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Investment is not Such a Complex Thing
… says Eniola my 5-year-old cow
The cow in the picture is mine. I call her Eniola. Eniola in Yoruba means, “wealthy person/being.” You will see why I call her this in a bit … just stay with me.
I bought Eniola for N70,000 ($250) in 2015 as an INVESTMENT and here was the deal — she would be part of a herd in the ranch of the farmer putting together the investment opportunity. Whenever Eniola had calves, the farmer and I would share the offspring. Her first calf and other odd number offspring would go to me, while her even number offspring went to the farmer, who in exchange would feed, graze and cater to the health of Eniola and her family. Typically, if village people did not interfere with her menses, Eniola should have a calf every year; and praise be to the alale iles* (our founding spirits) she has lived up to this expectation. As of today, Eniola has had 5 offspring, 3 of which belong to me.
But this is not even the crazy part of this phenomenal investment.
The crazy part is that Eniola’s kids, aka my foster grandcalves, are also growing into cows and having babies too. The first offspring has conceived once in the last 5 years and the 3rd offspring is just about maturing. Because women are more important than men in the cow universe, whenever Eniola has a male offspring, the…
