PRIDE BREEDS IGNORANCE.

So, yesterday I had a history lesson with my dad. Using storytelling as a time machine, my father literally teleported me decades into the past, and trust me, it was absolutely fun.

As I often say, to move forward, we must understand what preceded us. Therefore, our past is an essential part of what makes us who we are.

When asked why my surname isn’t Urhobo, even though I claim to be Urhobo, I usually say that I’m half Urhobo and half Ukwani. However, the scales fell from my eyes yesterday, and just like Apostle Paul, I could finally see clearly why.

Here’s what I learned: ignorance is pride. I have lived 18 years of my life and never once questioned why my surname wasn’t Urhobo or why my town was different from other Urhobo towns, even though I was repeatedly asked this question.

We often go through life oblivious because we lack the humility to seek the truth for ourselves. I could have lived with my father for the next 100 years and still not known this vital part of our history that makes us who we are, simply because I wasn’t humble enough to ask.

Dearest reader, what is that one thing about yourself that you’ve failed to investigate or question despite being ignorant of it? Half-baked knowledge or understanding is equivalent to no understanding at all.

Drop that pride and ask questions—you’d be surprised at what you’d discover!

.@favvy_Okwans🖤.