Hooded tops in Naija…
April 14, 2008 on 9:54 am | In Culture, Music |Did you know that the saying, “necessity is the mother of invention” is so true where hooded tops are concerned?
If you have experienced the cold in those parts like I just did, you will gladly dress ninja or eleha style just to survive.
As I walked in the harsh weather called winter, oh ok was it spring or spring break? All na cold as far as i’m concerned, my mind was thinking of creative ways to beat the cold, and would have gladly invented hooded tops or something close, if they weren’t already in existence.
Ever since I had this flashback , I have failed to understand why we wear hooded tops in this parts, oh ok, it’s the rappers or hip-hop dress code right? Or one of those other things that we just copy blindly.
While still on this subject, does it not get you thinking and thankful that God was very kind to us in these parts for not letting us experience weather so harsh. Imagine how people who can hardly afford to feed will deal with the cold, the dressing (winter jackets and all), the heating (with poor or no electricity, shii). God is so humorous, our extremest weather doesn’t demand so much of us. When the rain falls so hard, we suffer from floods not even in the category of Sunami or Katrina. All we need do is get good drainage. When it gets really hot, it aint so bad either, at least its not beyond what one can bear.
Again, i’m thinking if necessity stimulates invention, then there are loads of things needed around here still begging for creation, someone please tell me why.
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I will try and counter your reasoning slightly….
I believe that Nature has been “unkind” to us by giving us good weather back in Naija. Why do I say that? Simple…perhaps if we had bad weather our creative juices would have flowed unceasing in looking for ways to counter the harsh effects.
Having all round sunshine has made us less creative and has stiffled our juices. If people were dying from the harsh conditions of winter in naija, perhaps the government would have stepped up to their responsibilities regarding social welfare to teh people. We would have 24/7 power because we would need it to force heat in the winter.
Like my own reasoning?
Comment by Femi — April 14, 2008 #
“Again, i’m thinking if necessity stimulates invention, then there are loads of things needed around here still begging for creation, someone please tell me why.”
One thing av noticed about us here is that we depend largely on the Government for a whole lot of things, we depend on the government to provide us with jobs, to feed us, to send us to school, e.t.c and in the end we just end up being government property and the government property av seen around here are just nothing to write home about. But the day each and everyone of us realise that our destiny is in our hands,and that unless we do something about it we cannot move up, that day libration will come into our lives.
I see a lot of dependency mentality around here, people depending on the governemnt, on one rich father, uncle or relative. people around here rarely think outside the box. We want to do things they way it has always been done and expect a diffrent result. It doesn’t work that way.
We need to te charge of our destinies, find other ways around every obstacle that we face today.
See you at the TOP!!!
Josh
http://www.joshadeyemi.blogspot.com
Comment by Josh — April 17, 2008 #
I agree with you femi Nigerians are not thinking cos there is nothing to worry about. Though I beg nature has been kind to us o lol. I dont wish to live anywhere else. there are so many other things we can engage our brains in doing but pleeaasssse no ish bad weather. lol.
Cheers.
Comment by Oluseun — May 22, 2008 #
Hi
Good to find your blog.
Just my own opinion: It will be good if you can change the theme of the blog.
Take care
Comment by Mutiu — June 18, 2008 #