THE DYNAMIC HAJIA

Maxims. Sayings. Proverbs. Whichever you will stick with usually weigh beyond the words. Truly, the intellectuals who came up with them had a motive- to make better YOU and ME. Maxims usually impart knowledge, offer advice, teach or reinforce morals or aid in understanding. Let's look into three of my favourite Nigerian maxims, shall we? #1 " The day on which one starts out is not the time to start one’s preparations. " My mom would easily pass as a life coach, and one of the pithy words she greatly revere is, "you do not wait for the storm to come, you PREPARE in anticipation of it". Dating back to when I was in elementary school, my mom would ensure that our assignments are done from the root to the branch on Fridays, laundry is sorted on Saturdays, and on Sundays, my sister and I would visit the salon to weave our hair. While the voices of our neighbors yelling at their children on Monday mornings, hastening them to get done with their assignments, would stri...