A Birthday Bombshell And A Leap Of Faith
So on my 20th birthday, I was so happy. I was expecting gifts from my family and my well-wishers. But what struck me by surprise is when I heard a news that was about to alter my life. It was a revelation actually.
I got to find out that my dad was a runaway criminal warlord. And my mom also is a secret agent's daughter. Well, when I heard this, I was surprised. They never told me this for years, when I was growing up. And they are telling me now why. Now they both want me into the world as the heir to their empire that they have built over time.
And you know, in my country, family ties are everything. And when you're the chosen one, you have to take over and do what others did. You have to take over from your father and continue the legacy. But right now, I'm confused. I have to choose my fate now over fear or what is coming in my path.
The weight of this legacy that I'm about to carry on would be too heavy for me. Imagine a warlord's life promises power, but actually comes with a lot of darkness.
Being a secret agent sounds thrilling when you hear it outside, but it is a life where you keep living in shadow and unseenness. I don't want to live by someone's story or inherit someone's story. I'm just here to carve my own path and write my own story.
My plan is to stay very grounded. I want to focus on my career. I'm studying computer science now in my dream school, focusing on trying to go into tech. I would solve what problem of technology, I want to make use of my time in another way instead of trying to take over an empire that I don't know we
where to start from.
What keeps me going is faith. Faith has been my guidednstep all through. I don't know what is, I cannot see what is ahead of me. My parent choices to live those words has made me, taught me courage as a person. And if you also, you are facing a tough decision, don't choose fear. Instead, be courageous.
Pray and trust. I know my they never turned out to end well for me because it was about to alter my choices. And I feel like one of the life's biggest surprises.
Now, I'm not choosing crime. I'm choosing purpose. And every step I'm taking, it would be an alignment to my purpose and not continue
the legacy of anyone, neither my parents either. No, I cannot. My purpose first.
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