𝐄𝐆𝐎 𝐌𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐄! (Do I give in to these pressures, or do I fling caution to the wind?)

Today’s message is targeted toward every young person, but it's written and tailored more for the MALE audience.

Yes, for the males; the young-blooded, virile masculine folk who have been left to face the society, and make sense of this thing called life.

It has a personal ring to it, because I (too), am a young man. And because of this, I understand exactly where this shoe pinches. So young people, let’s talk.

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I was having a conversation with a friend last week, and the discussion veered into the things that happen around us. As the conversation kept unfolding, the reality of what I am about to share began to dawn on me, heavily.

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𝘽𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙.

It comes with a lot of responsibilities and burdens to carry.

At a point, you are still a kid and cannot care about the worries of this life. Those are the days when your ship is still docked in the harbor; the storms may be raging in the middle of the sea, but you have someone else to take the beating on your behalf.

Fast forward to a few short years later; it is time for you to grow up and take over the reins of your life. This is that time you come to terms with the fact that this life no balance, and the reality of the things you have to do begins to catch up with you.

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The bills are beginning to pile up; mum in the village is sick and needs to be kept on a specific kind of drugs if she will be able to live beyond the next year.

The siblings are there, stretching out their hands to collect the little you have tried so hard to get.

Dad is incapacitated; has lost the strength of his youth, and no more has what it takes to be the man he used to be just a few years back.

A lot of issues are arising on a daily basis, and it is almost impossible for you to balance the needs that you have to grapple with.

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Back at your own end of the world, you are still trying to make sense of things. Yes, you are showing up and putting in the work. You are trying to get your life up from the scratch, but you cannot seem to be able to do this.

The pressure is just too much, a bit more than you think you can handle.

Next door, just a few steps away from your room are a group of guys who seem to have figured their own stuff out.

While you stay awake at night trying to study and get the hang of some profitable business, you hear them celebrating a ‘major’ win they have just recorded.

“Maga haff pay,” that is all you can hear.

You take a few seconds to stretch your hearing, and listen in on what they are saying. The amount of money they are calling makes goose bumps break out all over your skin.

While your mouth suddenly slips open, you are trying to figure it out. “Is all that money lying in the account of one of these people right now?” you ask yourself. You cannot believe it because nature seems to have vetoed all the work you are doing. It seems as though the end you seek to attain slips farther away from your grasp with every second that passes.

Right next door, the partying continues. It all makes sense because these are the guys who ride all the flashy cars, have the luxury of carrying all the babes, get invited to the parties of all the main people in town.

𝑵𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒎 𝒅𝒆𝒚 𝒓𝒖𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔, while you sit at your little end of the world and suffocate in that tiny room you’re living – a room with all the faults and flaws that make life miserable for you.

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You are tempted, really tempted. All it will take is just a step across the hallway. You have pictured yourself raising up your knuckles and rapping on their door. You have imagined how it will all turn out; they will open up their door and their lives to you.

They will induct you into their cartel, and show you the tools and tricks of the trade. In a few short months, you can say goodbye to this miserable life you are living, and become the person you really want to be.

You remember mama; sick, frail, battling with her life, and at the brink of death’s door.

You remember papa; old, weak, and unable to do so much for himself.

You remember the siblings; tear-filled eyes, growling stomachs, shoes peppered by the holes that have ripped their soles into pieces.

You remember yourself; struggling to find the next meal, tired and unable to make sense out of your own life. 😪

It is at this point that this is coming to you today, dear young person.

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I get you. I really do. The pain you are going through is excruciating, and leaves in your mouth a very bitter taste. The pressure on you is almost enough to make anyone cave, and give in to the pleasure that comes from indulgence.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠.

You are set on the right course, please do not deviate.

Wealth is in you, and this will manifest as you keep growing and evolving into the person you MUST become.

This may be one of the most difficult things you have yet heard, but 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀.

𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘❗❗❗

Follow it. Walk slowly but steadily. Evolve and keep growing as you move on.

The temptations will be there, undoubtedly. There will come the days when you would want to throw all caution to the winds and deviate from the path that you are walking now. PLEASE DON’T.

They will laugh at you in the interim, but be certain that you are creating a life that you will be proud of – when the chips are down.

𝗘𝗴𝗼 𝗠𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 [𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁], 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 (𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀) 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝘅 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.

YOU DO NOT NEED IT; the end does not always turn out well for those that subscribe to that path.

Learn all you can now; they will be the pillars upon which your glorious future will be established.

Grow through life, and through the stages that you face. That way, you gather intelligence and the skills you will need.

And above all, connect to God and make sure you hold on tightly to Him; He is the guarantee you have, remember?

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As you walk through each day, just know that all things will surely turn out in your favor.

Let these guide you as you go on with your life, dear young man.

𝗦𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁. [Do not add to these evils with the strength of your own hands, and the decision to cave in].

...𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱. [Remember, whatever goes around, comes around – eventually].

Dear young man, you can grow the right way. Look to those that have done it and be reminded that you can achieve the same.

Yes, you will.

P/s; there is someone in your world that NEEDS to see this message immediately. Click that button, and make sure they see this message now; that may be the part you have to play in their emancipation.

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