Thursday, 22 March 2012

LETTER TO MY UNBORN CHILD


I  know  you are not yet born, but when you finally get here, I pray you take some time and read this…hopefully you will but if you don’t, I will understand after all its just some rumbling from an old man, and what do we, old people know?
Child,  many have come and left this world, some fulfilled, some not,  I want you to know that you make your own life…and destiny is what you make out of life, there is no predetermined path, no boundaries you cant break through, sure people will preach to you about fate and its having an upper hand over your life….but child, should anyone tell you about fate…tell them that you make your own fate…this may be hard to comprehend but child, I never said life  is easy….its hard, compared to what, I don’t know.  In fact some say that the  easiest thing in this life is death, but how do they know, nobody ever came from the dead with tales to tell. There will be hurdles, struggles, hardships that will push you to the blink…but remember child, victory is for those who see beyond the hardships, because to do the impossible you have to see the invisible. Once a  story was told, of a high jump Olympic champ, the best of the best, and many a people sought after him, and all were asking the same question, “whats your secret champ?”. His answer astonished many, a simple answer but a huge driving force, am sure by now you want to know  his secret, well child, I won’t keep you waiting, here goes, he told them, “when am about to Jump, I see myself over the bar”. Knocked you off,right? Child keeping an optimistic mind may seem a hard thing to do and well it doesn’t solve one’s problems but it gives one the courage to face whatever it is one is up against, many times I have been told that the heart scares easily and you have to trick it into believing that all is well. Child, I have lived and have seen many a people give up and fail when success was so close at hand and many would have won if they had had the  heart to hold on, persevere and give it another try…after all is it not darker when dawn is about to break. So child, I hope you learn the art of perseverance, learn not to give up, learn to stay positive and Child, learn to look above thee. When you feel that your world is spinning and things are falling  apart, remember your Heavenily father…call unto Him, one thing I have learnt is that He is always ready to listen…so Child, learn to talk to Him, let not the world and science convince you that He doesn’t exist. He does, He cares, He Loves beyond measure, He will always be there….unlike me, this may be hard to hear…but Child, the worldly forces have always found a way to separate loved ones through death, work and sometimes things don’t always work out according to plan , by now you cant understand  but you will with time. He may not perform miracles to solve your problems but He will sure clear the fog so that you may see and that believe me Child, is a good thing.
Child learn to listen. Talk less and listen more that is how it was purposed, after all we were given two ears and one the mouth. The world gives more credit to those who walk their talk, those who are for less talk but lots of actions. Actions always spoke more than words…and all the talk in the world wouldn’t help if it were not followed by actions. Many unnecessary wars would have been avoided if either of the involved parties were ready to listen. Child, learn to constraint your Ego for as much as it should serve you, it should not make you so full of yourself. Child, the soul feeds on silence and pray that you often get away from the  bustle that’s life, go to a queit  place and meditate, make peace with your Maker and also appreciate nature, talk to the sun,walk with the moon and if you can dance with the stars, youl’l have found immense happiness. 
Child, I pray you learn to love and to show it. Let the ones you love know that you do, whatever they do with the love is upon them. Remember son, live simply, love generously, speak kindly and leave the rest to God, for we walk not by sight but by Faith. Listen for others bell and they will listen for yours and learn to be kinder than necessary for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
Lastly Child, I pray you have Passion for  the things you do, for where  passion exists masterpieces are found. Try new things,enjoy challenges and in the process get to know your talent, it will earn you more than all the education in the world, am not belittling education so learn as much as you can, assimilate all the knowledge you can and apply it in your life, for its of no purpose to acquire it and  fail to use it. Child, as I pen off, live wisely learning from your mistakes and failures keeping in mind that those that don’t make mistakes don’t try and trying is all that makes the difference
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Your Hopeful & Loving
Dad.

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