​Today is one of those days that our class has ‘bounced’ because our lecturer is sick and so am just chilling at home, because sadly its Monday and the weekend hangovers have taken over. I decide to watch the TV and K24 Alfajiri is on. What attracts me is not the talk actually but the host (Amina Abdi), though I end up listening to the talk

They have a talk about Life Crisis so in my quest to look at Amina I end up following the talk, since now it seems the camera operator has decided to focus on the interviewees more than the host. They focus more on Mid Life and Quarter Life Crisis, but I think there is also Teenage Life Crisis. Life Crisis *in my own words* is the feeling of dissatisfaction that at your age you have not yet accomplished what you thought you will have accomplished by that age. An example would be when you make a long-term goal that by 30 years you will be a billionaire but when you actually reach 30 years, you are not even closer to being a millionaire, let alone a billionaire.

My reflection takes me back to after high school. So after school most of my friends would Turn Up for events almost every week. I went to some of them but after sometime I didn’t have the financial ability to . I don’t know how my friends had constant supply but their turning up wasn’t ceasing. It seemed like this was the ideal life at that time.

 

 

I resulted into very many ideas to earn money for these events, including getting a job but then wasting most of the salary on it. This included also buying a lot of clothes and shoes so that I could fit in. Clearly, my life crisis at that time was as a result of peer pressure. Since everyone was going out every weekend, wearing the most trendy clothes and I felt like at 18 years I should do the same and if not then I am not living life.

Let’s Dive in

Teenage Life Crisis is caused by so many things among them Peer Pressure. Maybe when you see your age mates on Snapchat with a caption like ‘Living the life of Pablo’ or maybe ‘Now picture me balling’ and you are just there hustling, the Pressure from our parents (often times when our parents tell us to emulate a neighbor’s child who is successful and is the same age as us). It may also be that each of your friends has a girlfriend while you are still there single.

All these and much more would cause life crisis but one thing will always remain, If Your Blessings were meant for you they will always find their way to you. No matter how long it may take to get money or maybe a car, job, spouse etc, at the right time God will provide. The best solution would be maybe to ‘Do You’, which means that you should do your own things that will make you successful. Do not copy what others are doing besides you are not the Brand Ambassador of their lives that you are going to advertise what they are doing.

Some words were said that your friends may be millionaires at 20 and die at 40 yet you may be a millionaire at 30 and die at 70. Just wait for God’s timing because it’s always the best. Do your best and let God do the rest

Till my next piece,

Peace