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The Olodo my Mother Murdered
<p><br/></p><p>“Olodo! Olodo! Olodo!” At every mathematics class, I heard the word. Gosh, I was tired. 😭😭😭</p><p><br/></p><p>Olodo the word that shaped my primary and secondary school story.</p><p><br/></p><p>Now, I hear that there is an “Olodo Uprising” in the context of celebrating fame over intelligence, while choosing to turn a blind eye to it. I am so surprised that we are allowing this to happen to the next generation because of our ignorance.</p><p><br/></p><p>My story is simple and short.</p><p><br/></p><p>In Primary 3, my mathematics teacher beat me to the extent that I had a cut on my eye, simply because I changed my answer after the instruction, “Exchange your book. Let your partner mark your classwork.”</p><p><br/></p><p>The next day, my mom came to thank my class teacher and even gave her money, along with a chilled Coke.</p><p><br/></p><p>I am sure you know why I changed my answer while some others did not.</p><p><br/></p><p>I was tired of being called out in class and looked down upon by my friends.</p><p><br/></p><p>I reacted to the problem in the wrong way.</p><p><br/></p><p>And that is the same mistake I think this generation is making by allowing the systemic problems in our environment and the nation at large to determine the way we react to problems.</p><p><br/></p><p>We ignore the problem and glorify it because it produces what we see as temporary money or temporary results.</p><p><br/></p><p>I would have been part of the Olodo Uprising, but my mom killed it at a small stage before it could grow into what would become an Olodo lineage or generation.</p><p><br/></p><p>The Olodo we did not see coming is actually the upcoming generation that may result in an Olodo War because of our ignorance.</p><p><br/></p><p>Knowledge lasts forever, while fame can go down at any time. But knowledge can be passed from one generation to another.</p><p><br/></p><p>This is why we must take the right steps to permanently solve a problem, rather than settle for temporary results.</p><p><br/></p><p>Celebrate values, not just money.</p><p><br/></p><p>Ask questions such as, “Are we celebrating ignorance or authenticity?” to check your mentality and mindset.</p><p><br/></p><p>Challenge AI responses and the posts we see online. Do not accept everything simply because it is popular, viral, or profitable.</p><p><br/></p><p>If we do not question what we are celebrating and what we are passing on to the next generation, we may unknowingly build a generation that values fame over knowledge.</p><p><br/></p><p>The Olodo Uprising is not something we should wait to see before we act.</p><p><br/></p><p>Let us stop it in our time.</p>
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