As I write this, you must be
thinking of January and everything that comes with it. That new project and
that other project you want to finish up. Don’t worry, you’ve come a long way
and finishing well will happen in the right time.
Back to me, we need to talk…
we have complained about negligence of the boy child far too long but again as I
always say now and then, ‘call out the
man from the boy and he shall appear’. Have you checked at your to do list?
Does it have giving back to a young man who never experienced a father’s love? A
young man that needs help to keep off from distress that could lead to
depression, anger, criminal intent and other harmful situations that could lead
to another lost son that could have been a great man of value to the society?
At times I sit and pray that a
day will come and I will be able to have someone I will be accountable for, a
boy that I will walk with in his journey of realizing who he is and what he is
capable of accomplishing. But it would take a lot of sacrifice, for example, it
is common sense he needs a shilling or two to look for a job, buy some
necessities and save some to develop a culture in him. Instead
of lawn mowing myself, it would require me to teach him how to do it and pay
him something because as I have learnt, a man feels complete when they can earn
from their hard work and after a day of activities. Men were born to hunt, that
is why they can see a person they love and pursue the person until they are
able to call that person theirs.
Look for a young boy, be it, from
the streets, that nephew, that next door single mother’s neighbor son (take her
son out with your son and chit chat, with permission from the parent of course)…
this things will grow that boy to a responsible man. You might have helped us
have the next president or authority in any field respectively that will make a
change that will help many.
Let us not take advantage of the
vulnerable. Whoever you believe in be it God, Karma, The Universe etc. will
retaliate and you will not like the pay back. Happy New Year and hope we
revisit this topic and you will be happy that you are impacting a young man or
boy in season.
And to the boys and young men, be
strong and of good courage and remember great things take time. When the time
is right, things will work. Keep working hard and dreaming big, things will
work and the right relations will appear to make things a reality.
Regards,
©Francis Wairimu
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