I met a man this morning 13th January, 2012, who asked me to get closer to him for a discussion. I calmly obliged. This man, well dressed in a green African wear asked if I could speak Ewe. My reply was; small, small so he decided to speak English. 'When your in-law sends you to the farm and asks you to clear every grass without rest, remember that if it doesn't RAIN, NIGHT will fall'. After saying this, he smiled, tapped my shoulder and left.
Mr Surprise as I will call him in this story just left without any explanation, not even self introduction to establish further rapport. I followed him for explanation but he wouldn't explain. What kind of man is this that will talk to a stranger like me and just walk away? I asked myself but had no answers at all.
My campaign manager speculated that this man must know me somewhere and is preview to some vital information not available to me. I chose to ignore him (my campaign manager) because he likes speculating. Another member of the campaign team tried to make some sense but was no where near the mark to the best of my understanding of adages and proverbs.
He was surely preview to some information not available to me. Coming events cast their shadows they say. The bomb shell released later in the day, that resulted in the reduction of the Biakoye parliamentary aspirants from three to two might be the reason for his statement. An event's shadow he saw sitting as an elder we could not see standing. What a world!
Mr Surprises is an ardent follower of events in Biakoye District/Constituency as I got to know later in the day. He knows those who are part of the problem and those who are part of a possible solution. Artificial insermination is not an African practice; Dr John may disagree though but it is the truth. 'Politricking' is not the style of Biakoye. Clean, non-smear politics is the normal practice in this constituency of hard workers. When Mr Surprise started seeing the new developments, he felt the attempts, fruitlessly though to barstrdize an innocent, exuberant and positive minded youth ready to contribute to the development of his constituency and party was unjust and unacceptable. Sympathy was his expression and it was well executed through a wise saying.
This is a very difficult moment for me contrary to others believe that I should be happy. Why? Happy for the fall of another man? No! This is not my wish. It will surely be given a new meaning in some quarters but GOD will always be in control. I wished for a RAIN to stop this inhouse bantam but did NOT get it. Now the NIGHT has fallen too soon. I want to go to bed to consult my pillow for it is too dark and quiet in my neighbourhood. We will meet tomorrow friends.
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