The Person I've Become

Truth to be told, almost everything that I know of or I have become in character and behavior is because of my mother. I practically don't know where I would be standing, if it were not for her. A single parent, she taught me so many things, whether by telling me or me observing her acts to the extent that we can communicate just by an exchange of a look. It will be so difficult or incomplete to unravel all that I’ve learned from my mother in a few words answer, but if they were to be brought down to just 11, then there would be these:

1. Strength Of Trueness: My mother has a very strong personality being true and real toward anyone or in anything. She has always encouraged me to hold my own self sincere and genuine as well.

2. Not To Hinge My Self-esteem And Happiness On A Person Or Thing: She taught me to always believe I’m the creator of my own happiness and I should always protect my happiness at all cost. I see that I-own-my-life attitude of hers when she says one who is completely comfortable in their solitude will never have a dearth of a good company. I learned from her to be myself, always selective of people that I allow in my circle or in a circle which I choose to join.

3. The Importance Of The Golden Rule: She had me applying “what if it’s me” rule before making a statement or diving into an action from my early years. Like her, I treat people how I would like to be treated by others. This have helped to make some wise decisions and outright saved me few times.

4. The Difference Between Giving And Ditching: Here I'll quote her directly "do not give when it is in abundance already, always give when it is necessary and needful”. I can remember vividly how even being poor herself, she was able to at least give out food to people who had none to eat, and this had made me to realize what it meant to give to the needy even when I don’t have much for myself.

5. Have A Good Friend And Have Him or Her For Life: She said I should always have that one true person (friend) who I can rely on no matter the situation. I always have been busy trying to surround myself with people that I want and not the people that I need in my life, and in sorts I clearly understand now what she meant.

6. Do Not Wail Over A Spilled Milk: This I learnt with great difficulty, but nevertheless I did. Shrug the past, pull yourself together and move ahead with all the courage you can muster. Everything can be overcome, or at least you'll die trying.

7. Humility And Compassion: This is exactly how we should behave towards less privileged, giving equal opportunities and existence to all.

8. The Importance Of Prayer And Trusting In God Almighty.

9. The Benefit Of Diligence: In everything that you do and/or you know fully well that you can do it, pour out your heart and do it with outmost sincerity like you own it and your life depends on it.

10. Work On Your Inner Self Before Showing Off To The World: This is self-explanatory, just as it’s said. Just do not let the world know what you are about to do before doing it. There Is Power In Silence.

11. As Man, Do Not Speak When Your Wife/Girlfriend Is Angrily Speaking

P.S. Never let your guard down for anyone to trample on. Always protect your family before others and never be biased in your judgments, no matter whom or what it’s about. Always try and have a job. Be kind to everyone around you; if someone hits you once, you just forgive, but if they repeat it, you smack them twice, AND HARD!

Don’t even think it’s long because I couldn’t contain all that I learnt from my mother in this story...