Below is an entry I made on Substack. At the beginning of 2021, I planned to be a Substack writer, documenting my life. It didn’t turn out too well because this is the only entry. You know, pandemic things. I will do better at uploading on my website and thank you for your continued support
Jan 22, 2021Ahamed Saho
“Today I woke up feeling alright. I woke up around 6:20 am to pray and did not go back to sleep. Not much was accomplished this morning except for creating this Substack of course. My goal with this is to document life in 2021 as a 22-year-old. We are living in a historic time. It seems as if every day something historic happens. It’s as if we are becoming desensitized to it and don’t even realize the big changes that are happening right before our eyes.
It is a fact if the earth continues on, historians will look back on 2020 and they will get a completely different take on it that will differ from what I have on these years. So here’s my take on 2020 and 2021 and the years to come as a typical American citizen.
It’s also hard af being a young adult. Never could have imagined this struggle as a child. So this blog is also here to help me lay out all my problems on the table. Maybe you can relate or maybe they are just my personal problems again it’s just kind of a document of my life so don’t judge me too hard if you’re reading this. I’m not a professional writer either so bear with me on spelling and grammar. I’ll try my best. The hardest part of this blog for me will be consistency but let’s see how it goes.
I want to write at least twice a week which seems doable. If anything at least I’ll get my mind active. It’s been boring lately with this pandemic and all, heck maybe I’ll gain some badass typing skills out of this. My current skills are not the best. I’m still the type of person to look down at the keyboard. I want to be so skilled that I can be watching an episode of Family Guy while I type out the next Lord of the Rings without making a single spelling error. That’s skill right there.
Joe Biden is now the 46th president of the United States of America. I’m not sure it’s time to rest yet. I still get anxious every day because I don’t know what crazy people are going to do. It’s truly scary living in this country at the moment because there is a legit line that divides us, it’s clear, and everyone knows about it. It’s spooky when you hear people mentioning another civil war or history repeating itself, even if they don’t want that to play out. But life goes on. Those thoughts are in my mind but I try to not let them affect me.
In my mind, people living in 21st-century America are too scared and comfortable to fight. Not that we cannot handle our own especially if another country tries to mess with us. We as Americans just love convenience too much and a whole ass war would be super inconvenient. That’s all I have for today. I’ve spent too much time writing this and have to go but if you are reading this I hope you stick around for my next post. Till then have a great day!”
Still Growing Still Struggling
As we approach another election, and as I look back on all the time that has passed I am grateful. I’m not here to brag, but I had a pretty good time, accomplished the things I set out to do, and was hopeful for the future. I’m still struggling as an adult now, no longer young, and now is the time to reevaluate my life and my goals. I’ve felt stagnant but am ready to move forward. I hope if you are feeling the same, we can move along together. Let’s achieve what we need to in these next four years, starting small but progressively getting bigger to achieve those big accomplishments. I’m here to document my progress for future historians, for you, but mainly for myself. Not trying to be selfish, but I think blogging, telling my story, and putting myself out there will help me build credibility and also help in building my future. Thanks for reading. Till next time, Ahamed Saho.
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