@VinceCharlie 11 April 2022

The city life's stress

Image https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/street-crowd-gm475306584-65261629 Date: Tuesday, April 12th 2022. A little while ago, I arrived from the market with my big brother. It was not a very wholesome experience but, the fun thing was that I got to see things more differently now. It was amazing to see people from different places converge in a spot. I mean, how can there have been so many people gathered in one place. I just stood there in awe of the many hustles i saw around me. My brother motioned to me to stay close, and then he said "...this is one of the busiest place in Lagos!". Wow! Our business there was to gather supplies in order to stuff his new apartment. KetuMile12 (the name of the market we found ourselves in), was hectic and at the same time I sort of learnt a thing or two from tagging along with him. Some of you guys mayn't know where it is. I'm sorry. I can only help by saying it's not a place you should be going to if you don't want body aches and knee pains. (The pros is, you'll get whatever it is you want ranging from foods and groceries, tools and equipment for almost anything, you name it. As for the Cons well, you'll have to hit the bodies of passerbys and road workers on a spin). Lol Now I understand how things work in the big city, Lagos. In anywhere in the world, really. People spend most of their time working the hours, and trying to make a living. From the looks of it, it doesn't seem easy. Hell, it's never easy. I thought, "How can these many people be able to get their Months payment without being underpaid?". Cos' the truth is people often do more than they are actually paid. That was a moment for me. My reflective moment. If one is to live a life of comfort in this country he would require the help of a higher power. In this case - The Almighty. Cos' how do you live for a month on 30 thousand Nigerian Naira. (Approx. 53$, or thereabout). It is simply not easy. I got home a while ago, and although it was a somewhat memorable I can't help but think that I must've done in my knees while trying to get into the bus. They ache now. I need to rest. I'm tired. I should've written something on a different subject entirely knowing that I outdid myself today, but it can't be helped. That's why I wanted to drop my entry for yesterday/today. Oh, and yes... It's past midnight. Can you imagine? How time flies. Literally! It was dark before I knew what happened. I wasn't even able to engage as I was supposed to. So, much still to do. City stress is so not for me. Greetings! Hi, guys. This is just an entry for today. I have a knee pain. It got hit, but it should heal in a couple of hours. Nobody told me city stress would be dangerously hectic. Anyway, I hope you guys are good. And having a blast of a week. Until we read again. Thank you for sticking with me. ✌️💐