Contest || A promise I made to my mom keeps me going ||

I don’t think I really do understand what the word motivation really means. But what I do know is that it’s something that keeps you going by the day and I’m here to share with you guys something I’ve never done in ages ever since I stopped doing what I used to do.

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I’ve been through difficulties, ups and downs but I’m here with you guys today thanks to God almighty for showing me the way.
I’m here today to send you back in the year 2016 after I completed Shs and I went back home.
I was a fresh looking young guy but unfortunately life took a different path for me after our Shs results where released I was so frustrated that that I shared what I was going through with some of my friends but all they could do was to tell me that they only way I could forget about all that’s going on is if I roll with them by then they where weed smokers and drugs addicts. You know how peer influence works.

We started moving together going to night clubs and party and then within a year after my Shs finally exams that young looking man who had a dream of becoming a computer scientist rather became a professional weed smoker. I never really gave a f about what people thinks about me since what I did gave me happiness until one day I sat in the room and start to think about my self, I started thinking about the promised I made to my mom before she passed away 😔, I told her that I’m going to make her proud by becoming what I’ve always dreamed of becoming.

So I begun to ask my self is that the dream I’m chasing by going to the forest 🌳 everyday to smoke away my fears instead of facing them. Then I spoke to my self that I will have to stop smoking the weed and concentrate. At first it was quite difficult because been an addict is something that only few people can do to stop and ladies and gentlemen I stand here today to tell you that I’m one of the few survivors.
I was admitted three times within a month receiving drips for just trying to quite the weed and the drugs until I finally turned into a new leaf.
It all started by not hangouts with my friends and also finding something to do whenever I feel like taking weed until I became used to it.

I think the only thing that motivated me to stop doing what I did in my old life was the promised I made to my mom and I am proud to say that I’m now in the university which is CKT UTAS chasing my dreams. Even though the past always gets caught up with me but I always find a way to bounce back.
I always sit down to wonder where I would have been by now but then I also Thank God for giving me a second chance .

Special thanks to @njaywan, @oppongk and @nattybongo for giving me this opportunity

THANK YOU 🙏🏾