I've been living this "mind your business" life; you'll hardly see me dragging things unnecessarily, and this has helped my life so well because I hardly meet neighbors that cross my boundary.
If I'm seen hitting hard with anyone, just know that I've been touched to the deepest part of my heart.
The last time I tried to engage in a deep correctional talk with a neighbor was in April of this year (2023).
I was to go to a wedding event in my home town. I was preparing when a 14-year-old boy named Success came and pleaded to use my charger for a few minutes, and he would return it. I gave it to him and told him to return it in 2 hours because I would be traveling with it, and he agreed.
Three hours passed and I didn't see this boy. I walked to their store; he wasn't around. I met only his mom, and she said she didn't know Success's whereabouts.
Time was running out, so I told her to tell Success to keep my charger in good condition until I returned.
I traveled and stayed there for two days, and as I returned, I met electricity, so I quickly went to their store to meet Success and collect my charger. His mom was around, and she said Success had gone out.
"Where did he go? I want to go look for him." I asked the mom, and she became dumb, trying to cover up until one of her daughters coughed in and said Success went to 'HK'.
I became very surprised at what I just heard: "HK! Mummy, success, is that so?"
She muffled a fake smile and said, "Ummm...yeah, let him see if it'll favor him."
Guys! I couldn't believe my eyes and my ears.
I wanted to leave her and her children, but I was mad in my head, so I had to sit down to talk to her. We were talking when success walked in. I sat him down and began to tell him the basics of internet fraud and its end product.
I gave them a typical example of the possibility of Success, using her (the mother) as a sacrifice to pave the way for his success in the act.
They both laughed over it and said he can't do that. I made sure I gave them real-life examples.
I was so pained by how the mother allowed her 14-year-old son to go out and join a devilish house, all in the name of "making it in life".
The shocking part is that his dad, a policeman, was aware.
Gosh!
After the whole talk, he continued going there, and I decided not to talk again so they wouldn't start comparing my life with those of my mates who have made it in life.
Yeah, I stayed off, so I stopped giving Success my charger anymore.
I don't know whathappened; I just saw this boy staying at home and no longer going there. I didn't ask them, but I knew something happened, and maybe their senses came back to life. I felt very happy.
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