I would just sleep all through.(need to get some sleeping pills so I could sleep). My little way of honouring our fallen heroes (Jimoh Isiaq, Oke & co).

Thy Labour of Our Heroes Past,

Shall Never Be In Vain

To Serve With Heart and Might,

One Nation Bound In Freedom

Peace & Unity.

What happened on 20-10-2020 could be anyone. Na who dey alive dey do birthday.

God Bless Nigeria!

#Peace