‘A good life is very hard
to build; but very easily to destroy’
Introduction………………..
Relax;
just take it easy I believe you have read the preceding story that led to this
one. If you have not, stop reading any further, endeavor to read the main story
itself. If you have I believe you are anxious to see the end of the story. Yeah!
every story that has a beginning must certainly have an end. This is a
story of a young lady with academic prowess. This is a story of a human’s life.
It had a fine beginning. Yes! But we did not know how it ended. Without mincing
words, let’s see the end of Shattered dreams.
The
principal coughed, cleared her throat and reiterated what the Vice
principal said ‘Listen up my children, I have a very bad news’ as she
said that, I looked at Anita and she whispered silently into my ears ‘It is
about Victoria’ she said. I never knew when I screamed ‘What? Bad news,
Victoria? Then the Principal continued. ‘I believe we all know Victoria
Okafor? And the whole assembly responded with a loud voice ‘YESSSSSSSSSSS!’
Then she kept quite for seconds, bowed her head and raised it up again as if
the words are too heavy for her to say. She began again ‘
Victoria is a very assiduous student, I am sure you know her
well, she served as the assistant health prefect, she led S.S.S3A to the debate
we partook in last term, she is fair and a great talker, she is very gifted and
intelligent in fact she even told me she was aspiring to study Law in the
University of Nigerian, Nsukka. For about a month, Victoria was reported
constantly absent from school which we decided to see to intervene in the matter as an
Institution. A few teachers began the search some weeks ago and just this
afternoon, Mrs. Dorothy Olatunji gave me a heart aching message at 12:58pm. It
is hard to the hearing but because of her impacted in this School, I decided to
announce it to the entire assembly. Victoria Okafor passed away two days ago’
immediately she said that she
bursted into tears and the long calmed crowd turned into a pandemonium.
I
stood there, dumbfounded my heartbeat increased and I began to sweat copiously.
The crowd were anxious ‘what killed her’ some asked ‘What happened’ ‘How,
where? The Principal continued ‘Her parents discovered she was pregnant as she
began to develop some strange symptoms which made them began to suspect her.
After much questioning she confessed she was pregnant for Charles a fellow
student in this same school. She died in the attempt to abort the fetus now she
has been buried and Charles, the doctor as well as Charles’ relatives are still under the custody of the police. This has never happened in the history of this School. Please
I plead on your behalf hold yourselves, be careful, cut away from any sexual
relationships you are engaged in. Think about your future, and finally do not
let your dreams shatter’ as soon as she said this she left the gathering and
retired into her office. I tell you only God knew how bad I felt that
afternoon. We could no longer have the class we intended and some minutes later,
the bell rang for dismissal. Through out the week and the rest of our stay
in school until we took our final examination, the sudden death of Victoria
never left our memory.
This
was why I decided to write this little note, though I am not a 'pro writer' but
at least the message was clear. Since that event I have held on to the insight
God gave me as a warning that says ‘Dreams are like eggs, they have to be
protected’. One my bed I ask myself ‘Was that how Victoria and the lofty dream she had for the future was shattered and terminated’. As young people
we will always have challenges, temptations that would want to thwart God’s
plan for our lives. The Devil they say is ‘our adversary looking for whom to
destroy’.
He is always on the watch to see who will fall to his tricks and enticements. He
will come through relationships, movies, sexual drive, complacency in study, and he
would want us to go far from God. But my mother has always told me the weapon
to destroy him and his cohorts. It is via prayers, self control and living a righteous life.
When we live righteous lives the Devil will of course try but never get us. When
we live a good life we are surrendering ourselves and dreams on to the foot of
Jesus. As young people we should be careful of the choices we make everyday
because they will determine our life in the future. A little mistake can ruin
your life! He said through Solomon in the book of proverbs ‘Commit thy works
[dreams] unto the Lord and thy thoughts shall be established' Prov 16:3.
Always remember your dreams, future, your goals to protect them.
(The end of Shattered dreams)
Cyprian Henry
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