{"id":1160,"date":"2014-06-04T17:08:29","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T17:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illumination2.wordpress.com\/?p=1160"},"modified":"2014-06-04T17:08:29","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T17:08:29","slug":"just-in-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itayemi.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/04\/just-in-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Just in Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just in Case<\/strong><\/p>\n

I like flying. It’s generally safe. Safer than the other means of transport. That safety comes at a premium of course. In addition, when things go wrong, they often do so spectacularly. One can generally stop a car given the right conditions (for example), but one can’t decide mid-air to alight from a malfunctioning plane.
\nSo, once the pilot starts the run down the runway for take-off, I say a little prayer that goes something like “Dear God, forgive me all my sins. See us to our destination safely. But if this should be my last flight, let it end quickly and accept me into your heaven. Amen.” After that prayer, I am completely at peace and ready to enjoy the flight.<\/p>\n

Over the next couple of weeks, I will be boarding an estimated 8 separate flights. That’s a lot of opportunity to find one’s self knocking on heaven’s door. So in preparation (I have done something less elaborate before), I am sending a mail to myself though addressed to my “sibs”. I will then send them via Whatsapp\/SMS a cryptic but easily decrypted code for my password and instructions to read the mail in case “just in case” becomes “in fact.”<\/p>\n

The text of the mail is below (heavily redacted \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

* * * * *\u00a0* * * * *\u00a0* * * * *\u00a0* * * * *\u00a0* * * * *\u00a0* * * * *\u00a0* * * * *\u00a0* * * * *\u00a0* * * * *\u00a0* * * * *<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Hi redacted<\/del>\/redacted<\/del>\/redacted<\/del>\/redacted<\/del> (my siblings),<\/p>\n

This mail is just in case something unplanned happens \u2013 such as any of the flights I will be taking in the next couple of weeks falls out of the sky \u2013 God forbid, but still \u2013 sh*t happens and time and chance happens to us all.<\/p>\n

As much as possible, all \u201cpapers\u201d should be in my room.<\/p>\n


\nUnfinished Business<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Approx. redacted\u00a0<\/del>Naira paid to redacted\u00a0<\/del>for redacted<\/del> (contact my friend redacted<\/del> for details). Balance of redacted<\/del> remaining for a total of redacted<\/del> Naira.
\nRequires another redacted<\/del> Naira to perfect it (redacted<\/del> for the redacted<\/del>, redacted<\/del> for the redacted<\/del>, redacted<\/del> for redacted<\/del> \u2013 the redacted<\/del>.<\/p>\n


\nCredit: (10 items under here – guess I haven’t done too badly – thank God – last 2 items are “dodgy” investments)<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.
\n2.
\n3.
\n4.
\n5.
\n6.
\n7.
\n8.
\n9.
\n10.<\/p>\n


\nCreditors \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Owe redacted \u00a0<\/del>over redacted Naira. I paid roughly redacted<\/del> for redacted<\/del>. Then check my redacted<\/del> bank account (both current\/savings) for several transfers to redacted<\/del> redacted<\/del> bank account to figure out the total I have paid. redacted<\/del> originally borrowed me redacted<\/del> Naira.<\/p>\n


\nDebtors \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.
\n2.
\n3.
\n4.<\/p>\n

There are probably a few I can’t remember!<\/p>\n


\nPeople to say sorry to on my behalf<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. redacted<\/del> \u2013 She is special. I didn’t do enough to make her “(redacted<\/del>)” me. \u201cComplicated much\u201d \u2013 \u201cWhoosh!\u201d (those are some of her words I find intriguing). Send her a cake, a card and a single rose on her birthday: July (redacted<\/del>). redacted\u00a0<\/del>can organize it. Cake must be from redacted<\/del>.<\/p>\n

2. redacted<\/del><\/p>\n

3. redacted<\/del> \u2013 should have done much more<\/p>\n

4. redacted\u00a0<\/del>\u2013 should have done much more<\/p>\n


\nPeople to say thank you to on my behalf (8 people listed)<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Same lady in the previous section
\n2.\u00a0ideally everybody or anybody who knows me
\n3. redacted<\/del>
\n<\/span>4. redacted<\/del>
\n<\/span>5. redacted<\/del>
\n<\/span>6. redacted<\/del>
\n<\/span>7. redacted<\/del>
\n<\/span>8. redacted<\/del>
\n9. redacted<\/del><\/span><\/p>\n


\nPeople to give the evil look to on my behalf<\/strong><\/p>\n

– thankfully none<\/p>\n


\nBank Accounts (with account types)<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0redacted
\n<\/del><\/strong>2.\u00a0redacted
\n<\/del><\/strong>3.\u00a0redacted
\n<\/del><\/strong>4.\u00a0redacted \u00a0<\/del>for redacted<\/del><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nOther matters<\/strong><\/p>\n

– get Mummie to finish reviewing the 2 books (short stories and poems) then print them. Don’t put my picture anywhere on them. But for the cover you can find some painting by myself or a couple of those Daddy’s watercolor paintings (should be in the room if I haven’t lost them)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Love,
\nTunde Itayemi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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