What do we call maturity and independence?
In a bid to attain a mindset of Independence, so many people have actually come to a state of severe harm than attaining any good.
A girl is told that a good test of maturity is being able to endure....it's called forbearance. So she is in an abusive relationship or marriage. Walking around with her black eyes and she is forced to maintain that she is alright and infact married to the best man in the world.
A guy is taught that men don't cry. So in all their struggles and questions, they make efforts to man up. The way of life is to drown the whole thing with sex and alcohol.
How has this culture left our society?
Victims every where. Lately, rapists have been the matter on ground; consider the young man who subdued the girl and amidst her pleas for help still goes ahead to plunge into her. Believe me, that young man was not always like that... how did we get here.
Consider a typical street harlot, hope we know that she was once a virgin...and then one thing led to another and here we are.
It's quite easy to judge, probably because nobody has heard their story.
However, the Bible tells us that there is nothing new under the sun. Yes, we are in the last days, but the paths we walk have been faced by many before us. Some people have gained some knowledge by experience. There is no harm in seeking help.
It's okay to cry out sometimes...instead of locking it up. Biko. It might not be a panacea but at least, it's better than carrying the weights all alone.
Fathers, elders, mentors, come open with your stories. Stop hiding your scars; tell us what you saw on your way up. You never can tell whose deliverance you are holding.
May God continue to help us in Jesus name..
By Igwe Chinaza(blogger cum story teller).
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