Wednesday, December 18, 2013

LETTER TO MY EX: THE CONCLUSION

For the past 3 days, we've resurrected different feelings and emotions that we might have caused our Ex, or that they might caused us {with the poems "Letter to my Ex"}. These feelings range from anger, betrayal, unforgiveness, apology, to name but few. We started the series by asking the question, "If you have the opportunity to write a letter to your ex, what would the content of your letter be?" The poems are divided into 3 parts, with each part addressing different people from the 3 major ethnic groups in Nigeria. Hence, we have a letter to AMAKA{Igbo culture}, AMINA{Hausa culture} and also, FEMI{Yoruba culture}.

LETTER TO MY EX: AMAKA is a letter a guy wrote to his ex who was blindfolded with love, and at that, could not see that the guy was not for real. At the end, the guy takes the "sweet" in her, and settles down with another girl, Adaobi.
The 2nd part is LETTER TO MY EX: AMINA, and it's simply about a guy who so much loved his ex and tried to do everything to please her, but at the end she broke up with him with a mere text message. The last part is where the real thing is. LETTER TO MY EX: FEMI, explores and captures the ordeal a lady passes through in the hand of a guy immediately the "prize is won". The guy was loving and caring, but no sooner had he sexed the girl that the love begin to wax cold. But despite his change of attitude, she refused to leave. But when she couldn't withstand the punches and slaps again, she exited the relationship, promising never to make such mistake again.

Having described the 3 letters for our perfect understanding, I am so sure the feelings described in the letters are not strange to us. Some of us are so hurt due to what our ex did to us, while some of us still find it difficult to forgive ourselves due to what we did to our ex. It is against the backdrop of the above that we'll draw a conclusion in the next few lines. No doubt, you hurt her/him, or maybe, he/she hurt you so much, but whichever it is, FORGIVENESS is required. In one of the letters, the lady refused to mingle with guys again due to what guys have done to her in the past, this also is one of what is happening in our society these days. My sister/brother, the fact that a guy "played" you does not mean you should start seeing everybody like that because, "out of twelve, there must always be a Judas". Maybe you've not met the Peter of your life. Maybe all guys you've been meeting are just Judas that would end up betraying you at the 11th hour, but when there is life, there is hope.

Now back to those who find it difficult to forgive themselves{due to what they've done to their ex} and those who find it hard to forgive their ex{due to the pain and hurt he/she caused them}, my advise for you is that MOVE ON... Mind you, for you to move on, you must let go of the past. For you to move on, you must forgive you ex, no matter what he/she might have done to you. Yes. I can understand he/she caused you alot of pains and tears. Yes. I can imagine how you cried. Yes. I've also been in your shoes, but if I had not forgiven and moved on, I won't be where I am now.

So, here is my conclusion and my own answer to the very first question we started this series with.  So, if you have the opportunity to write a letter to your ex, why not write something like this:



"Dear Ex, 
I know you'll be surprise to read this letter, following how you tried to 
apologize for the pain you caused me. I remember you broke up with
me few months before our wedding, although the reason why you did
that I'm yet to know. I'm not after hearing the reason from you, because
I've learnt in life that all things work for my good. I'm writing this letter 
from the depth of my heart, and I want you to know that I've forgiven you. 
Yes, I've forgiven you. I know you'll be surprise to hear that cos my last 
words to you were, 'I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU'. I know I said that, 
but I've grown above that now. so, once again I say, 'I'VE FORGIVEN YOU'. 
I've forgiven you, so, forgive yourself and move on." 

Yours Sincerely,
Amended Heart.


click HERE to read the introduction

click HERE to read Episode 1 { LETTER TO MY EX: Amaka}


click HERE to read Episode 2 { LETTER TO MY EX: Amina}

click HERE to read Episode 3 { LETTER TO MY EX: Femi}

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