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His mother was heavy with
His pregnancy when she
Migrated with her husband
Out of the island.
Though both were natives
Of the island. At the
Other island they migrated to
Things changed positively for
Them there. And they became
Rich. When the man was
Getting old he took his
Wife and they return
To their island selling off
Their properties which they
Could not carry along.
Two months after returning
To their island, the man
Died. The man and his wife
Were like twins, inseparable,
Three days after the burial
Of the man, the wife also
Died. They had no other
Children apart from the
Young man. He thence
Inherited all their properties
And started flourishing in the
Land. he got married to
One of the maidens in the land
And had seven children,
Five males and two females
Though rich, his moral values
Were unparalleled among his
Peers and that is how he
Is bringing up his children
Two of his children the
First child who is male
And the sixth child who
Is a female took ill and
Their sickness grew worse
They started taking them to
Different healing places and
Thereby could not monitor
His business as he ought to
Again. Those he puts in
Charge of the business he
Later discovered are not
Trustworthy people, but it was
Lately he discovered that
If he relieves them off
Their duties how would he
Get money to treat his children
And maintain his family
He reasoned and thus decides
To leave them till their
Children recover from their
Illnesses. He loves his children
Dearly and his concern is
On his children’s health.
Life is more than money
Or wealth he would say
But things would not
Improve for those children
As they eventually died. After
Their death he returns
To work, and then discovers
That his staff have ran
The business aground and have
Used his properties to
Take loans from different
Lending houses. He was sad
To discover this
And was thinking of how to
Bring the business back when
The lending bodies confiscated
His properties and he was
Forced out of his properties
He started living with a
Friend but the friend would
Not allow him and his family
To live long with him before
Chasing them out of his house
He moved to one of his
In-laws apartment with his
Children and was expecting a change
For they took the matter
To the court, but the court case
Is pussyfooting. He though
Believed there would be change
If not through the means he
Expected through other means
He started working for his
In-Law because he does not
Want his wife and children
To suffer. The little money
He was earning they
Were saving from it
Through that they were able
To start another business
Which the wife was managing
By the third year of the establishment
Of the new business, they
Have heard enough capital
To extend the business
This was done and as the numbers
Of customers were increasing
He has to resign from his
In-law’s works to join his
Wife in growing their business
Now their business has
Become a household name in
The island. He invested in some
Other businesses and since
His children have now grown
He puts them in charge of those
When he was eighty years old
It was stated by the world Record
That he was among the most
Influential people in the world
While looking back to what he
Passed through he said,
It is only the dead
That it is all over for
But for the living
There is always hope for them
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