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Indeed, we don't get praised for everything good things we do in life and that doesn't me that we don't recognize or appreciate our efforts. Not being appreciated doesn't really matter to me because I am practically someone who doesn't like to be praised, there are times I have turned down "thank you" just because I feel like it is not necessary. I see many things as normal things to do so I just do it and seeing people place too much emphasis on it/them doesn't make me feel very comfortable.
I have a lot of things that make me proud of myself, being able to school despite the financial challenges, my relationship with people, how I have impacted lives, and many others but the biggest of them is seeing my family happy. It might not be much of an achievement to people who don't know my background but to me, I am proud of being a father who has raised, trained, and impacted my siblings.
I became a father at a very young age and I had to take the responsibilities from a younger age. It is very tasking combining a lot of things with my personal life but I was built for it and just couldn't abandon one of my purposes in life. Bills were the only thing that shook my faith, school fee, feeding, rent, and utility bills scared the hell out of me and that's why you see me grinding online or offline, I just have to keep things tight for the family.
I am really not doing badly as a father even though I am not perfect and seeing how much love, growth and support I have brought into the family makes me happy.
It is really not easy to be a man and being the first child made mine very complicated. I am from a family of six but my dad is in a distant land which makes me the oldest man in the family. I have a mother and three siblings who are all male, I am always happy with how they have grown because of how I led them with my way of life.
Aside from facial resemblance, we have a lot of things in common.
Being respectful
I am a very respectful person and that's the easiest thing to see in us, we are very respectful. This is one thing that makes us popular wherever we find ourselves and I am glad my siblings took that from me.Disciplined
I am a disciplinary officer when it comes to making things right within the family. I won't hesitate to scold whoever isn't doing right and the glow of discipline is radiating over them.Caring and supporting one another.
Caring for and supporting the farm is something I have done all my life, my siblings have mastered it and I am happy they have all picked that habit. As a family we support and love one another so much, the bond is just too strong.Helping people outside the family
My siblings are now doing this better than me, they don't hesitate to help people as long as they have the opportunity to do. I make them see me doing these things and they also see the need to help people as long as it doesn't hurt.Religious.
This is another thing they are doing better than I at, they all have positions they hold in the house Of God. I use to be a worker but not anymore, seeing them walk in the way of God is something that makes me happy.Industrious and hardworking.
I am a very hardworking person and my siblings have been able to cultivate that from me. They are hardworking and we do almost everything together now, the energy they bring into work even motivates me a lot.
Throughout my journey in life, I have sacrificed a lot of things for my family, and today whenever I look at how happy everyone is, I feel very proud of myself. I have friends who think that it is wrong to be too contributing too much to your family(siblings). Family for them isn't about siblings anymore, it is about wife and kid to them but I don't see things from that perspective.
I believe life will be more enjoyable when we support one another to grow and achieve great things in life. I am not regretting that I have invested in my family because they have come through for me many times in life as well. I wouldn't have been able to lead properly if I haven't learned from my super mom, she is the light that guided me not to fail as a father.
Everything was not in vain and I am so happy and grateful to God for that.