Every child has his or her own capabilities, dreams, goals, desires and destiny. God in His own wisdom made us unique and created every one of us to be fruitful and multiply.

Parents are busily choosing career paths for their wards without knowing which qualities the children possess. As usual, these are what we hear from parents when the children are growing up: “I want you to be a doctor, lawyer, accountant, engineer” etc.

Parents don’t go the extra mile to find the passion of their children. Instead, they try to mold them into an image accepted by society. As prudent as this may be, many children suffer to adapt to the pressures and expectations of their parents’ in their career choice.

 Who is responsible for the upbringing of the child? Is it the internet or the media? Who do we blame?

Education has long been the hope for many for a bright future.  Parents therefore fall on teachers to help shape their children’s dreams. Unfortunately, our educational system only focuses on producing grades at the expense of career prospects.

It is no wonder that we have lots of people with first class degrees without a sense of purposeful living. Lecturers are not motivating students to think outside the box.

The leaders of the country are also not helping in development towards this direction.  Great talents and minds have come out with good products and yet the system does not apply efforts in promoting made in Ghana goods to the world.

The Lack of funds available to the youth within the Small Medium Enterprise (SME) sectors is discouraging and does not allow people pursue their entrepreneurial skills. Politics has become the cop-out.

Many young persons become politicians because they believe there is money in politics. With unemployment figures rising, many see politics as the easy way out.  Our society is bedevilled with many politicians and few generational thinkers or leaders. 

Until we change direction, posterity will only inherit what we have poorly done. Children must be supported and allowed to make career choices in line with their talents.  I believe our teachers and lecturers can do better by encouraging students to think outside the box rather than selling hand-outs and promoting ‘chew and pour’ stereotypes.  

The truth is, we all cannot be bankers, lawyers, judges, engineers, journalists etc. Some have to be artists, athletes, entertainers, fashion designers etc. to maintain a healthy balance. We all need each other to survive and we are all equal irrespective of our career path.

I used to respect the man who wore expensive suits and shoes but I found out that he works for a man who wears slippers and a pair of shorts. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. Selah.