My School of Thought

And it came to pass that after he had heard me speak (i cannot remember what i was speaking about sef), he asked, "to what school of thought do you belong? you seem like a Machiavellian somebody."

For a while, my mind drifted away from that moment to....

6 YEARS AGO, 

The Philosophy & Logic classes that I took in my first year in the University. I took the classes…but I never took the classes seriousLY. I initially wanted to be serious with them, but *they* came around. The mentors, advisors and the senior colleagues (who have of course crossed the class that i was). They opened my eyes to the irrelevance of the subject in becoming the doctor that i wanted to become.

They would say:

"If you fail the course, you get the chance to write again. so focus more on ya departmental courses, if you fail those ones, you gonna spend an extra year."

"Philosophy & Logic is such an easy course...easy to pass, i mean. Just cram memorize past questions. that's all!"

Being a First year Medical student, still young and naive and not wanting to fail...but rather to make my parents proud of me by passing, i skipped Philosophy & Logic classes and focused on my departmental courses...the ones that will make me what i wanted to be - A DOCTOR.

I memorized all the past questions i could find. I did not care to understand, "afterall even if i understood what i read and have any questions, mi lecturers are just too Super Smart for a dumb fellow to want to approach." i thought.

I passed the Philosophy & Logic course eventually…with a ???? forget what I scored.

After all, na the person wey pass weyknow book, abi?

BACK TO REALITY!!!

I answered and said: 

“i really do not know much about philosophical schools of thoughts, but i am certainly not Machiavellian (or whatever school the guy belonged). I agree with Machiavelli on some things (like this). I do not agree with the guy on some other things. I agree with some other Philosophers on some things, i have disagreed with those same on a number of things (like in the case of this chinese guy).

I believe...that my school of thought....the best philosophical school of thought that i know of, the one i belong to, even if i don‘t know it...is that school of thought that permits you  to think for yasef, and to keep questioning even your own schools of thought.

Victory ‘Do Not Stop Questioning’ Anosike.

My School of Thought