Don't Make Me Another Version Of You

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One thing I noticed about our African parents is that they try to make you act like them. They expect you to hate who they hate and like who they like with their self based ideas. The simple fact that they're older than you makes them trust their judgment in everything and expect you to follow their footprints even at your inconvenience. No, they're not trying to make you wise, they're only trying to make you another version of themselves, and soon you start to become them and this trail of hatred for someone is passed down to you without a prior knowledge of its Origin

They're always quick to make suggestions and sometimes enforce it on one logically. Do this, do that, don't be a fool, take this step, call that man and tell him so and so, remember the family you come from, don't go out with this, don't do this, etc. Are ways they employ their ideas and ensure one goes with their suggestions. This is how histories of hatred are passed down and soon it becomes a tradition and gradually it becomes the new normal among people. The dangerous side of it is that the world keeps having a replica of one version of a person spread across the hearts of people.

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Don't make me another version of you. We can't be the same, therefore, I may not like what you like or hate that which you hate. If I'm recruited to hate another because of your perspective about him, then, my freedom to make decisions is somehow denied. I want to be me, I want to be able to make my own choices, I want to have a reason why I am who I am and not because I was created to be that way from someone's idea.

Histories need to be erased, this is a new era, a new generation, a better revolution. A new history needs to be written and not the recalling of old histories that only promote hatred and conflict. We ought to start on a new slate and rewrite a beautiful history where unity and peace is promoted. The old is the old, unfortunately, people have bought the idea that evil follows blood, and once one is wicked, it goes around his generation. But I may not know better, I am just a man of little knowledge, just penning down my desire for a happier world.



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You are right about that. However, in my believe once a child is of decision making age he/she should be allowed to make decisions. Choose style of cloth choose religion among others.

At the same time whatever decisions they are making they need to be guided in order not to lose it.

Thanks for sharing

Cheers 🍻

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You're Right, children should be allowed to make their own decisions and not persuaded to do their bidding once they've reached a certain age

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