Take care of yourself!
Put your health first always.
Health problems / complications do not develop overnight, they are as a result of minor issues ignored or piled up over time. Sadly by the time most realize it, its usually too late.
Prevention is better than cure!
It seems as if I just woke up and actually just realized that you are no longer with us.
Why did you have to go so soon?
God gives and God takes but this was your fault.
You were busy taking care of others and ignored yourself.
You worked so damn hard. I mean when people say they work hard am certain they haven't began to scratch the surface when compared with you.
Now all those hours and effort you put in, all for what?
Focused all your energy on your career and trying to build a great future for yourself and your family and completely forgot about yourself.
Am sure it started as a minor headache, a little tiredness, slight dizziness, you thought maybe because you weren't eating well. Its just malaria you must have told yourself.
Day after day it piled up, while you were busy climbed up the career ladder.
Day after day it piled up, while you were busy climbed up the career ladder.
I really admire your hard work, admire your dedication and what you made for yourself. While most people work hard to climb up career ladders, you had to first go build your own ladder before you could even climb and kept building as you climbed. You worked very hard and we all acknowledge that. You were successful and we all know that. But all for what? You are not here anymore to reap the benefits. That's what hurts the most. Even to your family, they simply say you were busy trying to build a life that you forgot to even live the life.
At the end of it all, it had eaten too deep into you. Even the reports says if only you had come in a couple of years earlier, if only...but you didn't. It grew worse, got too complicated and finally took you.
I remember hearing you say things like I just need to finish this report, just need to get past this audit, just need to quickly attend to these files. It was one thing after the other, Monday to Saturday and even Sunday. Day in, day out. Even when you managed to spare us sometime, you were physically present but your mind was always at work.
I remember hearing you say things like I just need to finish this report, just need to get past this audit, just need to quickly attend to these files. It was one thing after the other, Monday to Saturday and even Sunday. Day in, day out. Even when you managed to spare us sometime, you were physically present but your mind was always at work.
And here we are now, putting you to rest. I do not even know if I should cry or smile. You were arguably the greatest person I knew directly. You inspired me so much. You defiled the socio-economic divide and made something for yourself. Worked so hard, sponsored so many people and inspired a lot more. But ultimately I do not want to be like you.
I mean what would it have cost you to stop for a check up?
To eat more fruits, to drink more water, to live better?
You could afford it, why didn't you?
Why?
And now I find myself crying and all I can say is "I pray you finally find rest in the Lord".
Love, your greatest admirer.
olasupoAjayi
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