TETTEY'S LIBRARY

  EPISODE 1   Four-corners was one of the best soccer games Apallo loved to play when we were kids. Talking of “Mo nky3 ndi” which literally means “Lets share to spend” you will lose if he’s your opponent. You dare not play against him. There’s no way we could fix a football match without Apallo. He was the best. He could dribble almost every player on the pitch. I recollect in one of our serious football matches against another vicinity called “Tebulemu”. Boys in that neighbourhood were scary and fearsome but Apallo dribbled almost every player on the pitch forgetting to score and bypassed the goal post. He could be selfish sometimes and if you are not careful, you will never touch a ball till its half time. Aside being a “ballu gbee”, he was a very hard working guy. “Ma guy, one day I go travel go Yankey oo” he used to say this to me every day. Every afternoon after school, Apallo would visit most of the houses in the neighbourhood to empty their waste bins and carry ...

I’m searching for an answer to a mysterious puzzle that cannot be solved. I’ve been roaming across all geographical locations to find the right answer. Some say, it is a waste of time. I will be trapped and end up getting old and weary in this quest. Others say it will ruin my life. I will lose the ones I love. They described it as the devil’s trick. Some spiritualists call it “Lucifer’s Chess”. At a point, I wanted to quit but Uncle Ato once said, “Patience is a virtue”. I have been searching for a path that will lead me to a Mysterious destination. I came across two diverging roads. Which one do I journey upon? One road was muddy. The other was dry. So dry that the leaves on the trees was withered. Harmattan wasn’t even near. I saw travelers return from diverged roads. Wanderers appearing from the woods. I wanted to talk but their expression doesn’t seem friendly. Some looked worried, others looked hungry with tattered clothes. One got close, looked straight at me and shook his h...

There are people in the dark yet light reflects on them. This is a sign of a second chance. Sometimes you find yourself in the dark but when you look beyond, you see light far ahead of you. That is a symbol of hope . You are not lost. You can still find light while you're still alive. There are people in the Church. There are people in the presence of God but are full of darkness. We enter the Church because we want to be identified as Christians. Being a Christian is a gift. Share it, but how? Love your neighbour as yourself, share the word with thy neighbour, leave peacefully and in unity with thy neighbour. Christianity is not about division. It’s not about what we have. It’s not about our individual personalities. Fellowship in Christ is about oneness, togetherness, one mind, one body, one soul. Sometimes we just need to be calm and reflect on ourselves. So many questions will pop up in our minds; why do we have life? What is our purpose on earth as Christians...

Daavi told me to be calm and sober Daavi told me to take my studies serious. It’s key to success Daavi promised that everything is going to be fine and easy when I grow up Daavi did not tell me one thing Daavi did not tell me everything Daavi did not tell me it’s going to be tougher as I grow up Daavi told me to focus. “There is more sleep after death my son” she said. “After graduating, you will have all the time to rest. There is more sleep after death” Daavi did not tell me they were all lies. There is no way I could rest after school. Daavi!!! You should have told me. You should have told me that after National Service, I would be hunting for jobs. Daavi did not tell me that a time may come, I will be paying utility bills, school fees, buying school supplies, diapers and etc. That I will grow up with responsibilities upon my shoulders Daavi told me to be punctual at Sunday School Daavi said church is good for me. God w...