The Example of Paul Bebenimibo as a PhD Holder, By Enewaridideke Ekanpou

By: Enewaridideke Ekanpou

Like Olielie birds suddenly sprung upon the earth, they are in my home.
They are the ones whose kernels were broken for them by others.
They see in it a path to dominate others;
A path where they rate themselves taller than palm trees in the forest.

They are very proud PhD holders.
They beckon on you to come unto them like marooned but salvaged fishman calling on colleagues to step on his feet and be carried landwards.
For them it is time to swell the holders by calling them to join the new club of learned men;
For them it is time to be cliquish;
It is feathers to distinguish the dullard and the learned;
Dr. Paul Bebenimibo walks differently;
Dr. Paul Bebenimibo often invites others to be on the lane by either buying forms for people or selling words of guidance.

My PhD form came from Dr. Paul Bebenimibo.
Paul woke me up.with a PhD form.
A true PhD holder is known by his words and steps
They are not arrogant, ever ready to learn from others as ever ready to teach others to walk on the PhD path.
When a man flaunts PhD as a beautiful girl her alluring face , it is a palm kernel-broken PhD holder whose thoughts were bought for him.

A true PhD holder is sober, seasoned by his new knowledge.
He does not flaunt his new knowledge;
He waits to be challenged; he does not challenge people.

The moon and the stars dance differently.
In Paul you see a true PhD holder because he flaunts nothing.
He walks ‘tete’ like one loaded with a heavy bag of money but would not noise it.
PhD is not a weapon to look down on others not yet on the path

The PhD you parade does not make you PhD a holder but the quality of sounds from your mental gramophone.
Don’t flaunt your PhD, flaunt only the varied sounds from your mental gramophone.

The world could be held spellbound by the soul-touching sounds from your mental gramophone.
Before you fllaunt your palm kernel-broken PhD ,know that there are natural PhD holders whose strength you can never beat no matter your chain of PhDs.
They are the unbeatable natural PhD holders who have no means to find the PhD path.
They only have the raw materials…
Bow to such men whenever you see them because they are your lords in the intellectual struggle.

Dr. Ekanpou writes from Akparemogbene, Delta State.