MADNESS: A DIVISION IGNORED

 The popular saying " Many are mad but few are roaming" is something that has made more sense to me very recently after interacting with different people.  Madness popularly known as "werey" or "crase" is becoming rampant amongst humans today and  as your big sister, i feel it is my responsibility to  enlighten you on the divisions  of madness.

From my research  I have arrived at the conclusion that there are two main divisions of madness; "werey alakisa" and "werey alaso".

 Werey Alakisa which translates to "a mad person wearing rags" is  most times the kind of madness that is easily recognized because these people roam the streets.  

 On the other hand  'Werey alaso" which is the division that I want to shed more light on  translates to  "a mad person wearing clothes".  These people  are mad but not roaming, they are the literal definition of "werey dey disguise" . They'll help you understand that wearing designer clothes or attaining a certain level of academic qualification doesn't exempt people from madness. 

You must have come across people with this sophisticated level of  madness because unfortunately they are everywhere, in your department, class, work places, under social media comment sections and most especially on the streets of Lagos. 

These people are out there testing  the sanity of others , so stay safe out there and don't fall prey to their antiques. Remember I love you, and you should love you too.

Till next time from your favourite big sister💕,

IMAX.


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