There are many things that this experience has made me value but the most significant is family. I think I have always appreciated my family but my stay here has made me realize how lucky I am to have a stable family and a stable home to grow up in. Being at Nkosi's Haven had made me look back at my childhood and wonder how I would have coped in a place like this. While everyone does what they can to help the children grow up to be the best they can much of these efforts are limited by the children's situations. One example that I have struggled with thus far is how and when I developed my sense of values. I cannot remember consciously learning values but they were instilled in me somehow and I can only assume this was the doing of my parents.
This has led me to conclude that growing up without having someone guiding you, whether it is a parent, relative, mentor, or close friend, it could be very challenging to develop the values, sense of self worth and motivation needed to succeed in life. I can only wonder who I would have grown up to be if it was not for my parents and my family in general. The first hand realities of children who do not have these people in their lives has made me value what I have much more.
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