How diligent are you?

Mere taking a perfect look and comprehension at the word "diligence", what bell does it ring in your ear? What do you briefly understand by the word mentioned above? I think it's not just your first hearing about this word.

Well, according to Oxford dictionary; "Diligence simply implies that act of having or showing care and consistency in one's work or duties".

In my own sense, diligence can also be described as the process of showing total commitment to one's obligations. It's not limited to one's duty only. You can also be diligent to other people's duty too. A diligent person will always be found hard-working and determined, he or she never feels to relent in his or her pursuit be it a good or bad one.

Let me go into further explanation of diligence by sharing to you guys a little story my mother told me about;

There was a young man who happened to be an undergraduate, terribly in search of a job. When I mean job, he was in search of secured job that match would up to his certificate which might also earn him a stable source of income. He had consulted different companies he knew about around his residence and even beyond, but whenever he get there, he seemed to always hear a different story like;

"Oh, you didn't come in time, we just gave someone the job few days ago"

"Ugh, I'm sorry sir, you're not qualified for the job"

"I'm really sorry sir, we are not in search of employees, we've been occupied already"

And lot of more different stories.

The young man almost gave up on searching for jobs. He then decided to take his last shot by visiting his friend staying nearby and asking him if he could be of help in acquiring a job. He did as he thought and visited his friend and poured out his mind to him about him looking for a job and his friend came to a suggestion about a company he had been hearing of for a very long time. He decided to lure in his job seeking friend about the company, the friend told him about the company and indeed he was very happy and looked forward to seek for a job there. He thanked his friend for helping him out and they both bade themselves goodbye.

He visited the company as planned. He and all his fellow applicants in search of same job in the company were given a fixed day for their interview, and the young man came back home to prepare hard for the forthcoming interview likewise his fellow applicants too I think. Days passed and the day for interview finally came, as for the young man, he came as early as he could for the interview and dressed up corporately in his black suit, shoes and white shirt . As he stepped into the company ensuring he closed the gate behind him, he found some piece of dirt tattered and piled up in a sack not too far from the gate he passed through lying across the company's fence. Without hesitation, he decided to pack those dirt with his bare hands into a nearby big container meant for keeping dirt by workers in the company. Shortly after he did the picking, he made sure he washed his hands with soap thoroughly in a nearby tap, then headed his way into the interviewing room rushing. On getting there, the interview really took place as expected and they were all told to go back to their respective homes and wait for the company to call on whoever it has decided to choose.

Two days after, this particular young man received a call from the company he visited lately stating that had been employed to work with them. What do you expect guys? Tears of joy started rolling out of his eyes, he was so delighted that he couldn't keep the joy only to himself, that he speedily rushed to his friend's place to share to him the good news and they both celebrated it.

The day for resumption of work at the company came by, and this young man dressed up neatly and corporate. Getting there, he was directed to meet the manager of the company and he was congratulated by the manager for coming out I'm flying colors in the interview. With the joy still embedded in him, he was forced to ask the manager why he particularly was chosen for the job, and the manager laughed and referred him back to the day he came for the interview, that he was seen and caught on a CCTV camera performing some hygiene for the company which he wasn't ordered to do. He further told him that the little scene of that day personally and with the agreement of the company made him acquire the job and that he might be a good asset to the company. He ended by finally telling him not to relent in his diligence that he will always find it helpful most especially when it comes to a day like this.

In summary;

What this little story of mine is trying to tell us is that we shouldn't relent on our diligence to a particular work. Just like I said earlier, being diligent doesn't mean staying committed to one's duties only, you can extend it to other people's too. They would appreciate it a lot just like the manager of the company did and trust me the reward always turn out huge.

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Thanks for passing by to read. I hope it helped us in one way or the other. Bye for now guys. Take care of yourselves and stay safe.

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