MY MISTAKES, YOUR LESSONS

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Brian was on his bed thinking about the death of his father, he had a lot of questions he would love to ask because he does not know how to steer the ship of his life or how to navigate the world called earth.

He was not bothered about mistakes because he does not know what they meant; young, energetic, curious, restless but the death of his father made those characters disappeared and soon he was fast asleep but not long he found himself on a road in the dreamland where no one is and as curious as he his, he began calling on people if anyone could hear him but before he knew it, he saw his father walking down the road towards him.

It was such an eternal moment for him where he does not want to part ways anymore with his father that made the world a better place for him. Father!!! in a joyous tone he shouted and you could see the smile on his father's face as his gap teeth were revealed while smiling.

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The reunion soon came to an end as the father began a discussion with him on the mistakes he had made and how he needs to draw out lessons from them if he does not want to end the way he ended.

In the realm of dream the walk with his father was seen as a long walk but according to the time of life, it is just few minutes
So he began…

So the father began, I never knew there is something called time; a currency every human uses to transact because I only lived my life the way I feel, think, etc you need to be aware that “time reveals and not tell” and that is why it is said “not how far but how well”.

According to the rule of life, whatever wastes your time, has wasted your life; a lot of the things I did in my youthful days are the things I ever regretted, many activities, people I was with, places I went that made me to spend my currency uncontrollable and made me bankrupt of time which is the reason I found myself here and I wish I had someone to advise me about the importance of spending my time wisely, maybe by now I would have made the right choice and still remain with you.

When I was young like you, I never knew one could possibly plan his life based on what he intends to achieve but just so you know, “a man without a plan is a man that has planned to fail unconsciously.”

My leader of tomorrow, I regretted my actions because one of my planless journey which brought about your pregnancy that changed the direction of my life. I had to drop out of school, engaged in social vices, do everything so as to survive and raise you but it saddens my heart I am broke of time which will never allow me to get the dividends of my sacrifices on you and there is no way I could walk you through the journey of time so that you wont end up where I ended and that is the reason I am here to quickly enlighten you about the currency of time and plan.

You need to go back to time, spend it wisely and come up with plan(s) which in turn will make me proud of you where I am.

While Brian tries not to leave his father through a hug, he woke up and he became conscious that the coaching session he had with his father all happened in the dream but painfully, he went the way of his father, never followed the instructions and ended up bankrupt of time.



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Losing ones father can be disheartening and Brian will definitely always miss his old man. His father's lecture in the dream was something Brian needed for him to navigate through life and he will never forget those lessons...

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Quite unfortunate that brian had the opportunity to see his late father and learn from his mistakes but still choose to follow the wrong path. One in a life time privilege for him to learn how to manage his time but he decided it wasn't worth a try. A great lesson indeed.

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What a beautiful piece. There’s not greater gift than having people is our lives who has carefully shown us the path they once followed and the cost of each choice they made. Brian is lucky to have such a moment. #dreamerforlife

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Yes, he sure did but I wish he never had the opportunity so that he will be justified he had no one to help him and that was the reason he ended up that way. Even so he had it, he still ended up where the opportunity never wanted him to end.

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It's really a pity that Brian didn't learn from his father's mistakes and still ended up same way like him.

We see time and believe that we have enough of it but I tell you, there's no time so it's important for one to always maximize the time he has.

#dreemerforlife

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I hope you know it is easy to say he ended up the way his father ended but I hope we are not going the way of our parents too even when we know the mistakes they made.

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Sometimes people tells us their experiences and mistakes in order for us to learn from them. It's sad that Brian chose to ignore and still led a bitter life.

#dreemerforlife

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The words from Brian's father were detailed enough to put him on the right path. He missed a golden chance of avoiding the mistake of his father. It is painful that he ended bankrupt of time.

#dreemerforlife

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My heart aches everytime I remember Brian.

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Time waits for no man. You have to make the most of it when you have the chance.

I'm glad he was able to warn his son to prevent him from ending up the same way he did.

#dreemerforlife

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But the warning did not yield the needed result.

That is why I am pained that Brian made his father's effort unproductive.

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Brain was lucky enough to have his father come back to lecture and give him instructions on what not to do in live, yet Brain deviated from the instructions.

I feel bad for him sha, because he had the chance to live right but he didn't make good use of it

Time indeed waits for no one and every time spent cannot be replaced so it is better to spend each seconds of our time wisely...

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Yeah, you are right.

thank you for reading.

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