Alaafin’s Wife stresses Imperative of Investing in Children
“” I will forever love the company of children; not because I am the Alaafin’s Queen, but because there is this awe of possibility I feel anytime I have the opportunity to chat one –on-one with them. In my few years of nursing as a professionaI Nurse, I have seen a few of these virtues in them which I think it is worth celebrating every time it is their day'”‘.
By Bode Durojaiye, the Director of Media and Publicity to the Alaafin of Oyo.
The traits of a child lare enough reasons why we should celebrate them.
They are pure and unpolluted from the world. They are sponges that will soak up whatever their environment is in life, good or bad. They have a clean slate and can love anything and do anything if fed with healthy encouragement. Children are the ones that have the biggest dreams and believe they can do anything.
They believe life is simple and so are the problems in it. Many adults like to complicate issues, and if you ask a child, they will usually give you a simple solution. If they are taught right from wrong they are the biggest motivators for adults on doing the right thing.
However , speaking at this year’s World Children Day event organised at the Old Oyo National Parks headquarters in Oyo, wife of the Alaafin of Oyo, Ayaba Abiwunmi Owoade, said children love the simple pleasures in life.
According to her, “”Life’s busyness and brokenness changes an adult’s perspective, so many adults lose sight of the blessings around them. Children are content and happy with the little they have. Give them a box or card for Christmas and they are happy. A child’s pure love for simplicity is refreshing to those around them; their mindset of thinking life to be simple opens others eyes and helps them see the thanksgivings we have in life.
“”Not only do children think life to be simple but the simplest gift from a child, like a: kiss, smile, hug, laugh or piece of art feels like an abundant act of love to those around them””.
She pointed out that children have so much faith in people and in themselves, adding that they have no fear in being themselves which in general allows them to be the friendliest age group in the human race.
Also speaking at the Olivet Baptist High School Oyo, where another event was organised for the children , Ayaba Owoade observed that children also have unconditional love towards people, especially towards their parents.
Said she, “” whether you’re their parents, friends, or acquaintances, children trust you. They believe the best in people which is an excellent healthy trait to have in life.
Children , she asserted , are usually more positive than adults and because of this they help adults see the world through their eyes.
“” They help you rediscover the simple pleasures in life by teaching us adults to slow down. For example, an infant fascination with how a fan spins. This simple appliance goes unnoticed but brings joy and mystery to a kid. Every moment with a child is an imagination and it is entertaining, as their energy is contagious””, Ayaba Abiwunmi noted .
