Life in Africa is one of the tough experience one can ever come by and it has turned to be a survival of the fittest, hence as a result of that everyone is trying to find means to live in order to make ends meet. From where I grew up, one of the things that could simplify life for you is to enter into family life as early as possible to avoid one engaging in unnecessary spending.
I grew up in a Christian home where we consider family as one of the important ways of making life very simple,that is being religious especially a member of the church congregation. One of the Men(Pastor) of God that came into my life when I was growing up is called Dr.Mensah Otabil of International Central Gospel Church. This is a Pastor whose focus was all on …show more content…
She is a woman who shares a lot of her experience. when she was growing up as a result of her experience, she tried to build a strong unity among us as siblings to work and do things together. She told us some of the challenges she has been through with her younger siblings when both of their parents died when she was eighteen. She had a younger brother who was two years, hence she turned to become, a mother to that younger brother and till today my uncle calls my mother mommy. She never had any education but had to do trading to take care of the younger siblings so they could receive an education. I remember through her narratives she also developed the question “Do you know ?” through some of her advice as children, she used “Do you know ?” as a phrase to tell where my father came from, the type of job he was doing, and what kind of siblings he had. Some of these narratives about my dad gave me a clue of my grandparents and their life experiences I can confidently say some of the things I heard gave me the strength that helped me to be able to stand against stress and every difficulty that I have ever encountered. My experience of what I learned from my parents about family and how I have been able to bring up my family has given me a long history which I have been able to narrate to my children. It has also helped me to set them on a goal and a plan which is helping them
I grew up in a Christian home where we consider family as one of the important ways of making life very simple,that is being religious especially a member of the church congregation. One of the Men(Pastor) of God that came into my life when I was growing up is called Dr.Mensah Otabil of International Central Gospel Church. This is a Pastor whose focus was all on …show more content…
She is a woman who shares a lot of her experience. when she was growing up as a result of her experience, she tried to build a strong unity among us as siblings to work and do things together. She told us some of the challenges she has been through with her younger siblings when both of their parents died when she was eighteen. She had a younger brother who was two years, hence she turned to become, a mother to that younger brother and till today my uncle calls my mother mommy. She never had any education but had to do trading to take care of the younger siblings so they could receive an education. I remember through her narratives she also developed the question “Do you know ?” through some of her advice as children, she used “Do you know ?” as a phrase to tell where my father came from, the type of job he was doing, and what kind of siblings he had. Some of these narratives about my dad gave me a clue of my grandparents and their life experiences I can confidently say some of the things I heard gave me the strength that helped me to be able to stand against stress and every difficulty that I have ever encountered. My experience of what I learned from my parents about family and how I have been able to bring up my family has given me a long history which I have been able to narrate to my children. It has also helped me to set them on a goal and a plan which is helping them