Who is Thine Teacher? #2
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While in the university, this my uncle got to
Know that I was studying medicine which he
Has been longing for, for anyone in the community
To study and he would because of me wait
Behind in the island to see me and talk to me
That he is interested in my studies and he would
Sponsor me till I finish school and then after
Graduation he shall build a hospital for me
At any place of my choice in the country.
I was happy to hear this and tried my best
And qualified as a medical doctor, the first
Within our island. After the qualification
I return to my uncle to tell him that I have
Finished the course and that I would like my
Hospital to be at the center of the country as
He has stated. He agreed but says, I should
Have one within the island to bring healing
Close to the people of the community like he
Has done. I agreed with him, and said, I would
Be returning to the island, fortnightly to attend to
People of the community who are sick.
After everything has been settled, he had
To travel for a meeting at another continent
For the meeting of business men. After
The meeting has been concluded and he
Was returning to his country, the plane he
Boarded developed an engine fault and it
Crashed with all the passengers on board dead.
That was how he was unable to fulfill his
Promises for me, not that he does not want to
Fulfill it. His wife and other shareholders of
His business were not carried along in what
He wants to do for me, he perhaps wants to
Do that from his personal purse. They said
They will look into the issue during the annual
General meeting of the company, but that never
Happened, and that was how my hope of
Having a private hospital well furnished in the
Land becomes dashed. Now, my parents have
Grown old because before they gave birth
To me, my father was in his early 60s while
My mother was in his mid-forties, they were
Unable to give birth to children early.
I had to be taken care of them, and other siblings
My salary as a civil servant then was nothing
To write home about. As I try to get to
My feet financially I fall back down because
Of the responsibilities on my neck. These
Responsibilities hinder me from marrying
Your mother early, despite being romantically
Involved with each other early in life, but I
Couldn’t just finalize the wedding plans with
Her until much later. When I did that too, we
Keep oscillating about a focus for years and
My dream of establishing a private hospital
Was almost becoming a mirage. I have even
Given up hope of this, until the World Health Body
Brings campaign for the eradication of
A disease to my island and she wants
A native of the island who is a medical personnel
To be assisting them. Then I was contacted.
After I have been assisting those sent here, I was
Given special assignment, which I performed
Well. They became satisfied with my records
And would send money to me to oversee the same
Work in some other islands within the region.
This is when I started having some savings,
It was through this that I could build my own
Hospital. Then I know that what we desire
God will grant but he may not grant it as
We have planned, he essentially does this unto us
Not to rely on man, who is a flower that appears
In the morning and disappears at noon.
I learnt from this because many people who have
Known me to be related to my uncle never helped
Me, all they were saying was that I am from
A rich man’s family, some were even thinking that
I am one of the shareholders of the oil bloc but
Unknown to them that, we are not that close
That was the reason why all routes of assistance
Were blocked against me to get my dreams
Actualized according to my own timing. Thus,
Son, to become somebody in life, you will pass
Through some things, it is the experience you
Gathered during those period that will help
You in becoming whom you really wish to
Become in life. Without that experience, you
May not become what you think and hoped
To become and if you become it, you may misbehave
On assumption of the position.
© 2020 OLUSEGUN
Comments
OLUSEGUN (author) from NIGERIA on July 06, 2020:
CHATRA RAM thanks.
CHATRA RAM from BARMER INDIA on July 06, 2020:
Who is Thine Teacher
Do you bring words of dear?
Realy nice
OLUSEGUN (author) from NIGERIA on July 06, 2020:
Thanks a bunch sir, Kolawole, Sunday John, Nigerian visitor to the site.
Kolawole, Sunday John on July 05, 2020:
Your write up has blessed my life richly.May the Lord Almighty bless your thinking faculty richly.More unction to function sir.