In life, everyone seems to have a history which are either told at some point in a person's lifetime or almost at the expiration of such life. The gift of life is unarguably one precious thing we all have come to appreciate so much so that hardly would you find anyone who would not want to attend to himself or herself In the right proportion that is duly expectated of hence we must not forget that life In itself is full of a whole lots of an untold miseries of events both in the past and present days.

The above expression however, doesnot seem to instigate any kind of fears we may yet hold on to but it rather seems to help us realize the absolute truism in that at some point in our life time, we may or must have come across some difficult challenges that may have in one way or the other pose a very serious threat to our lives and existence here on earth and if you have really come accross any, then take heart! as that's all i can offer at the moment.

Pls pay much attention to Jude's story

Growing up under the roof of his parents was more than challenging as it were. Life at that point never gave him and his siblings any chances of survival in a family that could boast of 7 individuals as everyone at their very tender ages was induced by the terrible situation of things which led to a series of an untold hardships.

Being the first in a family of 7 children, Jude was barely 12years old when his father died of a terrible heart attack he has been living with almost all his life especially, since the start of the civil war of 1967 which broke out in nigeria and claimed millions of lives and properties. That unfortunate situation plus the other ones beyond Jude's father's control formed the genesis for his ill-health which of course transcended to his death and an eventual suffering of his children he had left all alone in the world. The war eventually ended in 1970 and as The case may be, The ugly situation arising from being victims of wars became the order of the day as most families were left homeless without any real hope of a placement and rehabilitation so to say hence, Jude took to the street in search of a meagre jobs in the city to do in order to at least put some bread on the table for there were too many mouths to feed given their father's untimely demise at the very cold and unfortunate hands of death. He eventually got a job as a cleaner in a brewery company were he settled down for the mere peanuts he was paid for his time inputed in the job. Situation grew from bad to worse which indeed forced everyone of his other siblings to quit school in search of what could be done in order to ensure that no family runs hungry.

The worsening situation in the family and the fact that Jude's income that was earned at the end of every month could hardly help him out in his everyday to day struggles let alone be enough to take care of his siblings' other needs as well. With that in mind however, Jude then decided to get another job where he could at least earn more in order to help cater for their other needs. After a lengthy days of a search for a job, he eventually got one yet it became another frustrating job just like the first one he had picked up in a bottling company and at this point, his frustrations and quest for higher money got more and more increased that he started to look out for many solutions to his problems financially which remained very much elusive while his struggles continued and with that in mind, he (Jude) then decided to go into the street life where he met a lot of guys and girls who immidiately noticed how beggarly he appeared, then decided to offer him a helping hand that was never to be. Jude in a quest to lay a strong charge on making enough money to help his other siblings, accepted their offer of a helping hand and then in the street, he quickly got himself acclamatized with how and the way things are done in the street life ways.

The hard side of the street life and the pub house discussions that changed his life

Meanwhile, After Jude had accepted the offer of a street life, he was taught all he needs to know about the life in the street and there he goes, with just some bottles of a well distilled beers and wine, he got his day to a start as he was told the dos and donts of the street life. Unknown to him, these group of persons whom he had met in the street with the friendly hand of help happened to have been men of the underworld but Jude irrespective of all that, seems ever ready as his curiosity and quest to make huge amount of money now knew no bounds. He was deceived by their very lavish life styles seen by the expensive cars they cruise around in the city. He immidiately accepted to be parts and parcel of them and at this point, it was now dawn on him that these guys were no ordinary guys hence his decision to take up that challenge was then at that point, well established.

The first big money job

It was the early hours of a cold monday afternoon, Jude and his cohorts had already got themselves prepared for the robbery job and at once, they got under way and straight down to a bank in a local community where they had successfully killed all the mobile police men that were charged with responsibilities to guard the banking premises and right inside the bank, everyone was brought on their kneels as huge sums of money were carted away from the bank and as they drove past the now deserted road given their robbery activities in a nearby bank and people's fears not to see them shot, they still managed to shoot sporadically into very nooks and crannies they suspect they are being watched from. This unfortunate act left scores of persons injured and many more police men dead that were seen all around. That was the situation at that time as the sight of them was no more to be found hence they've managed to have escaped with their loots.

Back to the pub-house

Haven got back from their robbery job, they then decided to head back for the pub house where they had met before and then decided to settled for their loots. Jude then decided to appreciate his job well done and the fact that at last he's now able to lay claims to his real big money with a comercial sex worker and as he was about to gain entrance into the sex hawker's room did he realize the most shocker of his life, so he yelled in his utermost dismay oh nooooooo! Do you know what? Jude has suddenly seen his sister who's now a sex hawker as he could not believe his eyes though his sister couldn't hers too as the man who had wanted to take a turn on her body happened to be his brother of which is with a now renowned notorious armed robbery gang.

Therefore, in that surprise they both went home in order to atleast hide their faces in shame for their family's name might soon become a taunt of the others if they get to know what that happened. This they did quickly but as the days go by, Jude's newly found lease of life seems to be giving him more and more joy and satifaction as much as that of his sister's hence they continued and would not stop anytime soon.

The last straw that broke the camel's eyes

In addition to all their other life frivorities, Jude who was now at this point leaving very large and like his other friends and cohorts in the same buisiness, they became more and more lavishing in their spendings. They then went for another robbery and at this time, it become more bloodier than their very other days. Jude's other cohorts and fellows were engaged in a serious gun duel with some crime battle ready police men who eventually shot dead , 5 persons out of the 6 man-gang of which Jude was unfortunately one of the shot persons and as the news of their death filtered the air especially in the national dailes and televison stations and other media house, did Jude's mother gave up the ghost as she could not hold the sight of seeing her son shot dead in a gun duel by the police which has left the entire family in sixes and sevens and two corpses from the same family line awaiting burial.

Moreso, as the plans for their mother's burial who then was still in the morgule pending burial arrangements is still in place did Jude's other sister who hawks sex commercially was diagnosed as having contracted a sexually transmitted disease otherwise known as Aids is on the brink of dying for there was no more life left in her any more. Moments later, the news of her death came as she blamed hardship for their untimely end in life before giving up the ghost. Hmmmn! What a sad end! I really feel like crying.

Now, here's my question, do you think she was right in her claims "that their hardship in life was to be blamed for their untimely end"? Let me hear your value judgement thanks for reading.