Toochukwu Leonard's Blog

Sometime ago, I was surfing the internet in an ICT center close to my apartment, then something interesting happened. So interesting that it made me pause for a few moments, record the incident in my journal, made an article out of it before I then continued what I was doing. I titled the article: ‘How I got a free mango” and frankly, that was exactly what happened- I got a free mango. I’ll tell you the story. It’s a short one. A short, funny, interesting, life-changing story. OK, Let’s go right to it: I like mangoes a lot, especially the type that everything except the seeds are completely eaten (you know, the type above). They appear very yellow and mere sighting them makes me salivate even after I’ve stopped looking. Those were the kind of mangoes I saw that day at the ICT center.

Hope is universal. It is the sole reason for existence. Without it, there would be no reason for living or achievements for how can one explain existence without looking forward to something better in the nearest future. You’ll agree with me that one primary reason why some people commit suicide is that they cannot possibly see a better future for themselves. Hope is a belief of expectation and desire. Hope is stronger than a mere wish. While a wish can come out of anyone’s clutter of thoughts and imaginations, in any circumstance, sporadically, without regard to ends and means, hopes are more of emphatic, with a greater propensity of being realized.

I know of a fellow. You cannot but notice him. He always makes himself noticed by all, announcing his peculiar presence everywhere he goes. He likes to be given the best recognitions and praises wherever he is. He always thinks and believes that he’s smarter and better than everyone present in a particular place. This felling gives him utmost pleasure and satisfaction.