Letter To A Teenage Me

Dear teenage me,

The number thirteen sounds great- always what you’ve wanted. Now, that teacher that only watches to fish you out of the teenage class will no longer be able to fish you out. And besides, you are a big girl now- a teenager!

Now that you are a teenager, what do you expect? Finishing school is a large part of it, as well as entering university. That means you have to pass your WAEC, and your JAMB; so, studying hard would be a part of your plan. What else again? Bet you do not know. Life should follow the chronological order whereby after school, you enter the university, after which you get a job and then get married! That is how you plan it right? Now let me begin to roll in the shocker for you:

You will finish secondary school, just as desired, but then, you would not enter the university immediately as planned! You would have to wait a while at home, while some of your mates are already headed to the university. Do not envy them, for one day, and very soon, you will find yourself in your dream school, but then studying an entirely different course. That is not the shocker. Here is-

In school, you will meet so many people (just like you did when you went to a Federal Government School back then), but then, this time around, you will not only meet girls, you will meet boys too (or should we call them men? because they are found in the university). Some of them will be old enough to be your senior brothers. But then- what about them? That would be story for another day.

This phase of your life would be a trying phase. You will start getting to know your true self, and at that- sometimes you will like what you see, a few other times, you may not. But through it all, know that you are loved by your Maker, as well as cherished by Him. Let all that matter to you be the bigger picture of who you want to be in 10-15years’ time, and know that you are enough.

Before I stop (because I have so many things to say), I would like to tell you something very vital- Socialize(!!!). Of course you know I’m not telling you to drink or go to clubs as it were, but mix with your classmates! Don’t just keep to yourself or make your journey triangular (or worse still- linear)! Try to meet more people (but then, be as natural and genuine as possible) when meeting them. Put pride aside. Yes, I know you will be great in life too, and you probably feel you do not need anyone, but the stark truth is that you need people! All those big dreams of yours will never come to pass on their own; you would need burden bearers, as well as helpers of destiny. And just as you would need people, you have to make yourself available to people too, because they would need you too.

Ayo- one of your classmates would later become a Personal Assistant to a governor, and he would help open a lot of doors for you. You too would help Paloma (the girl that always seems to know every subject in class) with a couple of favours too. You see?- What goes around surely comes around. How about your masters abroad? And your PhD too? Will tell you all that much later, and the experiences you would have there. But for now, it’s enough speaking. Be good. And patient too, ok?. Talk to you much later. Perhaps then we shall talk about beauty and peer pressure then.

*WAEC- West African Examination Council

*JAMB- Joint Admission Matriculation Board

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