27 August 2018

Thursday

8:30 pm

Dear Diary

There is a storm of emotions swelling inside of me. I feel dejected, yet ecstatic, feelings I could only
describe as bittersweet.
Today the family and I were braiing with dad, a policeman, when he got a call up to fly to South
Sudan, a country at war, to carry out peacekeeping with the UN for one year. I'm disheartened, BUT I
UNDERSTAND THIS SACRIFICE AS WE NEED THE FINANCE FROM THIS MISSION since we are in dire
need of it. My family and I will work in accordance with this news AND SUPPORT DAD IN THIS
SACRIFICE HE IS MAKING FOR US.

DIARY I SO EXCITED AND I WILL PROMISE DAD that I WILL TAKE CARE OF MOM AND my sister IN HIS
ABSENCE

I'm GOING TO STUDY HARD AND WILL FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE HE IS SETTING FOR ME WHICH IS TO
WORK hard to achieve my goals. Thanks, diary for hearing me out and what could possibly be the
best news ever.

Thashriq is out for now.

Liewe Dagboek

Daar is 'n storm van emosies wat in my binneste opswel. Ek voel terneergedruk, dog ekstaties,
gevoelens wat ek net as bittersoet kan beskryf.

Vandag het ek en die gesin saam met pa, 'n polisieman, gekuier toe hy 'n oproep gekry het om na
Suid-Soedan, 'n land in oorlog, te vlieg om vir een jaar vredeshandhawing by die VN uit te voer. Ek is
moedeloos, MAAR EK VERSTAAN HIERDIE OPoffering, aangesien ONS DIE FINANSIES VAN HIERDIE
SENDING NODIG HET, aangesien ons dit dringend nodig het. Ek en my gesin sal in ooreenstemming
met hierdie nuus werk EN PA ONDERSTEUN IN HIERDIE OPoffering wat HY VIR ONS MAAK.

DAGBOEK Ek is SO OPGEWONDE EN EK SAL PAPPA BELOWE dat EK IN SY AFWESIGHEID VIR MA EN

my sussie SAL SORG

EK GAAN HARD STUDEER EN SAL DIE VOORBEELD VOLG WAT HY VIR MY STEL, OM hard TE WERK om
my doelwitte te bereik. Dankie, dagboek dat jy my gehoor het en wat moontlik die beste nuus ooit
kan wees.

Thashriq is vir eers uit.