I grew up to see that as I played my pranks in school as a pupil,
the authorities would go for my parents. It was a case of my parents answering
for my sins which obviously they didn't commit. But as I grew much older and
became more responsible for my actions, I realized that it wasn't much about my
parents anymore and it was becoming more about me. I could remember back in
secondary school, there was this notorious boy known for his many pranks, on
one of the many occasions where his father was called to school to answer for
the boy's sins, we all heard the father scolding Ralph, for that was his name
saying "why do you keep dragging my name to the mud?"Every young man or woman will get to a point in his or her life when he or she will begin to make a name for his or herself. Your father's name will no longer be dragged into your own mess. This is a sense of responsibility the young people of today should uphold.
The question I ask is this: when will you make it your name? With the way young people today count their words to be nothing and thinking that there is a father out there to always bail them out or like Ralph still thinking it’s his father's name being dragged to the mud, by the time our father’s kick the bucket we will realize its then too late.
As young people, our names can open doors today just like our father's opened when we were younger. Our reputation can be an asset. Your name can go to the bank and come back with a facility. Our women can look up to our men for their words.
It comes by holding to the virtues we saw in the names of our fathers, having integrity. When you borrow money or any other thing you strive to pay back. There are little habits in which if we practice daily, we can establish a trustworthy name.
In my next blog you will be having "21 DAYS TO A GREAT NAME"
Know this my young man and woman: your name can stand as an asset. Have a great life ahead of you!
