Many times go beyond doing things for the ones we love, we do things to keep them in check and protect them at all costs, it might be in terms of providing and catering to their needs, paying their bills, feeding, or many other ways possible.
To me, I see things I do for my loved ones as something secretive and not be exposed even to anything I do for people in general. The fact about speaking or boasting around telling the world “I did this, I did that'' is just way out of it and might even get to destroy the good deeds you have put forward.
Since I read the topic to be discussed I have been thinking a lot about what to write on this topic. I tried recalling if I had done any act of kindness showing love or affection recently. But I just couldn’t recall any.
The one I remembered a little late was an incident that happened between myself and my younger sister. It was like a moment I couldn't forget that easily even as time kept passing by. It's all gone now. But sometimes when we are together I still catch cruises and have fun with them while we laugh.
It was a time in my penultimate year in university when my sister was in her 300 level then, she is not the type that checks on people or reaches out to people like that. As for me, if I should get a call from her or a message then I am always prepared to be billed some amount for sure.
That day she sent me a message and I asked her why don't talk on call. She denied. I never knew what she wanted to say. She started typing and typing, but in the end, she told me what happened. I was shocked to have gotten the bad news from her. What has happened has happened. The solution is all we have to think about now.
She got me on a condition not to report her case to our parents or even my elder brother. I was like, you have no choice but to report to them. They will scold you at first, but they will never let you down.
The incident was about her getting to pay her school fees online. She decided to send her school fees to a friend of hers. Instead of paying using their mobile phone, they went to a cafe. From there, all she narrated was that her friend already messed her fees up. She claimed some unusual deduction and got the money out of her account illegally. So she couldn’t pay for her fees and she is having her exams in a few days.
I reported her straight up so as not to have the case delayed and get blamed for it in the end. Told my brother, he was surprised and scolded her for acting so childish. He reported it to Mum and Dad immediately. Then it became clear that sometimes you need to protect the ones you love by going against their will. After doing that they scolded her as expected.
A group call discussion was made on her matter. We had to gather some funds again for her to pay and have herself prepared for the exams and also did some investigation about the matter which we later had to let go of and make her never repeat such mistakes.
This is my response to the hive learners community weekly featured content on Hive for the week 106 edition 3 and the topic to be discussed is TO PROTECT A LOVED ONE
