Saulz | Manurewa
“Yeah, as you can see, I’ve got a lot of white hair. That’s suffering from stress. Home stress.
My experience, so I’ve been in and out of prison due to no, no experience in work. It’s just, yeah it’s just because of a lot of stress at home, due to money-wise, food-wise.
You know, being brought up in South Auckland was, has been hard. Getting an education, all that sort of stuff. Being in and out of jail is stressful for me, because I’m in there worrying about my family. Also it’s putting stress out there for my family worrying about me being in prison. I’ve never found any other way to just help to deal with stress, or if there’s a cure for stress.
I find in myself that I pray to God. I talk to the man upstairs, gives me belief that I can, I can believe in myself to do better, rather than stressing over little things that causes more of a headache. I pray to God. I try find things that keep myself active, like outside chores, or just things to do around the house, or being out with friends, rather than staying home and stressing out.
I’ve just seen that really, crime is not, is not a job. Crime should never have been thought of. That’s why we have schools and we have learning facilities for us to go learn. I don’t know, to help us get into work, rather than going out there and being a criminal, and having to stress for food and that at home.
That’s why we do criminal activity. It stresses you because we have bills. Our kids are hungry. We want to wear the clothes that other people are wearing, all these nice clothes. Yeah, I suggest there’s more to life than being a criminal. I guess, if anything, you can talk to the man up there, God Himself, and only He could judge us.
The thing I value in life is, is life. Now that I’ve got a baby on the way with my partner, that’s what I value in life, is family. They support, support me, to help me stay positive.
I’m excited, man. I’m excited that I’m having a baby, and my life’s changed since then. I want to be a leader. I don’t want to be a follower no more, and I thank God for blessing me with another future in my hands.”
**FEELING STRESSED?**
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