Many adults today find it difficult to obey their parents. They feel there is no need obeying since they are old enough to take decisions for themselves. However, whether we are children or adults, its good to remember that for every action we take, there is always a consequence. Read on and see how obedience protected a student during her University days.
That student was me. I grew up in a strong Christian home. My parents never allowed a day to pass by without the whole family sitting to study the bible. When i was leaving for School it was as if they should follow me.They spent the whole night before the day i will leave, advicing me.
* remember the home you come from
* do not join cultism
* face your studies
* do not put on provocative dresses
* do not "follow men"
* don't make friends whose ways are questionable
* do not attend wild parties. No night parties.
All these were some of the advisces i can remember for now. You know, advices that shows they love me but to me, they were advices that show they were afraid if i will do well. Well, i kept all these advices at the back of my mind. My studies was my focus.
I schooled in Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. If you knew the School back then (between 1999-2004/2005), you would understand the kind of cult activities carried on there. The School was hot. We had so many strike actions because of cult activities. Schooling there at that time wasn't easy but thank God everything is ok now. At least my kid sister is still there and hardly mentions such things.I think there is peace there now.
THE MAIN STORY
It was my departmental week. A week of activity for my department. It comes with a lot -- dances, drama, speeches, seminar, cultural outfit for one day, 'old school' dressing for another day, etc. But to mark the end of the departmental week was an award night. Before then, many students were nominated for one award or the other,---awards for best student, best dressed, most polite, most beautiful, the bookworm, best behaved etc but no nominee will have a clue of his award until the award night.
It was called an an award night, so no need to mention that it is a night party which will continue till mama's call, you know till dawn. Maybe it will look like this:
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But how do i attend this party after all the advices my parents had given me. This one is at night,, till dawn! should i attend? Meanwhile i was among the organising commitee to arrange the party food, decorate the hall and get things ready. The environment was tempting- so much alcohol, food, dim light, much music, many babes and guys, maybe it will be more like this:
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When it was 7pm, when all was set, i told my friends i had to leave. The HOD who was there to see that all was going on well and my friends were mad with me. They told me all sorts to make me stay for that party, including that a nominee should not be absent, else he/ she will be disqualified. It was a hard struggle. The advice my parents gave me about wild parties kept ringing in my head. I know i had attended parties before, parties are not bad but this one looks more like the one my parents didnt want. It will last till morning, so much alcohol, the hall has no bright light, there will be provocative dances i suppose,, the location of the venue is bushy and you know some' bad guys' will be present. Let me not mention the violent situation of things in the school.All these kept ringing in my brain.
It was a hard fight i had to fight with my thoughts. They were going contrary to what my parents adviced but in all i chose to obey. "Beware of friends with questionable character" they had told me. "Beware of unsupervised parties"---This one may be supervised but things will surely go out of hand, i know.
HOW OBEDIENCE PROTECTED ME
I left for home and switched off my phone. In the morning when i switched on my phone, i received some shocking messages from my friends. Some called me awful names while some gave a gist of what happened.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Did you know that at the party, somewhere along the line, there was a shoot out? Every body ran for their dear lives and the party was over. Would you believe that two students were killed? It could have been me! That morning i met up with the organizing committee and HOD and police statements were given.
Later we the organizing committee members went back to the venue to pack our things. Did you know that in the bushes around we saw so many underwear? Apparently some of those who ran into the bush for safety were raped there. What choice do they have when outside the bush was not safe and even too late to get a bike to go home? Obedience protected me..
THE FUNNIEST THING
The funniest and last part of the story so far is that i was given an award. My award was given to me later in School at the department. I won the award of the most cultured student in the department in my department for that session. See the evidence below
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THE LESSON
- Give advice to anyone today, whether a child or an adult, you dont know when they will be needing it, I was old enough yet i was adviced by my parents like a child.
- You have your choice to make whether to obey or not but dont forget that for every action, comes a consequence.
- Live your life. Do not be controlled by your peers or the environment. Accept to be called all sorts of names but know that you are accountable to yourself and God about how you lead your life.
SURELY, OBEDIENCE PROTECTS YOU