YOU JUST NEVER KNOW

I have been saying it, and will say it for the 1000th time. Last year was a lot for me. If there was anything I finally learned about myself, it was that I was more vulnerable than I thought, not because I wasn't strong, but because I relied too much on my strengths and became complacent not considering that I was only human with weaknesses. Well at least I now know the limit to the almighty strength I thought I had. It made me humble and acknowledge my humanity, changing my character and attitude towards others.

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Before now I used to wonder why people borrow and can never pay back. Now I know, I have been there, my ego has been bruised and I understand where they come from and do not judge them as I did before. Sometimes it’s not that they are wicked, it’s just that life happens. When people say life happens, or Nigeria happened, I now have a better understanding. You can never understand what it means to be responsible for life's other than your own, if you do not have those you are responsible for.

I remember almost 10 years ago I led the police to arrest my dad because I was angry with him for borrowing money. I was young and was taught borrowing was bad and thus I believed it. Now at this stage of my life, I can remember his face as he felt betrayed while they led him away. Now I look at all I went through last year as those around me stood by me and I wonder what would have really happened if I did not have them. Life can be very cruel, now I understand better. It can make even the best of us look like devils and the worse of us look like angels. Either way, you can never know until you have experienced it.

THIS IS MY RESPONSE TO THE REAL TALK PROMPT FOR THE WEEK