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Tolu Fiz Akanee is a thinker, writer and speaker; the author of A-Z Life lessons

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Na that fear go kill you!!

I see so much fear in young guys these days and I'm wondering if fear is the new cool.
Why do young guys walk through life with fear in their hearts when the beauty of the youth is supposed to be in their caution-free living.
If you don't loosen up now, when do you plan to loosen up?
When you're 30 and you have a wife and kid to cater for?
When you're 40 and you have a wife, kids and extended family to attend to?
When you're 50, the kids are in expensive colleges, soon to get married and retirement is on the way?
When you're 60 and you're in your retirement days that you really can't enjoy because of what stress and strain has done to your health?
When you're 70 and you're awaiting the glorious call?
What are you doing to yourself when you know now is all you've got??
Stop worrying, there's nothing to be worried about!
And I can just hear another young person saying "why shouldn't I worry when I've not bought my first car?"
"why shouldn't I worry when I'm serving and I'm not sure if I will be retained after my service?"
"why shouldn't I worry when I'm not even sure I will get a job after my masters?"
"why shouldn't I worry when my mates are going for their masters and my folks can't even afford to pay my fees?"
Some are afraid to trade with their savings because they feel it will be the end of the world if they lose it, forgetting that they have loving parents that can bail them out if they fail in a legitimate business. They forget they have siblings that will stand by them no matter what. They forget a word of prayer can turn their situation around.
Material needs cause us to worry and leave us in fear
Social needs cause us to worry and leave us in fear
Job security cause us to worry and leave us in fear
But some of us have vowed not to be moved by environmental factors
Some of us operate as if we are ignorant of the many odds we are faced with
Some of us have vowed not to be bothered by the things that apply to MANY, because we know that in any situation there always those LUCKY ones that seem to be unaware of the failure trend.
Some of us have vowed not to shy away from confessing possibility in the midst of uncertainty.
Some of us have vowed to keep speaking of the things that are unborn/unseen as though they were.
We belong to a great army
An army of dreamers
Dare to dream today
And that fear no go kill you!

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

yes, we ought to live in our worry free zone rather than in d middle of a worry freaked world. the popular saying: why worry when u can pray.keep the faith within and worry no go enter....good writeup Tolu

Anonymous said...

Nice and well articulate.
The points raised are valid and calls for deep thinking.
Keep it up.
J.B

Anonymous said...

Fear..a true enemy...keep it up bro...mexi!

Ms. Nobody said...

very uplifting... well-done!!!

tobystic said...

One word - Word!!! :)

Tolulope Akanni said...

Thanks for the uplifting comments friends!!

More to come..

deddyboy said...

Thanks for this man.

Unknown said...

i forgot
Thanks for the reminder

i want to runb wild and free
trusting that God has gone ahead of me.