I really feel the necessity to report back to my readers one or two points of my earache, and the rounds of remedy, I underwent to the extent that I virtually turned an audiologist – even of the close to newbie selection. I used to be my than decided to not enable the purloiner of my wholesome ear, my “stunning camel” (IBK’S “excessive and transcendent” reverence for it), to be purloined.
Certainly, no purloiner, and nothing, and nobody, ought to purloin my auditory energy – or higher mentioned, my galloping auditory creativeness. Thus, I need to share with my readers my coconut oil in addition to my magic leaf remedy. Who is aware of what number of of you have to this remedy in some distant or not distant time and day? The ability of coconut oil and magic of a thriller plant – how extra actual than the facility of actuality that’s stranger than fiction that it’s extra highly effective than!
Earlier than I share this with you, let me reproduce right here with pure pleasure phrases of ardour from consultant readers and numerous sources whose prose that’s higher than prose helped to play their elements within the obliteration of my despair and solitude after they asserted themselves with unimaginable depth in me.
Barrister Rotimi-John AladeGood learn, this essay!I’m reminded that when a piece of literature features efficiently, the 2 “notes” of delight, and utility not solely coexist however coalesce. Your essay combines each essences. One is compelled to find the seriousness of your state of affairs within the mass of the ethical and social classes the essay conveys although you made gentle of it.
That is one number of social criticism you’re popularising by which we attribute our artwork to some use correctly to itself. It’s an amalgam of philosophy, historical past, imagery, and so forth.
Sorry about your plight. I’ve a younger Professor buddy on the Medical College in Ondo who could also be of helpful assist. He’s a foremost ENT professional on this continent. When you care, we might contact him in your behalf.
Dr Clement Eleghosa Odia Good afternoon Prof. Your column screams loud in opposition to the systematic collapse of drug administration and the corruption consuming each fibre of dignity in it. I’m glad you survived the ear an infection. As you recognised, many poor folks in our society have paid with their lives for much less. This shameful expertise should not be allowed to proceed.
Professor Owojecho Omoha Studying you on a morning like this stirs the thoughts. You will have gone into emotion research and again once more, to philosophy. Ready to listen to what IBK says of your aching ear, your literary ear, your philosophical ear; the ears of Nigerians are ready, our nice TA.
Dr Albert Onobhayedo These are phrases on marble. First-hand details about one’s well being, willingly volunteered for the good thing about society, is uncommon in our a part of the world. In a method, it’s salvific due to its implications for the nice of others. For the historian, it’s a priceless major supply of knowledge. It will possibly solely come from a thoughts that has waxed sturdy in truthfulness and philosophical inclinations. Thanks very a lot, Prof.
Professor Sonny AwheadadaJust performed with my studying of your column. The well being care state of affairs in Nigeria is scary. We pray to not fall sick. The hospitals will not be hospitals and a lot of the medical personnel are dispensers of affliction. We pray for quick restoration, sir.
Professor Ibrahim Bello-Kano Prof. T.A., I shared your piece in The Guardian on many platforms. One response was that you simply and I are simply taking part in with English expressions, that your ear-ache was a fiction invented by you and I to create an event for you (and later I) to philosophise concerning the human organ referred to as the Ear, and also you particularly as a result of your Kakaesque musings about ear prescription drugs gave the sport away! One particular response, from my daughter, a medical scholar, is that you simply didn’t have any ear ache however a watch an infection however which migrated to the place you’ve all alongside taken with no consideration —- your ear. And as soon as the an infection unfold to the ear, it stimulated (your) big grammatological productions. Briefly, her view is that your immune system would treatment the an infection however not your “semantic excesses” —- your energetic want to supply a inventive profusion of unusual syntactical mixtures within the English language.
My medical scholar daughter mentioned that ear-infected-pained folks, largely professors, turned rather more scholarly, rather more tutorial, and rather more intimidatingly philosophical. Certainly, her view is that almost all sufferers of phantom or actual ear issues are professors, largely humanistic and social science professors. Her view, lastly, is that there’s a hyperlink between excessive scholarly erudition and ear an infection.
Moreover, Prof. TA, your marvellous ear-ached essay/column and my camellogic response helped many individuals to briefly overlook their T-pains within the ear, the attention, and the neck. My little daughter (JSS3, St. Louis See College, Kano) got here to my room this morning to ask; “daddy, you and the Prof. [TA] are bastardising the English language and polluting/ruining my efforts to be taught correct WAEC English.” Her subsequent question is “Daddy and the Prof, had been you writing trendy English or Outdated English?” Ha!
Dr Paul Onomuakpokpo Good morning, Prof. I’ve learn your piece and Prof. IBK’s intellectualsing and literalising your ear affliction. It’s painfully chic. Your well-wrought piece in your well being predicament, and Prof. IBK’s response to it threw into daring reduction the uncanny capability of the author to show ache right into a supply of delight not just for himself but additionally for his readers. We thank God you’ve got been healed.
Dr. Clement Odia Good morning, Prof. I’m simply performed studying the second a part of “My ear…” I learn the piece guffawing, laughing and holding my stomach with gusto due to the heavy dose of innuendoes contained within the textual content. This can be a true definition of a masterpiece crafted by two literary masters of letters. Nicely performed, Prof.
Professor Owejecho Omoha I’ve learn half two of your wonderful essay. That’s all IBK may say, and that’s all of your ear may hear, and your eyes may learn of IBK and your aching ears. This IBK’s philosophy is sufficient to treatment any aching ears in Nigeria, however who is prepared for the medical cures? The pinnacle is concerned. The entire human trunk carrying the top is accountable for the aches in Nigeria.
Dan Chima AmadiMay God not enable us see ear defect. Thanks professor for the piece. Superb as ever and memorable. God bless you.
Professor Omajuwa Igho Natufe Thank God, your ear-ache is healed or is therapeutic. Don’t know if it was on account of IBK’s literary remedy or your ENT specialist.
Professor Sonny Awheafeada Good night Sir! Prof. IBK theorised your ear-pain in a literary cum entertaining method. We thank God that the ear has healed. Nicely performed sir.
Saint LouisBeautiful, stunning; your ear article raises profound philosophical questions, leveraging ear infections, as a poignant catalyst… and the far-reaching implications.
Professor Dan AmadiA good one. IBK performed effectively on the ailment. I’m comfortable you’re bettering, and pray you get fully healed. Regards.
Mr Excel Rabiu “IBK’s letter framed essay consists of the rhetoric of grandeur of the grandiloquence of incongruous incongruence.” Wordsmith! You might be at it once more. Chai! Nice analyst, how is your ear now, marvellous author? Hope you’re getting higher? And IBK? How is he?
To be continued subsequent week.
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