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MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY: WOULDN'T YOU RATHER FORGIVE?

It was in the year 2001 in Kaduna, Nigeria. 10-year-old Victor had gone with his friends to play football in the central street of the town. When he got back, he found his house razed by rioters who had killed his parents.

His parents were missionaries who had come to Kaduna from Lagos. He felt the world was coming to an end.

Nevertheless, his uncle took him to England, where he enrolled in a school. While in school, he harnessed his skill as a footballer and was signed up by Crystal Palace...

...until 2007 when Wigan Athletic signed him. He had played for all junior levels in the English team and had hoped to break into the first team when Nigeria came calling.

He was wroth. He would never serve a nation that murdered his parents and did nothing about it.

But as a Christian, he forgave and made his debut for Nigeria on October 13, 2012, at the U.J Esuene Stadium, Calabar, Cross River State.

Every time the national anthem was played, he pledged his allegiance to a country that had terminated the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Moses.

Yet, Victor Moses forgave. He gained 37 caps for Nigeria since his debut in 2012, scoring 12 goals including Nigeria's last World Cup goal in Russia two years ago.

Moses also played in Nigeria's winning campaign at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

At 29, he is now a proud father of two children. Wouldn't you rather forgive?

Have a historic week ahead. #HistoryVille #MondayMotivation