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A Nigerian man, a graduate of Abia State University, ABSU, paid a 20-year-old debt to a carpenter who helped him 20-years ago while he was still in school
PAYING A 20 YEAR OLD DEBT
Today, I decided to put a big smile on someone's face. When the ABSU event ended and on my way back, I made a stop at the place where I used to live as a student at Agiriga Okigwe Street.
My mission was simple: to make a surprise visit to my old neighbors, who are mostly local carpenters and small merchants.
I moved to that area sometime in 1998 and lived there until 2001 when I graduated. My brother Chiemezie Nwakanma lived there and helped me secure the room. We were neighbors next door. Iyke Aaron and Chizuru Kanu joined us.
There is one carpenter in particular who was so kind to me then. I would do my carpentry jobs for free and lend myself money when I was bankrupt. I did not pay most of the money. The man from Mbano was kind to me and treated me like his own son.
The man has an inclination to speak of high grammar of sound and we call him the Professor of Carpentology, a title that he appreciates so much.
17 years later, I assaulted the place today and it was a great party. I made sure there were drinks of different types and food to go around.
All the carpenters stopped working to welcome their old neighbor. The women were not left out.
I told them stories of how that carpenter helped me a lot and did not seek any payment from me. I thank everyone for the kindness and the love they showed me then. Everyone was amazed that I could still remember all this almost 20 years later.
The carpenter had a group of male triplets while living there. Everyone is grown and one of them works with him in his store. He said the boy is brilliant, but he does not have money to train him in school. He lost his wife a few years ago.
From time to time, he would announce that he would send him to college and bear the cost of his training. The man burst into tears. I told him that his son would have a better life than he had. I am totally committed to that promise. I will help you secure admission for him and see him through school. Who knows? It can be the channel through which God will liberate the family from the vicious circle of poverty and deprivation.
It was a great day today as we drank and relived old times. I made sure that each of them had some money in their pockets.
Before saying goodbye, everyone asked me to kneel while saying some prayers that touched my soul.
I felt a deep sense of fulfilment today. Yes…
PAYING A 20 YEAR OLD DEBT
Today, I decided to put a big smile on someone's face. When the ABSU event ended and on my way back, I made a stop at the place where I used to live as a student at Agiriga Okigwe Street.
My mission was simple: to make a surprise visit to my old neighbors, who are mostly local carpenters and small merchants.
I moved to that area sometime in 1998 and lived there until 2001 when I graduated. My brother Chiemezie Nwakanma lived there and helped me secure the room. We were neighbors next door. Iyke Aaron and Chizuru Kanu joined us.
There is one carpenter in particular who was so kind to me then. I would do my carpentry jobs for free and lend myself money when I was bankrupt. I did not pay most of the money. The man from Mbano was kind to me and treated me like his own son.
The man has an inclination to speak of high grammar of sound and we call him the Professor of Carpentology, a title that he appreciates so much.
17 years later, I assaulted the place today and it was a great party. I made sure there were drinks of different types and food to go around.
All the carpenters stopped working to welcome their old neighbor. The women were not left out.
I told them stories of how that carpenter helped me a lot and did not seek any payment from me. I thank everyone for the kindness and the love they showed me then. Everyone was amazed that I could still remember all this almost 20 years later.
The carpenter had a group of male triplets while living there. Everyone is grown and one of them works with him in his store. He said the boy is brilliant, but he does not have money to train him in school. He lost his wife a few years ago.
From time to time, he would announce that he would send him to college and bear the cost of his training. The man burst into tears. I told him that his son would have a better life than he had. I am totally committed to that promise. I will help you secure admission for him and see him through school. Who knows? It can be the channel through which God will liberate the family from the vicious circle of poverty and deprivation.
It was a great day today as we drank and relived old times. I made sure that each of them had some money in their pockets.
Before saying goodbye, everyone asked me to kneel while saying some prayers that touched my soul.
I felt a deep sense of fulfilment today. Yes…
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