Her Life

Her Life

"Life has been so cruel to me", a child mumbled.

"Life hasn't been fair to me either", another child sitting close by retorted.

"What do you mean by 'Life has been so cruel to me?' her teacher asked!

It was a beautiful Wednesday morning, the sun was shining so bright, and the days' activity had begun as usual.

The students had gathered for their morning devotion at the school chapel. They were singing, clapping and rejoicing for seeing another day, after which, prayers were said by the students. The students were dispersed to their various classes after the announcement that was given by the principal.

Wednesday has always been one of the most interesting and exciting days for most of the students in Mrs Anita's class. This is because, on such days, she creates a platform where her students are allowed to talk about themselves, tell their stories, express their aspirations and dreams, and engage in other exercises that adds positively to them.

She usually anticipates this day, because it creates an opportunity to connect with the students, which are mostly Teenagers, knowing how crucial this phase of life is. This exercise has had a lot of positive impact on her students, and this has been the norm for some time now. She enjoys doing that.

While some students relish this moment, some shy away from it, while some consider it a burden. Some will even say humorously, "I just want to enjoy life", without any clear understanding of how that will happen.

Of course, they will enjoy life, after all, life is meant to be enjoyed.

It was during one of such moments that she heard this young child utter those words. Mrs Anita has always attributed this child's inability to talk about herself to shyness, but that day, she realized how wrong she was. There was something more to it than she knew.

Her attention was drawn to this young child after those words, "Life has been so cruel to me" was uttered.

Her story was a very pathetic and teary one, ranging from a broken home to being maltreated, and verbally abused at different times, and in different places at a very tender age. Her case painted a clear picture of a child with a battered "Self Image", with little or no hope for a better future, let alone a better life.

She was gradually sinking into depression, and tilting to the other side of life, which will do her no good, but bring her more pains and hurts. Going that way will eventually hinder her advancement in life, or even destroy her life and glorious destiny. A lot was said and done to her, which she is yet to release from her mind, so she can face the years ahead.

There are so many of them in her shoes, Mrs Anita realized. So she became more deliberate in engaging and talking to them during this life touching exercise.

This seems to be the story of a Teenage Child struggling with "Self Image".

Self Image can be destroyed in different ways, and sometimes, it's done unconsciously.

To every Teenage Child out there struggling to put up a good "Self Image", you need to understand that almost everyone has a story to tell. We've all been through one thing or the other in life, you are not the first, neither will you be the last.

Now hear this...

You probably didn't have any control over what happened to you, or what you experienced. Probably, you weren't even responsible for whatever happened. Of course, there was no way you could, you were too young for that. But here you are today, still struggling with the effect of that experience.

That experience has probably caged your mind and it is affecting you mentally, thereby influencing your life negatively. Please you don't have to continue this way. You can rise above that experience and live a fulfilled life.

You can take hold of your life now, and be free from that stronghold trying to draw you back. It's an Attitude. You can build it, and live it, but the decision is yours to make. Take responsibility for your life now. Don't live with that disfigured, injured and shattered Self Image. You have a bright future, a glorious and enviable one.

Society is already saturated with such people, don't be one of them, don't add up to the number.

While passing through this phase of life(The Teenage Years), one thing you should desire is to rise above "Low Self Esteem" and build a good "SELF IMAGE". It has nothing to do with status or your background, it's all about your state of mind. It's a Mental Attitude. So take charge of your mind, and tune it the right way.

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