The Promise of Hope

Lagos -  The story of our daily survival is an interesting one. Its Sallah Day celebration tomorrow, this marks the end of the several days of fasting by the muslim faithfuls. There’s a lot of excitement around. This local barbers’ place is filled with clients. I cant help to ask myself... What? What is the fate of these ones when even the rich scarcely make it? Our people are fighters. We push ourselves. We are believers! We believe in tomorrow, in the future, in ‘something'... “Something can just happen to end all these sufferings we face” ...We believe. Through this believe we find strength to take yet one more step in a world crumbling and anti-us. The force of hope is the hidden force that keeps us moving and alive.
Toye Gbade – Lagos Lab