I don't know who wrote this but it moved me..Saw it on of Muna Obikwe's burial post and just had to share.
Please read this and think about it.. ..
Scary
reality that one day we all will be in dis box. Scary reality that one
day we cant move our hands or shout or feel anything. Scary reality that
a day will come wen our fine
faces, smooth skins, pointed noses, big sparkly eyes, lovely voises, cute nails, etc will be buried 6ft under d ground.
faces, smooth skins, pointed noses, big sparkly eyes, lovely voises, cute nails, etc will be buried 6ft under d ground.
Scary reality that on dat day by 2pm latest we will sweat under d soil n in d dark of our caskets there wont be brothers, sisters, friends, lovers, associates to keep us company or rescue us from the stuffy nature of d grave. Scary reality that our marble houses, cars, bank accounts, electronic gadgets and all the beautiful faces n places of the earth we see no more.
Then
we may b around but cant be seen. We may shout but cant be heard. Then
we would so wish to be heard, or to turn our hands or legs. While we lie
in state n being payed our last respects we would so wish we could be
heard bcos we will b screaming to those arnd but they wont hear. Then
they will close d casket...take us to d grave n our shouts of pleas
would not stop them from lowering us 6ft down or from covering us with
heaps of earth soil..
Then we sweat..cry..n its over. We will decay n bring forth maggots and our smell will even kill us the second time. You think we wont feel all these? Well wait till u die...but believe me even @ death we are alive to tell what we feel. And then we start a journey to the unknown destination.
So
why live life like a day like dis will not come. Why put so much time
acquiring riches either by hook or crook? Why kill to live lavishly
while a day like dis waits for all of us? Presidents and beggers will
all fall n will not rise. Then the big question is what will it profit
us to gain d whole world when we will all go to dust with nothing but
only our souls? Those we killed would even wait for us.
Those we broke their hearts to are waiting. Those we cheated are also there chilling n counting days for us. The lives entrusted into our care we failed be responsible for and eventually got wasted are all there waiting for us. Nigerians that our government killed are there too. People that our police killed r there too. D kids we flushed r there too. The results of our negligence r there too. So would God and devil waiting to recieve us.Life is a privilege to do things better. Lets live with this consciousness before a day like this comes.