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To this day, I still say
“Daddy, thank you”
“Mummy, thank you”
Even if I am the one who paid for the house, the gas burner, the pot, the plates and spoon , the car they took to the market and the food.
It has nothing to do with slavery. My parents taught me the act of “thanksgiving,” and to engrave it in my subconscious, they made my siblings and me say “thank you” after every meal.
It’s called home training, and to this day I don’t see any negative effects that training brought upon me. I express gratitude to anything I get .
If you don’t thank your parents after meals, it’s fine, but allow those of us who do to do so in peace. ✌️
I grew up in a Catholic family, and even till today, the Roman Catholic Church still remains one of the best churches to me in terms of structure, discipline, and tradition.
I was also a devoted altar boy while growing up, so I spent a lot of time observing how things were done in church. One thing I constantly noticed was this: during normal Sunday Masses, many priests preached in ways that made people lose attention easily. You would see people sleeping in different corners of the church.
But anytime it was “Project Sunday” or fundraising season, special guest priests would be invited. These ones were often energetic, motivational, and emotionally engaging. They knew exactly how to stir emotions and encourage people to donate generously.
The particular moment that really stayed with me was during one Project Sunday. People who donated ₦100,000 and above, ₦50,000 and above, were invited to the altar for special recognition and prayers. The entire congregation was asked to stand up and pray for them publicly.
But those who gave ₦1,000 or less were grouped together, sprinkled with holy water quickly, and that was all.
That experience made me reflect deeply on the way many Nigerian Christians approach worship and religion. There are many things I may not say openly, but my concern has never really been about Christianity itself. My concern is with the culture we have built around worship.
This is why I pay more attention to a person’s character than the Bible verses they quote online or in public. Today, many people go to church more for appearance, fashion, status, or routine. But only a few truly understand God and live by the values they preach.
Shalom 🙏