๐๐๐๐.
The year I embrace a new paradigm. ๐
๐๐๐๐๐.
Not just by blood, but by choice. By responsibility. By love.
At the end of 2024, I found myself staring at the abyss of mortality.
Deathโan uninvited guestโtook away people I cared about. Too young, too soon.
Some fought like warriors but lost to an enemy that showed no mercyโcancer. Others chose the cruelest way out, leaving their loved ones drowning in debts, in grief, in regret.
I remember the stories that hit me like a sledgehammer to the soul.
A friend whose father ended his life, leaving behind not just pain, but financial ruinโa burden that should have been his to carry, but instead, it became hers.
I thought of anotherโa close friend who fought but lost the battle to cancer, leaving his loved ones not just heartbroken, but unprepared because he never made a Will.
๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ข๐ซ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐.
And so, todayโฆ
I sat down with my team of legacy plannersโmy estate advisors, my legal experts, my insurance strategists.
๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐. ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
Most people think writing a Will is for the wealthy or the old.
๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐’๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
Death doesnโt come with an appointment date. It doesnโt care how much money you have, how many dreams youโve yet to chase.
When it knocks, it knocks you outโphysically, mentally, financially, spiritually.
As a bachelor at 35 (soon 36), I have accepted two guarantees in life: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
And in the years I have left to walk this earth, I choose to build.
I choose to create wealth, but more importantly, I choose to give back.
๐๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐จ’๐ฌ ๐
๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ.
Not just for myself, but for the people I care about.
For the churches and temples that have guided me.
For the institutions that gave me knowledge.
For the people who have walked with me.
This is my promise, that my existence will not just be a passing wind, but a legacy carved in stone.
Because mistakes are costlyโbut if weโre wise, we donโt have to make them ourselves.
I refuse to leave behind financial burdens.
I refuse to let my loved ones suffer the way Iโve seen others suffer.
I refuse to let my life be a story of “if only he had prepared.”
I think aboutโฆ
- My friend and her father, who left her with debts instead of dignity.
- My late friend, who didnโt get the chance to ensure his loved ones were taken care of.
- My family, my future children, my future partnerโwho may not even exist yet, but will one day be the center of my universe.
And so, to my future kidsโฆ
You may not be born yet, but know this: Dad has already made sure you will never lack. Your education, your daily needs, your safetyโall safeguarded in the living trust.
To my future life partnerโฆ
Though I haven’t met you yet, I will not just take care of you for the rest of my lifeโI will take care of you for the rest of YOUR life.
So that you can nurture our children, so that you can live without fear, knowing that even in my absence, you are protected.
To my mum and dadโฆ
Thank you for bringing me into this world.
I am the bridge between you both.
A bridge between the past and the present.
Between hurt and healing.
Between grievances and reconciliation.
I refuse to let the past define the future.
I refuse to let old wounds fester into lifelong scars.
Live and let live. Let go of hate. Let go of emotional baggage.
Because at the end of the day, all we truly have is family.
And if nothing else, my final act on this earth will be to heal the wounds, to mend the cracks, to leave behind peace where there was once pain.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ .
I came into this world alone.
But when I leave, I will leave knowing that I have done everything in my power to protect those I love.
๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ, ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐.
A man who builds, who provides, and who leaves behind not just wealthโbut wisdom, love, and security.
๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ , ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐. ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.

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