1. In the ancient times
There was a young man
Working for his parents
In his farm for that
2. Was the usual practice
Then. Soon this young
Man was freed by his
Father to go and live
3. Alone and be preparing
For settling down for
A new life to get
Marry and raise his own
4. Family. But when this
Young man was freed
He was not given
Other things except food
5. Which will last him
Through the periods of
His waiting for the products
From his farmland and then
6. When he starts reaping
His farm produce he has
Become solely independent and
Can call himself a man, then
7. He can start nursing the
Ambition of taken a woman
To himself being married
To someone from far or
8. Near to raise a family
Like others within the community.
This has been the major
Practice in the village over
9. The years. The parents used
To set their sons free
From them after years of
Toiling and laboring for the
10. Father on his farmland
For then, it is believed that
He is learning the act of farming
As there are no other works
11. Around then, except farming
Hunting, goldsmithing and coppersmithing
However, even those who
Do these also have their farms.
12. The foods they used to
Give those children who are
Being freed is given them
Because of the believe that
13. When a person is no longer
Hungry, then poverty is reduced
It not totally eliminated.
This belief and practice
14. Have been ongoing for
Years. Not long after this
This Youngman equally starts
Reaping things from his farm
15. And he started thinking about
Marriage for a man who is
Not married is like a
Man without dignity neither honor
16. After getting himself acquainted
With a lady of his choice
They were married and
Started raising their own family
17. During this period things
Have started to change because
Education has been getting
Across to different parts of the
18. Neighborhood, they were the
Last village in the neighborhood to
Embrace education. And when
They do this the educationists
19. Ask that they need to
Send their children to school
And in fact those of them
Who are interested in learning
20. Age is not a barrier for
Them to start learning. Not
Many people within the village
See future in what has been
21. Introduced into the village,
Thence they do not want to
Send their children to school
But some reluctantly send
22. A child whom they think
Was lazy on the farm to school
To go and learn the ways of the
Westerners maybe the child would
23. Be good in that and would
Follow the educationists to
Wherever he is being taken to
Later. This Youngman who
24. Has gotten married have started
Procreating and they decide to
Also send two of their children
To school. They thus become
25. One of the educated families
In the village. The boy that
Was sent to school performed
Brilliantly and was sent outside
26. Their country for more
Knowledge by the educationists
He became one of the researchers
And then there was outbreak of infection
27. This infection was initially
Thought to be limited to some
Regions of the world, but
It was later discovered that
28. As the world through education
Has been married with one
Another, region by region, continent
By continent, the infection also
29. Got to the uttermost part
Of the region, even where people
Do not expect such infection to
Get to it was found there
30. When other advanced countries
Were busy given their people
Financial assistance to cushion the
Effect of their stay home order
31. By the government,
World Health Regulatory Bodies,
Until a lasting cure be
Found for the infection
32. The leaderships of the community
To which this young man hails
From were unable to do something
Like this despite preventing
33. People from going to their
Respective places of work.
One day when this young
Man was conversing with his
34. Parents on the phone, his
Parents were lamenting the ordeal
That they have been passing through
For their inability to go to their
35. Places of work. For though
They have foods at home,
Being one of the leading farmers
In the village, but what about
36. Other things that they need
To buy to use to cook
Those foods? They needed kerosene
And kerosene is on the high side now
37. As the government has increased
The prices of it. They needed
Daily essentials because they
Have been told that washing their
38. Teeth with “sticks” is not hygienic
Enough and have changed like
Others to using toothpastes
The soaps to wash hands and to bathe
39. Are no longer available in their
House as well as in many other
People’s houses in the community
Yet they do not pay us a stipend
40. Neither supply us those daily
Essentials what they were basking
On was the ancient saying that
When a man is not hungry
41. Poverty has been largely reduced
If not totally eliminated. His father
Now told him that, that was true
During their days when things were not
42. As this when they were only dealing
With farm works and there are no
Civilization but now that civilization
Has been embraced by all, the saying
43. Has been found to be lacking
For people are languishing, he
Said to his son who was away from
The village. His son promised
44. That during the period of
That lockdown that he would
Keep sending money to them
So that they would be purchasing those
45. Daily needs. His parents and
Siblings were elated to hear
Those from their brother and
Prayed that he would continue to
46. Receive favor and be protected
From the infection that has
Held the world by her
Jugulars for months.
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