Written by: Admin_SheEvo
Life can be challenging, but it is essential to remember that nothing stays permanently. And here comes a personal experience I would love to share.
Things were not in my favor when I completed high school. The pass marks were too low to allow me to join any University. The cost of qualifying for the tests to raise my grades was too high. Thinking about how my parents have been struggling to pay for my school fees broke my heart, seeing that I could not make them proud. I regarded myself as a failure in life. I lost hope, and my dreams faded away.
Spending a year at home was long enough to make me think of marriage in some ways. But then I asked myself, will I be able to handle the family at such a young age, without a career or any side hustle job to meet my needs? It was like the fire was burning from the inside, waiting for an explosion outside. Fortunately, my relatives were happier with me staying home without doing anything productive. Somehow, I convinced my parents and tried to pursue my studies. It was the hardest decision to take, “going for a diploma course which I may have taken immediately after the basic certificate level, now going back for it after three years of struggles. Studying three years ahead was a total of 6 years before I pursued a degree for three years. What kind of risk is this?” I took a while before agreeing, but eventually, I blended in.
After a year of studying, I failed one of the studies, and I was supposed to retake the subject for the whole year before commencing the second year of my diploma. Though it was not my fault this time, things were messy in some ways I cannot explain, but I was very heartbroken. “How am I going to face my family and tell them that I failed again?” I felt like the universe was against me. I lost hope, faith and love in myself. At that moment, I saw darkness; miracles emerged with a bright light. I received a message from the college, which I once applied for but could not report due to complicated circumstances. I convinced my heart to give myself the last chance to try it. Remember, if I go for another diploma, I was about to count seven years down before reaching my dream of having a degree, but I gave it a try anyway.
Some of my friends said that I was too old to study at that level, and others said that it was better that I find a man and get married right away, but deep down in my heart, I knew what I was dying for. I got admission and started afresh with another diploma. Things went well this time as I passed with flying colors. Being at the college, I discovered that I had a passion for doing community outreaches and managed to organize successful charities. I’m currently studying for my first degree with great hopes for myself. I have trained my mind not to give up, even if there are plenty of reasons to do so. I believe that I was born with a purpose to fulfill. When I get tired, I take a break, not a turnover. Beautiful things are ahead of me. I believe.
I hope you learnt something.
