Turn Your Water To Wine
TURN YOUR WATER INTO WINE As a child, my father summoned my elder brother and I for a discussion. In our innocence, we gathered and sat by his feet. It was going to be a heart to heart conversation. “What do you want to be in the future?” , he had asked. By that, we knew he meant what career path we would like to follow. I am not sure I still remember what my elder brother chose, maybe I’ll ask him after this article. But I still remember mine vividly, especially because of my father’s unexpected reaction. I was seriously thinking of an answer, as a six-year-old. “I want to be a trader” , I had said. “Trader in what sense?” , my father asked in shock or maybe for sarcasm . I still remember the suppressed grin my brother had on his face. No one dared to laugh in that kind of meeting. “I want to be going to market to buy fresh pepper and tomato in bulk and then sell to people in the community” , I added. How can a father hear ...