The ageing and urbanisation of Nigeria

For one, it brought along with its education and enlightenment. The difference it has made can be seen in the average rural/urban settlement. We have learned a lot from the West. Somewhere along the line, though, we have developed or rather re-developed our culture to suit our present status as “enlightened, educated, socially and financially “ progressive individuals.

So we live in a comfortable house, have house helps, guards, cooks, butlers, cars etc.  An average day will be; wake up in the morning, get dressed for work; go to the dining room where the steward will have served breakfast, made by the cook. The driver has washed and warmed the car engine. Just waiting for you. The Butler carries your briefcase (you can't even carry that yourself!). And on seeing you, the driver runs to the owner’s side to open the door for you. HIAN!

This ritual is performed in reverse order at the office too , by the way.

Then, you take a seat behind your desk and basically stay there till you close. Oh and there is a coffee break, which is brought in by your PA!  So what this means, MR BIG MAN, is that you hardly need to move. Your muscles are jobless; your blood vessels become lazy. You don’t play sports of any sort because it is just not our culture. Don't you believe me?  If a “BIG MAN” decides to take a walk to his office, you will be shocked at the amount of people that will stop him to ask what is going on .

Okay, so what led to all the ranting? I met an eighty-year-old lady, on the bus, yesterday. She was going shopping! She had a walking stick, was bent over, but she was still moving and “mama was gonna shop!” Now an eighty-year-old, rural woman; Yea, she can still be going to the farm. But an educated, enlightened, rich eighty-year-old? Never! She will prefer that the shopping come to her.

Maybe this is why their old live longer.  The body is like an engine. If you don’t put it to work, ENGINE FIT KNOCK O. Do not render yourself useless, simply because you can afford it.

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