YOUR GOOD WILL RETURN TO YOU

Your Good Will Return To You

By Onuigbo Dennis M.C      email: simple14all@gmail.com

I woke up with a smiling face this morning. The first person that sent me a facebook message was Chidiegwu (we call him Chidi). The message made the whole scenario more interesting and worth telling to my friends here.

Few minutes before I woke up I decided to branch into an old friend’s room, it’s over 5 years since we saw each other. Fortunately, he was inside and asked me to come in and immediately I entered he jumped from his bed to embrace me. We discussed about past and present life in about 30 minutes I pleaded to go home since I was just coming from the evening mass. We made for the door and as he opened the door behold his dad just drove into the compound, I barely knew his dad if not that he quickly whispered to me. However, Chidi once told me that his dad works as a custom officer so couldn’t wait for me the day he came to UNN because of his schedule at Portharcourt same day. I quickly composed myself, greeted him and he replied. Chidi now told his dad that this is the Dennis that helped him during our school days. His dad was so happy to meet me and asked about me and gave me a good amount of money to cover most of master’s program expenses. I was dumbfounded at first but later thanked him so much. I reached my house and fell on my knees and expressed my sincere gratitude to God. It was at this point I woke up still smiling.

I quickly “whatsapped” a friend in Nigeria that I woke up smiling and that someone will soon favour me. She compelled me to narrate my previous connection with Chidi after I tipped her as above.

I and Chidi were 2^nd year students then. He was in the department of mechanical engineering and I was in Agricultural Economics department. We were “room mates” in Mbanefo Hostel, UNN. Chidi was seriously hit by fever and the day was like every other busy day so, other “room mates” hurried to their lecture rooms but I resolved to miss my lectures and stay with Chidi. Bought him food and medicine then forced him to take them. I had to force him because Chidi didn’t believe in taking medicine for his health to be intact but would rather prefer prayers and fasting. I took some time to talk him into taking the food and medicine I bought for him. I called his parents to inform them about his health. Thank God Chidi became stronger the next day. I guess his faith was really good. Nevertheless, I had missed my lectures that day and Prof. Igwe’s Soil Science quiz but helping a friend to get better was more important for me at that time. I have known that the human life is more important than pen and paper because I can cover up for test or lectures missed  but not for the loss of single human life anywhere. My room mates  who thought I assisted Chidi for immediate gain were astonished that I didn’t come to meet Chidi’s dad when he came to the school. I didn’t meet him because I had to update my notes in the School library. (Nnamdi Azikiwe Library). For five years I lost contact with Chidi and his dad until today Sunday 19^th October, 2014 that woke up smiling and praising God for his numerous blessings for a little good act done around 2007/08. Chidi actually told me in the facebook message that his dad was really asking after me.

In conclusion,

-          never hesitate to do good anytime you find an opportunity to do so.

-          When you do good, do not consider your immediate gain. In other words, what you will get should not determine whether you will do good or not because there is always reward for good deeds.

-          The reward may be material or non-material. For instance, you may either get unexpectedly financial support for your project (material) or be delivered from accident (on land, water or air). Just know that your good will return to you.

Thanks as you allow this message to cause a little change in your lifestyle.

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