Ajebo Writer
Ajebo Writer

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I went to the bank this morning, as I was driving in the security guy was saying something to me but I wasn’t hearing him & I wasn't going to waste one drop of fuel waiting for him to run to me.
I drove in, parked, got down & started walking towards him.
He met me halfway and
started speaking Yoruba to me
I got closer and explained that I don’t understand Yoruba
He apologized and then said they open by 10am
I was shocked, I said what, bank open by 10am?
He said yes, this particular branch open by 10am and close by 3pm
I checked my watch, 9:00am
Jesus
He started describing another branch that wasn't really close but on a normal day wouldn't be an issue to drive there
As I was calculating the fuel I will burn just to get there, one lady that just walked in started shouting
"What do u mean I should go to another branch, do u know how much transport is now? Do u know how much I spent coming here & how much I will spend going there?!"
Me, I concluded that I will wait because I wasn't going to finish the fuel I have in my tank ontop bank transaction
The woman shouted, "u people are very rude!!!"
The security guy was confused, he looked at me & said, "sir, wetin I talk? I just dey give information as dem give me."
I said, “Sir, it’s not u, it’s the country"
I went to sit down on a stone slab with other people under the ATM
to wait for 1 hour
Suddenly, a small lizard came out from nowhere and was running towards me
I shushed it away with my legs, and it ran back
Few seconds later, it came out again and was running towards me
I used my legs to chase it back
I was already feeling embarrassed because there was a very beautiful girl sitting close to me, before she'll start thinking lizards are attracted to me or maybe this one followed me from the house
It repeated this like 3 more times I started wondering if it was sent from
the village because I don't understand what's going on abi I resemble lizard
After a while, I saw a pigeon walking towards me
I now smiled & stayed still cos pigeons are cute. Maybe the girl will come & want to feed the pigeon & then me & her will fall in love.
Imagination wan finish me!
I was already excited. I wanted it to come closer but I felt bad because I didn't have anything to feed it with
After it came close, it turned and suddenly flew away and I was disappointed
But then I thought to myself
Why did I prefer having the pigeon close to me rather than the lizard, even though both are animals?
I came to realize that, in the same way I looked at the pigeon with love and admiration instead of the lizard, that's how God perceives each and every one of us.
Regardless of our race, gender, religious beliefs, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientation, gender identity, or physical appearance—whether we're sinners or have been born again—it simply doesn't matter.
As long as we are willing to approach God, He will not push us away…
…like I did with the lizard.
Instead, He will embrace us with boundless love and affection, just as I did with the pigeon.
This is how God sees us, and no matter what we have done, He desires our presence even more than I desired the pigeon to be near me.

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