WEEKEND ENGAGEMENT 77- Who would I change other than my Children and Why??
I count it a privilege to partake in this contest and I must say it is my first time in this community. For me, I’ll answer question three because it means a lot to me.
Now if I had the opportunity to influence someone other than my own children, I will influence the young girls all over the world. My strong reason for this is because of all I have been through. Making my parent “Grand-parents” before making them "Parent-inlaws" I do not want any young girl to pass through all that I have been through and I believe guiding them through the process of adolescent is like advicing my younger self.
What aspect will you attempt to influence;
I would love to influence the aspect of their choices and staying chaste (pursuing purity). A lot of young people end up making wrong choices because they feel that’s the best and they do not stop at some point in their lives to imagine or think of the future result of these choices. Oftentimes, the young girls choose a particular course or University simply because a friend of there is willing to go there. Now they are not thinking of if they are willing to undergo all the task that is required to scale through with that course and what if along the line, this “friend” of theirs decide to disconnect from them. I feel like most times they fall a prey because they lack adequate guide and counseling on what to consider before taking a step or making a choice in life. Young people need to be aware that whatever choices they make will either MAKE or MARE their future. Every young girl must know that purity is possible.
How would you do it??
If ever I get an opportunity like this, first I will organize seminars in different locations like the school, Churches, parks, or event center because I know that I’ll get a number of youths there and I will be able to get their attention. I will equally organize exciting parties where we get to exchange gifts, met others, and will bring in people to counsel them and share their stories with them. It will be such a wonderful atmosphere where we will all learn the tides of life from people who have gone ahead and before us.
I would also provide an opportunity fro them to learn either a trade or a ski that will help them to be independent and stop expecting so much from people.
I'll let them know that they are enough and that they are unique in their own way. I'll teach them to build a healthy self esteem.
What outcome would I consider acceptable?
In as much as my target is the young girls, the outcome I will consider acceptable is to see them grow into bold, fearless, and purpose-driven women. Women who understand their places in a home as a builder and help-meet. I don’t want to teach them to hate men but to appreciate them as the crown on their heads and at the same time to hold firm to purity to avoid being misused or emotionally broken. I desire that they grow knowing that faithful and good men still exist but that they must not give in to every “Tom Dick and Harry”.
A wise man once said that there are THREE sides to a story; your part, their part(the world) and their the truth.
Thanks for reading through, I hope you found this useful.
Thanks @galenkp for such a beautiful topic.