I am a 24 year old male, most people see me wearing dress clothes everyday but it wasn't always like that. I was born in Ibague, Colombia on Aug 19, 1992. At the time, the drug war against Pablo and the cali cartel had just finished its thrive. As growing up my family struggle a lot to put food on the table, I remember times when I was 8 years old and I was thinking of different ways to help my parents provide food for my siblings. Now I live in the western world and is funny when people say "the struggle is real" in reality people don't know what the struggle really is. As I got older I realized I wanted freedom, freedom from the real struggle that is called life. After hard work and persistent my mother was able to succeed and migrates us to Canada. Adapting to learning a new culture was actually harder than learning English. As a Spanish kid, we are use to be more touchy to people than Canadian culture. This became a big struggle as a grew up to be able to connect with people however I was lucky to find great friends in high school. Ive noticed everyday how much people cap themselves, they don't attempt to challenge themselves and just accept defeat. We take so many things for granted and don't privilege simple things like the fresh air we inhale, I am no better. I go on a about my day and don't appreciate the fact to have a car, roof over my head or simply the fact to have food everyday to eat.
While writing this article I realize how lucky I am to be here compared to the life I could of had. I want people to realize how short life is. This doesn't mean or gives you the right to go out every weekend and get lit up at the club and max out your credit card. When I say life is short it is, so try what scares you. Save for your future family take a change. This perhaps is not your typical article or blog that you read, but in reality the truth hurts, the truth about how humans being have stopped to becoming humans and getting a call is actually the worst thing that can happen in your day. Perhaps I am the crazy one but I remember when you knock on your crushed door to take a her out on a date, now a days you just text her. We have to change to become better parents and neighbours, we need to think in unity instead of bullying and judging everyone by what they do wrong.
Take life by the balls and don't let people tell you what you can or can't do. Invest in your self and become the best person you can be. Be the person that people remember the good you did and not the wrong things you did. For people who are older and are reading this, don't feel ashamed of what you haven't done and start doing it. you may ask what if I fail? LEARN FROM IT AND MOVE ON keep on striving keep on improving. By the time you're 82 years old on your death bed do you want to think about all the things you didn't do? or perhaps look back and say "wow" I truly took advantage of my life and live it to the fullest.
Stay humble my friends!