A man sat next to me at a roadside restaurant, staring at his phone, smiling nonstop.
Curious, I asked, “Good news?”
He said, “Yeah my daughter just sent me her first salary.”
I smiled and said, “That’s beautiful.”
He nodded, then went quiet for a moment before adding,
“She told me to buy something nice for myself but I think I’ll just save it. I still remember when I couldn’t even afford her school fees.”
A few minutes later, his food arrived.
Before touching it, he took a picture and sent it to her.
Then he whispered, almost to himself,
“At least now she knows I’m eating well.”
That’s when it hit me.
Some parents don’t need repayment.
They just need reassurance that all their sacrifices meant something.
Yes, Christianity brainwashed me.
Now I want to:
• love one person for life
• pray for people who hurt me
• forgive easily
• stay away from gossip
• build a beautiful family
• and find my purpose in Jesus
If that’s “brainwashed”… I’m staying like this.
Who else?