Fellow hivians, I hope you are all doing well. I have come to share my entry on changes that occur when we assume a higher position or get richer. Honestly, this happens. I never believed it too until it happened to someone close to me. Jane has been a good friend of mine. We lived in the same neighborhood and attended the same secondary school. People used to call us 5&6, due to our closeness. She used to sleep in my house at least three times a week, we were that close that her parents never doubted our genuine friendship.
Things were going well until Jane gained admission into the university. We both wrote the examination but I was not fortunate to enter university that year. I was happy for my friend and we both shopped for all the items she took to school. The changes started few months after she left home. I would call my best friend but she would hanged up on me in the middle of our conversation. Well, I thought it was due to her busy schedule. Other times, I would call and she wouldn't pick the calls. I kept on making excuses for her until I was tired. I felt so bad for not gaining admission that year, because of the ill treatment by my best friend.
The worst happened when my friend came home for holiday. I was so happy, seeing it as an opportunity to see my friend and rekindle our friendship. It was my sister that even saw her the night she arrived. So, I headed to their house the following day. To my surprise, I was told she was studying, that I should check back. I thought it was a dream, I stood at their varendah for almost fifteen minutes, looking so confused. So, I left for my house. But I couldn't help thinking about it. What changed? Was that not Jane, my best friend? I wept so bitterly. I started feeling inferior. All thanks to my sister that kept encouraging during that period. Jane never checked on me till she went back to school. My sister stood by me and told me I shouldn't take the matter to heart, that anybody can behave that way. She jokingly told me not to trust myself too much. She said I could also behave as such when things get better, but I told her I could never do such.
So, I concentrated on my studies, performed excellently in my exam and got admitted into the university the following year. I however made some conscious efforts to always reach out to people at home, at least some of my friends that had not got university admission and give them some words of hope. I was so intentional about returning people's call whenever I miss it. You know, life can be a rollercoaster of things; we may have tight schedule or even feel we are now above some people's status, a deliberate effort is however needed to reach out to our loved ones, no matter how busy or rich we get.
Thanks for reading.
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