During my JSS2, which probably was my second year in high school, I had found Jesus. I know it might seem a little bit strange coming from me considering the fact that my dad happens to be a man of God and I grew up in the church, but up until that time, it just felt like I was doing what I was told to do and not what I wanted to do. But when I found jesus in JSS2, it felt different.
I remember talking to my friend Tochi about the feeling, and the word I had used to discribe how I felt was freedom. I had told him that I felt free and that I didn't know any other words to describe it with. Tochi had looked at me and smiled while nooding his head in approval, apparently he too had felt the same way when he gave his life to Christ.
But you see, aside from feeling free, I felt something else, I felt confident. Suddenly I felt like I could walk up to anybody and just talk to them about anything, most especially the gospel. But fast forward to almost fifteen years later and that confidence had returned but in a different way.
During the years, I had lost both of my grandparents and to be fair, their lost didn't really have an effect on my life because I wasn't really close to them. Both had spent the majority of their lives at the village and if you read my village post, you would know that I didn't go down there often until they past.
But then I had lost my mom and I remember how much that had affected me because I was super close to my mom but surprisingly that lost did teach me a lesson, it taught how useless life is and how quickly it can be taken from you, so do whatever it is you want to do before it's too late because sadly, the only thing that is certain in life is death.
So I started living my life that way, I approached people I've always wanted to talk to and I just freed myself and did whatever it was I wanted as long as I had the resources to. The whole experience was an eye opener for me and sadly I had thought that I would be able to pass the message on to people close to me, my friends. But unfortunately, there are somethings we never get to learn until certain terrible things happen to us.
And the lost of a parent is the last thing I would wish on anyone but I really wish people will get to be bold and feel more free, instead of living their lives like they have all the time in the world because sincerely speaking, we don't.
I've said this a million times over here and I'm saying it again, live your life, have fun. Talk to whomever you want to talk to and stop canceling plans for tomorrow. Because if there's one thing that isn't certain, it is tomorrow.
Strong and powerful words, and so true!
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The loss of a parent can be so painful and I hope she’s in a better place now. Everyone should just live life and have fun cos we don’t know when our last day will be but we should make sure we don’t live a reckless life
Yeah you're right. Irrespective of the fact that we're trying to enjoy life, we shouldn't live a reckless one.
Life is short and we should try to live our life in each moment if possible but for various kinds of reasons and responsibilities we always think about enjoying life in the future and the future is the most uncertain thing and who knows it will be too late to enjoy those moment. It's a fact and we don't want to believe it or can't make it possible but it's the reality.
I just feel like we worry so much about the future that we forget to live in the moment, which is the present.
It is a fact that today's lives are running in a lot of trouble, but if a person keeps thinking about his future, then he will never be able to enjoy the day that is today, so it is better that a person One should work hard day and night and enjoy the time that is passing, because no man knows when his life will end.
This is a very touching story. I love your write up.