The People That Love Us The Most

Hey Friends, welcome back to my blog🥰🤗 kindly join me in today's post, while I talk about the people I think love us the most.

We have been told too often that if someone truly loves us, they will take us the way we are but what they don't tell us often enough is that just because someone takes us for who we are because of their love for us does not mean they will not push us to become a better version of ourselves.

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If I love you, why would I want to accept less from you when I know you can offer more? I used to tell my siblings and friends that because I pushed them hard, I kick their ass and want more from them only means I care about them, I know they can be more, and I will make sure they realize it. Because I see them more than they see themselves sometimes, I have to push them until they see themselves as they should.

Yes, I may take you for who you are but that doesn't mean I will not push you hard enough to be more, and that is one of the best ways I know how to show I care.

The people that I cherish most in my life are those who push me hard, they will never shy away from telling me my nonsense and demands that I do better. Those are the type of people I will try hard to keep in my life, and want to be associated with. They will make me better because they will never take less from me.

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During my early days in primary school, once I returned from school and my dad came back from work, he would tell me to pick up my English textbook to read even if I hated it. Sometimes, tears will be dropping down my cheeks because it was hard for me to read back then, and I hated that I had to read that textbook every single day.

Why can't Dad just allow me to go outside and play like others at my age? Does he even love me? I would beg him to allow me to go and play but he would refuse, sometimes I would cry and frown in my face but that would not stop him from insisting I read the next day.

And one day I started enjoying reading and I was very proud of myself. I no longer waited for Dad to come back from work before I would pick up my textbook and read it joyfully. And at the top of my voice for anyone who cares to listen to know how great I become.

My grades in school began to get better. My teachers were surprised at such a great improvement in my academics and they always commend me for it.

At first, I thought maybe Dad hated me and didn't want me to play whenever I wanted to but that thought only lasted for a little while before I realized that he was one of the people who loved me most in the whole world and would always want the best for me. Up till now, in his ways, he still kicks my ass and pushes me hard to do better.

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A lot of times we feel attacked when the people in our lives try to push us hard so that we can become better people. We let our ignorance of their genius intentions for us or emotions get in the way but if we accept their criticism as far as it is constructive, we can become a better version of ourselves.

I'm at that point in my life where I have learned to cherish those people in my life who will not accept less from me when they know I can be more.

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They are my great motivation, my shining light, my pointer in the right direction, and my guide. They are not afraid to call out my bullshit, they will push me hard just because they want me to be better and they will not rest until I get the message. And those are the people that love me the most.