Eleven months ago we were posted to
Abia state (God’s Own State), at a start we thought all hope has lost, we asked
ourselves how can we stay survive with Igbo people knowing that they said some
part of Abia state eat human flesh, it was a huge challenge for us, but by God
grace with self-courage we were able to overcome the fear, from Bende camp I
was posted to Holy cross secondary school Umuocham, Aba to serve as a teacher,
at the beginning of my teaching I understood individual difference between many
students, I tried my best to encourage them, quickly some adjusted but the
naysayers still find it difficult to adjust. Life became normal for me in Aba
even when I can’t speak their language very well, there I began to feel the
happiness in teaching students seeing you have changed the behavior and attitude of some people added values to I and my brother Philip life. During our
x-mass break I thought we still have time to spend in Aba, but after much
calculation we realized we have few weeks left in Aba, I was happy at same time
I was sad, I was sad because of the people I could not have time to change
little things about them, I was sad because I’m was about to leave the little
family I managed to build in Aba, there was never a friend from outside holy
cross been lady or guy but the laughter, smile and joy I derived from my little
students was enough for me to called a family, most especially my brother from
another mother corper Philip, he was a real brother to me but knowing that even
when we traveled back to same state but may end up getting jobs in different
parts of the nation made me cry inside, I ask myself, who will I go to CDS with
every Wednesday, who will I go to free zone market with every two days, and who
will I eat with in the same plate, the bound of brotherhood we shared was
stronger compared to some real biological brothers.
Soon the long
awaiting day of Passing-Out Parade (POP) arrived February 13, 2014, even as we
were going to Umuahia for our POP and collection of NYSC discharge certificate
I thought we were just going for normal corpers activities, but soon I realized
that NYSC was over when I was given the discharge certificate which mark the
end of every service year. The following day was our sent-forth day to say
farewell to students, staffs and management of Holy Cross Secondary School, I
managed to hide my feelings and tears for the whole day, but the next day I
woke up very early to get ready for school activities as usual then I realized
it was the day to travel back home without my little family of Sir. Philip and
my little students, the my little family I had all the happiness, joy, laughter
and smile I ever imagined in any family, I took my bath with tears mixed with
water, I lost appetite to eat breakfast because it was my last in Aba as a
corper, but I later managed to take few spoons of the rice we prepared for
breakfast, yet the tears in my eyes and inside me was enough for me as water
after the meal, I now know the reason for my tears “ I managed to build a
family I always hoped to have, but time and distance forced me to leave them,
and for how long I don’t know, but I definitely know I will come with member of
my family to see my other family agin, I promised to see my little family
completed again no matter what it takes me.
My goodbye is not a
final goodbye, there will be another hello again, farewell moments are always
difficult moment in life, but I have to say goodbye anyway, I will see you
again. I love you all.
God bless Holy Cross Secondary School
God bless Aba city
God bless Abia State
God bless Federal Rep. of Nigeria.
Sir
Lukman Bryan Adam (X-Computer Teacher).
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