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LITTLE EXPERIENCES; BIG LESSONS

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GREAT LESSONS FROM LITTLE EXPERIENCES BY Adam Abdullahi Bala     Last week, I stood at the bus stop waiting for a vehicle to convey me to New campus, BUK for some Academic engagements. It was raining and there was no bus. I considered taking a Tricycle (A dai-daita Sahu) but I also realized that wind would make it difficult for me to use an umbrella by the side of a Tricycle; so, since I didn't want to get drenched I opted to wait for a bus. Twenty minutes later, there was no bus. People formed clusters according to their various bus stops. And as time passed the crowd grew in number. Suddenly I looked by my right and saw a private vehicle parked about fifteen metres away loading passengers. Out of desperation I left my bus stop and walked towards it. On getting there I discovered that it wasn't going my route. As I turned back to return to where I formerly stood, I saw a bus parked there with people struggling to board. That bus parked where I stood about a minute earlie