EVANS on People!

It’s the PEOPLE Conversation with Evans Ufeli a Lagos based writer and lawyer. He was born in Port Hacourt, grew up in Lagos, Studied Law at the University of Jos. He is a speech analyst and a polymath but he is best described as the 'seeker of the unknown' Enjoy every bit of it.

Bura-Bari Nwilo: How do you view success?

Evans: Success means different things to different people. Success is highly perceptional and such perception is often shaped by trend and times. What represents success today may differ from what it was in the days of yore. For instance, in the era of conquest, success was measured by the wielding of sword, conquering of cities/states and the defence of one’s city against invaders. Hence Hector of Troy remains a successful citizen for defending his people against invaders and the ultimate sacrifice of his life for the honour of his city. To me, success is relative. It is simply fulfillment of one’s desired objective in life. That's not all there is to success. There are personal success and impersonal success.

Bura-Bari Nwilo: Have you ever dealt with failure?

Eavns: I have dealt with failure a great deal. Each one comes with its peculiar nut and difficulties. Failure is a moment of self discovery as circumstances pushes you to fall on the arms of nothingness. It is that period that life exposes to you to the point you get to understand that your friends are humans, susceptible to all sort of schemes and helplessness. In times of failure, stand firm, push on and life will respect your dogged approach and work its miracles.

Bura-Bari Nwilo: What makes you super happy?

Evans: What makes me super happy is life itself. The intrigue speculation and wonderment, the fact that at some point we are all children of a retired God. Again, that death may call at any time. Life's old. Life's not fair as it gives you this impression that doing right is a waste of time.

Bura-Bari Nwilo: What would you have changed about your past?

Evans: The past is gone. I wish I were not delayed admission into the university to study Law. I think I will have achieved more intellectually even though I know that that the gap between learning and doing is wider than the gap between ignorance and knowledge

Bura-Bari Nwilo: Tool with which to fix the world?

Evans: The only tool I will need to fix this life is knowledge. Knowledge is the universal property of mankind.