Think before you act
Chinedu is always hot tempered though a nice person. He is married and due to economic situation he left home to a far away village in search of a greener pasture. Though the idea was not supported by his wife. He settled at the village and was employed by a wealthy farmer in that village.
During his stay there Chinaedu problem of hot tempered was no more and he told his master that he don't want to collect his wages till when he is going back to his village.
After about twenty (20) years he told his master he want to go home. Although his master will miss him but he can't stop him going back to his family. The master call Chinaedu to chose from the two (2) he offered him. The options are as follows; to give him all him money or to give him advice. Chinaedu chose to take advice and the master gave him which are ; never to follow short cut, always think before acting and not to open a calabash he gave him. Chinaedu thank his master and left.
It was a very long journey which will take days and a man told him of a shorter route but Chinaedu refused because of his masters advice and continue on the route he know. And the course of his journey he was told that the people that followed the short route was ambushed by robbers and killed them. What a life Chinaedu thank his creator and his master. After many days he reach home and saw his wife and a young man in his house. Chinaedu was bittered and draw cutlass to go and kill them but his masters advice and decided to sleep outside there house till morning and In the morning his wife saw him and was very happy and ask him why he slept outside and the man told her of a man in his house. The wife laugh and told him that it is his son. That she don't know that she was pregnant when he left. Mr Chinaedu was very happy and the went inside house. When Chinaedu open the calabash his master gave him he discover that his master put all is wages and even interest in the calabash. Chinaedu and his wife were very happy and the live happily ever after.
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