Statements of Encouragement: Legacy.

 Hello eku dee de iwoyio.

I would like to share and encourage you with this article which is an excerpt;

“How Dad's name from his Grave saved my life” by Tunde Jakande

I suddenly took ill last week and had to be rushed to the Hospital.

I was given some Medication that eventually stabilized my condition.

When I became conscious of my Environment, the Doctor who attended to me began asking some health-related questions.

While punching my details into the computer, he asked me; Are you Tunde Jakande?

I answered; yes Doctor.

Are you related to Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande?

Yes.

He immediately stopped what he was doing and went emotional.

That Man made me a Doctor. Oh LKJ!

I come from a very poor home and was brought to Lagos from the East as House help to one of my Uncles. The People were not interested in sending me to school.

While they sent their Children to Private Schools, I was left on my own.

But I wanted to go to School and grudgingly, they sent me to Jakande School which was free. I probably would have ended up as a Street Boy but that man gave me hope.

The day he died, I cried. I prayed for his soul.

Listen I will give you my private number and will personally make sure you are ok.

I am so happy to meet you, Mr. Tunde. Please be my Friend.

The doctor has called me more than five times since I left the Hospital, enquiring about my health condition.

He is doing this not because of money or other benefits but to pay back a deed done by a man he had never met.

How are you affecting the lives of People around you today?

How will or can your deeds today affect the lives of your Children, Grand Children, or Relatives decades from now?

All through my life, People have welcomed me into their Homes, Offices, and lives. They have given me opportunities because of the name I carry.

I realized early that planting positivity in the lives of People and doing good to them is what will eventually impact the lives of my Children and Grand Children on their journey in life.

I urge us all to take a moment to reflect on our values and the reputation we are building for our future generations.

We must reset our priorities and strive to leave a legacy such that someone, somewhere, whom we probably have not met, will say, if not for that man.

We celebrate you if you were born in June. Happy birthday to you. From good friends and true, from old friends and new, may good luck go with you always and happiness too!

Have a wonderful month everyone! Stay safe, stay strong, mask up, and stay healthy.

Eric O. Thompson

YAJ.