CONTEST ALERT🔥:- THE BEST ADVICE I HAVE EVER RECEIVED

Hey guys, it's so nice to be on this platform once again to participate in this writeup, the best advice I have ever received. Well it's usually nice to receive good advice that enables one make good decisions as well as influence positively.

Growing up, I had a strict father a very strict one. I have two siblings, so my dad made it a point that we stay indoors all the time, without associating with our neighbors children. Most times we would sneak out when he's not around and rush back inside when we hear the sound of his vehicle.

We often feel very sad growing up that way. We were between the ages of 6-10. I as the eldest was 10 years old, as the eldest i had to ensure the safety of my younger siblings which I did. I made it a point to stand up for us when we were either insulted or bullied when we got into fights.

Looking back, my father wasn't cruel as I thought. I often thought of him as the cruelest person in existence, because it was a challenging thing not being able to associate with our peers. We would stare at the window all day long watching them play and have fun.

As time went on, we began going out frequently than before when our dad is not around. We would go out and play hide and seek happily with our neighbors then when our dad gets back we would run inside like we were never outside. We did that for a while, after sometime we had an argument with our supposed friends. It was a very bad thing because this children began bullying my immediate younger sister.

I got very annoyed regarding that, but they apologized and I forgot about the issue. As time went on I notice they usually make her feel very bad while playing a particular interesting game monopoly. She wasn't very good at the game, so they usually laughed and made fun of her.

As time went on I discovered their true colors when my dad had a fight with their mom regarding the fact that her son which was 12 years then, our friend as well, kept urinating near our varenda instead of using the toilet or urinating inside the bush.

It was then I realized the best advice or education I received from my parents. The fact that they were fighting made the woman shout out all sorts of things about us in the compound we lived it. She made it a point to say a lot of things she knew about us out loud, insulting us at every little thing.

There and then I realized that if our parents did not train us on most things and advice us against greed or someone who talks without reasoning first. We would have been in great trouble because back then when she cooks she will call for us to join them in eating. She's a great cook no doubt, cooking delicious meals. But no matter what we didn't make the mistake of neglecting our parents words and eating her food.

Neither did we spill out personal information regarding our family. If we had gotten caught up with greed, we would have eaten her food and gotten into big trouble because that day she will have spilled out everything and pronounced us as greedy people to our neighbors. She will have also jubilated that we ate her food meaning we don't eat our fill at home.

It was a very great and important lesson to chose our friends wisely. I was happy that I didn't make any mistakes back then when I was friends with them. Being friends with them made me see the reality of life, that false friends exists and will always try to mislead you not having your best interests at heart.

The best advice here to me was to chose my friends wisely, as well as protect myself from greed and gossiping. These advice given to me has come a long way in my life, it has protected me from trouble or a bad name in my daily life. Up until now I still apply the counsel that was given to me by my parents and it will forever go a long way in my life.

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