at  Somali region in Ethiopia .my  birth is received  warmly by the members of family and relatives of mine   among  those who greatly   pleased in my birth  was  my aunt  saynab  who  suddenly named me  with the one   I currently belong ‘’ Abdirisaq ‘’ moreover, the festival and ceremonies held  to the  celebrations of my  birthday  wasn’t limited  within the  family  but it was  reached  to the neighbors   who have been in habited  with us whom greatly  welcomed   to my delivery on this  world .

Ibring up  with adopting the life  on this world  , which is full of challenges  and obstacles  that may  hinder the wishes  and  the hopes you  own  or you dream to reach once   if  the life   allows  you , anyway I have been living  with my family  which have been comprising   with my two  parent  and 7  brothers  and   4 sibling. As time  went on  the knowledge I  earning  towards this  world  have been increasing  and also the events  that is going around  us  including the  state  of land , and the population  living  in the village .

When it comes  the people, they  have been nomad   who usually move   with their livestock  in search of pasture  and  water apart from this,  the only source of income and  the economic  activity  they own was the rearing of livestock .

the  rearing and the welfare they provide  to their  livestock are  made them  busy   and not  to find a  time with   other sectors of life  such as knowledge  and the adaptation of modern technology  which  make easy  the modern life  in other hand the modern life   doesn’t make   them sense  instead they have  been satisfied  with the life they own  that -is raising and making use  the product of livestock, this  have been  the major employment  that they have been own  even the young children they get adopt at early stages   for the raising  of herds and  I have been among those  who grew up for taking resopinsility   at early stages  so as  I get older I begun to take part  the duties towards  the family role ,  I used to herd    our sheep  where   I feed  them for the areas seemed to be good for grazing  and  have delicious  grasses moreover  my role wasn’t limited  for herding livestock and caring them but it was far and  beyond I used to perform every  task  that needs to  be done in contrast I haven’t been lazy or those who characterize  with a neglect  or those naturally  own the laziness  features .

in addition  to this , the love  and willingness I own  when it comes  the presence of my own birth town  couldn’t be imagine as  I used to play and laugh  with my equal peers  of children, as  you know children  have no place  to compare  like their home  for this reason  many times  I have  shown  the refusal to go anywhere instead I was really satisfied  for  the herding and  grazing livestock  while my equal  peer wish to  go  to the urban  and  go  to school  to improve better  their status in better than they are today .

when I have been at the age  of six years old  I got  sick and  this inturn led me  to seek medication  to  the urban  as there is  no medical centres in our   town, my mother  took me to the  town to deal my health situation  which have been getting  worse , after  a lot of effort  made  by the doctors  turn my situation  into normal  and  I began  to start my recovery  stage  however the  first  at the  town have been  the amazing days  I have  ever met things  appear  newly as  it  was first time  I have seen them  for instance in rural  areas  people don’t use  lamps  or electricity instead  they use  small lamps such as torches  whom their effect  seem  small in addition , when it comes night the huge lamps  that  emits light  make me  not  to distinguish  whether it is  a night  or  day of course , when I am saying that it  is  not  a joke  nor lack of  civilization  but  it  traces back  to   the way I have grown  up  -that  it  was to use  the small lamps  and fire  as   they are  busy  for the whole day  with  the grazing and herding  of their livestock  this make  them to sleep early  and  wake up early to perform  the milking and  letting the young once  of both  sheep  and  camel  to suck   the camel  in other hand going  to sleep earlier  and waking up early  is good  for health  as the modern  science mentioned  and  encouraged many peoples   who live  in the urban centers  to perform  in order  to prevent  disease from   the lack  of exercise

 anyway the memories  that kept in my mind  is the day  my  mother left  me in my uncles  home  – it  has been a day  that lefted traces  that I never  forget and as  we know  there is nothing to compare  for the place  you raised  up , the  pleasure  , entertainment   and calmness is accompanied  to   the air of your  home town  this  in turn makes you to  feel calmness and please  whenever  you visit  to  your birth  town .

 at  the moment  mother was leaving  she  told me  that she is going  back from  the shop   and will buy to me some sweets  but  this  have not been the truth , as I awaited long  but  she doesn’t back , from this  every  mother wishes   to  see her son to achieve  success in life  this in turn made my mother  to let me alone  however , I  have been waiting  my and wishing  to  get  to go with her .

part one  wishes that are not realized yet

written by abdirasaq Hassan

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