Growing up was never a too
pleasant experience. Although, not as bad as that of some other people. The
truth remains that, life will not always give you what you want except you go
all out for it.
I have a burden for the younger
generation i.e. teenagers and young adults. I am still young too…laughs. Any opportunity
to pass across or share some of the lessons life has taught me is a golden one
and I do not joke with it neither do I take it for granted.
I have had a number of opportunities
to speak and pass across my message, through different platforms. In doing
this, I have made a lot of friends with teenagers and exchanged ideas and
experiences with them. Along the line, my attention has been drawn to a number
of challenges they face and battle with, some of which their parents don’t know
about. These challenges include emotional, physical, academic, financial,
material, psychological to mention a few.
The challenges are similar to
what I experienced while I was a teenager. Unfortunately, the level of effectiveness
of many teenagers have been affected by these challenges and pains except for
the lucky ones who are surrounded by people that are concerned and God-hearted.
Recently, I had a discussion with
one of my teenage friends and as we discussed, she recalled the emotional trail
she went through when her parents divorced…she was still in secondary school
when this happened. It was a trying time for her. According to her, it was as
if God had abandoned her. Every aspect of her life felt the pain.
I understand to a great extent
what she felt back then. Experiences like this results to depression and often
time, the thought of committing suicide is just around the corner.
This is just the beginning of
another series…please follow closely, as I share with you what I have learnt in
my journey with the teenagers and young adults so as to be positioned to lend a
helping hand to someone.
To be continued!!
@Dkingzpen
+23480245527297
No comments:
Post a Comment