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The tears of the orphan run inside

Word of the Day: “The tears of the orphan run inside.” – see explanation https://youtube.com/shorts/PMUG26PI-1A?si=ucH7v23BvpgiFTjq. Cameroonian Proverb.

Today in history in 1972, “The eighth African Cup of Nations is held in Cameroon, the first time the country has hosted Africa’s supreme football championship. The Republic of Congo wins its first title.” – Reference: Africa Today Yesterday

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DEAR STRANGER, a love letter by Adejuwon Grace Oluwawemimo

strange                       I know this much about you; that you are human just like I am. That we have never met is true but knowing with all certainty that you are out there makes me feel like there is a companion going through life with me. I address this letter to you because, in a way, we are the same – life-fellows with questions that linger deep within our hearts with a tenacity that defies evasion. Questions pertinent about what the next step in our drifting existence ought to be; questions ceaselessly demanding from us what to life our attitude should be. Stranger though you are, yet a companion so dear.

I know very well there are moments you are reduced to sighs and gasps, because such moments exist for me, too. That you have many times grieved and mourned I have no doubt, for that, again, is a necessary life-fare that guarantees our companionship. Continue reading DEAR STRANGER, a love letter by Adejuwon Grace Oluwawemimo