I believe one is inducted into the big club the day ones dad is buried... is returned back to ashes/mother-earth. How do you celebrate your induction? Different cultures and people have their own way of bidding their loved dads goodbye. In the South Eastern Njgeria where yours sincerely comes from, we celebrate it. We throw lavish parties to a father's exit. It looks logical because the day one is born, there is always a reception party. So, when an actor quits the stage, the living should celebrate the exit. I believe, if one has the resources, the wherewithal, to celebrate ones fathers exit, it is a worthwhile venture! I was inducted on 24th February 2006. I had barely two weeks to invite my friends, arrange for their entertainment and the funfare that accompanies the burial. Fortunately for me, I was doing well in my private medical practice and had enough for my friends on my induction day. Secretly too, after my induction day, I felt like a man, I felt like a father to my kids and a few weeks later, I joined the St Gabriel's Christian fathers of CKC Catholic church, Aba. To God be the glory...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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