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I know you
Yes, YOU!
You have been through more pains than joy
Life has been unfair to you
You failed where others succeeded
You have questioned God
You have questioned the reason for your existence
If questions yielded breakthroughs,
You’d have become the most accomplished human
You have reasoned suicide
You have tried to take your life
But like every other of your endeavors,
You failed woefully
You have been jeered at many times
In fact, you have got used to the jibes
You have tried so hard to be different, to be great

But…but, still, yet….
Now, you have resorted to ‘fate’
Your fate
For sure you know that all humans are equally humans
But you also know that some are more human than others
And you believe that you fall into the ‘others’ group
This, you believe is your fate
You quit trying!
But why not? Why keep trying only to fail?
You have decided
You will exist henceforth and quit striving to live
The gift of life is not for everyone that breathes

But hey!
You know you are beautiful/ handsome
You know you are hard working
You know you have been blessed with wisdom like a god/goddess
You know the day you quit trying is the day you die
You know you can’t afford to die while you still have breath
You know you have had your failures but you still can’t afford to be a failure
You know…
You know it too well that you cannot take your life
You can’t bear to die without fulfilling at least one of your dreams

I know you
Because I was once like you
But I quit!
You can do this
Yes, you can decide to live as long as you have breath
Choose to be successful
Choose to be different
Choose to make impact
Choose for your voice to be heard even long after you’re gone
Do not ever give up on yourself ever again
You know why?
Coz God has not given up on you and never will
Yes, GOD
You might have lost your faith in Him
But still, only in Him can you find true joy, comfort and fulfillment
Renew your faith in Him.

I know you
Yes, YOU
I believe in you
Believe also in yourself
You can make it
You will make it.


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