The glow beyond the gloom

THOSE good old days! How often do we hear this nostalgic expression, accompanied by a deep, meaningful sigh, suggestive of a wistful longing for a supposedly lost glorious past? In the same breath, the average Nigerian is equally apprehensive of the unfolding future which portends a worse scenario than the present gloom. Each succeeding year has often proved to be worse than the previous one. The year 2008 was worse than 2007, and the outgoing 2009 is proving to be worse than 2008. At this rate, the year 2010, which is expected to be worse than 2009, might be a paradise in comparison with 2020, the year of the great vision of grand disillusion.