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 2nd 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 19th
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,
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never hesitate to do good
anytime you find an opportunity to do so.
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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.
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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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and it will be published in your name. In that little way you can contribute in
making our world a better place.
