Like A Thief In The Night: Y2K SYNDROME

In 1999, I was young, frey, timid and fragile. The Y2K syndrome had started making waves as gospel preachers were hammering on the return of the Lord, Jesus Christ and the expectation of the rapture, the sudden disappearance of the saints, those who have confessed Jesus as Lord and savior. The event was said to be preceded by the sound of the trump then the appearance of the Lord himself in the clouds with a host or arch-angels.

I remember very well how promptly I prayed for mercy on a daily basis and how many8 confessions I made. Can you believe that the year 2000 recorded the least social vices? Yes, it does. People were probably caught off guard as they were awaiting the sound of the trumpet.

My mother was a campaigner for this agenda in particular. She would wake us up, my siblings, cousins and dad for a morning devotion, reminding us to stay away from sin. She reminded us of the fact that Jesus will come like a thief in the night, that he would come announced. I believe. I still believe in the second coming gospel but no man born of a woman knows when. Hence, I learned to keep my salvation in check regularly, expecting that the trumpet will sound anytime.

There was another thing that made the round in the year 2000. It was the Y2K Compliant wind. The wind blew across the entire globe and dwelled in Africa which was considered the most backward continent (dark continent).

Y2K compliant was all about being a computer literate person. During that time, computers were very expensive and were only available to the rich. I remember how we were taught in school the categories of computers and the speed of their functions which have changed over time.

I passed out from high school in 1998. The following year was when I was seeking admission into the higher institution not learning which coincided with the Y2K syndrome cum the end of the physical world.

To marry these two philosophies together, I had to play fair to both. On one hand, having gained admission into the university, I needed to learn how to manipulate a computer system. So, what I did was to pay for an all-night browsing. This was the only means through which I could learn the components of the computer and their uses and also the softwares and computer program. Funny enough, I just sat there on the system to do it myself until I became sound. It was after that that I enrolled for professional certificate programmes in data processing and management.

On the other hand, I became very religious and ensured never to do wrong to both man and God, following the principles of the word of God.
Towards the end of the year when the sound of the trumpet was not forthcoming, I swayed. I did not only fall in love, I had my first romantic relationship which lasted for eight (8) years.

The year 1999 which was like a gate to the year 2000 changed the retorhics about the supernatural being and the place of Qqq1 man in the universe. It was one year that will never come back again to play with the emotions of men.

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