Why Are We Here?
I’m hoping you’ll read that introduction in the voice of the popular meme of Nigerian actor Osita Iheme.
Well, I won’t ask you to swear that you don’t know why we’re here. I’ll explain clearly: you’re here to sit in my head and listen to all the whisperings going on in it.
I’ve always liked reading and writing.
When I was younger, I read everything that crossed my path — novels, newspapers, articles, and just about anything with words on it. I wrote too. I participated in a few flash fiction competitions while in school, and I like to think I wrote the most interesting birthday tributes and appreciation messages for family and friends.
Then smartphones and social media happened, and I became lazy at both.
Someone once said I had the attention span of a puppy. I couldn’t argue much.
I guess this is repentance.
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Long before medicine, public health, leadership conversations, and policy debates became part of my daily life, I found myself drawn to stories, ideas, and the questions that shape how we live.
This space is where I’ll be thinking out loud.
Here, you’ll find reflections on healthcare, leadership, public health, faith, family, personal growth, and the everyday experiences that teach us something about ourselves and the world around us.
Some posts will draw from my work as a doctor and public health professional. Others will come from books I’ve read, conversations I’ve had, lessons I’ve learned, moments that made me stop and think, or simply ideas that kept me sitting on the toilet longer than necessary — a surprisingly inspirational place, if I do say so myself.
I don’t claim to have all the answers. But I believe thoughtful questions, honest reflection, and meaningful conversations can help us see things more clearly.
I hope these essays inform, challenge, encourage, and occasionally inspire.
If any piece makes you think differently, act differently, or notice something you had previously overlooked, then it will have served its purpose.
So, I say, bienvenue.
— Praise
