Dear Lecturer,
I really hope this finds you well.
About your students
Be not mean nor unreasonably harsh
Towards them even if they deserve it
For they are more of your future
Than they are your students
Remember, that the child is indeed
The father of the man
And the man is an aggressive rewarder of
Things done to or against the child
There's nothing like,
"it was the Devil's handwork."
It's not written anywhere in the Bible
That the Devil has a handwork
Thus, your acts of wickedness
Could not have been the Devil's handwork
So, think with your brain,
Act with your conscience
And relate with your heart.
You can choose to be wicked today
And weep tomorrow
To be all powerful today
And bury your head in shame tomorrow
Life is nobody's landed property
That's why the table of life
Can turn in anybody's direction
Just whenever life deems fit
Thus, in your dealing with people
Let somebody become successful
Just because they met you
Let someone become great
Just because you were there
To catch them from falling
Let someone soar high in life
Just because you believed in them
And you gave them wings to fly
Let somebody remember you
With a glowing smile on their face
Because when they messed up in the past
You showed up as a friend and not as a judge
Sow seeds that will give you
A harvest of peace and happiness tomorrow
I shall be grateful if this letter
Is given a positive and urgent attention
In the best interest of the human race
Poetically yours
Fidelis Peter Olowu