feeling … and smell. The moment’ s hesitation before our hands fly to confirm our fears is the peak of our‘ self belief’ before we come crashing down to the harsh reality beneath the sheets. Macintosh or not! The beginning of yet another strategic journey. We wish we could rewind the last few minutes, but this is life, it hits you hard, fast, and when you least expect it, remind me again what fair play is all about? We as Nigerians are all throbbing, wailing, perpetual, over-size diaper wearing bedwetters. refused to accept. They remind you that just like a little child, you can wake up tomorrow and its all gone, the foundations, walls, everything. This uncertainty is how they make money, how we make money too, it is what jolts us awake every morning and keeps us on our toes. From artists, to professionals, to criminals. No one is left behind. Sadly, this same reason is why we Nigerians as a whole in the next few years will most likely select a familiar face, from a familiar party, to lead us to yet familiar results. Because we are all bedwetters.
You wake up one morning and find that your shop But let’ s not forget that uncertainty, like in Sabo in gone, razed down the previous night, a celebrity marriage you previously admired is shattered, like a bottle of sweet wine before you could fetch a glass, an obscure everyday building holds more than the net worth of nations combined, the little being playing in your front yard might be the next big thing, and you are being owed over three months basic salary. It is this uncertainty that economists, banks, financial advisers and insurance agencies use, they slide it in inconspicuously while they throw technical jargon about. In their ads, billboards, and tag lines. Hidden in plain sight. It sticks, it is a feeling familiar, you grew up with it, a part of your nature, an innate culture that you have long bedwetting is an integral part of us, whatever we do. So let’ s stop doing the same things and do something different, start something new and learn something previously unknown. Because Change is change, and Uncertainty is constant. The only way to predict the future is to prepare for it, regardless of our bedwetting past but not forgetting our damp foundations. The next time you have that sinking feeling of control, probably after a hard successful days work and just before you go to bed. Remember, WE ARE ALL BEDWETTERS