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How Some Students Survive by Eneyedavid(m): 11:10pm On Nov 02, 2014 |
JUST FOR N60-My Hall 3 experience I lifted up my eyes to reply the greeting sounding from the room's entrance. Though I wasn't the only one in the room but it was ethical for everyone in the room to respond to such. I glimpsed him through my net but the words succeeding his greeting prompted my gaze. "I can mop your room for N60, but for N50 if you supply me the detergent to do so"-sounds like an announcement he has made through out the hostel in search of a positive reply. What? My brain doubted my ears, my emotions were overwhelmed with mixed feelings; It was a good idea because the room was dirty and he needed money and on the contrary I couldn't imagine someone doing such a shameful job for penny ante. After he ended his manifesto, a protracted wind of silence swept all over the room which was aroused in transient discussion prior to his appearance. In the middle of the silence we spoke with our spirits and our eyes were our mouth. "Yes you can begin" a room mate replied with a re-affirming nod from others to give him the impression that he was going to get paid. "Then I will start right away" he said, before the blink of an eye he disappeared and re-appeared with two buckets of water and a mop stick. As he mopped, I tried to search through his face to see his anguish but there was none, instead he sang with a melodious but ill-sounding voice. Something in me wanted to ask, "Why are you doing this?" But my lips remained tightly shut unable to utter a word. A fore thinking that it will sound as mockery. In my soliloquy I imagined how hard it must have been for him to put all his ego aside, in search for daily bread at the cost of his pride. Of course a students like we are. A campus where everyone wants to keep his shoulders high to earn social respect. The misfortune that hit him had made shame and sense of social stigma an alien to his feelings. On the brighter side, it was better than resulting to criminal acts for survival. Truth be said, all these are implicated in the high level of poverty and economic hardship in the country. And yet they will say "Nigeria has one of the fastest growing economy in the world" and yet local statistics have nothing to show for these, instead the cost of living gets sky-rocketed and standard of living an inflicting pain.. By Ajayi Eneye David 300 level Pharmacy Uniben |
Re: How Some Students Survive by chison89: 11:42pm On Nov 02, 2014 |
Hmmm so touchin |
Re: How Some Students Survive by Eneyedavid(m): 11:45pm On Nov 02, 2014 |
Abi o, that is the kind of country we find ourselves |
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