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Johnny Broke The Siege. Story with an all lifetime lesson

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     Jonny was only five years old when he lost his father Agbeli Dzidepo. The mother’s name is Asinyo Esinam, a woman of value but unfortunately financially handicapped. Even before Mrs Esi lost her husband, life has not been easy for this household even though her husband was a teacher in Living Academy Preparatory School. Johnny was a handsome and a respectful boy who took exactly after his father’s good moral. His parents were very particular about his moral upbringing and his growth academically. Unlike children who turn out to be a disappointment even when their parents work tirelessly for their upkeep, his attitude was different. At home, he is the type that would run errands for the mother and made sure he reads his notes after and before school. Johnny learnt a very common saying one day which gingers him to aspire higher even as a child. “Reading makes the man“ and “Practice makes man perfect.“ He never went a day without saying this after his morning devotion with the mother

Remedy for lateness?

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Well, I remember very well one day in secondary school when I went to school late and was punished severely. The punishment was six lashes in the palm which made my palm and the hands rigid lacking the ability to move for some time because the strokes were hard. Aside from these, we were given a field to weed using the cutlass and I say that it was a hard thing to do. You definitely might have had an experience of this sort and a lot of other encounters where lateness was something you would have wished to avoid. The truth is that a large number of people talk about lateness as a habit that retards progress but unfortunately, only a few are able to show up either at school or events before a set time. As I have heard people say, an aeroplane does not wait for any passenger and once a passenger arrives late, his ticket is gone and I don't know if the money can be gotten back. See, people who have really traveled to explore the world in other countries apart from their own give tes