Life Lessons from a Power Outage

PHCN (Nigeria Power Holding Company) formerly called NEPA

Just the other day (and the day before that, and the day before that, too), I found myself suddenly in the dark in my house. Any Nigerian would be familiar with this feeling, when the power supply suddenly becomes unavailable. It can be a frustrating occurrence, and yet it is something we have all learned to adapt to.

As I sat in the dark, reaching for my solar light, I realized that the lessons I’ve…