On this particular day, I learnt an important lesson, that I would like to share, it’s usually difficult to handle some situations, being calm and observant will save us from harm and dangers.
It all started with a loud bang on the gate and multiple voices screaming outside the gate for help, we all woke-up looking confuse and unsure about what was going on, the only way we could see outside was through the window, and we did that secretly, it was my first night in this part in the northern part. I was so scared and confuse, I kept praying and crying between the wall and wardrobe, I kept crying and calling on God to come to my rescue.
Outside was so chaotic, everyone was on the race to unknown destinations, at that point I could only pray, because I couldn’t do anything to help myself.
The loud sound shouts and yell approaches closer to our building, we decided to jump through the next compound from the balcony, because it looks extremely protected, despising my fear, I suggested we stay together at home and look for an a way out of the situation.
We were uncertain about the situation, because some said they were robbers and the other said they were bandits that wants to bomb the environment, the thought of bomb was really scary but we don’t were to run to, outside was so rough and scary, drivers were riding so fast and scattered, mothers running with their children, the old running and looking so confuse, we decided to watch live news for information, but there was none, no body was talking about the issue on the media, we decided to calm and observe, so we don’t run into danger. We were getting different information from different people running, but we never saw anyone chasing for hours, the number of people running to and fro can cause death , we decided to keep calm and watch from our balcony, while we make our exist plan, just incase the news is legit.
The number of people running in the next one hour reduced and we saw some persons coming, we were really concerned and we kept asking and they said it was all a rumor, it was announced on the news.
We kept on observing the environment, until we noticed that people were returning to their destination. The hungry, the injured ones, scattered ones and the stressed kids.
Nothing kills faster than fear, a cowards dies faster or before the actual death, it’s very important to observe the environment in times of issues to avoid accidents and issues.
It’s very important to be sure of the situations if things before running, so you don’t run into danger or problems.
Try to resist the urge or running without proper information, so you don’t get into trouble.
Master the habit of being calm and observant in certain situations.