While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Lagos, Nigeria,
I had one of those life-changing experiences that you hear other people
talk about — the kind that sneaks up on you unexpectedly. This one
occurred a mere two feet away from me.
Straining to locate my
friend among the passengers deplaning through the jet way, I noticed a
man coming toward me carrying two light bags. He stopped right next to
me to greet his family.
First he motioned to his youngest son
(maybe six years old) as he laid down his bags. They gave each other a...