ANOTHER ONE

After a hectic week and busy overtime last night no less, I came home today craving for a deserved rest. Like an annoying spell however, sleep has been terribly elusive. All my tricks have failed and my pensive mode has just been activated.


My thoughts have strayed here, there and finally on a live event far way. Someone very dear to me is getting married. Of course, some one is always getting married, but the groom of my interest today is a person that I have struggled again to describe in one word. Friend, brother, junior, colleague or lieutenant? The latter is a fine description as he is the most loyal dude one can hope for. A go-to guy, whom I have only stopped short of asking to find me a wife!

I am nostalgic of the energy within the company I kept those formative years of the past, a world that is far from comparison with the present. The 'pursuit of happiness' has stretched one's value in and view of life, but the fundamental has remained enshrined within the core of my existence. Who I am today is derived from the people I have met in the past.

So, as another leaves the company of good old folks to start a separate unit of the society, I reflect with joy and thank all those who have meant a lot to me, went the extra mile or by simply being theirselves, have filled me with pleasant memories. Demilade, today is your day, I wish you all the best you ever hoped for and which you truly deserve. Believe me, I dreamt of of how I would have smiled and dance at your engagement and wedding reception. Happy married life. Since I am in this mood, I have remembered you Niyi, my 'personal person'; Bukky Akindipe, for all the stability you ensured; Yemisi Oyeyipo, whom I respect and love so much; and David for the broader perspective you always gave. As for you, Joe - you are a chapter, perhaps two, in my autobiography!

My list of friends has grown and the impact on me has been varied. I can not count it all in a moment's thought. I feel privileged today. Thank you everyone.