"MAN'S FOLLY"
"MAN'S FOLLY"
Following the matriarch's escape from the house of unimaginable terror was a drastic decision by her to be laid in state in her living room and subsequently buried at her own compound when she died. But this wish of hers was not honored by two children of hers;Chief Orisa and Lady Ebere.
Furthermore, she made it crystal clear to us, that she would never go back to that house she escaped from. For her that house was a symbol of terror, fright, sadness, tears and pain. But at her demise, her two children did not uphold or honor her wish. Rather they laid her to rest at that compound which she vowed never to return to. Is this an accident of history or an irony of reality? I refer to this as a flagrant disrespect and disdain of the matriarch's dignity and honor. This highlights the depth of man's folly.
Moreover, my mom's earnest desire and wish had been to live at Avo very close to her eldest son while she was alive. But her eldest son- Ikechi- resisted and thwarted all efforts to realize this dream of hers, irrespective of her pleas and those of others. But the irony now is that her corpse is going to be buried where she had longed to live, but was flatly refused. Is this not the folly of man?
What is more, the wishes and desires of both the dead and the living should be respected and honored. What a person is denied in life,should not be granted them in death. Similarly,what they are rejected in life,should not be granted them in death. This is utter display of dishonor, disrespect and utter assault on their feelings.
In conclusion, the foregoing tendencies re-emphasized the negative and dysfunctional impact of family dynamics.
Following the matriarch's escape from the house of unimaginable terror was a drastic decision by her to be laid in state in her living room and subsequently buried at her own compound when she died. But this wish of hers was not honored by two children of hers;Chief Orisa and Lady Ebere.
Furthermore, she made it crystal clear to us, that she would never go back to that house she escaped from. For her that house was a symbol of terror, fright, sadness, tears and pain. But at her demise, her two children did not uphold or honor her wish. Rather they laid her to rest at that compound which she vowed never to return to. Is this an accident of history or an irony of reality? I refer to this as a flagrant disrespect and disdain of the matriarch's dignity and honor. This highlights the depth of man's folly.
Moreover, my mom's earnest desire and wish had been to live at Avo very close to her eldest son while she was alive. But her eldest son- Ikechi- resisted and thwarted all efforts to realize this dream of hers, irrespective of her pleas and those of others. But the irony now is that her corpse is going to be buried where she had longed to live, but was flatly refused. Is this not the folly of man?
What is more, the wishes and desires of both the dead and the living should be respected and honored. What a person is denied in life,should not be granted them in death. Similarly,what they are rejected in life,should not be granted them in death. This is utter display of dishonor, disrespect and utter assault on their feelings.
In conclusion, the foregoing tendencies re-emphasized the negative and dysfunctional impact of family dynamics.
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