Chatting on social media has made communication very easy and seamless. A lot can be done just by chatting on social media, though a lot mainly use them for only social gossip, trolling and others. I am one of few that has gained something good just by chatting on social media — WhatsApp Messenger, to be precise.
A semester before my graduation from the university, I was so scared of the next step to take. With the high rate of unemployment in the country, the joy of graduating from the university is always short-lived, as hours after, the reality of getting a job always settles in. My case wasn't that different but something I never expected happened one fateful day.
On the day of our final exams, after the normal signing out, a close friend of mine came over and said, "Chidubem what's up? What's the next step for you now, since you are now a graduate." I was out of words — my smiley face suddenly shrunk gradually. I told him, "bro, God got my back." While going home that day, a thought came to my mind to send messages to my contacts and groups on WhatsApp telling them my qualifications and my need for a job. It was an intentional act that turned out to be big.
I got home and did as my mind told me, without expecting anything. About two days later, I got a DM from a strange number referring to my post on our church group, saying that he made some enquiries when he got to work the next day and was told that there's only a vacancy for the position of a lab assistant. I was wowed and told him how grateful I was. And that was how I got my first job after school.
On the bad side, chatting on social media has cost me something worth writing about. I was on a project that needed submission in two days. I often submit my projects a day to the given deadline, so I was expected to submit this particular one in a day time.
Few hours into the next day, I got a response to a chat from my longtime crush. This is someone I have been longing to speak with so that I could let her know of my feelings towards her. Unfortunately she has been avoiding my chat until that day.
When I got the message, my heart skipped, I left my laptop on the bed, while attending to her. I was so consumed by the chat that I became unconscious of my environment — forgot my laptop was on the bed. In no time, I heard a knock on my door, on walking towards the door with my focus on the phone, I stepped on my laptop and damaged the screen. I was so annoyed and confused, as it has become impossible to meet up with my deadline.
It was more like the worst moment of being alive for me.
