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Great men.

What a day!

There are blessings in life we miss. When I say blessings we miss, I talk of people we take for granted. They do certain things and we don't appreciate them for it. They could be family or just friends.

I've got a friend that's been a blessing in my life. I call him a great man. I guess i could say he's like a sketch pen that colours the lives of those around him. He's not only been kind to me but to others around which makes him unique. His name is Osemwegie Omoruyi. If you ever meet him, say a big THANK YOU to him for me.

Today, I couldn't find my wallet before church(and time was running out). I had to collect some amount i needed for tithe from him (I was going to find my wallet later anyway). He gave me and even paid for the fare(he does this normally, just trying to say that's not the point). Service was fun and WISDOM filled. Then I had to wait for a meeting afterwards and there was no change for him to give me. He had other stuffs to do but chose to wait for the whole period of the meeting(It took a while I can tell you). it might be nothing to him as he sacrifices a lot for people but hey! on my blog, I recognise. Did I mention he was the one who gave me the newspaper with the Fidelity Bank creative writing workshop. he didn't write but I did (he know I have some flair for writing). I wrote and was nominated. he also knows I have a passion for the power industry and has not failed in giving me relevant information from time to time, the last been the Lagos State power project which required about 10 electrical engineers. I applied. I didn't hear from them.

There was this day, a roommate was having his defence here in OAU. The external examiner needed a car to take him around the campus at least to his hotel and back. He handled this, getting a car thru a friend and all and all(I'm sure the roommate is still grateful till today).

A story I wont like to forget in a hurry is the N30,000 allowance we had as corp members back then. He gave it all as a sacrifice to the NCCF and was just left with some change for transport. This guy sha, I can't tell it all. Got to work. but this is just a tip of the iceberg(as far as I can write now).

If you ever get to know him, please drop a note. you'll sure agree with me that He's a great man.

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