She picked the right story for the delivery of a good message, which helped me connect it to real life!
Please watch and listen I promise it's not a waste of time.
Why am I getting comments from here? I am sorry to disappoint you, but I am not a nepo kid. This picture was taken when I was 20. Life actually does get better. You won't always remain where you started.
I grew up in Okokomaiko. (You can find my primary school class mates and neighbours in the comments). There are no nepo kids there. Just poverty, cultism, sexual abuse, and teenage pregnancy. I did not grow up rich, just different. But I am not unmindful of my privileges. Privileged in the sense that I was raised to be different from the people I neighboured. I only spoke English in an environment that spoke pidgin. I was raised to be kind. I was raised with books. I was raised to be disciplined and act differently despite where I lived. I went to a private school in that neighbourhood, and I went to a good secondary school (Faith Academy) - not because it was affordable but because my parents were willing to make that sacrifice. Secondary school shaped my world view, and I understood there was a life bigger than my immediate environment. I am part of that generation that got flogged for paying fees late in primary school.
I've written about this before, and I'll attach it below. I know what it means to be sufficient, and I know what it means to not have. I have been with people who will never be poor again, and I have been with people who do not know where tomorrow's food will come from.
I am grateful for the exposure life gave to me. It shaped who I am today. It is easy to get carried away by today's reality because privileges blinds. But that does not work for me. I am very conscious of my history, and I try to be there for friends and others. If anything, maybe by putting out these stories more, that child in Okokomaiko can have dreams to fly.
If you’re ever feeling a little lost in life, try this:
Do something on your own.
See a movie. Go to a restaurant. Walk around the park.
Whatever you do, take some time to re-centre and get your hands back on the wheel.
African technology news begins and ends with apps and fund raise for more apps. No one is raising to make nuts and bolts or engines or electric motors or compilers or materials. Will apps fix roads or provide medicines?