The Struggle Of An African Child

By Azuka Chinonso Igwegbe

Sam, an industrious young boy was born in the wretched family of Joe and Kate. He knew if he would fulfill his destiny he must not walk through the valley of excuses. To conquer his fear, he admitted his weakness.
His struggle started when he was little. He faced a lot of challenges and battles but he found strength in his weakness where others ran away. He laughed at his fear. His pride was the color of his skin. His determination was the beauty of his identity. His tears guaranteed his comfort and his hard work earned him honor. Despite his challenges as a poor African child, the air of joy that pervaded around him was infectious.
Sam suffered sunstroke in the angry heat. He hawked in the streets, roads, and market to make ends meet. He nearly froze in the cold rain in the streets trying to keep his family happy. He thought he might drown in the floods as he ran every day from corner to corner looking for people that would ease his pain.
To put a smile on the face of his family, he had to wake up early to hustle. Every day he watched the night bid farewell to the moon not knowing when his suffering would end. Sam sacrificed his life, education and whatever gave him joy for his family.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Azuka Chinonso Igwegbe
• Release date: Jun 20, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463186572

Azuka Chinonso Igwegbe

Hi!, I'm Azuka Chinonso Igwegbe.A motivational speaker and life coach. I write both fiction and nonfiction especially inspirational, personal development and self help. I believe my books will make great impact in the lives of the readers.I hope you enjoy my works. If you do please leave a review. Thank you!

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THE STRUGGLE OF AN AFRICAN CHILD

AZUKA CHINONSO IGWEGBE

Copyright © 2020 by Azuka Chinonso Igwegbe.

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Chapter One

In the heat of yesterday’s sun came the cry of the poor African child who struggled to survive. His journey of today started yesterday as a street boy, when life was unfair to him. To get to his future, he knew he needed to pass through the valley of the shadow of fear, doubt, and disappointment; his hope, aspiration, and faith kept him strong, and he saw more possibilities of succeeding in life rather than just probabilities. Yesterday is now a forgotten story. The pain of yesterday is now the gain of today.

Once an African child is born, if it is a male child, his struggle to survive starts immediately; if it is a female child, her struggle to survive starts some hours later because of African culture and tradition. An African child has a lot of battles that await him. If he must survive, he must be ready to fight a lot of diseases and as he grows, he must be ready to face discrimination. The biggest fears and challenges an African child faces are poverty, discrimination and hunger.

An African child finds strength in his weakness: where others run away, he laughs at his fear, and where others stoop low, he rejoices over his struggle. His pride is the color of his skin. His determination is the beauty of his identity and the glory of his existence is his achievement. When an African child cries, he cries for a reason, and when he smiles, he smiles for a reason. His pain assures his success. His struggle tells his survival. His sorrow shows his joy. His hard work earns him honor and his tears guarantee his comfort.

Wherever an African child finds himself, he does not forget his roots. To conquer his challenges, he must admit his weakness because he’s human, just like any other person. To reach his goal, he must not pass the street of self pity, and to get to his destination, he must not walk through the valley of excuses.

Over the years, Sam had brought happiness to his parents, Joe and Kate, to his sister, and to everyone that came in contact with him. Always smiling like no other, he was a very playful and practical joker whose sense of humor could make one forget the worries of life. Everyone loved the way he handled any situation that came his way. He was not only intelligent, witty, sharp and mature for his age, he was the kindest boy, always willing to share and help.

Very observant, he could read people’s mood to know when a lot was going on in one’s mind and would come up with a pragmatic solution that suits the situation. The air of joy that pervaded around him was infectious; and his smile, oh, when he smiled, you were sure to forget your worries. What of the dimples on the both sides of his cheek? That was the secret of his handsomeness, especially when he smiled. He was the beauty of his sister’s eye and the pride of his parents.

It was getting dark when he left, as usual, to check the dumpster of the rich man who was living some stone’s throw away from their house, but once there, there was no sign of what he was looking for. Everything appeared as he left it the last time he checked. Could it be that some of the street boys came earlier before him? Was there anyone in the same street or nearby who was also going there to look for the same thing? Sam gesticulated as he mumbled, Could it be that another person has discovered the little secret of our survival?

If what he was thinking was true, then it meant he had been in a serious competition with the person. While still standing there, lost in thought, a lot of questions kept ringing in his heart. Sam always made sure that nobody saw him while

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[Uchizi Chawinga · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Motivating story and I like it so much sure sure