[WE116] : Weekend Stranger/Weekend Deadline.

It feels good to be here again this week. And as tradition has been you're expected to choose a topic from the list of interesting topics on the community weekend engagement.

So without much talks and beating about the bush. I think I'll just dig right into it. Hopefully I'll be able to be creative enough to entertain and educate you or anyone that engages on my post.

I had a problem choosing between two topics on this Weekend engagement. So mauby I will write about them.

So grab a glass of wine, relax and read on.
And the two topics are:

Weekend stranger
You are asked to accommodate a homeless stranger for a weekend to house, feed and entertain. Would you do it, and if so, what does your weekend look like and why?

And

Weekend deadline
You're behind on a project at work and it could seriously affect your career but you can make up the time on the weekend. The problem is you are committed to a family function and cannot do both. Which do you do and why? Remember, doing both is not an option.

Now to answer the two questions

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Weekend stranger
You are asked to accommodate a homeless stranger for a weekend to house, feed and entertain. Would you do it, and if so, what does your weekend look like and why?

I chose to write on the first topic because just last week I was harboured by a total stranger to sleep over at her place in a foreign land I had gone to for a business appointment. Now when I mean stranger,I mean total stranger.

Okay maybe I'm exaggerating

Or if you don't mind helping me, so it doesn't seem like I'm exaggerating. How would you classify someone you were recommended by a friend? Someone you just got to meet for the first time the particular day she housed you in her house.

A stranger right?.

Now to be honest with you, if i was in the same shoes to house someone I didn't know but was only recommended by a friend. I wouldn't.

Am I being insensitive? Wicked?. That's the question I don't know it's answer to because. The present security situation in my country and the world at large has changed my mindset on who you let into your safe space. Let alone your house. My house which happens to be my refuge and hiding place.

Just last week I read news about a popular actor in my country who was hacked to his death by his Personal Assistant (P.A) and absconded with his cars and other valuable assets. Now this was someone the actor brought to the developed city to help his life yet he turned to end the life of his helper.

My Dad will always tell me "in as much as we learn by our past mistakes we also learn from happened to others'

So housing and entertaining a total stranger is a big NO for me. Sorry 😔.

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To the second question
Weekend deadline
You're behind on a project at work and it could seriously affect your career but you can make up the time on the weekend. The problem is you are committed to a family function and cannot do both. Which do you do and why? Remember, doing both is not an option.

Now I can totally relate to this particular topic. Like I had a similar experience of something of this sort growing up.

One time I was graduating from high school. My dad hardly comes to my School functions he always sends only my Mum and maybe my siblings too. I had always complained to him about this attitude and he will apologize and promise to attend the next one. At q point I got tired and stopped bothering.

On this particular graduation he promised to be there even without me asking. But a day before D-Day my dad got a business call and he left. He didn't attend my graduation again. I remember asking him why he had to leave on such a day and he replied.

"Son, one day when you grow up you'll understand that I really wanted to be at your big events but the need to provide for you to be able to have those big days keeps me away".

Do I understand his reasons now?
Of Course I do. It isn't easy being the breadwinner of the family. If he wasn't able to provide I might be among those blaming him. Although his absence hurt me, but it contributed to get me to where I am today.

So if I'm to choose between a project that will affect my career and family function. I'll choose my career first.

The truth is people will call you lazy and weak if along the line you don't provide for your family. Or you turn out to be the least successful in the family.

I think that's all for me this week. And as usual this is an engagement on Weekend experiences, to join click here.

Have a great weekend y'all!