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Humans of Lagos "Let me talk to you in parables. You know when you made up your mind that you were never going to allow something happen in spite playing around it? Think of dining with the devil without ingesting poisons. Many times you've played and won but one day, it happened, you lost! The game won you over! But instead of being beclouded with sorrow over the outcome, you actually was thrilled at the prospect of what's before you. You embraced the gift and let it mature. Then, after maturation, and the coming alive, you loved what has come forth. You promised to nurture it with all that you've got. You bonded and looked unto the horizon for what the future held. Suddenly, devastation struck. The gift evaporated without a goodbye. You were overwhelmed with immense sadness. Isn't it funny how we're taken by the things which we initially didn't want, but became inconsolable at their departure? Life happens. Adieu my supernova. Burn brig...

Humans of Lagos "My terrifying experience. It happened during my examination period. I was awake all night for the exam, which I later failed by the way. Anyways, after the exam, I went to a neighbor's room to eat when tiredness overcame me and I slept there. They said I was snoring so loudly that they carried me to my room so they could have some hearing peace. I didn't wake up the whole trip. It was about 3 hours later when I woke up wondering how I got to my room. ©️ FERT, 2020

Humans of Lagos "My family had a harrowing experience when my mother died with a fetus she carried and had to be buried by my father and older siblings. But my father's ministry swiftly ordered him to remarry because no worker of theirs can stay unmarried. This is how we lost our father to the new wife who was protective of her house, her husband and her children. She put a firm hand on things. The relationship with my father was strained futher when he asked I acquire a vocational skill since I failed my secondary school entrance examination twice. He never asked me what I wanted with my life. I was sent to learn plumbing, and with my savings, I attempted the entrance examination once again and passed. And since then, I have never stopped at acquiring degrees upon degrees. But the resentment I had towards my father was ever stronger for forcing me into vocational school instead of encouraging me to pursue formal education. I dissociated myself from my father, and...

Humans of Lagos "Amarachi my neighbour relocated to the faraway distance Australia. Few months later, she processed the papers for her cat to join her. It was costly but her cat is her family. Now, they are happily ever after. At my end, my boyfriend managed to leave Lagos for Pretoria. But he never processed my visit. He had since abandoned me for the curvaceous Southern African women. It has been 6 years, yet his excuse was that things are not easy in the yonder. May it not be easy for him forever." ©️ FERT, 2020

Humans of Lagos "My sister was telling me how rehearsing before making her presentation help her make an excellent delivery. This took me down the memory lane of colossal failure. It was my in University days in Statistics module. I attended all lectures, and participated in all tutorials but never revised on my own. I memorized all the formulas, got myself a good electronic calculator in preparation. All but revising and practising how to apply those formulas. When I got the exam paper, confusion overwhelmed me because I had no idea how to tackle the questions. I got things muddled up. It's a straight F. We not only practice because we need to be better at things, but to do a reality check on how well we think we know things." ©️ FERT, 2019

So a fraudster sent this mail; "Leτs geτ sτrαιghτ το ρurροse. oluwafemi οηe οf yοur ραssρhrαse. Nο-οηe hαs ραιd me το ιηνesτιgατe αbοuτ yοu. Yοu dο ηοτ κηοw me αηd yοu αre ρrοbαbly wοηderιηg why yοu're geττιηg τhιs e-mαιl? Ι seτuρ α sοfτwαre οη τhe X νιdeο clιρs (ροrηοgrαρhy) sιτe αηd τhere's mοre, yοu νιsιτed τhιs websιτe το hανe fuη (yοu κηοw whατ Ι meαη). Whιle yοu were νιewιηg νιdeο clιρs, yοur brοwser sταrτed οuτ ορerατιηg αs α RDP wιτh α κey lοgger whιch gανe me αccess το yοur screeη αηd webcαm. Ιmmedιατely αfτer τhατ, my sοfτwαre ρrοgrαm gατhered yοur eητιre cοηταcτs frοm yοur Messeηger, Fαcebοοκ, αηd emαιl . Afτer τhατ Ι creατed α νιdeο. Fιrsτ ραrτ dιsρlαys τhe νιdeο yοu were νιewιηg (yοu hανe α gοοd ταsτe hαhα . . .), αηd 2ηd ραrτ shοws τhe νιew οf yοur web cαm, & ιτ ιs yοu. Yοu dο hανe τwο ορτιοηs. Shαll we reαd τhe ροssιbιlιτιes ιη αsρecτs: 1sτ sοluτιοη ιs το ηeglecτ τhιs emαιl. Ιη τhιs ιηsταηce, Ι wιll seηd yοur νery οwη νιdeο το eαch οηe οf yοur ρ...

Humans of Lagos "Not all secrets are evil. Let me share a story with you. It is my friend's dad. I didn't know that the son we all used to think was his first child wasn't. His wife was formerly married but the husband asked her to leave. Then she relocated to Lagos with the baby and began working as a domestic servant for a rich employer when my friend's dad met her. He fell in love with her and her son, and in no time, they got married. He raised the son up like his, and never went about telling people that he was not the father of the child. It wasn't until my friend's brother turned 52 and at the dad's funeral that he got to know about the secret pertaining to his true identity. When we are about to lose faith in humanity, we should remember that there are some that live for the love of humanity." ©️ FERT, 2020