GOD Must be a Nigerian!
When we say that God is a Nigerian,
some people think we are hallucinating, but deep within me, I know it is true
or how else can one explain how we have been surviving terrible situations that
have sent other nations over the brinks?” asked the heavy traffic.
“Is that why you say God is a
Nigerian? He loves everyone. After all, we are not the only ones being affected
by all the things you mentioned,” said Matt.
Replied Mary: “Yes, but others have
not been so lucky. Remember Sierra Leone, Liberia and Rwanda? Worse things have
happened here and yet, like the proverbial cat with nine lives, we still dey
kampe. And I must add that we have not had natural disasters.”
Said Eddy: “You are right my sister.
God is not unrighteous because He knows that we don’t have the capacity to
handle natural disasters. Imagine if we have earthquakes, landslides,
tornadoes, etc. We are finished! So God really loves us.”
“Remember bird flu and mad cow
disease that killed people and animals in some countries? Bird flu has been
with us for decades. We were eating the birds and the flu and never heard that
anyone died of bird flu,” stated Mary.
“Our immunity is strong. Have you
wondered why some of the Ebola victims survived despite the fact that there is
no known cure for ebola?” asked Eddy.
“Yeah, I heard that viral infections
are not cured with drugs; that the body builds up antibodies to fight the
infection,” said Matt.
Narrated Vincent: “Talking about
bird flu, I remember the story of a woman who took her chicken to the market to
sell. The bird was sick. It was manifesting the signs and symptoms of bird flu.
Luckily for her, a buyer came along and began to price the chicken.
After much haggling and finally
agreeing on a price, the bird began to ‘manifest’. First it closed its eyes and
then began to turn the neck as if it was dancing skelewu.”
“Kai, the fowl wicked oo. Haba!
How e go choose that kin time to display? I am sure the woman must have
cursed it in her heart,” said Matt.
Continued Vincent: “The buyer
noticed it and told the seller that the chicken was sick. Guess what the seller
said..”
“Abeg tell us if you want to tell
us. After all we were not there with you,” replied Mary.
“ The woman said: ‘Oh, no, it is not
sick at all. It is perfectly healthy; it’s just shy because it is seeing you
for the first time. You know first time meeting get as e dey be.”
“Smart woman. Typical Naija woman;
always has answers to everything under the sun,” noted Tim.
“There is another story of a woman
who took her sick chicken to the market to sell. She asked her little daughter
to watch it and play with it so that it won’t sleep because if it sleeps,
nobody will buy it. She then went to purchase something in another part of the
market.
Trust kids, as soon as the mother
left, a buyer came and saw the girl playing with the chicken. She tried to draw
the girl’s attention to find out the price of the chicken. The girl was too
engrossed in her play with the bird that she did not notice the lady until she
touched her and asked where her mom went.
The girl replied that her mom went
somewhere but instructed her to play with the chicken to prevent it from
falling asleep so that a buyer could buy. That was the end of discussion,” said
Vincent.
“If na you nko ? You go buy a
sick bird?” asked Eddy.
Said Tim: “But seriously, when we
were growing up, once my mother sees any of her birds dancing skelewu with
eyes closed, she quickly slaughters it and we are happy to have a feast.”
“We will continue to overcome all
the arrows of the devil – Boko Haram, Ebola and all others. God loves us too
much.”
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