Behind the Scenes

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It's funny how we see things from the surface and assume certain things about people's lives. I have not been an exception. I see certain people and assume that their lives are the best, sometimes I go as far as wishing to have something they have, it may be that fancy collection of clothes or phone or something else but like they say, "all that glitters is not gold".


Pexel

I have always known the fact that all that glitters is not gold but I got to hear a story that really proved that fact.

So there's this man who is filthy rich and has a respectable personality. He always has a constant scowl on his face. Many people fear him because he's always strict and he's in a very high position in the court of law.

Apparently, he has three children, two boys and one girl. The girl is the last child and also the golden child. I see the children and feel that they're all living life the best way they could not knowing that it's just the golden child that is taking all the love and care.

His second son is not mentally okay which leaves it with the first son and the only daughter. He sent his first son to an army school and the boy couldn't take the training and the pain that comes with it and so the son decided to drop out. His father was not happy with that decision and as such, he tagged his son a failure.

Every little thing the boy does annoys him. He doesn't allow the boy to have any friends. He just hates that sight of the boy but when it comes to his daughter, she's a princess in his eyes and as such, he treats her as one.

The love for the daughter grew even more when she got into college and started studying law which is his specialty.

On many occasions, the first son had been sent packing from the house and the last time such an incident occurred, he threatened that he'd publicly denounce the boy, which won't be stressful in any way because he has the power.

This boy is a nineteen years old guy who is still very tender. If he never mentioned his story, no one would have suspected because he always has a smile on his face.

The highlight of this whole story is the fact that the father is also a very high priest in the church they attend. Hypocrisy at its peak.

Pexel

Some people could day that the father wants what's best for him and is trying to train him from a tender age. I thought so too but this training is really out of hand. It has gone to the extreme and that could leave the boy with suicidal thoughts, "afterall his parents don't care for him" he would assume.

You may not have so much money or so much fame and power but be really content with the love you have. At least you get love and care from your parents and that's enough for you. Always have it in mind that life is not a bed of roses and definitely all that glitters isn't gold, beware and be safe.

With love, wongi 😊



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Damn, many parents can really be monsters.

Well, when it comes to envying people, wanting what they have and wishing for it is not illogical if all you want is the thing you're seeing rather than their whole lives. For example if you see a man with a rolls Royce and you wish for that rolls Royce rather than wishing you were the man😅

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That's right. We all have our different views as to what we want but the funny part is that when you eventually get it, you'd yawn for more. Humans needs are really insatiable.

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There will always be those more fortunate and less fortunate than yourself personally. We should as Max Ehrmann said, simply drive to be happy in ourselves. This is really sad that parents can behave like this. They should seek to really get to know and understand their children and then seek to support them in the best way possible but ...nobody knows what goes on behind the closed doors of everyone else. Everyone is struggling with their own heartaches and struggles. All we can do is be there to provide support and kindness, and stand up for those who need it when it warrants it.

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It really saddens me to know that parents could act in such ways. All children are supposed to get equal and fair share of love, but in many cases, it's always a different case.

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