When I was a young boy, I always told my father th

When I was a young boy, I always told my father that I want to be a preacher when I grow up. Everytime we went shopping, I'd always choose suits, being different from my siblings. He quipped "A preacher does not carry a gun. You must choose between the two", since I always had a toy gun on my hand. As a clueless young boy, I contemplated "gun or preach?". I chose the gun because it seemed more fun at that time. Reminiscing about this, I think that was me "loosing" myself. Growing up I was a loner. Everywhere I went, I wanted to fit in just to prove that I'm fit enough. My father reprimanded me and said "why are you trying to be them? Are you them or are you you? Stop trying to do them and do you". I recently realized that me wanting to be a preacher wasn't just a "when I grow up" kids wish. It was me realizing at a young age what it is that I really wanted to do. I am not speaking about preaching in church, being a pastor. That's not me at all. I want a platform that will allow me to show my good and bad side. I don't want to portray myself as a flawless being all over an image. All I want to preach about is a feeling that is very rare. That feeling is LOVE. Let's spread LOVE. #growingup I wanted to be a #preacher. I always tell a #truestory but this one is one of the truest. Let's #love one another. Let's #spreadlove #yqbaba #yqtales

Siyabonga Zuma