Why My Mom Says The Darkest Hour Is Always Just Before Dawn

If the darkest hour is always JUST before dawn, then there are twenty-three hours that remain which are guaranteed to be better and brighter.

Whenever I had something that was worrying me as a child, teen and young man, which by the way according to my mom would probably be reported as having occurred often — my mother use to tell me that “the darkest hour is always just before dawn”. As a young man going through the typical growing pains, trying to find my way as a man, I would seek the simplest responses from my mom that would provide an instantaneous resolution to my troubles.

Unfortunately, my mother never made the resolution instantaneous like I had hoped. Instead, my mother’s guidance while consisting of a simple eight words was anything but immediate. To put it mildly — back then I found her reply sort of empty and a waste of time.

My God, I would regularly say to myself “woman please tell me something that is going to change my situation — something that is going to make things better for me right now. Please don’t give me anymore of those “hand-me down” folk sayings”. Nonetheless, she would do just the opposite of what I had telepathically requested and she would say “the darkest hour is always just before dawn”. In my best Florida Evans declaration, I would say to myself “damn, damn, damn!”

Well this week, I found my mother’s advice and those “hand-me down” folks sayings comforting as Naeem and I traveled out of the country in pursuit of his dream and “opportunity” to progress towards professional soccer. Let’s just say for now (subject to the attorney’s resolution) that this adventure has not turned out with the promise that we anticipated when we departed.

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