I turn 25 on Sunday, the 3rd of March, 2024.
Someone I looked up to recently told me I was getting to middle age. That felt so wrong that I blurted out; NOOOOO, I am only 24 and not even 25 yet!
That aged well lol
When I was younger, I say younger because I am a little older now. Anyway, when I was younger, my entire life accomplishment was to be a graduate and drive a car. The first felt like a tricky thing because, well, I didn't know my parents were going to afford to train me through school, and the second was even more challenging because like my dad will say, "Ask yourself what do I do that will help me to train a family."
It's 1:44 AM, and I am writing this. I'm unsure of the complete words or sentences, but I only know one thing: I've achieved most of my childhood dreams. The thing about dreams as children is that we see them as just dreams. However, dreams can also be a push in the right direction and, even more, the best thing to look forward to as one goes around the sun and tags it age.
I just told my friend Dumebi that I am not sure what I feel about my birthday this year because I never expected I would get to 25. If you know me, you'd understand, as morbid as that sounds. It's been a lot growing up, and now I am almost 25, and every day I ask myself, "Is this adulthood? Is this it?".
I won't be talking about any achievements, shortcomings, or uncertainties I may have done, currently battling with, or even figuring out; this is a text for those whose dreams were "to be" and "to try."
Ultimately, this is all I've done in all 25 years; I've tried to improve career-wise, mentally, and socio-economically. Of course, to so many people, I will always be the skinny, dark kid coming from a tiny corner in Aba, and to others, it will be something different.
But one thing I am and will not change is Fortune Ikechi, the one who tried; this is 25, and I am just getting started.
Cogito, ergo sum. (I think therefore I am).
PS: this was meant to be longer; however, I'd drop this advice that seems to work for me and, well, everyone — it's Greek "να είσαι καλύτερος άνθρωπος από τον πατέρα σου" or in English, "be a better man than your father."
It's 2:16 AM now and another hour, and I'd hit the sheets.
