Dear Big Man,
How are you doing? What’s up with you? Are you fine in all the aspects of your life? I believe by now you must have been with one beautiful lady. Right? How grown you must have become!
I know you must be feeling like asking me the above questions too. Yes, I am doing fine at least I am alive 😅. Things are not quite easy but we will definitely pull through it. So as to have a better future than that where I am now. Right now, I would say I am still trying to find my ground in this little but vast world of opportunities. That does not mean I am that confused but really it is still in the making of trying different things out to see the one that suites the most. Infact, at times, I get jealous by those around me who have found their niche and are gracefully digging the deep in them. I wish I had that too. But soon, my dear self, soon!
I am trying as much as possible to learn a lot from both my experiences and largely, that of others. You know, so that I won’t repeat same. But you know what. At times you’ve got to stop thinking at times and just act. I mean instead of accumulating knowledge alone, apply them to your day to day activities. I know you want a smooth ride but that does not mean bumpy roads do not exist. That is not the end of the world, it is the time to put forth what you claimed you have learned along the line of life. And you do it brilliantly.
By the time, you’d be reading this, you must have finished your undergrads, of course. And with what I envisaged, you would either be working or doing your Masters’ degree in the overseas. For the later, that is why I have been shadowing scholarship opportunities and their platforms so that when the time comes it would not be a rocky journey through it.
Also, I am trying to increase the rate at which I relate with people than before, so as to increase my network. As they say, your network is your network. Who knows who hold a paramount signature to the contract you should be awarded? It could be someone on your network.
I also believe by now you know better to differentiate friends from FRIENDS. Not everyone is your friend and tht does not mean they are your enemy either. Its just that some are preferred to be left tagged as coursemates, work mates etc. Friendship is deeper than mere frivolities! When you have those who are your FRIENDS, try everything in your power never to left them go because I know it will take a great deal for both of you allow them in your inner circle.
Furthermore, in the aspect of finances, I am learning and there are tons of things left too. But I am not slowing down. This is because by the time you are reading this, you should be independent enough to make your own finance and decisions without any external input or coarse. Being wise, financially, is the goal. This is not tantamount to you being stingy, No, out of it. Do your thing - free-giving, tithe, offering etc. Offer help(s) when you know you can afford it. Because you have just one life to live and enjoy it to the fullest, not alone but with those around you.
Now, I believe you must be into a dear lady now, officially. Yes, don’t me like me – I am single to stupor here escaping anything that may entangle me to love, for now though. I am for myself for now. Even if you are not yet into a babe, pls do well to shine your eyes well both the physical and spiritual one cos its gonna be a life long commitment. Remember the lessons you have learned from marriage and relationship seminars you have attended. Although, I know that there are still many things you may not know until you are in neck-deep. But God gat you!
Lastly, I know you are a man of timbre and calibre who wants to have as many things as possible done within a short while. But I exhort you don’t put all your firewood into the fire at once i.e don’t multitask for everything. I know you and you know me. Try to do one thing majorly at a time.
Overall, keep being you, man! You are Temidayo, an Eagle who soars above odds.
Yours Lovingly,
5-year-younger Self.
