The rise of hard times is one of the unique events that makes humans strong enough to navigate through the ups and downs of life.
Life is not always filled with roses, sweets, milk and honey. Sometimes, it gives you lemon to taste, then bitter leaf afterwards. Immediately after the taste of bitter leaf, it places a blunt kitchen knife on your palm and give you a cows bone to break using the knife.
Tsk... Sighs - A tough one yaknow
Not everyone has the ability to pass through tough times alone yaknow. Some people have the ability to successfully manage their troubles without breaking a sweat while others find it difficult to think straight when they are passing through tough times.
Irrespective of that fact, at times, it is very important to navigate through these hard times alone (with very minimal guidance from others) because it helps feel the pain, get the gains that comes with it as well as get the lessons to be learnt from it.
Though sometimes, it feels like there is no light at the end of the tunnel of hardships. However, the lessons and gains gotten from a hard time is the sweetest test of victory there can ever be. It is sweeter than - you know what. (Let your mind expose you) haha
There are times in which I pass through hard times and it feels like I have no vindication. some times, I feel like giving up but i mysteriously find the strength to keep going even though my mind wants to pop out from over thinking.
One of these moments is when I came out of school newly and had to face the hardship of life head on.
No cap, I already understood how hard life can get, and I understood the fact that - you have to be tough when life gets tough. But during these moments, it was like I became a weakling who knows nothing about the hardship of life.
When I started this year, I set a goal for my self and planned how everything will go. I planned how I will start working immediately after I finished my school. I planned many other things ya'know. People promised me many things in terms of job and I became confident.
Immediately I finished schooling and got my certificate, I began to cal everyone that promised me but to no avail. The only response I got is - there is no work for now. One of them even told me to come be their security guard in their house. Crazy enough, this came from my uncle. It was like the people who are supposed to help me, are now the ones holding me back. I played my part, did everything I know I could do to maintain a good connection with people and relatives.
Refusing to give up, I always go out to look for minor things I can help people with so as to keep the spirit up. I always try as much as possible to submit applications every where I can but all to no avail.
This hard times lasted for quite a while without any form of vindication. All I could see was depression all through. I will come online here on hive just to cheer myself up. At some point, I became withdrawn from and did not know what to do again. It was like I gave up on life and waited patiently for it to devour me. All I could think of that gave me a sense of joy was how maggots will eat my remains and new life form from it.
I could do nothing but always be on YouTube, watching YouTube shorts and video recaps just to pass time while wasting a lot of money on data and other things.
One faithful day, I got a call from one of my friends who is a student nurse. He told me about a job and wanted me to apply for it. My heart was filled with joy and I got back to my feet, filled with hope once more.
Immediately, I sent the necessary credentials needed, sent my application letter and was called for an interview after a very short period of time.
It was like somebody did an abracadabra and boom, hope came to my doorstep. Well, it went well and I am happy for the outcome afterwards.
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