It was about 7pm and there was no electricity as PHCN has done what they seem to do best. I was lying down, stretched out on the sofa. All the windows were opened and I was hoping I would survive the next few hours until either I turned on the generator or PHCN returned the power. I closed my eyes I wanted to shut out everything, especially the heat. Just as I was beginning to relax, I heard the unmistakable whining of a mosquito. My eyes flew open; I watched the mosquito zip this way and then that way. I got myself ready to kill it, if possible, wherever it would choose to land. Of all places to perch for its early dinner, the mosquito chose to land on my face. Now, I would ordinarily not think twice about killing any mosquito no matter what part of my body it is perched on, but as I happen to be experiencing a touch of migraine right now, it would be most unwise to hit my abdomen except perhaps with a feather.And so, I continued to watch the mosquito. It settled itself for a feast and as I watched I thought about how many times one sometimes lays in wait for an enemy or whomever. You wait and watch and when they least expect it, you strike. Sometimes, one is able to justify one’s actions. You might say to yourself “well, he struck first”. But is it possible to strike with exactly the same force you have been hit with? An eye for an eye some say but it may not always be applicable. If it was, I would have tried to suck the mosquito’s blood as it was doing mine instead of planning to kill it. Some of us might advise that you turn the other check. Well, you may, if you can; it really is all up to you. But one thing that happens most times is that whatever the course of action we choose to take in retaliation, chances are that, you might just find that you are adversely affected by events; especially, if you acted in anger. Decisions about what course of action we choose to take as we go down the sometimes bumpy, sometimes smooth path of life depends on us.

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