{"id":3044,"date":"2023-03-08T18:50:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T18:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eyez-opener.co.uk\/?p=3044"},"modified":"2023-03-08T18:51:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T18:51:26","slug":"hidden-treasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eyez-opener.co.uk\/?p=3044","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In honor of international women\u2019s day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will not like to follow the usual clich\u00e9 of acknowledging notable names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will like to start my own trend and pay homage to an unsung hero who recently died during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maurine was one of the deaths that really got to me, and made me question life ,as she was a  present factor in my life during my political career and after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maurine was a west African woman who live and breathed local politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019ll be the first person at the meeting and the last person to leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember meeting her  during one  of the  first political meetings that  I attended in my ward. I was nervous ,but she took me to the side and reassured me \u2018you\u2019re a youth this is your time don\u2019t waste it with nerves\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What touched me only a mother or sister would talk direct to you like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And sometimes in life you need a bit of tough love , and from then our friendship was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other thing I admired about her was she was always full of energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was as if she slept on a pillow of cocoa butter she  didn\u2019t look her age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But beneath her permanent grin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It came across to me she was lonely and coming to political  meetings filled up that void in her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which is why I\u2019m happy that  politics provided her that relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the day my respect for her shot up was when there was a long area meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She went to another room full of her delicious homemade delicacies that could put Starbucks to shame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when I mean goods I mean puff puff,chin chin,blueberry muffins and meat pies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She distributed them  during the meeting, and refused help dishing them out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I found sad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She meant a lot to many people, and I don\u2019t think there will be another political volunteer like her again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t have to be an elected official to care about political issues and she truly embodied that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And you know I can\u2019t do international woman day piece without acknowledging my mum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only queen in my life who has made me who I am today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She truly just like Maurine is a strong self-assured but most importantly kind woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember when I was in high school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And my parents  used our house to host the politicians and volunteers  for the London Mayor Elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She single-handley cooked a  lavish feast accompanied with  fresh juices , and even left the house to get more ingredients when they  ran out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And started again  from scratch with the cooking process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And guess what she never took no money for the food or venue hire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or wanted an article of her in the press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She just wanted Labour party to be comfortable and the former Mayor Of London to be refreshed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That again is the  type of human being that produced me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And is one of the qualities I cherish and respect her for.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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