When people talk about passion, what comes to mind is pleasure and satisfaction. It is true but passion is more than that.

The dictionary meaning of pleasure means: strong, great, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or hate.

Another meaning states: fervour, determination e.t.c

But I will be concentrating on the second meaning.

I am writing this article so that people won't get confused and later on regret in their future.

When we were young, it was instilled into us that the best legacy a parent can give to their child is education. It is indeed true. And today, I will be allowing you a sneak peak into a young girls life.

There's this young girl named Nina. She is the only female child in a family of four. She has always sought her parents approval in everything she does especially that of her mother.

At a very young age, she developed the art of making people's hair. She has always looked forward to the day she will perfect her craft and proceed in this craft.

She has always dreamt of been successful but never for once has this dream consist of anything related to education. She has always found herself in a shop making people's hair and through that became a successful woman.

Her family is made up of elites. Her mum is a lectural, the first born of the family has two degrees, the second two certificates and the the third, a certificate and a programmer.

Her mother has always been proud of her brothers. And she didnt want to make her mother furious and disappointed so kept her dream yo herself. The determination not to disappoint her mother pushed her forward in her education always aiming to be the best.

Indeed, she was. She passed WAESSC without a single blotch. She passed excellently that she didn't even bother to check her NECO result.

She waited two years before she got an admission into the university and as usual, the determination not to disappoint her mother still pushed her forward in her education.

But on getting to the university, everything changed.

This is not because she joined a bad gang or because she name wayward. No. She wasn't any of those things. Infact, she was an introvert. She doesn't have friends, doesn't party, doesn't drink. She stays in her room reading both academic books and novels.

But there's a little difference.

The fire is no more there. She reads and read but when the result comes out, its nothing to write home about. The determination not to disappoint her mum is still there, but its not urging her forward in her education like before.

All that comes to her mind now is the very same dream she buried inside of her.

In her third year in the university, she could bear it anymore and the fact that she doesn't like the course she was given one bit complicated matters.

Upon seeing her results, she wasn't sure she would make it into 400l but as usual, she keeps a positive mind but the difference there now is she regrets.

She regrets not telling her mum what she wanted to become.

She regrets pursuing even when she knows her passion doesn't lie in what is was doing.

Most people in the world her like Nina. They pursue their parents dream for them but forget about their own dream for their life.

They've forgotten that their parents are only playing their role. They allow family members to steer them what they never wanted.

They live peoples dream while theirs lies forgotten in their mind. Some are not even like Nina who couldn't cope. Some made it, graduating in flying colours but never happy nor were they satisfied.

I am sure if Nina developed the courage to tell her mother, she would have understood. Even though she might av been angry but I was sure, she would have gotten over it with time. But now, Nina stays in her crying because she doesn't have the heart to show her mum her results.

Don't be like Nina. Chase your dreams. Anchor your own future. Receive guidance from your parents and family but never let them coerce you into living their dreams.

Some will tell you they want 1st class honors from you because they couldn't get it. Some will want you to study a course because it was their dream course but they couldn't stugy it while some demands these things because they want you to be successful but they've forgotten you're the only one responsible for your future

TAKE CHARGE TODAY. BE THE CAPTAIN OF YOUR OWN SHIP. INDULGE IN WHAT YOU HAVE PASSION IN. SO THAT YOU WONT REGRET IN THE FUTURE. BUT AMONG ALL, INVOLVE GOD.