“I want to be a journalist”
“I want to be a teacher”.
“I want to be a truck driver”.
“I want to be a doctor and be able to treat other children like me”.
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…the list of “want-to-be’s” just won’t end….
And so, you begin living off your life, a day at a time
Seriously focusing your eyes on the thing you set out, to be
Letting nothing like dishonesty, take you away from course
Reporting anything suspicious along the way
Making friends east and west and from anywhere
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With many of these friendships come uninformed and informed decisions upon which we run our lives
Some of us manage to join and roll with ‘dem gangs and crews on the south side
Others begin huffing and puffing the sky away
Others go pro with their sports dreams, talents and ambitions
Some others prefer to stay put with their lives and let them roll out on their own
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Whichever the path we take on, somewhat we manage to make it there
Either in one piece or a number of pieces
And then, it so happens that as we move along the streets of this life, we meet new people, some of who get to grow with us from day 1 to the end…..more like our siblings and we get to love them so
The story doesn’t get to be the same for everybody, though…..some of these friends of ours get thrown off the wagon
For a number of reasons….betrayal is a good one, keeping a bad distance is another, conflict of interest as we grow is another interesting one….
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At this point in time, we’ve grown and developed into something new and fresh
Picked up some behaviours, cultures, beliefs, habits along the way
Some we pause for a moment and think critically about….others….nnnaaayyyyy, not so much
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Remember when we spoke about uninformed choices and decisions?
Here’s where they return in our small chat.
Take the example of theft!!!
In the beginning, it might be thrilling….well at that stage; it’s what we call stealing… that doesn’t get it off the hook.
A buddy of yours might let you in on the whatsup about town in peoples’ wallets and bags.
As an initiation or fun….you knows.
At times, to test your loyalty and where you lie with it
You end up taking the bait….you’re too foolishly young to flip your world and see what lies underneath it.
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Next thing you know is that you’re on the TOP 10 MOST WANTED PEOPLE OF THE POLICE FORCE!!!!
Very dangerous, right?
You walk capped and looking from side to side
Just in case someone spots you and acts otherwise on you
As the years go by, you adamantly refuse to reform diligently and end up cornered, one day.
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Little do you know that your lights are soon running out on you?
Eventually the lights go out on you, one very ordinary Monday!
Nice piece. Indeed eventually, the light will run out. We are the products of our decision and choices. Thanks for sharing!
Ooohhhh….thank you Bola, for appreciating. ??
I believe that people that enter our lives are there to teach us something that will help us grow. Sometimes these people leave because we have learnt what we needed to learn from them, others remain because they have much more to teach us.
Thank you for sharing!
The Girl! x
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Aaaahhhhh…I’m glad to hear this. You’re welcome, sweetness! ??✊
Your posts are lovely, so motivating and inspirational.
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This reminds me of all the professions I wanted to be when I was young. Astronaut, Electrical Engineer, MacGyver, FBI Agent, Film Director/Actor. Interesting how life experiences changes are goals and desires. For good or for bad. Hopefully, we make good decisions so we don’t have to look over our shoulder for those police lights!
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Absolutely love this: “Either in one piece or a number of pieces”. The path we take can break and humbles us, but when we put the pieces back together we’re better for it.
???? thank you.
Well life is horrible and wonderful at the same time.
?? true. When you least expect it, it throws you a bone or two!
Yes, life is filled of choices. Good decision making, rolls with emotional intelligence. It impacts ones’ opportunity to cultivate a happy and fulfilling lifestyle 🙂
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Motivational for sure 🙂
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Your article reminded me of a quote I read not too long ago… “The life I live today is because of the choices I made yesterday.” Time wasted, opportunities missed, wrong decisions.. you can never take them back.
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Crazy how one choice can change everything.
? yeah! And for the bad.
It is important to put our heat and soul into the work we choose. No sense in leaving anything on the table!
???? you said that right!
Reminds me of Dominican Republic. The lights go out often and people get crazy on the streets.
?? that’s just so sad!
The people who come in our lives show us different phases of Life: The Bright side, The Grey side and the Dark one! Staying positive might overcome grief and gloominess to some extent. Forgive and forget!
??? but how about if you can’t forget or forgive, either?
I believe that all that happens is for the best, we often need to make a few wrong choices to learn how to do things right newt time. But those decisions definitely end up marking our lives, so we need to make them carefully…
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I think that at one point in our life, we go through this indecision. My daughter got her BA in 2019 from NYU, getting her masters now at the University of Michigan and she is still thinking of doing other things! I too wanted to be a teacher and never did.
?? aaahhhh! You can always get back in there and follow your dreams, Myrah!