So you鈥檝e had your visa interview, got your visa and you鈥檙e finally about to take that trip you鈥檝e planned for years. But your mom has told you not to tell anyone you鈥檙e travelling until you get back. You鈥檙e wondering why? We’ll tell you.
Your village people don’t want you to travel
This one goes without saying. If your village people, who hate your family because you鈥檙e more successful than them find out you鈥檙e traveling, they can easily get you. They鈥檙e witches so they鈥檙e in the air; you鈥檙e in a plane, so it goes without saying that you鈥檙e in the air. It’s the best place to get you. All they need to do is make the aircraft develop faults that would lead to a crash. If you’re not going to tell people you’re not travelling, family members top that list.
You鈥檙e not Santa Claus
Traveling to the abroad means you have money. Nigerians don’t want to know otherwise. You鈥檙e going there to blow one million dollars everyday so why shouldn鈥檛 your family and friends get their share? They鈥檒l disturb you everyday to buy shoes and chocolates for them. And if you say no, you鈥檙e proud and evil. Don鈥檛 say no, just don鈥檛 let anyone know you鈥檙e traveling.
To Avoid 鈥淲hining鈥
Okay maybe this isn鈥檛 one of your mother鈥檚 reasons but it鈥檚 a valid reason. Once you mistakenly step inside an airplane, people automatically think you’ve arrived. When they see you, they start calling you 鈥淢oney man鈥 or 鈥淥ga Madam鈥. When they start using names like that for you, people will think you have money and your helper might think you don鈥檛 need their help because you鈥檙e already an Oga Madam. You know how Nigerians are.
To Avoid Deliveries
You鈥檙e not DHL. It鈥檚 when you travel people will begin to remember that they have an uncle in Atlanta that they want to take fish to, and get shoes from. Or that they want to buy Crocs. And they won鈥檛 pay for your extra luggage. Let鈥檚 be guided please.
And if you still go ahead and tell people you’re travelling, after all we’ve done for you, whatever befalls you is your problem not ours. You know what they say about a word? Well, that’s right; it’s enough for the wise.
