THIS IS A TRUE LIFE STORY
READ AND BE MOTIVATED
My father died when I was 14. That brought our private school
education because Mom could no longer afford the fees to an end. We were
all whisked off to public schools. What Mom did was try to find the
best public school for us. Even at that, the difference was huge.
Anyways, we practically had no funds, no source of income. We lived
from hand to mouth. I had to start helping out church members and
'aunties' by doing little jobs here and there to make ends meet. Life
was very hard as I had no one to turn to for help, not even my own
mother who also needed help and was contemplating suicide at the time.
In all of this, I was determined not to sleep around with men for
money. Men chased me a lot even as young as I was, even close family
friends. Somehow, I had the power to resist them. I remember being
chased around in the office of a church member who told me to come and
collect 'money for school'. I didn't know that he had planned to collect
something back. I resisted him completely and ended up running out of
his office with no dime but my dignity in tact.
I eventually got
admission into the University of Ibadan and without any stable source
of income, I managed to pull through. God sustained me with the little I
got from doing menial jobs, and little dashes from church members. It
was barely enough but I learnt how to be content. I removed my eyes from
what girls my age had, and deliberately stayed away from associations I
knew could lead me into temptations. I told myself that I was not
competing with anyone and need not prove myself to anyone but my books.
I earned my degree with no carry overs and was sent to do my NYSC. The
breakthrough came for me in final year, 400L, when a church decided to
pick up my school bills. It came at the time when I needed it the most
because I needed money for my research. It was just God, me out of many.
I landed my first job while serving as a corp member and I have gone
from one great job to another, moving upward as I go. Today, I am
settled and financially free. My kids have the best of both worlds.
The whole point I am trying to make is that you can make it with no one
on your side, except GOD. Stop trying to slay and learn to be content.
Lack of contentment brings depression. Stay away from friends and
contents on social media that puts negative pressures on you. Life is a
journey. Where you are today may not be where you will be tomorrow, but
what you do with your TODAY determines your TOMORROW.
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