LessonsFrom Erin Ijesha 2

I get to the seventh level of Erin Ijesha and I'm out of breath. I keep walking though because I just want to get this over with. I am excited but then the mud dilapidated houses give me cause for pause. Houses. This means that people live here.  I see fruits wasting away on tress of houses that have been abandoned. My excitement builds up again but it's not as high as it was when I started out. I'm thinking to myself  'is this all?' after almost two hours of walking. I'm slightly disappointed but then I feel there must be something more so I press on.I remember my dad's story about the fried pawpaw , l share a secret laughter with myself and then voila people. A group of young men drinking away, a woman pounding and very disinterested in visitors. She's probably tired of tourists and it hits me.. Most of life is like this. You're excited about something because you haven't had it, the thrill of the chase. Then you discover that others have already been there. There really isn't a lot  of newness  in life. I keep asking myself why I can't discover new soups and dishes. Even when you think it's new the joy of achievement sometimes gets diluted by newer challenges that crop up even at the precipice of a colosal milestone.