For The Past 7 Odd Years, I’ve Been Diametrically Opposed To Celebrating My Date Of Birth, As A By-Product Of How Unsuccessfully I Felt My Life Was Panning Out - The Reality Is, I May Have Not Been Where I Wanted To Be, At Those Moments In My Life, Yet I Also Can’t Overlook How Those Experiences Helped To Pave The Way For The Life That I Live Now - These Past Two Years Have Been A Little Bit Different, Partly Due To Me Now Being In My Late 20’s, And Mainly Due To My Own Growth Process Having Been Continued, The Point Where I Can Fully Appreciate All That I Am, While Also Having A More Vivid Understanding Of All That I May Be. One Of The Keys To My Growth, Of Late, Has Been The Mending Of Ties Between My Father, And I; Something That I Yearned For, For So Long, That I Had Moments When I’d Give Up On Things Ever Changing, Because It Seemed To Be Taking Too Long; I Guess That's The Beauty Of Faith, Even If You Have It, And Battle Moments Of Unbelief / Distrust In The Process, Your Ounce Of Faith Will Be Rewarded, To The Point Where You Are Incentivised To Practice A Higher Degree Of Faith; My Pops Used To Be Rather Prone To Missing My Born Date By A Few Days, As I Was Born A Full 7 Days Before Him, I’d Find It Easy To Understand How, But Harder To Understand Why, When I Could’ve Used That Welcome Reminder Of What My Life My Mean To The Person That Helped Bring Me Into This World.
This Year, The OG Has Been Hinting At My Birthdate Since My Birth-Month Begun, Which Warmed My Cockerels, As He And I Have Begun To Sow Seeds Of True Fellowship, And Nurturered The Plans With Daily Dosages Of Love & Light, A Process That Has Seen Me Emerge From My Darkness, Into A New Light, One That Shines Brighter Than Anything Dad Was Wishing, And Praying For Me. When I Dropped Out Of Varsity Last Year, My Dad Was Extremely Disappointed, Both My Dad’s Were Peeved If I’m Keeping It Trill - When I Managed To Explain To Them How I Was Working To Better A Situation That We Had Inherited As A Generation, And How Creating More Job Creators, Was Way More Profitable Than Continuing On A Path That Would Inevitably See Me Join The Ever-Growing Line Of Young Job Seekers, In A Nation That Didn’t Train Us For The World That We Ended Up Inheriting - The Conversations Were Robust, Knowing How My Family Comes From A Long Line Of Gifted, Selfless Educators, Who Transitioned Onto Other Things In Life, While Still Remaining Teachers At Heart, I Had To Eloquently State How I Would Stay True To My Roots As One Born To Enlighten, While Still Serving My Purpose, As A Content Curator.
Over The Past 10 Months, I’ve Been Working On Myself Far More Than I Had In The Previous 10 Years, And I’ve Made A Lot Of Personal / Professional Breakthroughs, Which Often Leads To My Dad Squad Hitting Me Up For Constant Updates, Check-Ins, And Counselling Sessions, As They Begin To Feel Comfortable With The Role That They Play In My Life... A Reality That Has Now Fully Prepared Me To Be A Father, And Pay These Blessings Forward, Through Raising My Seeds In The Manner A Father Ought To Raise His Children, Faithfully & Forever.
I Pray We Learn From Our Lessons, So That We Can Apply Those Learnings Where Applicable, And Teach Those Teachings To The Next Generation, Preparing Them For All The Possible Eventualities Of The Future... Or Better Yet, Equipping Them With The Tools They Will Need, To Build The Future In The Manner That They Will Envisage It To Be.
Learn. Apply. Teach.
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