I am not a self-made man! I don’t even believe in that concept. Humility and gratitude force me to recognize that I am the product of the positive intervention of many people.
Parents who brought me into the world and sacrificed themselves to give me the education I received…
To the brothers and sisters who mentored me and gave me my first role models: Amélie (Humility), Doudou (Excellence), Lucile (Determination), Prisca (Faith), Stéphanie (Love), Ephraïm (Discipline), Brice (Patience).
To the uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews, nieces, who have been an encouragement to me.
To the spiritual leaders in the different churches where I have been, notably at, EEC de Tamdja, Tremplin Plénitudes de Vie, EEAM Marrakech, MIPC, GBU. God’s grace has always made me have very good ones and even the few for which this statement would be debatable will have had a mostly positive influence on me (perhaps only by showing me what I should not do). As well as all the opportunities to serve that I had there. They helped me to gain more wisdom and develop my leadership.
To the brothers and sisters in faith in whose midst I have always been able to find my place, as a receiver and giver, giving me the opportunity to grow.
To childhood friends I could always count on like Tankeu Valdès and Momene Emmanuel.
To fellow high school students and competitors who have been an inspiration to work harder.
To university friends who have become brothers and even guardians like Francis and Ivan.
To the teachers, especially the good ones whose good work contributed to my education
To the professional opportunities I’ve had so far, to the companies where I’ve worked, where I’ve done my internships, to my first clients… Who have given me the opportunity to prove myself…
To the doctors, like the one who treated me for that disease that kept me from eating (understand that I love eating so much today) shortly after I was born and almost got the better of me, according to what my mother told me.
To the countries/cities I lived in, to the circumstances that were there.
To the people who have risked taking me as a model and who will thus have been sources of additional motivation for my progress…
To the movies, music, anime (Dragon ball, Naruto… ), books that I grew up with and that will have made me think about many important aspects of my character and my relationships with others.
The best for last:
I am the product of God’s grace. Christ loved me, sought me out, opened my eyes to my sins/perdition and saved me. Today, I have Him as my Lord and He continues this beautiful work of Transformation in me.
As a great servant of God said “whatever good you see in me is because of Jesus. Anything bad you see in me is because of Me!”
I am only 24 years old today, but it is 24 years for which I will be eternally grateful.
Ps: As I write I realize how many names I want to write: Wow, how many! If God grants me more time, I will do it, as I started in the #WonderfulPeopleMeetedInMorocco series
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