ᴀ ʀᴏʟᴇ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏɴᴇ & ᴛᴏ ᴀʟʟ.
I grew up having no role models and it never really brothered me in anyway. It is like no one is following the path I have chosen, moreover I have never been the type to follow the path that is familiar to everyone. I prefer crafting my own path and see how it goes, well it is definitely not the kind of thing I would advise anyone to do because walking a path no one has ever walked means facing challenges no one has ever faced, this is what I have learnt on the path.
Having no role model means I never considered myself to be one, I just do my thing and hope for the best. I believe the best thing I can do for myself is to be sincere to myself. Eventually I realized that the more I grew in different aspects of life, the more I come across people who admire the steps I have taken to become whatever I'm. I guess to such people, I might be considered a role model to them but the most ironic thing about me is that there are a lot of sides to me.
There is a reason why I'm called Mr multipurpose because there are a lot of things I'm into. Which means no one can know everything about me or everything I'm into, you will just have to choose which side about me you admire. Which is what I would advise people to do, it is better to learn the part you admire about a person instead of trying to be like them because we are humans and our level of endurance differs.
So yeah, at this stage I'm, I can definitely be a role model to others but the things about this is that, you can't choose who will choose you as a role model, it just happens and there is nothing you can do about it. People just develop the need and intention to do so without consulting who ever they have chosen as role model. Which means you as a person might not see anything fascinating about yourself, meanwhile there is someone somewhere who admires your every step and desire to be like you.
It is not about the stage you get to in life only, it might be the way you handle things or emotional intelligence. It could be anything at all because while you think you have nothing to be admired, wait until you meet your admiral. If I were approached by someone and I was asked to be a mentor, would I accept? why not? As long as I'm in the position of teaching whoever it is something of value, I don't mind. I believe in we rise by helping others, I would do whatever I have to offer can help the person no matter how little it is, I will definitely be inclined to do so.
Some might think it is too much of a responsibility, truly it is. It can be overwhelming sometimes, having to teach someone things, being responsible for the person, it is not an easy task. But as long as it is considered your sacred duty for humanity, someone also mentored you, why can't you pass that knowledge to others to the best of your capabilities? You might think you don't know anything but if that were the case, the person would have never approached me or you, they must have saw something.
This write-up was inspired by weekly featured content titled A role model in hive learners community.
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