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A friend indeed
Cobra woke up late, for he had not slept early. Feeling hungry, he looked around and saw half a bottle of alcohol which he had left the night before. He
grabbed it, took a sip, and staggered towards a tree.
Sitting alone under the tree, he said to himself, “They say how you act defines your destiny. Surely, life is how you make it. Do I have to regret being an alcoholic? But why should I regret drinking alcohol? Drinking makes me feel good and I forget all my problems.
Oh! No, there must be something wrong with me. Do I really want to live like this?” Looking confused, he shouted, “Can anyone answer this question for me, please?” Suddenly, his friend, Eagle, arrived. “How are you, my friend?” Eagle greeted. In a very low voice, Cobra responded, “I’m fine.” “Are you sure that you are fine? You don’t look fine. What’s wrong with you?” Eagle asked. Cobra replied, “I’m very hungry.
I didn’t eat anything last night. I drank a lot and used up all the money I had.” Eagle looked at him sadly and said, “My friend, you should stop drinking alcohol, for drinking makes you poor and unhealthy.” Cobra responded, “I don’t want to be rich or healthy, so I find no reason to stop drinking.” Eagle was surprised at such a response. He felt pity for his poor friend who had lost hope for a bright future. Eagle felt that his friend needed his advice. So, he reminded him of the difficult times they had been through together. The times that they used to sleep on empty stomachs. Cobra remembered this and wept bitterly but remained silent.
Eagle blamed his friend for his laziness and drunkenness. These caused him to live a miserable life. He advised Cobra to stop that behaviour so that he could improve his life. He said, “I believe that laziness and drunkenness are twins, and they lead to poverty. The fear of poverty has made me dedicate
most of my time to farming.”
He told his friend that he grew maize, beans and groundnuts on a fifteen-acre farm, and that the harvest had improved yearly. Cobra admired his friend’s success. So, he felt he needed to change his behaviour, which had been the cause for his miserable life. He asked, “What should I do to improve my life?”
Eagle smiled and said, “Here is the answer. Take an axe and a hoe, and clear the farm near your home. I will give you some seeds.” Cobra nodded and said, “From today on, I will stop drinking alcohol and become a hardworking person.” He vowed to work hard on his farm. The following morning, he took the axe and hoe and went to the farm. Cobra worked very hard and grew a variety of crops. After three years of hard work, he realised that success and hard work were identical twins.
Credit: TIE.