Happy Children's Day
Today, we celebrate the laughter that fills our homes, the dreams that light up tomorrow, and the little hearts that remind us what pure joy truly means.zar
Yesterday, I sat in Lekki traffic.
Dead stop. Road construction. No movement.
A guy walked up and started washing my GLE.
I didn't stop him.
In my head, I said,
"At least he's working. Not begging."
Meanwhile, I know better.
I don't joke with my car.
The water matters. The soap matters. The cloth matters. Everything matters.
Normally, I shut it down fast.
₦200. ₦500. "Abeg, leave it."
But yesterday, I relaxed.
Just once.
I got home.
The Mercedes star logo is gone.
The star light is gone.
He yanked them off.
Clean.
And I still paid him.
One soft moment.
That's all it took.
Now I'm looking at a repair bill that could have been prevented by ₦500 and discipline.
And this is where it gets uncomfortable.
Because many of you are doing the same thing.
Not once.
Every day.
You know bread is not helping you.
You know those oils are not neutral.
You know that late-night drink is not harmless.
You know.
The same way I knew I shouldn't have let that man touch my car.
But you allow it.
Because it's familiar.
Because it's convenient.
Because discipline feels like stress.
So you relax.
Let me tell you the truth you don't want to hear.
Your body is not a democracy.
Everything you allow has consequences.
The difference?
I made one mistake.
You've turned yours into a lifestyle.
I will fix my GLE.
I can replace a star logo.
You?
You're replacing numbers.
Blood pressure.
Blood sugar.
Hormones.
And you're hoping those numbers don't turn into something permanent.
You can't walk into a store and buy a new liver.
You can't order a pancreas.
You don't get a spare body because you were "just enjoying life."
The damage you are ignoring today
is the bill waiting for you tomorrow.
And unlike my GLE,
your body does not always give refunds.
Be honest.
Where have you relaxed when you should have been defensive?
What are you allowing daily that you already know is costing you?
Fix it while it is still cheap.
Because one day, it won't be.
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