Greetings!
This life has taught me a series of lessons and I will not argue with anyone that says, " experience is the best teacher." I have experienced a series of events in this little time I have spent in this world. Although I might be young, but the circumstances of life have dealt with me, I have once been disappointed and also, I have been cheated and defrauded.
However, one of the lessons this life has taught me is not to give up in the face of challenges. Losing someone so dearly to me was the major lesson of my life and this has really redefined my life from what it supposed to be to what it is right now. Then, before the demise of my mum, I have always wanted to learn a skill as she would be like,
"Sam, you must learn a skill, a life without a skill is an empty life." "Yes ma, I will learn a skill, but it will be later in life," Ok replied. "You don't need to wait till after your educational degree as learning a skill would not affect your academics," she said. "Okay, I have heard you ma," I replied.
Although, I sounded as if I have heard and agreed to her advice, but deep inside me, I have never thought of doing what she had wanted me to do as I was enjoying myself in my field of learning, not only that, I was also enjoying the support of my mum who have made everything available for me despite the fact that I have not yet hearken to my mum's advice.
After a while, I lost my mum who had always been my pillar of support. When the news of her death came to me at school, it was like the world had come to an end, but there's little I could do regarding her death as life goes on.
However, the reality of life dawned on me a little while after her death and it was then I realized that she meant so much to me while she was alive. It's like my support system was shut down when she was no more and all the pieces of advice that she used to dish out to me was no more.
Life began to happen to me when all those who promised me could not meet up with their promises. Even family members who had called me to a corner during her burial and promised me saying, "Sam, don't worry, we will be there for you." Could not even make do with their promises. That's when I realized how thoughtful the saying that says, "I will be like your mother can never be like your mother."
After I had realized the authenticity of this saying, I began to live my life without expecting anything from anybody, but life would have been so kind to me has it been that I have heeded to my mother's advice of learning a skill as I would have fall back on the skills when I could not further with my educational degree journey due to lack of funds.
I dropped out of school with the hope of coming back after working sometimes to raise funds for myself in order to progress.
I started to live on my own and for survival as there's no one for me. I went to a construction company to work there as a laborer and it was at that company that I started a monthly contribution with my co-worker. After six months of the contribution, everything scattered and I could not get my own share of the contribution. I was down and devastated as the money had been penned down for my return to the four walks of the classroom.
I took the matter to the Manager of the company and he tried to interfere in the matter. He told me saying,
"Sam, I will help you out, don't worry." "Thank you sir," I replied.
However, the more he tried to help me out , the more the matter was getting messier. It was then he decided to help me on his own, he asked me,
"What level were you when you said you dropped out of school?" "I was in 300l before I took the leave of absence sir," I replied. "Then, I will take it up from there, I will see you through your remaining levels," he said. "Thank you sir," I replied.
That how this man saw me out of my university education, however, seeing how difficult the situation I have found myself after the death of my mum, I enrolled for a skill while I was returned back to school as I would not want to waste another golden opportunity that has presented itself to me and thank God I was able to learn fast. It's the skill I learnt that I fall back upon when there's no job for me after school and that's what I'm still eating till today. My painting skill has never let me down even when the whole world has.
Till today, the contribution saga has not been resolved but I thank God for sending a timely angel in the person of the manager to me.
Thanks for reading.
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