Achievement Is one of the things we beat our hands on the chest with, It shows how effective our labour has been through the years. It's really not easy for anyone to get or earn something using his /her effort, but when it comes as expecte, there's no joy that can't be compared to it.
There are times we put our all into a thing and we never regret doing so because the outcome was worth it and there are also times we put a lot effort into a thing and at the end we get something so little out of it that ends up making us feel disappointed. Whatever it might be, this is life, it is not a bed of roses as they said, some days things go well, other days, they don't but we must never give up. Who knows when the right day will be?
Positive Results
There were many times I put effort in a thing and I got the supposed result nevertheless I would love to talk about this one. One of the things that demands a lot of efforts mentally, financially, and physically is education. The funniest part is that it is like an investment platform, not only your resources go in there but that of your parents as well.
I thank God that all of us here are educated and we know what it really cost, if it's financially we know about the expenses from day one till the final year. It's really a big minus altogether there, a friend of mine said, if he was given the money his parents used to sponsor him in school, he would have gone very far in business by now. LoL. That's a crazy idea education is very important.
Talk about stress of going to lectures, staying late night to study, going some days without food from morning to evening, the days of trekking long distance from school back home and so many other form of stress. It's really not an easy one. But you know what? All these sacrifices put together really worth it.
I am so glad that the effort I put didn't go in vain, I graduated with a very good grade and not just that, I acquired knowledge and also good friends. For me I think I was successful. Had it been I had a bad result at the end of the day after going through all these, then it would have been a different story. This is why I encourage people to always put in their best in whatever they do. You can't afford to dissipate a lot of energy over a thing and then end up getting something average. Put in your all, give it your best shot and at the end you will discover that it was all worth it.
Big Effort Little Income
I believe that labour can only be compensated but not rewarded by man, the only person that can really reward the effort of man is God.
The first teaching job I took almost took life out of me, I gave it my time, my resources and everything else I know I should but all my effort was not giving me what I really expected, now you might be thinking about the pay, yes of course the pay wasn't good. But that is not really the problem.
If you know private schools too well, you will know that if you are there for the money, then you are at the wrong location. I needed money that was why I took the job, but when I got there my mentality changed, my focus was to impact those kids not minding the little income.
But the proprietres was something else, I put in my best, sometimes I am the last person to leave the school because she gave me extra time to be teaching the students I didn't bother because I want the best for them mind you, there is no extra pay for that extra time yet it was not a problem for me but that woman was not appreciative at all.
She keeps complaining and making comparison, her former teachers do this, her former teachers do that. What I am paying you is even more than what I was paying them and so many other things, now how much was she paying me, seven thousand naira ( 7000).
From that money I take bike to work, some times because of the distance from my house to school. From that same money I buy food and we still pay some levies in school like that. At the end of the day, when I receive my salary, I can't give account of what I used it for. I don't want to talk about half payments and delayed payments.
With all those sacrifices, she still won't let you be but keep complaining, I don't know what she was really expecting. My students were doing very well, every idea I brought to make things better is always contrary to what she wants. At a point I felt I rather leave than stay where I am not being appreciated because it's not only going to affect my sanity but it's going to keep me from going forward in life as well.
When I told her I was leaving she tried all she could to make me change my mind but I was determined to leave, she even said I can do whatever job am about going for but come from time to time and be teaching in her school, I still declined, moreover I was even going to travel out that time. Till date when she noticed I am in town, she sends my colleagues to ask me if I am still coming back.
Lessons
It's not everything we put our efforts into that gives us what we want, life is a game of risk but make sure you give it your all when you are taking the risk because you don't really know which one will give you good result. It's just like sowing seeds you don't know which one will germinate and yiled so while sowing, ensure you sow very well.
The truth is if wr put our all into a thing and it doesn't yield as expected, it will never be forgotten because it costs us something. I have seen people who did all they could to do make things work but they failed, after some time because of their dedication and zeal when thesame event came they were still invited.
