To That Child In Africa: S01 E01

Date of Event: 12-7-2024 to 12-7-2024

Location: Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

12, Jul 2024

Hello dear, My name is Arinola Addo Daniel. In 2021, my big brother said to me, “life is not equal for everyone, but life is fair to everyone”. It took me over 7 months to fully understand what that meant and its implications on my life. Let me explain it this way: view 'LIFE' like you are playing a game of cards and there are other players. You won’t get the same cards, might be close but they will never be the same, still you have to play. Once you start, everyone is given a certain number of cards to start with (this might mean your background, the city you were born into, the number of children in your family, and how unbelievably liquid or solid your parents are), at a point, player B might have to pick 2 (this could mean failing an exam and losing a loved or buying a laptop and free tuition till you graduate school), player F might get to skip a game round (this could mean being in and out of the hospital for a year), player X might pick a general market affecting everyone on the table (winning a competition that gives his/her community a transformer for stable electricity or joining a local gang that causes everyone unrest) My lesson: Surrender to the cards in front of you, cause that’s your arsenal, don’t see another person's card as an advantage (it might indeed be a better set of cards but it's their card, it does you no good, so focus on yours) make (play) the best out of what you have. Always play well and give it your best shot, whenever you're playing, whatever card you're playing, is the last time you're playing that card, you won't get to play it again, make it count. So I write to you, Amira (Algeria) and Omar (Egypt), Aissata (Guinea) and Yao (Cote d'Ivoire), Léa (Congo) and Kwame (Ghana), Fatoumata (Gambia) and Njoya (Cameroon), Wanjiku (Kenya) and Asiwaju (Nigeria), that never forget the words of popular African music philosopher, “eni ba fe lowo bi Dangote, oni lati jagun - He who wants to be rich like Dangote will fight many battles” - Ahmed Ololade ‘23. Remember, the light will always separate you!
  • To That Child In Africa: S01 E01
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