Pressure Kills

Let me give us this sincere counsel...

Don't let pressure lead you to your early grave

I heard the story of a young lad who got tangled in a hookline he wasn't supposed to go into. For the purpose of this article I'll call him Dee.

Dee was a highly spirited young man, he was the first born and only male child of his parents, he also has a sister.

The parents struggled so much to ensure that they had the best of education, before time, he gained admission into the University and after a year the sister also left for school.

Dee got to school and for pressure of being called a loner, he decided to join the big boy squad.

They told him he needs to follow them to a place for initiation. On getting there, he was given a concoction to drink.

After drinking it he was told he needs to fulfill the mandate of the group.

What is this mandate?

He has to sleep with is mum.

Dee was sad, he had no where to run to because he had been warned. If he doesn't do it, then he'd be killed.

He went home, did what he was asked to do, after which he ran away and never returned home.

The mother thinking she couldn't cope with the shameful act of her son, committed suicide. On hearing that his mother was dead, he also killed himself by taking poison.

Now the question is this:

What was his gain?

He allowed peer pressure to push him into what he ought not to do.

Don't let your age put pressure on you to get into a relationship.

Don't let pressure push you into doing what you don't want to do.

Don't let pressure of when will I be big push you into joining bad gangs.

Don't get into marriage because you want to satisfy the craving of your sexual organs. Desire marriage because you want to build a destiny and life.

Pandemics are very scary, and no one wants to experience it come what may.

In between the COVID-19 pandemic, many people were trying to figure out ways to adjust to life without being affected by the virus, as well as coping with increased levels of pressure of anxiety and stress.

This pressure leads to fear and panic in most people.

Don't let pressure of not wanting to have the virus expose you to other infections.

Do away with fear, panic and anxiety. Make your mind flexible enough to adapt with whatever comes your way.

Pressure kills and destroys totally.

Beware.