A video was posted this afternoon by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu where a child took his adult mother on a masterclass about not giving in hurriedly to anger but instead make an effort to calm down.
The Governor found it informative and reposted for the world to see the vanity in putting oneself under unnecessary pressure.
The child obviously committed an offence that angered his mum and called for a few strokes of the cane. Oh, yes, the holy books says “spare the rod and spoil the child” and the little boy may have deserved the punishment.
However, it pays sometimes to take a deep breath and truly reconsider some decisions.
The little child in his very frightened state tells his mother that it pays to take a step backwards, sit down, calm down and consider wether the action she is about to take is truly worth it.
This child’s masterclass is more so instructive to the extent that everyone, and not just parents or adults should always consider if the action one is about to take has been thoroughly thought through especially if it is taken in a haste, out of anger or instinct.
Watch the young boy and see His Excellency’s comment and advise to the general public this Ileya period:
“I saw a video of one charming young boy online asking his mom to ‘calm down’ as she was set to punish him for his misdemeanour.
I was moved by his sobriety, which reflected in his promise of “last chance”, when confronted with the fact that he is a regular offender.
The exchange was indeed funny, but it depicts the efforts parents put in moulding children into responsible adults. I want to assume that his mom indeed calmed down because the appeal was moving enough to make anyone change their mind.
Interestingly, the video inspired this special message to the good people of Lagos State because of the deeper meaning it conveys.
Fellow Lagosians, we need to ‘calm down’ as we enjoy the coming holiday and festivity.
It is a commemoration of Prophet Ibrahim’s heart of sacrifice and faith in Allah.
We need to emulate and demonstrate his sense of self-restraint at this time the world is combating the scourge of COVID-19.
We need to be moderate in our celebration and also observe prescribed protocols towards defeating the deadly coronavirus, which are, maintaining social distancing, washing and sanitizing our hands, and using our face masks.
The world needs responsibility and commitment of its people to oust coronavirus.
I urge every Lagosian to ‘calm down’ and not get carried away by the ‘excitement of the moment’. Like the rest of the world, we are still in the middle of a pandemic and need to remain extremely careful to keep the gains of the sacrifices we have all made in the past months.
Let’s calm down!
Meanwhile, I would like to meet the young boy since we both have exclusive right to the phrasal verb ‘calm down’.”
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