I so much wanted to go abroad, get a
degree and work in a prestigious engineering firm or even make my own. These
were my dreams and aspirations. Today, writing my daily blog post from my
bedroom in Mogadishu do not see such dreams for even a second. I was born with
the love of leadership, wanting to take initiatives, feeling like I should lead
everyone and tell them what to do and not do. Some of this childhood wishes were
reborn again in Nairobi.
Due the course of my life, I felt like I made alot of
wrong choices and career mistakes. Some of these still haunt me till date. One
of the main things I have missed was a role model, someone to look up to, to
learn from and get directions for life. I was not close to my older brothers and
neither had an older friend or that old friend in the neighborhood who all the
children around him followed his lead.
I made friends older than me who were not
the right example at all and went astray along the journey. After many prayers,
Allah has saved me and Nairobi decision came at that moment in my life. From
that period onwards, I promised myself I would take two years to learn from
everyone I meet, go back to my country and be an example and a role model to
every Somali youth missing one. I cannot touch everyone’s life but I believe I
can inspire many to make a difference in their neighborhood and create a
generation better than the one we live in today.
Mogadishu has so far welcomed
me great and I am enjoying my stay here. This is the first entry on my diary of
Xamar and I will be posting an entry as a blog post everyday Inshaalah. To any
reader reading this now, I promise you, you have a story and that is what will
make a difference in our community. Speak up, share your story and let us
together create hope for our siblings and the siblings of this great nation.
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