IN THE TRAUMA OF OSTRACISM

rations back to his generation. In so many occasion; he was humiliated by poverty and it seems as if he was the only person among his siblings that feels the pain. In his village, the

, Eyi and Moses who were in the universities respectively. Thaddeus was a super mentor because he inspired Harry into education. He was equal in poverty status with Harry but with determination, he broke out of poverty by hard work. He was a student of Pharmacy who studied at the University of Abia, Uturu; Eyi was a medical student who studied at the University of Benin and

s the second child of the mother, the first son among eight siblings from his parents. Harry demonstrated a super intelligence and always does things differently. He was envy of all because he was an all rounder. Not only that he was intelligent but humble to the core. He followed the footstep of Thaddeus who read at all times, in short, his nick name was T.D.B. The acronym means Till D

nting, puzzlement, etc that arises from the one ostracized. Each of these predicaments are capable of destabilizing and disrupting one's already laid down plans and procedures on how to go about life. Dilemma, rejection, gossip, etc are associated with this ill treatment meted against the ostracized. Provocation, death and threat to life are all the necessary ingredient of ostracism, which made the ostracized person to take to his heels for safety. Ostracism is an eye –opener, which makes the ostracized to know actually who does what. But I tell you, when two large elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. This evil practice against the innocent

rience, one of the shocks of his life. His down fall came from one of his trusted siblings who know much about him; he narrowly escaped death. Your real enemies are from your home and while dealing with insiders, be very careful because your rise and fall is from home. Harry thought of all these and decided to kill himself. The weight was too much for him, a promising young man who wanted to eliminate poverty in his generation through functional education. The very fabric that held the