A Boy and His Dream
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I FELT LIKE IF THERE WAS a hell, that this was it. My stepmother made my life a living hell. I wanted the earth to open up and swallow me. I was kept isolated from my siblings because they were so mean to me. I felt as though I was breaking down, could I go on, was there a purpose for this hell, can I handle the torment, the mental anguish, the frustration, the abuse.
It was my choice to be separated from my brothers and sisters. The things they did to me and ways that they hurt me will forever stay with me both mentally and emotionally. I was the unwanted child and that was brutally clear. I was the child that was forced to do all of the jobs. The child, which was denied meals. The child, which worked beyond fatigue doing farm chores. I was the child that was abandoned and left to cry in this lonely place. I was all by myself. No one there to listen to me. No one there to nurture me. No one there to love me. I was as alone as you could ever be, as a child that just wanted someone to tell me that it was going to be alright. In my mind would I ever be able to function as a normal person – not having the appropriate nurturing or the ability to express myself? Would GOD grant me the common sense to allow me to know right from wrong? Would I ever forgive those who abused me all my life? Would I grow up to be bitter and hateful as they were? I would pray for deliverance on a daily basis and try and stay positive to allow me sanity. GOD takes me from this cruel world of hate and destruction.
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About the Book
While author Ambrose Okosun was just beginning his life in March of 1973 in Lekki, Nigeria, his parents’ marriage was ending. Left with his grandparents to eke out a living in a small village, Okosun was separated from his mother and was not allowed to see his birth father. From a young age, he was dealt a hard life.
In A Boy and His Dream, Okosun shares the struggles he endured and how he strived to overcome those early challenges. From hunger to being ostracized by a polygamist family, he experienced severe poverty while growing up. At the same time, his elders imparted important lessons that Okosun took to heart, including the message that he was in charge of his own destiny.
Learning by trial and error and with guidance from God, Okosun tells how he became educated, earned several degrees, and immigrated to the United States. A Boy and His Dream narrates the story of a man who has come a long way from being an abused little boy in Nigeria.
About the Author
Ambrose Okosun was born and raised in Warri, Nigeria. He earned an MBA from Purdue University North Central, Westville, Indiana. Okosun is an actor and fitness model and also works for Keys Counseling as a county manager. Married with two children, he lives in Michigan City, Indiana.