“But in the end, one needs
more courage to live than to
kill himself” – Albert Camus
“Life is a series of experiences,
each one of which makes us
bigger, even though sometimes
it is hard to realize this. For
the world was built to develop
character, and we must learn
that the setbacks and grieves
which we endure help us in
our marching onward” – Henry
Ford
“Sometimes, even to live is an
act of courage” – Seneca
“A challenge only becomes an
obstacle when you bow to it” –
Ray Davis


It is almost impossible to
survive as a BROKE man in
Naija. It is even safer being a
dog. Or even a rabbit. In fact,
any animal that can run fast.
But a BROKE man, forget about
it. It is really tough. Pheeww!
If it were possible, a lot of
Nigerian BROKE men would
have talked God into dropping
them in another country before
they were born.
“ Baba God, abeg which country
you wan send me go? ” he
would ask.
“ My son, Nigeria of course ”,
God would reply.
“ No be that country wey light
no dey and dem dey chop
corruption like food? ” he
would ask.
“ Yes, my son, that’s the
country. You’d enjoy your stay
there ”, God would reply.
And he would proceed to
beg God to change his
destination. Cuba or Haiti
would even be better. But not
Naija, at all!
A BROKE man grows up in a
crowded neighborhood,
somewhere in the ghetto, with
other BROKE people, raised by
BROKE parents. He only gets
breast-fed for about 2 weeks
and afterwards, he starts
eating strong fufu and soup
like the other kids. Attending
nursery school is out of the
question so he starts his
academic pursuit at a nearby
primary school at the age of 7.
He spends the day at the local
school, and comes home to
have lunch with 5 other hungry
siblings. They all feed from a
single plate because the BROKE
parents couldn’t afford more
plates. Afterwards, he sets off
for the afternoon hustle –
washing car windscreens
during hold ups in the traffic.
His sisters have other hustles
too – selling cashew nuts at the
car park, oranges on the
streets or mangoes in front of
the house – depending on the
season.
BROKE guy grows up further
and it is time to write JAMB. O
boi, nothing dey BROKE guy
head o. So the guy connives
with a couple of ‘correct’ men
in the area wey go help am
write the exam. Viola! He gets
admitted into a tertiary
institution to study Psychology.
Upkeep money doesn’t come
from the parents so he resorts
to selling recharge cards in
front of the hostel. School life
no easy at all; apparently,
almost every color is the
adopted ‘flag’ of one cult or the
other.
No wear red and black o! You
know say na dem get school
now.
Hmmm, this your yellow shirt
fit put you for problem my guy.
Shoo, na wa, this ur black and
white today o! You be law
student?
Dis kin socks wey you wear
today, I don dey suspect you o.
And it goes on and on. So
what does BROKE guy do? He
resorts to wearing safer colors
like lemon, orange, lemon-
orange, pink and brown. Wetin
man go do na? To chop sef na
wahala so BROKE guy adds an
extra hobby to his already
filled resume – snatching
phones from unsuspecting
scared girls buying mishai
beside their hostels.
After school, NYSC beckons.
Chai! BROKE gets posted to the
North and there, befriends a
Fulani girl. That one better sha
because BROKE guy gets free
food to chow and free
kpanshing too. He starts
adding weight and sends his
pictures back home for his
people to view. Since he has
added weight, it is assumed
that things don better for am.
This translates to more
demands for cash from the
BROKE parents and siblings.
Na wa o, these people no know
the difference between
ACTION FILM and FILM
TRICK?
After NYSC don finish, then
comes the endless days of
wearing ties and walking
under the scotching sun in
cities, looking for a job. Come
today, come tomorrow – is the
response he gets in every
office. After spending 8 months
in the township without
success, broke guy goes back to
the village to hustle. At least,
he would have the luxury of
staying with other BROKE
people who understood his
condition better.
There, he knocks up a
village mgbeke and starts a
family unprepared. Pikin go
chop na so BROKE guy decides
to try another means of
‘hammering’. Omo, na rituals
be the way o. So he proceeds
to the babalawo’s house where
everything is set for the
rituals. As he faces the mirror
(with a dagger in hand) to call
his mother’s name, a heavy
hand appears from nowhere
and slaps the hell out of him.
Ewooo! So much for making
money!
BROKE guy goes back home
and after taking a final glance
at the wife and kid sleeping on
a mat on the floor, proceeds to
the backyard, with a black
rope in the right hand and a
stool in the left. Before he
takes his life, he pauses for a
second and wonders how his
life would have turned out if
he were born in another
country:
If na the UNITED STATES, he
would have been murdered by a
cop for being black.
If na AFGHANISTAN, he would
have been massacred in a
suicide attack.
If na JAMAICA, he would have
overdosed on weed and passed
away. Or rather, gone mad.
If na JAPAN, he would have
died in an earthquake.
If na SOUTH AFRICA, he would
have been slaughtered during a
mine riot.
Finally, BROKE guy realizes
it is not easy surviving in any
country. He has to take life the
way it is and turn it around to
be the way he wants it to be.
He has to give life another
chance. So BROKE guy goes
into the house, cuddles his
wife and kid, and hopes to
wake up tomorrow to start a
journey towards changing his
destiny and making his life a
better one.
Hasta la vista !

culled from: www.feelgoodinconline.com/blogs/

BROKE guy deceives a rich naive girl into loving him.
BROKE guy succeeds in marrying her.
BROKE guy gets to have all d wealth transferred to him.
BROKE guy is now a billionaire.
Used-to-be-BROKE guy is convicted for attempting murder on his spouse.
BROKE, Used-to-be-BROKE guy is now old, an ex-convict and now BROKE again....
It really aint eazy being BROKE in naija

Gbam

Uncleluke1:
BROKE guy deceives a rich naive girl into loving him.
BROKE guy succeeds in marrying her.
BROKE guy gets to have all d wealth transferred to him.
BROKE guy is now a billionaire.
Used-to-be-BROKE guy is convicted for attempting murder on his spouse.
BROKE, Used-to-be-BROKE guy is now old, an ex-convict and now BROKE again....
It really aint eazy being BROKE in naija

Emotional

Seriously,being a broke naija guy isnt funny one bit!