life's lessons
Two years ago, I was a naughty boy. I used to hang out with bad friends, we used to take drugs, smoke cigarettes, chase girls … luckily, I didn’t get addicted to these evil things. I have never cared about anybody else except myself. I still remember one day, Mom and I were watching the news on tv and it was about people who were suffering from hunger in Somalia. Mom started crying, but I was laughing at that skinny Somalian boy.Then mom started yelling at me and said :" How can you behave this way, careless and selfish ?" It was terrible but I simply didn’t care .
I was the only one in the family who behaved like this. Everyone considered me as a useless boy. In fact, this started to bother me. Then I decided to be a different person, and thisis what happened !
It was Ramadan, I started praying and asking Allah to show me the way and I was sure he would do it . A week after, a national initiative started, it was an idea about helping poor people, cleaning mosques and visiting patients in hospitals. The idea started in a city by a couple of young people and spread around the country. Fortunately, some youth brought the event to Méknes. Then I realised that it was my opportunity to help other people and think about them and be a good person. I went and met those great youth and we started the good work . From that time until now, we have set up an association and have done a lot of activities and social and cultural projects .
I have learned a lot of lessons during these two years. I have learned how to be a good citizen. have learned how to fight to achieve my dreams. I have learned how to be a good friend and choose good friends. I have learned how to be a volunteer and feel the reward of volunteering. I have learned how to respect other people and other religions and get respect from them. I have learned how to make a mother feel proud of her son … I have learned many great lessons and I am still learning .
Anas Talhaoui
Writing Club