Dated 19-10-2013
Dear Amy,
Please don't faint when you get this letter from considering the fact
that its barely 24 hours you dropped a handful of sand on my coffin. I
saw you standing above the gaping hole,flowers in hand. I also saw the
tears in your eyes,I don't know if they're real or not, but they were
there all right,streaming effortlessly from your eyes.
I also heard you say those kind words,right before you dropped the
flowers. You said them out loud and clear. Words I never knew you could
say. Words I never heard you say to me or to anyone at all. I collected
your mails,walked your dog and even emptied your trashcan just to hear
you say those words to me,but no,you never did. Now you can afford to
say them to me because am dead?
When you heard the news,you cried and thrashed yourself everywhere and
everyone thought you had lost a dear dear friend.Little did they know
that you never considered me a friend,that you rejected my offer of
friendship,left my hand hanging in midair not knowing what to
do.Little did they know.
You were the first to run to to your social networks and break the
news to the world.Everyone felt the pain in your words and commented
on your update.For the next few days,my picture was your display
picture on bbm and you wrote such nice and touching words alongside
it.You never as much as told me "nice tie","nice shoes" not to talk of
describing in such nice words.Not for one day was my picture your
display picture,not even when I graduated
from school,you never celebrated me for once.
I was surprised that you even know my name not to talk of every other
thing you know about me because you never showed me you did,you never
called me by my name.
I'm dead and gone now,you won't have to stand my irritating company
and boring gists anymore.You don't have to neglect my greeting when I
wave again and you don't have to pretend as if I don't exist anymore
because its for real now.
My dear Amy,am not writing you to make you feel guilty or intensify
your pain.I want you to stop crying and instead take a good look
around you. There are many others like me too who have never known the
true meaning of love,compassion and care just like me. It might be too
late for me now but its not for them.
Look at that old woman that leaves on the 2nd floor,she hasn't had a
decent meal since she lost her entire family in an auto accident last
month. Will you make something tasty for her? Her living room surely
needs a lot of dusting too.
What about Danny? Danny walks to school every morning in order to save
money to buy his textbooks,he complains of fatigue and headache when
he comes back. How will he ever make it through school? Can you give him
a ride in your car as you leave for work in the morning? His school is
very close to your workplace.
Precious doesn't have any decent clothes to wear to church. You've got
a pile of old clothes in your room,right? Will you let her wear
some? And please try to talk to her about the kind of friends she
follows and invite her to church sometimes,will you?
You remember J-boy? J-boy that drinks away his life. I've just begun
talking to him and telling him about God before this happened. Could
you spare sometime for him? Tell him that he's not the failure he
thinks he is and that there's still a chance for him. Tell him about
God and always bring with you to church.
You know the beggar just around the corner of our street? She just lost
her 6 year old child and there's barely more than a few notes of 10
and 20 naira. Can you drop something more tangible with her when you
pass again.
My dear friend, you're fortunate to be where you are. Look around
you,people are suffering. Wearing clothes and face powder to cover up
their pain and bitterness. Try to spare a few nice words every now and
then to even people you don't know and if anyone steps on your
toes,please forgive him. Don't scare people away from you. Know people's
names and a few other things about them and let them you know these
things,it'd help them carry on with life. Celebrate people that are
worth celebrating,display their pictures,write a few things about them
and share with your friends on your social networks.
When somebody,does something spectacular:a picture,a write up or
anything,don't pretend they're not there,commend them and cheer them
on.If you can find the time,think of me once in a while too.
There're many other things I could say to you but you have a heart and
a conscience and I will let you discover the rest but whatever you
do,make sure we meet on that glorious life.Please God above all
things.
Live free and live well my friend.
Your gone friend
Eddy.
Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN
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