MY LIFE@ 19

Cyprian, thinking about is life.

As I woke up on the 6th of November,which marked my 19th year birthday. I heard the dawn chorus which soothens my mind. I quickly recollect that day was my birthday. As I switch on the bulb in our sitting room. Something struck my mind. It was a quiet voice which creep into my heart, What I heard was this" Failure is never an option" I was flabbergasted, I wondered if someone next to me whisper that sound into my ears, I turned around to find no one. I stood for many minutes still confused. But I took up courage, claimed that voice. I said aloud to myself "FAILURE IS NEVER AN OPTION"

My father ran out of his room,to see what had went wrong. He eyes was still foggy. He find me up immediately I finished pronouncing those words to my self. He said "Okey,(my native name) what's the matter" and I replied"Nothing". He went back to his bed to complete his slumber.I  smiled to myself, I had this strong conviction in my self that failure was truly never an option.

I was glad and happy on the 6th of November. I projected myself five to ten years from now and saw what God had in place for me. I recalled what my first mentor told me "You are born to turn things around for your family". I gave God all the glory. At exactly 7:00am, my siblings fell out from the room one after the other What I saw in my mind's eye, were different boys and girls entirely. I saw world star footballer, I saw a graduate of Mass Communication, I saw a Big time caterer like the McDonald' I saw different gifts and abilities. I yelled inside of me. Wow! God you have blessed this family of mine.

I took a seat in the sitting room to think. I began to ask myself questions I have never asked myself for donkey's years. How will these talents come to pass. I read about the parables of talents in the book of Matthew of how the master of three servants entrusted talents in the hands of his servants, to one he gave five,the other two and to the last one. But the bible went ahead and said"all according to their abilities" As we already know, the one with five traded with it and regained another five, the one with two increase to four, while the one with the least amount of talent despise his own, never borthed to do anything with it  and went ahead to bury it. The story continues like that. I said to my self it is left to me to assist my siblings to multiply what the have now!

I saw my full responsibility as the first born of my family. I saw all what I have never done as the eldest and resolve to start executing my responsibility as the first born child. On the 6th of November-my 19th year birthday was a remarkable one for me even if I did not throw a party. I discovered something bigger, greater than that, I saw a vision, I saw the future and I vowed to make it come true. For me and my family-failure is never an option!