What A Person I Am '
The question of who am I seems to be the simplest question one can answer. Yet, when I took the time to try and figure out Who am I, I found this question is the one that requires critical thinking. When asked “Who am I” I begin to think back many years ago when I was just a little boy, nothing more, nothing less. I was born in America but my family moved to Nigeria. For the first few years of my life I lived in a small house, only one floor and as far as I can remember only one bed, it was my older brother, my mom, my dog and myself, we were a happy family. My dad lived in Canada, he already had a business and a house there so there was really was no point in him moving to Nigeria with us. I would consider myself as a relatively spiritual person basing on the life that I have been nurtured through.
The matter is that all my life, I have been raised up by parents who are staunch Christians and who have taught me the importance of leading a spiritual life. Thinking back to my days as a child I would term myself as playful, troublesome, destructive, helpful despite all of that people around me could always tell that I always showed a sense of wisdom and responsibility. To me my mom is and would always be my favorite and the best superhero. Growing up, there were not very many things I could do so when I got bored I would either play soccer or ride my bike not only because I enjoyed it but it helped me clear my mind plus power supply wasn’t very good at that time so I had nothing better to do. Later on, in my life around the age of 8 we finally moved and my dad came to live with us. Around this time I made my first friend outside of school who soon became my best friend, he was a very funny guy sometimes we’d even go to church together, I even ran away from home once just so I could play with him luckily for me by the time I was found my mom was too tired to deal with me so I got off the hook.
At the age of 10 I began piano lesson, my teacher was also a christian and a very serious one about it too so I was only taught gospel songs which at the time didn’t really bother me much. I went to a primary christian school called discovery house where i spent most of my days either playing soccer, sleeping, or staring into space thinking about infinite possibilities most of which I cant remember now. By the time I entered grade 7 at age 11 which was in a different school I had about only 3 to 4 talents that I had recognized. I could play the piano,I could sing, I could play soccer exceptionally well and I could fix things which the people around me began to exploit. If I were to be honest with my self I have many regrets most of which developed between grade 4 - 9. I felt like a dissapointment not only to myself but to those around me, there were so many expectations I tried living up to but I just couldn’t achieve such heights, and to think it was a girl that changed my whole life.
By the end of grade 9 I was one of the most popular people in my school everybody liked me including teachers I was fine young man but deep down there was still this empty space within me and no matter how many friends I made it didn’t feel even the slightest less empty. It wasn’t until grade 10 I realized what I was lacking and what I needed to achieve my goals, it was intelligence throughout my life I had never been one of the brightest students not because I was dumb but for the better part of my life I didn’t see the value of education and for that I have many regrets. I am a pretty easy person to get along with. I am generally a positive person to be around, I give very good advice and I try not to judge anyone for the choices that they make or the beliefs that they subscribe to because no one is closer than the other to perfection. I just treat everyone with the same respect that I would like to be treated with.
However, this does not mean that I am a pushover. If people try to take advantage of me, I show them another side of me that the wouldn’t want to see. I have big dreams. Life is a race and I'm trying to be one of the fastest although I face many obstacles and struggle a lot but I mean that what makes us human.I always try to look on the bright side of things because in the darkest nights the stars shine brightest. Originally when people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up the first thing that came to my mind was money because as long as I made money I was ok but now if you’d ask me that question I would tell you that I when I grow up I want to be happy. In the future, if God permits, I would like to be a footballer player or be a computer engineer.
