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Taking the long way home
By Okoro Bede Ezeh
Oct 12, 2006

The most important thing an average man seeks out of life is a broom-bundle of peace, comfort, happiness and a financially secured future. Unfortunately, all these things don’t come so often, especially in a world where trouble, confusion and chaos live cheerfully. We are constantly faced with a lot of choices in our daily lives, and I tell you, these choices are mostly borne out of unplanned circumstances that in most cases determine our overall existence. As a man can’t get his hands on the things he dearly craves for, he retires to self-pity. Self-pity in the long run paves way for depression. Depression as we all know leads to nothing else but total mental, physical and psychological breakdown.

It is a common feature in our today’s world to see a man working from 9 to 5 just to make ends meet, especially if you are looking from a corporate point of view. With the innocent believe of creating a comfortable life for him and his family right in his mind, he sets out of his home very early in the morning to work and comes back late in the evening. Days, weeks and months drag by yet he still finds himself taking the same route he normally does every other day. This unpleasant discovery couldn’t have done more than to swing him into thinking. The stream of thoughts that comes with such action makes him want to consider other options.

Remember, the destination is a broom-bundle of peace, comfort, happiness and a financially secured future. However, the uncertainty still looms. The road to success in life is usually seen as rugged, hilly, slippery, and long, which in a way helps to summarize the strength of a good life. Desiring to take this path of life is considered a good thing by every body around you. Taking this path of life is like starring in a blockbuster movie whereby every body sits to watch with unflagging interest. Why are they watching? Well, that’s for you to find out.

In just a matter of time we get to realize the real essence of desiring a better life for us and our family. Living within our means is good, yes, but to many school of thoughts it is likened to accepting to live in another man’s home free rather than build ours. However viewed, having our very own house is still the noblest gift we can give to ourselves. What am I saying? I’m trying to pass across the fact that despite there are lots of high huddles along the hilly and most times long road to a better life, despite the weight of socio-economic and socio-political oppression and depression on our lives, desiring a better life is a home everybody must fight to live in. The good thing about this type of homes is that they are already built waiting to be lived in. And more are being built every second. All one needs to do is simply garnering up the courage to take this rugged, hilly and long road to where they are situated. Once you get there, choose whichever and it is yours. Yes, your home.