The Regrets of Omotolu

By Rasheed Olayemi N. Mustapha

This is a story of a woman who abandoned her husband when he lost his job. Omotolu abandoned her caring husband during hard times. She was materialistic and impatient. Omotolu eventually got married to another man because of his wealth. Suddenly, the situations changed.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rasheed Olayemi N. Mustapha
• Release date: Aug 6, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463752685

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Bamide was a young man in his early thirties, lanky and attractive. He was gainfully employed, and wanted to be a responsible man by getting married. He longed to marry a beautiful lady, Aduke, but this young lady had jilted him because he was jobless. However, he got a good job a fortnight after Aduke got married to the son of a very opulent politician in the town. Bamide was so worried when he saw the specially designed invitation card of Aduke’s wedding. The invitation was designed and printed in the Ireland by one of Aduke’s in-laws. Bamide tried to take heart, he was hopeful that his own better-half would not go to another man no matter the conditions. He believed that whatever had been predestined to happen to an individual in life would certainly happen, and whatever had not been predestined to happen would surely miss him.

On hearing about the way Aduke jilted Bamide, Kayode, his nephew, advised him to be selective when choosing a spouse as this is the foundation of a happy home and good parenting. He urged Bamide to be vigilant and choose a lady who was content and respectful. He told Bamide that a lady who is easily deceived by the luxuries of life would not be faithful or obedient because she would always have high demands, and when the husband cannot afford her exorbitant requests, she would make him lose the control of the home. He reiterated that the case of Aduke was a simple lesson to him; such a lady could not be the foundation of a good home, because she was attracted only by the wealth of her husband. If the wealth vanished, the home would be broken instantly. The good morals of a spinster should be the main reason to be considered before she can be led to the altar.

Kayode cited instances of many broken unions which arose due to the moral weaknesses of women. He told him that the children of broken homes suffer a lot of adversities, that their education is seriously affected, and that they experience poor feeding and a lack of proper care from the so called guardian or care giver. Finally, he said the future of such wards are at stake, as some of them become dropouts and vagabonds. The lucky few who manage to survive have numerous bad stories about their awful experiences at a younger age.

Kayode told Bamide that he knew of a morally upright lady called Kehinde whom he could marry. He said that apart from being modest and respectful, she was well