LEAVE A MARK ON YOUR 21ST YEAR IN THIS LIFE

I  noticed that most of my gold-pals  are turning 21 this year  (2013) and I think this poem by Prof. Kivutha Kibwana  is going to be useful to them.

You are 21 child

a magic cross-roads age

yesterday's child

welcome to the world

there is no ceremony today

you are to give birth to yourself

you will mature yourself

you will adult yourself

mama and papa are far away

your other kin and kith too

21 means frontiers to explore

a world to conquer

an opportunity to make your mark

you are to determine who you will be

you will be the person you seek

you may forever be half child half adult

you may settle for a non person

someone who was just passing by

someone escorting others

someone just waiting

or a go-getter, a doer, a maker

the world is about choice

you may think before you act

you may act before you think

you may ignore to think and to act

you may have others think for you

you may have others act for you

choose...

men like bees will fly to your life's nector

they will hum love, affection, tenderness when their only desire is to sting

women will knock for companionship or for convinience

beware of womankind, beware of mankind

and yet you must love

Your body is yours, your shrine

your mind is yours, to be kept open, pure

your soul is yours, you motor

guard them with your life

build your character day by day

character is the window from which we glimpse the real person

discard the superficial vile

be a person people remember

a person others will follow

set goals for yourself

follow them as a train does its rails

always search for knowledge

the path that guides living

do your bit in life

small bits make the world

learn to reflect

to pause in motion

to dialogue with silence 

to be your best friend

to love yourself

remember

the worst lie is the lie told to oneself

because you know the truth

the lie will torture you

the truth will torment you

remember

nobody can silence a conscience

God is there for us every moment

He will always be there for you

even if you forget or deny Him

don't be afraid to look for Him

in good or bad times

He will mend your spirit

He will give you His peace

Life is suffering, you will suffer

life is joy, you will joy

life is about ups and downs, arise from the downs

life is about feeling you must give up, never give up

life is about being unsure of where you are, be sure

life is bitter, make it honey

life is tough, be tough

life is for living, not for quiting, hang on, live

You are 21

welcome to the world

mould your world

karibu

make the world

don't you ever look back.

Have a pleasant 21st year on the universe. Daisy loves you.