The Blind Old Man

There was an old blind man who told people a lot of visions, and these visions always came to pass.

A young girl of 9, whose parents lived in the same house with the old man, Lola was always wondering whenever people came to him for visions, and many times they came back to show appreciation. Some of them would bring expensive gifts, while some would give him money.

Baba Oladilu was very friendly with children despite his visual problem, and all the youths and children in the street loved him so much.

There was a day Lola sat beside him at the house's frontage and asked him a very unusual question.

"Baba, how do you normally get all these visions you tell people?"

The old man chuckled, and answered. "Whenever they come to me and present their problems, I usually tell them to go home and come back the following day. Before the breaking of the next day, GOD would have shown me a dream about it. If the dream is negative, I would desire a positive, and it will happen, and if it's positive, I would desire it's  reality, and it will  happen as well.

Lola sighed deeply, and said, "Baba, have you ever dreamt that your eyes were opened?"

"Of course, yes. I've dreamt so before", the blind man answered.

"Have you ever desired the reality of you regaining your sight after such dreams?" She asked further.

"No", he responded reluctantly. "I know it's not possible, the eyes have been like that for many years, how can only assumption now make it open?"

"Just claim and desire it when next you have such dream, I'm sure the Power that did those you are prophesying to people, will make it happen", she prayed.

The old man was shocked, but reasoned with the little girl.

Less than a week later, he slept and had a dream overnight that his eyes were opened, and that he was playing around freely.

When he woke up in the morning, he remembered what Lola told him. Just the way he used to desire goodness for his customers, he desired the fulfilment of the dream, and surprisingly, he started feeling some pains in his eyes. Few minutes later, he regained his sight.

Oladilu was very happy, and remained happy for the rest of his life.

Lessons:

* Wish yourself well all the time.

* Always be an optimist.

* Be friendly with people, especially children.

Story written by Odunayo Ogunmodede,

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