Welcome to 2015
It's February! It's been a year since the incident happened, and I can't help but look back in retrospect. How did I let myself fall in love at first sight...?
Christy. She was the next best thing that happened to me. She was an amazing friend I met for the first time
on the 14th of February, 2015. She was dressed in red; Just the
perfect match for a date...
You know, when you meet someone for the first time or maybe
you probably might have heard the statement, love at first sight, you tend to see sparkles of stars and
imaginary fireworks painting the cupid love god in the sky, possibly too, in
the land of FAIRYTOPIA. Yes! Well, this was almost my experience until I woke
up from my dreams to see that that only existed when you financially plan for
it or simply take yourself out to where such things exist. It doesn’t even
happen on the web when you go internet dating for the first time in like
forever. The other option is, to simply imagine it. All of that didn’t
literally happen to me because I wasn’t in FAIRY-TOPia, but in NIGERia.
I am going to make this as brief as can be. Hope you find
time to enjoy this piece as I did writing it.
For me Valentine 14 was a really hectic day and quite sunny
too.
At first, I didn’t really see anything spectacular in
celebrating valentine like other days within the year; maybe Easter,
Independence, Christmas, and especially my Birthday. So, for me, uhmm, it was
just another day to have fun and relax from my exciting and mental-stretching office job. I left my bed this day
and wished I’d slept just a little longer but, I had lots of planned activities
on my itinerary. So, lying down on that bed would have been a lazy man’s
apology.
To cut to the chase, I have always been a loveable
personality, needless I just one day to express love. And after that what
happens next? Someone rightly said, “There’s
no need celebrating someone who doesn’t know the purpose of his existence.”
In the same vein, why celebrate something or a day when you don’t really know
the true meaning of LOVE. This day only brings to your awareness the act of
LOVE FEAT done by someone else. Love is expressed every day and ought to be
that way.
I met with my elegant and spruced Christy after I’d gone out
shopping for a valentine kid whose birthday was 14th. She was
dressed in red; Just the perfect match for a date. For the first
time Christy and I met, we went out to the seaside and had the luxury to catch
a glimpse of the beautiful scenery. It was sunny too, so we stayed under a
shade. You might wonder where exactly did he go to? I think you might want to
take her out someday. Well, since you really wanna know; it was not Lekki
Beach, neither was it Takwa Bay.
The terrific view I had of the sea was simply, from a
mechanic’s shop at Leventis Bus-stop where I was waiting for a dear friend. And
since I couldn’t endure the heat from the valentine sun that carefully caressed
my mocha skin with her sincere gestures of love, I got for myself “a plastic
bottle of coke.” Hey guys, meet CHRISTY!!! She is the name on my coke label… (I
GOTCHA… LOL) breathe
Again, another thought that came to mind while I was…. You
know… hanging out with Christy… was that, if Coca-Cola would have had a short
video advert like this “Hang out this Valentine with your Val, Christy, Ruth,
Henry, etc..” on or before valentine I think they’d sell more than they actually
did on valentine’s eve or valentine’s day. But, if they did, Kudos! I am also certain
that once this page is seen, Coca-Cola will love to ask for more of where this
came from. Guys, you know, I have to be paid for this idea. NO SWEAT, NO GAIN.
It goes with the territory.
Now, as we all know what this day symbolizes, February 14 is
a day pregnant with love. It is also a day love indeed didn’t only get many
pregnant but Love birthed new life on this day. Take a cue from the birthday I
went for; the kid was birthed today. My eldest brother too was born on this day. St.
Valentine, the initiator of this love saga, must have definitely been born on
this day. His feat of love is what actually got me started
on this piece, because without it, I wouldn’t have met with Christy too.
It just happened so fast such that she didn't even get to know my name before the end of the day.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
It just happened so fast such that she didn't even get to know my name before the end of the day.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love covers a multitude of wrongs. Let this be your mindset
On our next article, I will let you know what you never knew which I think you should know about the name behind "SOMEBODY KNOWS - ELI-J." He's one person you can't miss on your web and TV screen.


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