I WISH I NEVER GROW

I WISH I NEVER GROW

Definitely, it’s not a crime to grow and proceed the stages of life and it is a wish of every parent to see their children growing and also a wish of all to grow. But at times I wish I never grow.

Now as a grown man. I faced the myth and the reality of life which I had never even think about or handing of when things looks cumbersome like the camel passing through the eyes of needle.

Imagine the stage of living, where you have a countable priority which is necessary but not compulsory.

Take this scenario for instance… When;

·       You wake up the time you wish and another carrying your burden.

·       You request for food, no reply and crying forcing your needs to your table.

·       You play and never had the chance to think or reasoning.

·       You get what you want and the time of want and don’t know the cost and cause.

·       You sleep while they are working and to disturb while they are resting and see it as no offence.

·       You request and never ever expect no for the answer.

·       You never had the chance to know God but your parent.

·       You expect your parent to beg you for your mistake or blunder while you welcome the apology by crying

·       You are very happy, narrate stories, talk about different exotic foods, cry and complain about a late shopping when during occasions, X-max and New Year.  

·       You never have/will think about how, when and where to get your food, your shoes, your wears

·       You dislike your teacher because he/she punishes you for wrong doing and like him for giving you chocolates.

·       You report whatever you do, someone do to you, something someone do to other you see and no secret except the lies that you think you tell.

·        You don’t actually choose where you sleep but where the sleep arrest you, on the floor, on the couch, on mum or dad’s lap or in front of the television and you wake up on your bed.

·       You fight someone today and you say sorry tomorrow just to play together in their apartment.

·       You insist on watching tom & jerry while the whole family is watching something else and your father granted your wish, your elderly one’s got angry and call you names while you laugh at them.

…And many instances like that.

But as a grown man from being single to the stage of marriage, either you are rich or poor it is you lose health to get wealth and you lose wealth to get health.

As a student: (Single)

·       You think of attending classes

·       Assignment and tests

·       You don’t want to waste your parent money

·       You want the best grade

·       You want to fly high among colleagues, social networks and clubbing

·       Personal, friends, lecturers and school problems

·       You want to be count among and serve in the NYSC service

·       Struggling to gain employment.

As a worker: (Single)

·       The salary calculation and spending evaluation

·       The humiliation of the senior worker

·       Sex racism, being male. 

·       You want to impress the senior worker and gain the boss trust.

·       You want to put more effort for productivity and your best to developed the company

·       You want promotion and increment of salary and allowances

·       You avoid mistake, fraud and to be fired

·       You even forget to prepare and think of weekend

·       You still have parent, their survival may depend on you

·       You choose the friend, the woman you follow and faced with the pleasure & problems.

·       The engagement & marriage.

As a family: (Married)

·       You have wife/husband and children then your burden multiply to three

·       Even if you are stinkingly rich you must carry the burden of survival of your family

·       Your family will be your utmost priority and other compulsory and necessary priority.

·       You think and reason all the time, how am I going to make my work, my family and my future at all time.

·       What you want to make your children

·       You want to be a good man better husband best father and even perfect grandfather with limited resting time.

·       To protect your image, reputation and legacy and to avoid slanders/ blackmailing

·       You want a good and smooth relationship with people to increase your level respect among men.

·       You will have available at all time your knowledge, wisdom and most of all knowledge of judging to avoid brake home, hatred of children and dismantle of business.

·       Home and office responsibilities, society and religion responsibilities and personal responsibilities.

·       You reserve warranted situation for unwarranted situation

·       Scarcity, government policies, House bill, electricity bill, waste bill, water bill, hmmmm….

·       Many hindrance, challenges and obstacle… oh my God.

In view of the foregoing, though the stages are step at a time but to my sense of humor it really makes us grow old quickly and it sent some on an unreturned journey. But no matter how smart or expect you are, this is all we want that kills us and we cannot run away from it, that is nature. Thinking of this make me wish I never grow.

As I grow gradually I have priority, I have reason to cry and reason to laugh but as a small boy no priority, no reason to cry because when I cried I will be begged and pamper, and no reason to laugh because when I laugh other will join me.

To grow is Natural and nothing anyone can do about that than to wish.