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Love &Ego

        “Nne someone is calling you”said a voice behind me. When I turned, she said “that guy that is inside that restaurant over there” he said “you should come” I looked away and she held my hand to pled with me “please come and answer him nah” I looked at her with pity so I decided to follow her to meet the guy. When I got to the shop, she pointed at the guy and then I walked up to him to meet him. I greeted ! and he replied. The next thing he said was “Can I have your number ? He asked nonchalantly  i looked at the young fellow and his ego. And I said “No” then he said “okay no problem ! You can go” While leaving the shop I blamed myself for going there and allowing him to insult me in that manner.      However, I think I made mistake by working down to that shop and this I did because I pitied the young lady that came to call me ; I later realized that the young lady was working in the restaurant and she was working hard so that she can get a...

Ambitions

   Almost everyone dreams of something while growing up. We all have ambitions when we are little, which change as we grow up. Ambitions lead us to a definite aim in life. Furthermore, they help us focus on our goal no matter the cost. It drives us to do better in life and aim for the Stars . Ambitions differ from one person to another.    However, one common thing that we usually face is that over time, people switch their ambition to something else than that which they wished to be when they are little. We have many people in the medical field who wanted to be dancers. Similarly, some of the greatest politicians wanted to be artists. So we see how easily one gives up on their dreams to adapt to the society and to meet up to our reality  By Josué ✍🏽

Anonymous messages

    5th of April 2020, two days since the anonymous messages went down with a fight. It all started with a group chat created for all the students in village du Benin. So as to come together and get to know each other which i would say was a lie because recently, on social media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, instagram. People have been getting negative comment about themselves , you might find it funny when it’s not about you but a lot of tables were shattered. Some people heard the truth about themselves while some heard the wicked thoughts of people about them.    On the 3rd of April, it was brought down to the cité of village du Benin. Lots of truth and lies were told, some were angry but on the other hand some were happy but little did we know that the angry ones would stir up a fight and it didn’t end well and we had to stop the game that has not even started. The only moment that brought us together since the 21st of March 2020 ...

The Twists in the middle of these Corona stories

The good thing about it it that I have gone to market, so I don’t have to worry for sometime about what to eat because the new rule now is that one is not allowed to leave the cité for more than 30 minutes, if so you will be tested before you can come into the cité. That was the voice I was hearing in my dream only to wake up and realize it was not a dream. It was the voice of my roommate telling her parents about the current situation and that was the news we received in the afternoon from The director through Grace after two students from Cape-cost Ghana were taken to the hospital or one can call it a confinement house.      Some still believe that they won’t get it and on the other hand we were coming up with different propaganda against the nurse. What if she has it ? What if she mistakes flu or malaria for Coronavirus ? What if she’s the primary source for us getting it ? This situation has instilled more fear in everyone. The plan now is that no matter anything ...

Everyday Coronavirus in Togo

16 cases of Coronavirus in Togo and one of the lecturers in village du Benin tested positive. This sent waves of fear to every student leaving in the cité even thou the news could be false but it spread like a wild fire everywhere.      Here we are thinking this virus was not close by but we forgot that the center of Lomé is Université du Lomé. Village du Benin which is located few steps by the left through the school main gate is a language school that is run by the government.       My upper lips was burning from the goat meat suya i was eating, someone on the other hand asking what we were told in the Coronavirus orientation. Of course some of the students didn’t come for the orientation because we thought Lomé as Nigeria; where we can stay with our family with peace of mind. And with the notion that it is far away from us, but things change when we realized that we are in the heart of Togo, we became  extremely careful.       To...

Everyday Corona stories

Patrice ! Ade is sick o ! He’s having cough. Are you serious! replied another voice. Ade ! don’t touch me ! I said don’t touch me pls ! The sound mixed with fear and anger could not let me concentrate on writing the essay I needed for my summer internship.      On the morning of that same day, the 20th of March 2020, we were mandated to attend  the orientation of Coronavirus organized by village du Benin Togo. And also one must wash his hands with the provided soap and water in the school compound  before you can be allowed in class. The orientation was held in the hall with not more than 100 students per barge. The first barge ended with the installation of fear and extra carefulness in us and we washed our hands according to what we were taught in the hall by the school nurse before we left the school environment.       I was still on the summer internship application when news was brought to us that school has shutdown till further notice...

The darkness within

                  The darkness within The feeling void The dark sound filled with teary love Powerful sadness binded by Insatisfaction of hope Hope in the essence The light eyes of love Which sees through the soul. The humble rhythm created from the inner emptiness that caresses the soul Light me up oh sound so dark For I'm yours and you are lost in me Sometimes darkness is built by the emptiness of the soul

HOW CORONAVIRUS BEGAN TO SPREAD IN CHINA

                                              HOW CORONAVIRUS BEGAN TO SPREAD IN CHINA  Everyone in China is trying to stay safe including the doctors but the frustrated patients don't want to be the unlucky ones. A virus that causes fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. One can mistake for a flu. On the 11th of January 2020 a 61 year old man died, who had purchased goods from the seafood market. On the 17th of January, the second death was reported in Wuhan, after which the health authorities in United States announced that three airports would start screening passengers arriving from the city. Then, On the 20th of January, China reported a third death and more than 200 infections. Meanwhile, a Chinese expert on infectious disease confirmed human to human transmission and raising fears of a major outbreak as millions travelled for the luna...

OUR CONFUSED PATHS

                                         OUR CONFUSED PATHS          Everyday comes with a new dream grâce à Dieu but what happened to the old ones; Climate change ? Change of government ? Change of thoughts ? Change of personality ? When you dreamed of crossing a bridge, what made you stop ? When you dreamed of being a doctor, a lawyer, a politician, an engineer ... What made you stop ? Some of us found the shortcut to success while others are rebuilding the bridge. However we are all heading to the same destination, it doesn't matter if you get there first we will all meet there. But the question is How do you find your purpose ????