When You're Going Out Tell Someone

Hello everyone. How are you all doing? I hope your week has been fun and fulfilling. Today I didn't even know what to write about as nothing readily came to my mind but as I was scrolling through the chats of a WhatsApp group I am on I got an idea of what to write.

A friend of mine who doesn't reside in my city said that he was going out to go and meet someone on the other side of town. He has only spent close to a year in my city and does not know everywhere. So he asked for directions to his destination on the group chat.

We gave him directions but then started to wonder what exactly he was going to do there. He doesn't really know anyone so why is he then going out. We asked him and he said someone sent him transport fare to come and see him. We said okay and told him to be safe out there particularly in the place where he was going too.

One of us said that he is not a child so there was no need for us to be bothering ourselves. Nonetheless we told him to be careful out there. That the society is getting really dangerous and we have to be careful about the places we go to especially if you are not familiar with it. Also if you are meeting a stranger for the first time just like my friend here you have to be extra cautious as you do not know the kind of person he or she maybe.

Thankfully, he came back safely and even said it was an interesting journey. That the guy he went to meet was a pretty cool and chill guy. He was lucky as that isn't always the case. Some have been very unfortunate.

Some people have been killed, kidnapped or gotten missing all in the name of going out. Maybe they went to meet a stranger who didn't have good intentions towards them and as such did them harm or maybe an unfortunate incident happened on their way. Whichever one it is not good.

The society is increasingly become dangerous. Things are getting out of hand especially in my country. People are turning to crime as a source of livelihood and this calls for great concern. The hardship is much especially on the youth who is expected to have gotten everything figured out at such a young age. That is why most of this criminals are youths and teenagers. The pressure applied on them causes them to turn to a life of crime. When this happens they become a problem to the society and causes it to be unsafe.

This is why I tell people that whenever you're going out you should at least tell one person where you are going to. It is for your safety and the mental wellbeing of the person you're telling. Today's title is more of an instruction. We should endeavor to not only think of ourselves but also of our loved ones. The decision we make also affects them.

So with the way things are going we should be more vigilant and careful because there are a lot of bad and evil people out there. Be careful about the places we go to and the people we associate with. Our safety is paramount.