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Who Is Mr.Brown

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By Elijah DavisPublished 4 years ago 3 min read
Who Is Mr.Brown
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Mr. Brown can remember the day and where he was when he decided to change his life forever. In one instant he made up his mind to turn his back on the past and to NEVER look back. At that very moment, Mr. Brown made a decision that changed his life forever.

It was raining and Mr.Brown was at a bus stop! It had been a tremendously disappointing day for then 26-year old tall, athletic, Nigerian-American male. To say the least, Mr. Brown was feeling very unpleased with himself.

You see, Mr. Brown was no ordinary individual. Mr.Brown since he was a child deeply believed that he was extremely special. This young man believed, with certainty, that he was the one who would change the World. Or at least leave his mark on it!

Oh yes; Mr. Brown truly believed that he would be the world's greatest businessman. When Mr. Brown was a young lad he thought he could become anything he wanted to. Mr. Brown did live an incredibly charmed life but in his mind, his existence had been under his expectations.

From the outside looking in, it would appear that Mr.Brown was indeed a shining star. He had a great athletic career, he had made almost perfect grades, and it seemed to others he had a nice life. He had an average-paying job, a home, hope, and opportunity for the future.

Besides all this, Mr. Brown found himself very unsatisfied. It seemed to Mr.Brown that as he grew older and high school and college slipped further into the past, his best days were behind. In high school, Mr.Brown was a tri-sport star athlete and won homecoming king awards. In college, Mr. Brown was a popular student-athlete. Adulthood had been slightly more difficult for Mr. Brown.

Right after college, Mr.Brown got involved in a start-up that flourished for a few years with exceptional growth, but then dismantled right after! Even though those few great years had Mr. Brown living like a king, he had overspent and did not prepare for the sudden end of the company.

Shortly after in need of money for rent, Mr. Brown started a service company that had moderate success! Mr. Brown did not enjoy the process of physical labor, and with unreliable employees, that company closed down as well.

Mr. Brown had visions of himself hoisting a professional championship trophy above his head! He had visions of being a movie star, a fashion mogul, or a fortune 500 businessman.

All Mr. Brown could see in his head was himself reaching amazing accomplishments and being cheered on similar to his athlete days. He constantly felt punished by the world for not being on a yacht. He thought he deserved much more out of life for his efforts.

In reality, Mr. Brown was a charismatic pretty boy who went through life trying to get great without too much effort. Mr. Brown loved to work hard, but also loved to PLAY HARD. It was his motto but as the years went on he grew much more found of the play than the working.

Lucky for Mr.Brown he was athletically and academically gifted, so when he played more than he worked he could still excel! Or at least for a while. Mr. Brown was complex, he was usually turned off by work but turned on by the rewards and privileges of great results.

When it came time for work Mr. Brown was always willing to take a shortcut or two, but when it came to rank, he also always wanted the number one spot. Mr. Brown lived for the trophies and rewards of being great but would shirk on his efforts!

Nonetheless, Mr. Brown felt that he was never adequately rewarded for his diligent hard work. He truly believed he deserved more than he had in life. By age 26 Mr. Brown had had enough of the injustice and sought out to right all the wrongs of his life.

Mr. Brown took a second to wonder and consider who or what it truly was that he was so outraged by. He could not figure out who or what he was mad at but still felt justified in his anger...

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About the Creator

Elijah Davis

Author of ”Betsy the Bird“. Building a connected universe of stories across multiple genres. What you’re reading here is part of something bigger.

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