12/06/2024
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DIARY OF A PRIEST. The bike and the biker.
The time was about 1620hrs, location is Aghalokpe, on my return from my Godfather's place today. I stood under the scorching January sun to wait to get transportation from there to either Orerokpe or Oviorie,in order to connect another one to my Agbarho area. It was already taking longer than necessary and there seems to be no hope of getting any one from that spot. Sweat was already making me want to start getting angry with no one in particular. Damn, I hate sweating like that. I was almost returning back to the house when my whisperer came along.
She said "ask for help from the owner of the road". I was like "who is the owner of the road?". I got a silence and decided to think about it a little and my little signal bell rang in my right ear. BINGO, got it.
I opened my mouth and said Ogun,Ogun, Ogun, you're the owner of the road, please send me transportation of any kind to come take me towards my destination, I'm tired of standing here".
In the space of between 3-5 minutes, a bike rider who looks like a traveler, judging from his outfit and the load tied to the carrier of the bike,struggled with the engine briefly and stopped right in front of me. I looked at the sky and asked "is this the answer?" She said "Yes".
I greeted the man and asked what was the matter and he said he is just surprised that the bike just stopped here. I asked about the state of his plug and level of fuel and he said everything was okay. I said,that means Ogun wants you to carry me, that's why He stopped you here for me. He laughed at me but when he observed my cowries round my wrists and the red pin on my white cap, he paused and smiled.
He said, if it's really true, then let Ogun release the engine to start so that I can pick you. I said "okay, Ogun, release his engine, let's go".
He tried 3 starts and it picked up. He raved the engine a little and switched it off again. I asked him what he did before it started and he said nothing. Really? He said yes. Okay then,does it mean you will pick me, he said why not but he said he's shaking. Why? He just said I wouldn't understand.
He started the engine again and it started on the first try and I climbed on it.
On the road, the man said, something strange just happened and he is still trying to fully understand it. I just said the Gods are wise.
He said he wanted to pick a man before me but something told him that the person who really need his ride was still ahead. So, he was surprised when the bike stopped right in front of me even when I didn't even flagged him down. He said immediately he observed my cowries,he felt a sudden jolt and he started feeling strange. In my mind, I was saying "na you create yourself?"while smiling to myself.
He dropped me off and refused the payment I offered him. He just said " The Gods are wise, Happy New year"
I looked at the sky and said "thank you" and my whisperer said "you worry too much".
The Gods are wise.
2024 is happening.
