Chapter 7: Light for Eye

Dem talk say:

This Naija proverb fit follow—na who chop pepper know how e dey hot. If you never suffer, you no go sabi value of peace.

Whether person don old no depend on age, but on whether light still dey for their eye.

My papa talk am—e get some people wey body young but spirit don tire. Na light for your eye show how far you fit go.

People wey still get light for their eye, dem go always dey young.

You fit see mama wey dey dance for owambe, her spirit still dey shine. Na the kind energy I dey pray for.

Before, I dey take this thing play.

I go laugh, yarn say old man na old man. But now, I dey see am with my own eye.

But as I carry Halima enter one big luxury shop, I realise say, true true, the light for person eye dey show everything...

As we waka enter shop, Halima eyes dey shine like morning sun. Her laughter full everywhere. The sales girl dey greet, dey spray us with compliment. I see say Halima still get the fire wey I fall in love with. For my mind, I dey thank God say life still dey smile on us. No matter the wahala, person fit still find small light for eye if dem get hope. But sometimes, light fit blind person from seeing the wahala wey dey hide for corner.