On my way to work this morning I was struck my a pathetic site. Pathetic in the sense that it was a sad deviation from the norm. Just as I was negotiating a bend in a crowded marketplace, there stood a little child by the road. He couldn't have been older than 4. He stood in his tiny green checkered uniform, arms spread out, gesticulating like a traffic warden, and a broad grin on his face. It was 9 am in the morning and the traffic was heavy.
What struck me was that at 9 am in the morning, when little kids are supposed to be in school, here was this kid playing around by a busy road. Plus, he was barefoot.
It got me thinking- who are the real victims of our malfunctioning society? What are little children who are supposed to be in school doing roaming the streets aimlessly? Their parents are too busy struggling to make a decent living. The result? Undue exposure. Child abuse, rape, child trafficking, juvenile deliquency. Etcetera etcetera.
There's much to say about this but for now i'll say, the children are enough reason for us as Nigerians to look into making our society a better place. Selah
To be continued...
