THE SOFT MAN

ays, Emeka woke with a sense of peace. Other days, he questioned everyth

ed in anonymously. They shared stories of hidden trauma: the father who forced his son to drink at ten, the pastor m

listener said during one broadcast. "We're tau

ed. "We bleed too. We just le

iversities requested workshops. Churches and mosques opened their doors for talks. A few companies

didn't want to become a symbol. He w

. There were tears, laughter, apologies. One night, she broke down, confessing, "I didn't know

both

everything, but they prom

, still skeptical of "all this emotional nonsense." But one Sunday, while they sat watching foot

fession. But it

ook it with

d marriages, boys from abusive homes, men battling dep

someone needs

e realized that true strength wasn't about endurance. It was about

for help, even turned down promotions that would've cost him his peace. H

"I cried last night, and I feel lighter," for every boy who no longer flinched at the word '

Emeka gave others per

the fortress of sile