Joy was an orphan who lost her both parent at a tender age, not for the help of her paternal uncle who took her in and cared for her like his child, Joy would have been homeless.
Although Joy faced so many challenges while growing as she always found it difficult to communicate freely with her uncle and his wife she wasn't a part of their family but that did not stop the uncle from providing all her necessary needs in school and at home.
Even in school, Joy always felt left out because she always missed her parents and would always remain indoor crying because of the loss of her parents.
Joy was an intelligent girl and with the help of her uncle and her intellectual ability, she was able to finish her primary education successfully and with a flying colour.
After her primary education, Joy was enrolled into a private secondary school to study for six years which she did amazingly well, she passed all her examination, won all the competitions she went to with her school and at the end of her six years, she was tagged the best student of the year and given a gift.
She wrote her jamb and so many Universities sent her letter of acceptance but she only choice the one she wanted going for and with the help of the scholarship program given to her by her Secondary School principal, Joy went to the University with ease even though she missed her parent greatly.
She came out of the University with a first class in Accounting and decided to apply for a job in one of the prestigious company but on getting there, the Manager asked to lay with her before she would be given an opportunity to work in their Company.
Joy was bitter as she had no one to run to, her uncle and his wife died during her stay in the University and since then, she has been all alone in this cruel world. This became a storm in Joy's boat as she does wouldn't believe that she would be asked to do such a thing just to get her desired job.
Although she never gave up on her adventure to get a good paying job but yet still no company was willing to get her without asking for her body.
One day, Joy decided to decided to start up a small business for herself since her new landlord was asking her to pay her rent. She started her small business but she wasn't able to stand strong as everything crumbled. Joy's landlord sent her out of the house with her lug gages and she had no choice than to start sleeping under the bridge.
Things became worst as she could not feed neither did she have friend who was willing to accept her stay with them. joy never for once thought of going to sell her body just to be able to get a job because she believed that no matter the storm, one day she will sail through. She kept on praying and believing that one day, she will get what she hoped for while she kept on looking for jobs.
One day, Joy decided to pay the first company a visit with her credentials once more when she encountered the CEO of the company who asked her what she was looking for.
Joy told him her purpose and showed him her credentials, the man was flabbergasted and asked joy why she was still looking for a job with such a good credentials, Joy told him her ordeal and how the manager of his company also asked for the same thing.
Out of anger the CEO called his Manager, asked hi few questions to prove that all Joy said was a lie or truth, after finding out the truth, he wrote his resignation letter and gave it to the manager.
The manager was asked out of the office and company with guards who warned him never to step his feet again in the company because he was a bad influence to his company and the society.
joy was given the position of a manager instantly and given a car and a house to follow and from that day forward, Joy never lived a wretched life. She was very happy she never succumb to life's threat and kept sailing hoping for a final destination no matter the storm.
LESSONS
Many at times, like joy, life will always throw to us difficult and challenging situation but one thing we must never do is give up instead let us keep our heads high with confidence and keep moving, keep sailing with the hope that one day, everything will okay.
Life cannot give us exactly what we want but we must learn to take life by force with our hands and sail on with the thought of our destination in our heads.
Just same way we hold the paddle to direct our ship from moving to the wrong lane, so the same way we have the key to our life in our hands and should paddle the way we wish and with the help of God get to our destination.
Be ready to fight for survival when the storms comes while sailing because in life only those who survive after a heavy storm is fit to stand up with their faces raised high smiling.
This story also revolves around our life as a boat and the challenges as the encounter the boat encounters when on a sea.
If we are not strong, it is either the sea storms wrecks us or we go missing but if we are strong, no matter the storms of life, we would always come out strong and victorious.