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Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Dear Cozy.
Dear Cozy, If life gives you lemons, ask for salt and vinegar. Break ups should be indications for electro convulsive therapy just so one can have amnesia and never remember. It takes courage to break up. It takes courage to take a break up without going crazy and it takes courage to move on and…
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Dear Cozy.
Dear Cozy, If life gives you lemons, ask for salt and vinegar. I wasn’t looking for your father when he found me. We were both stumbling out of dark places in our lives. Meeting new people at that point was not a priority . Your father is a wise man. He wasn’t going to just…
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The Last Attempt 8.
Dapo’s left hand found Kobeth’s right hand and they stood side by side, waiting for this revelation. I remembered, again, seeing Jed’s surname on the greeting card the Susan woman had sent. I got a sinking feeling that I wasn’t going to like whatever the revelation was. Maybe Joel sensed my unease too because he…
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Dear Cozy.
Dear Cozy, If life gives you lemons, ask for salt and vinegar. I lived the last four years of my university life without a laptop. Any student in a tertiary institution needs a laptop. How much more a medical student? And how much much more a medical student in those concluding years? Few times, I…
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The Last Attempt 7.
About an hour later, I called Dapo to let her know we were at the gate. “Did you get a cab?” That was the first thing Dapo asked. “We got something better. Kobeth brought us in his car.” “Who is that one again? All these names sef. I thought it was Kezia.” My friend’s confusion…
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Dear Cozy.
Dear Cozy, If life gives you lemons, ask for salt and vinegar. We have big heads for a reason. Our brain is big and it does not just occupy space, it works. We don’t struggle to beat everyone hands down with our test scores but we don’t lag behind. We may not follow the usual…
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The Last Attempt 6.
* I continued helping Ifedapo with hospital errands once I was discharged. Her mum was still on admission. Jed had continued calling me, sending multiple apologies as texts and WhatsApp chats. I ignored all. One day, during one of my hospital runs for the Duduyemis, I saw Joel being wheeled into the emergency unit. Memories…
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Dear Cozy.
Dear Cozy, If life gives you lemons, ask for salt and vinegar. My social life is lifeless. That is the brutal truth. It has always been so. I have always been the indoors person. That doesn’t mean if you throw a party indoors, I would attend. I can almost count the birthdays and weddings I…
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The Last Attempt 5.
Pastor (Mrs) Duduyemi’s water had broken when she collapsed but she was weak and uncooperative. Ifedapo hurriedly picked up her mum’s phone, curious as to what message she had received. “Don’t! Don’t look at it, Ifedapo”, Her dad had panic written all over him, ” let us get your mum to the hospital first.” Ifedapo…
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Dear Cozy.
Dear Cozy, If life gives you lemons, ask for salt and vinegar. God is a concept I hope you get to understand early. He means a lot to me and to your father. When you grow up, you would hear and read and experience many things. One side would point you to Him. Another would…
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