Iniebinotu,
There is nobody who does not want
to associate with people who can speak their language and this is one of the
ways of being favoured. Interestingly, some people understand other’s language
more than their mother tongue because they are resident in those areas. I am
saying ‘My People’ in Izon (Ijaw) language of the people of the riverine
communities in South-South, Nigeria.
Children are the most encouraged
set of people on earth. You are being encouraged by your parents; pampered by
your grannies (apologies to those who never had that experience); got gifts
from uncles and aunties. However, when you get to certain heights in life; you
are being encouraged in a way that looks chastising; you are encouraged to
break some limited to set new records. Eventually, when one grows out of that
age, one starts to appreciate the efforts invested into one at that time.
