Feel like sharing this, During Christmas, I shared food with people around me, my neighbors and others. Even those I forgot to give called me and said, “don’t forget us.” I was so happy about that.
One of my neighbors even said, “Sis Tolu, thank you. Please don’t forget us during New Year too.” Normally, we don’t cook and share food on New Year, but because of that statement, my heart was happy and I decided to cook again.
I cooked plenty food, though I didn’t package it like Christmas since it was just for them. When I finished, I called them to bring their plates. At first, there was excitement. One person came with a plate, but the others didn’t. I went again to call them, only to realize they were about to kill their own chicken to cook.
I told one of them, “Please help me call the others, this food is plenty.” Two hours passed. Three hours passed. Nobody came. Ha! Na so my food go waste. I was so sad. Then suddenly, an idea came to my mind: Why not take it to the street?
I packed about five plates with my disposables, added some biscuits, and said to myself, “Let this food not waste. Let me give it to people who truly need it.”
When I got there, if you saw how they rushed me… I just want to give the people that sit down since it's just five, they came from every direction. I even added the little money I had in my purse to share with them since they are more than the food
The sadness I left home with disappeared instantly, but my heart was heavy because it wasn’t enough.
Your neighbors already have enough; that’s why sometimes food given to them gets wasted. Please, if your neighbor doesn’t want it, take it to the street. Don’t force food on people when there are people outside who truly need it. Take it out. Take it to the street.
My neighbors love it and appreciated it, maybe they just wanted to cook their own food since it is New Year, which is fine. But come December 2026, by God’s grace, I am sharing 100 plates on the street.
Please remind me if I forget. Seeing how those people struggled just to get food broke my heart, and I have promised myself to do more.