The Learner

Muhsin Ibrahim @muhsin234    As I have written for the past 3 years, astrologers would have me believe that June 1 st is my lucky day. I don’t and won’t concur, as I don’t believe in that pseudoscience. Doubtless, for at least two life-shaping incidents that happened to me on the day in 2012 and 2013, I feel obliged to acknowledge their presence. Perhaps known to some readers of my writings, I was employed by the Bayero University, Kano, in 2012, and exactly a year later, in 2013, Khadija and I were pronounced man and wife. I have since then appreciated living with this lady. All thanks are due to Allah, the Exalted, for His blessings and everything. I think some of the points I wrote a couple of years ago on this day deserve repeating, for they are very topical and ever relevant. I wrote thus: The secret of a happy family is nothing hidden. Quarrelling is unavoidable. That makes a dull life interesting. Don’t let it, though, escalate. Come together, discuss a...