Not everyone is evil!

So I got stuck outside due to heavy downpour today. It rained so heavily that if I had not hid, I would have floated to an unknown destination and people would have probably thought I was a big bird roaming around the sky, not knowing it was a human being carried by the wind. This explains how heavily the rain was and how strong the wind was that followed it. The wind kept drawing patterns upon patterns with the rain as it fell on.

Multiple attempts to book a ride from my bolt app proved abortive as none of the cars were available at the moment, So i had to hide in a somewhat shed which although I was grateful for but then I just wished it was well protected from the rain which entered from time to time.

As cars were passing by, it reminded me of an encounter I once had while I was still in secondary school. It was a similar one with this one only that it was worse cos the rain lasted for hours and there were no buses available and I didn't even know that one could order an Uber then.

Being quite young and innocent, I decided to beg one of the cars I saw going to my direction for a lift. I was rejected by many and others didn't even bother to answer me. Most just listened to me and sped off as if what I spoke wasn't English. Angrily I made a promise to myself that I would definitely buy a car someday.

Fortunately for me, a bus driver came along and although the bus was full, he allowed me in and I sat somewhere on the engine, popularly called "attachment" in my country Nigeria. The seat was hot and my buttocks felt the heat. The only good thing was that I was totally soaked so it kind of spread heat all through my body and made me warm.

I got home soaked and cold from the rain and my mom attended to me. After changing my clothes, I asked her why people were so reluctant to help me and she said they were just being careful for their safety because people are evil. She said there have been many stories of people who helped others like myself and ended up loosing their lives mysteriously.

I was shocked and puzzled but I made sense of what she said but then I told her when I got my car in the future I would help others, especially youngsters like myself. She laughed and said when I grow up I would do same as the people who ignored me.

Right now that I consider all that she said to me again, I see why all of that happened and it makes more sense. I then understood why nobody wanted to help because it is man's nature to take advantage of people's kindness and even worse of make them regret it.

But what keeps baffling me is that everyone is and cannot be like that but it's like nobody cares to look out for the needle in haystack cos the haystack is much and everywhere, so the needle can't be seen.

The world, and I will specifically say Nigeria cos that's where I live is now scared of doing good cos of the stories that we hear daily. We can't give beggars money for fear of the unknown, neither can we help someone out for fear that they may be something else. Even the people you want to help will not enter your car if you just pull up and say you want to give them a lift for fear of being kidnapped or used for rituals or more.

It's just so sad the way things have gone so bad and my fear is that probably in the future we would not greet our neighbors anymore for fear of something worse.

I don't have a car yet but I will soon, and I know I'll help as many people I can, just like the bus driver who once helped me. Will you?

Everyone cannot be evil. Let's all try to keep an open mind at least. This is not to say that we shouldn't be careful. Truth is, we cannot be careful enough as things may still go bad regardless so try and help out while you can. It's better to die doing what's right than otherwise.

One of my favorite quotes that I don't know who said is " most of the privileges, talents, gifts or opportunities that you have are not for you, but so you can help others and show them the light"

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Author's Epilogue

I just wish that I was indoors and in my bed all covered up and cuddling while it was raining. I know I would have had a good sleep. Instead, I was being drenched and brutalized by the cold wind which assulted me without mercy.

I just got in a few mins ago and this article was the first thing I did cos I know I would sleep off and then forget to write.

Thanks for reading dearies...

Mhizutty the voice of truth 🎵🎶🎶