Education is Life (ii)
Before i proceed with this second phase, it would be best to point out the needs, and draw out the facts that education itself gives life. Happy reading.
Education is more than reading and writing. It is one of the most important investments a country can make in its people and its future and is critical to reducing poverty and inequality. The importance of education is undeniable for everyone. People may become better useful and civilized if better educated. Education plays an important role in the society as a deternined element for civilization of the society. Every child in every community should be given equal opportunity to learn and study, because the development of a country depends vastly on it.
Education is a rope that can carry us to greatness. It is one of the most important things in life because without it we cannot contribute to the world or to make ends meet.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EDUCATION AND LITERACY.
Literacy means the ability to read and write while education means to acquire knowledge to enhance one's ability to reason and make sound judgement.
Every educated person is a literate but every literate is not an educated person. Literacy is a part of education. While education had a broader meaning.
The goal of literacy is to enable a person to read and write. Whole the goal of education is to make one a complete person, not only to read and write but to think comprehensively and reason scientifically.
Literacy is meant for managing day to day affairs. While education is for improving the quality of one's life.
Education is not the same as literacy. Discuss
Literacy is basically the ability to read and write, at least in one languague. Literacy empowers you to be on the same pedestal as the society in which you live. Being literate is just an ability for anyone. Education is more of a process than ability. It's a loop which involves to observe, learn, understand, apply and observe again.
Literacy is only a part of education. Literate people are not necessarily educated. Literacy is formal education. For being educated , it is not required to be literate.
Literacy is not the only way to be educated. Suppose you want to be a great fisherman. You can't just read about the different types of fish, you have to go and catch some. You have to know when and where to fish. Suppose you want to be an amazing cook. You have to burn your fingers, burn the food and a few utensils and every details about the ingredients. Literacy and education are not the same, the difference between them is night like the difference between a tool and a process. Literacy will give you the ability to read a book. Education is when you, at least, understand what the author is trying to convey in written form or orally.
Tbc...
Let me know what you think about the essence of education and literacy.
Education is Life
Education in it's general sense is a form of learning in which the knowledge, skills, and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching, training, or research. Education may be autodidactic (self taught). Education began in the earliest prehistory.
In pre-literate societies, education was achieved orally and through imitation. Storytelling continued from one generation to another.
Education is fundamental to growth and development. Education contributes to the of national economy by improving the skills and productive capacity of workers.
Education is a means of overcoming handicaps, achieving greater equality and acquiring wealth and status for all.
Education is a place where children can develop according to their unique needs and potentialities, with the purpose of developing every individual to their full potential. Education also simply means the approval of learning from cradle to the grave, i.e from childhood till death.
BRIEF HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN MY COUNTRY
Education had been part of Nigeria, before the Europeans arrived. Children were taught about their culture, social activities, survival skills and work. Most of these education processes were impacted into the children INFORMALLY. Only few societies gave formal teaching of the culture and society. In these societies, there are formal instructions that govern the rites of passage from youth to adulthood. These are tbe foundation of education in Nigeria, and upon them were the Western education implemented upon.
European education was introduced into Nigeria in the 1840s. It began in Lagos, Calabar, and ither coastal cities. In a few decades schooling in english language gradually took roots in Nigeria. During the conlonial years, Great Britain did not promote education. The schools were set up by Christian Missionaries. The British colonial government only funded a few schools. The policy of the government was to give grant to mission schools rather than expand the system. In the northern part of Nigeria, western-style education was prohiibited. The religious leaders did not want missionaries interfering with Islam. This gave way to establishing Islamic schools that focused primary on the islamic education.
*FORMS OF EDUCATION.*
*1. Formal Education*
*2. Informal Education*
FORMAL EDUCATION: Formal education is classroom based, provided by trained teachers. The first time we are introduced to formal education is in school. Schools years are the grounding years of ones education. Schools are institutions that lay the foundation of a child's development. They play a key role in developing children into responsible citizens and good humans.
System of schooling involve institutionalized teaching and learning in relation to a curriculum, which is based on a predetermined purpose of the schools in the system.
The period of formal education is very important in the formative years of a child. In the early years of schooling, the focus is generally around developing basic interpersonal communication and literacy skills in order to further the ability to learn complex skills and subjects. People pursue education and use schools for the purpose of improving their ability to create value and livelihood for themselves. And also to satisfy personal curiosity and the desire for personal development.
INFORMAL EDUCATION: Informal education happens outside the classroom, or outside educational establishments. in after-school programmes, community based organisations, museums, libraries or at home it occurs in a variety of places, such as work and through daily interactions and sha relationship among members of the society. It includes language acquisition, cultural norms and manners.
Informal education dose not follow a specified curriculum and may originate accidentally, sporadically, in association with certain occasions. It is not necessarily planned to be pedagogically conscious, systematic and according to subjects (it is not planned to be a deliberate teaching) but rather unconsciously incidental, holistically problem related.
Informal education is experienced directly in its natural function of everyday life, and is often spontaneous.
Hi guys, it's been awhile. I know I've been away for a long time, missed you guys. I'm currently working on a project regarding education. Adult education to be precise, I'll be sharing some contents here.
Kindly engage😊
If there's a thing I've learned in my life it is to not be afraid of the responsibility that comes with caring for other people. What we do for love; those things endure. Even if the people we do them for don't.
Cassandra Clare
Coming Around
Hello everyone, it's been a very long time. I've missed you all, most especially your fascinating, life changing and laudable contents.
*Well I've been doing fine, i left because school resumed and* @TheRandomRewarder *stopped giving me tips then. Now I'm here and i hope we can continue to learn and grow together as* always.
As a kind realist that i am, i take pride in helping those around achieve their goals either short-term or long-term. I do it selflessly. Life is too short to be waiting for rewards, and if any shows up, I'd gladly accept but if it's nothing or just a simple thank you, then you're welcome. It's all good.
There I was laying on my bed in the hostel when my phone began buzzing. I was tired and didn't want to pick up, **somehow I managed to pick up.**
Oh it was my ex girlfriend's call. Lol! I thought to myself "wtf is she kidding me" after all the hardship i had to go through because of her and now she is calling. I answered the phone and turns out she has just moved to a new hostel in school, and most importantly she had an issue on her school portal. She knows well that i have tentacles that can get solution to any problem, i repeat any problem.
Few days later, i set out to see her at her new apartment. I went with a present a club jersey. On getting there, she loved the gift, and we talked about lockdown, the pandemic and life at large. Finally she gave me her password and username to her school portal hoping that I'd help her solve the issue soon.
*Remember I have tentacles...*
Mr FM is a lecturer in my school, more like my school father and special adviser. Man he loves sport, unfortunately for him, his club Manchester United have been trophy less for the last 3 years (chuckles). So that night Manchester United were wining the game, i knew it was a good opportunity to tell Mr FM about my ex's portal problem. Then I said" sir i need your help, there's a friend who has got issues on her school portal, she can't login. The app keeps saying that she has to change her password..Mr FM smiled.
Is she your girlfriend?
Me: No not all, we're just friends.
Mr FM: Give me her details, it will be resolved tomorrow.
On hearing these i just felt relieved and happy. After all the person involved is someone I care about even though we are no longer dating.
*Let me blow your mind just as I was blown away...*
The next day everything was done, her password has been reset, and i sent it to her...after all the thank you baby. She called back saying the same thing has happened again. Damn, i was shocked because I knew Mr FM well enough, and it's his job he doesn't make mistake. So i told him again when we met later that day. He was surprised too. Then he requested to see the girl who's is having issues.
When they met, he reset the password again, and after a week of sending thank you to me. The same thing happened. And now I had to question myself. Is this a jinks or some kind of setup? Why would the same thing reoccur severally. I think I guessed right it was a jinkz. I couldn't help her resolve it no matter how hard I tried. It took more than a month, then i became fed up.
She ended up paying someone for the service which didn't lasted again, and she gave up on her portal at least for that semester knowing fully well that she would sort herself out next time without me. Strange isn't it?
Sighs, the feeling is always crazy when she is around or whenever we talk over the phone. Love is sweet, love is painful, and when we can no longer help each other achieve little things then we feel like it's a jinkz or bad aura.
Well I'm just coming around, and this is just a tiny experience i shared with you.
Thanks for reading.
Desperation
Desperate? Hell yes! After months of not publishing anything here. I raced down here to make this publication. With the constantly increasing cryptocurrency rates these days, and the ban on cryptocurrency by the Central Bank if my country (Nigeria). Things could only get worse in months to come.
That aside, tomorrow is Valentine's day, well there would be no much event for me. It's just a normal day (lol). So millions of people worldwide would be celebrating tomorrow. Happy for you guys.
Oh before I left the bot stopped paying me, so now I can't even say if I'll get tipped for this article, nonetheless I just hope that what I'm about to say reach you in good spirits.
Watch out for all the coins....BNB, BCH, LTC, and many others. Invest in cryptocurrency! Cryptocurrency is the present! Let me tell you a short story before I rap this up.
**How I spent my last Valentine**
So I met this lady in my college, she is if average height light skinned, sweet and if good character. Our relationship started swiftly and we got along quite well. Waking up on Valentine's day(last year) we've been in a dispute some days before Valentine. It was clearly her fault, so I had sent her a long apology text on val day. And also wished her a happy val. I knew I had to get her gifts but what was I going to get?
Confusion set in, and I became distabilised. 7am,.... 10am, 11am, 12pm, up until 1pm before my brain clicked. I rushed to a store to get some groceries. They were out of stock . I went to three different store before I could get groceries, and eventually I don't get the one of my taste. I got her some silver groceries.
Now that I've gotten her a present, giving it to her was surely going to be a challenge 😅 (remember we were not on talking terms). So I rang her, she didn't pick. She called back and we spoke, she said we should meet at a park because we had plan on going for a short trip.
So we met, and I did my little magic before presenting her the groceries. By the reaction on her face, well she loved the present, so that was how I spent my last Valentine....Not the full story though.
Do have a fruitful Valentine celebration ❤️
Love or Lust
One girl, two girls, three girls, four girls, five girls, six girls, seven girls, eight girls!
He has had an affair with eight different ladies. He and his crew call them girls, maybe because he got them cheap or because they fell for his tricks. He wasn't a monster, no he wasn't. He was a kind, soft hearted man but suddenly became something unimaginable, undescribable but definitely not a monster.
He was a very good friend to her on campus, arguably her best friend. He was her everything, and they were best buddies. The feelings drew day by day and they both had eyes for each other but no one was willing to take the first shot.
He was a student, and a son of a business tycoon but he kept a low profile. No one new, knowing would only put him in danger and also the lives of those he loved would be endangered too. So he kept a low profile not until his second year.
His friend, his best friend, his best half took her shot on a red moon. It was late at night when her message popped at the notification bar. She texted hi are you there?
He was busy reading some school text, he replied swiftly... I'm here why aren't you sleeping? He asked.
Then she began the story. She took him on a journey, through her words she showed him her world. It was full of dark and light, suffering, hatred and pains. He became perplexed after hearing her compete story. She has always told him she didn't have a father, sometimes she would say she didn't know her biological father but she finally told the truth. Her parents had divorced when she was a kid. The trauma and all the suffering clearly reflects in her world, her actions and her activities but she was a strong lady.
Immediately he knew she needed help but how was he going to come in. What can he do. He knows nothing about giving relationships, and he wouldn't want to add more coal to the burning fire . So he kept his cool. Before he could start typing out his reply, she had sent another message.
Are you still there? She texted.
He replied...yeah. Network. I'm here typing.
She clearly didn't know what she was doing, she just felt this strange feeling and wanted to let go of everything but she couldn't forget her past. And now it's making her loose control of her self. She wanted him badly, she wanted to be by his side. All her thoughts were about him....
In his reply he apologized for all the pains and hardship she has gone through and promised to talk to her physically the next day, but she couldn't wait, the feeling was making her loose her mind. She said there was something else, something very important to say to him. Then she texted him..*.hmmn I love you*
When he saw it, he was mute, he wasn't surprised, he knew himself that they were meant for each other but is the time right. He asked himself?
Is this lovw or lust...
Bigger Than Me
My eyes are sore but my mind isn't. My legs are in pains but my arms are willing to do more. This feeling isn't strange. This feeling of change, a type of change that I can't give correct answers to, I know it will all pass one day.
It is big, challenging, frustrating and energy consuming.
Trying to get some sleep but my mind won't let me just like every other day since the beginning of the year. There are a lot of things to be done, Starting isn't the problem, my mindset is ready to work but my body isn't in a good shape. My eyes and my legs are in pains. Though I still push daily and accomplish little tasks and most times I just don't wanna quit trying.
This feeling is bigger than me.
The change i spoke about was long needed, I've felt it for a long time now and I now I can finally see it taking its toll. Happiness during the day and sadness at night. I smile in the midst of people but when I'm alone, I'm always in tears, tears which no longer roll down my cheeks. Tears with no water in it. Deep tears.
This feeling is bigger than me.
Friends no longer seem like friends anymore, they are more like strangers now with the majority trying to extort me in while I gain nothing in return. Oh I gain something, betrayal, pain and hatted. That's what they give to me in return.
This feeling is bigger than me.
I'm already loosing passion, so much passion that I no longer find joy in the things I love. My hobbies are now rubbish. Practically useless to me, perhaps useful to someone else.
This feeling is bigger than me.
This feeling is giving me sleepless nights.
This feeling is healing me internally, as I begin to payless attention to what's going on in my society. This feeling is trying to reach me something, perhaps how to utilize my time, balance my lifestyle, or just to keep staying calm, shutting my eyes and turning my back to the world.
This feeling is not normal.
This feeling is not depression.
This feeling looks crazy.
Whichever form it takes, this feeling is bigger than me.
This is not a poem, once again this is me pouring out my late night thoughts into the clouds. Perhaps the Almighty would send a message. A comfort message or a more clearer meaning to all these feelings before they run me mad.
I think I'd have to go to war with this feeling before it consume me. This feeling is not me at all.
This feeling is truly bigger than me but I pray for divine intervention, and I hope to win this war against the feelings.
This feeling is a grand Master.
This feeling is bigger, better and stronger than me but I'll fight it till my last breath goes....
Finding A Niche
Perhaps our biggest problem lies in finding a niche.
In own words, a niche could be a specific task an individual derives joy doing. A niche could also be an environment where a person thrives better.
**Why do I need a niche?**
You may think you do not need to find a niche. Your life might be pleasing at the moment, and you still feel you're not in a niche whereas you're in one. Where you dwell, doing what you love the most is your current niche.
Like I said in the definition of a niche "in my own words" we all need a niche to find peace, comfort, love and other pleasing articles. Simply put you need a niche so as to live a fulfilled life.
Either directly or indirectly, knowingly or unknowingly you'll find yourself in a niche. Your workplace, your home, your school, your community, your family and your activities are all examples of a niche.
**How do I join a niche?**
You do not necessarily need to join every niche. We are members of some niche naturally. For example, our family, as long as we are related by blood then we are in the same niche. Another good example is your workplace. You do the same work with a group of people. Yourself and those people (your colleagues) are also in the same niche.
You can join other niche by simply developing interest in what is being done in that niche. If you want to be a sprinter, you have to develop interest in sprinting and also practice it from time to time. Once you've developed that interest, then you're already in the niche for sprinters.
We can't compare a niche to a club or society, though it may look relatable but a niche is much more than that. So a niche can't be called a club or a society.
**Benefits of A Niche**
A niche makes an individual to develop interest in other activities.
It gives joy and happiness. Since Individuals choose their respective niche themselves, then they're always happy in that niche.
Freedom; being in a niche gives you the freedom to do things beyond our imagination.
A niche gives comfort.
A niche helps to foster the bond between individuals of different ethnicity and race.
A niche is a huge determinant in an individual quest for success.
A niche helps to build ones mental strength and also create awareness.
It breeds members with like minds, thereby making it easier to accomplish or achieve a goal or project.
Finding the right niche to join might be very difficult because as humans our wants are insatiable. Whereas ones niche is often linked to ones passion and perspective of life. Inorder to succeed in our niche, we must be specific about our choice of interest and most importantly the kind of activities involved in such niche.
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*Thank you for reading.*
My Entrepreneurship Journey 6
On the 23rd day at Cameroon, we were still guest at Mr Shalom's bride house. We were running out of time just a week to go and we had to train youths in two other cities which were Buea and Limbe. Three days per city, as it were there was no time to waste.
After the uneventful experience that happened with the french police the previous day, we carefully checked for all necessary documents, passports, yellow cards, and training invitation letter. As soon as we checked everything, we had our breakfast, chocolate bread with tea, so yummy. Once we were done, we got inide the car, myself, my partner, the CEO of glowtowers, and his secretary. Off we zoomed to Limbe.
Our Journey from Douala to Limbe was about three hours drive. Limbe, Cameroon is an island located in the southern part of Cameroon. Douala is at central like wise the capital Yaounde, Bamenda was in the north (around the highlands of Cameroon). On our way we saw beautiful landscapes, different orchids, palm trees, and different cultural artefacts like the Cameroon statue, a huge robot made of metals, and other cool stuffs.
On arriving at Limbe, we could feel the cool breeze and see the high sea from afar. We were entertained with palm wine and some roasted fish. My partner and I were told to wait at the lobby of a commercial building or sort of a government house. After waiting for hours, the CEO came back with an angry look on his face. Immediately I knew something was wrong but he didn't say it. He rather decided to give us a tour round the sea shore. We saw beautiful carved canoes at the shore, women catching fishes while some smoking them, I saw kids carving out small canoes, and I was amazed at their talent. We were told the sea leads to the gulf if guinea.
After touring, my partner asked about the training. Was it going to commence tomorrow or when? He was curious just like me, then the CEO took breath. He said he doesn't think the training in Limbe woukd start this week, maybe they'd be ready for Limbe when we've travelled to our country. I wasn't surprised this time around, and I said it was cool. We bought a few things and we went to the car. We headed home, this time around there was no traffic, we saw the same amazing landscape and farmlands, and we watch few traders hawk on the road.
We got home late in the evening, the CEO said we were going to have a discussion after dinner. And after dinner we talked. He said he knows we're running out if time, he asked if we could stay for one more week. Hell NO! My partner replied, he was getting furious. I pat him in the back to calm him down. I reminded the CEO about our deal which was only going to last for thirty days. Then he nodded in affirmation. I spoke about the balance. He said everything would be sorted out soon but he was still waiting for the students in Buea, and since we agreed to reduce the training fees, then there would be a little deduction in our balance of 450,000 CFA. He said we would be paid 350, 000 CFA. We said it was fine, as long as the training at Buea goes on.
Our 24th day at Cameroon was uneventful, we were just home, resting. And hoping the students at Buea show uo for their training.
On the 25th day, they were positive signs form the students, some had made their payment, I knew the organizers were going to lose big time if we insisted on doing the Grand training for less than a dozen youths. It wasn't suppose to be that way. It was meant to be huge, with large crowd. Meanwhile, myself and my partner were preparing to further our education. I wanted to change my course of study. I wanted to become a physiologist. So I applied for B.Sc physiology with an option for masters degree. My partner on the other hand was going to complete his HND in horticultural technology. So we already had plans, we had to return to Nigeria as soon as possible for due processing.
On the 26th day, still no news about the training. We were told some PR agents were working on the publicity but it was already too late. Nonetheless the CEO remained optimistic.
On the 27th day, both the students and their principals requested to postpone the Grand training for a week. I felt bad for a moment, I won't be getting the teach them, speak to them, we couldn't wait for a week more. We were surely leaving in a few days time. The Grand training would be happening when we were gone, without us. That hurt me the most but life goes on. The CEO and his team were going to train the students themselves on our behalf.
On the 28th day at Cameroon, we decided to pay the students a surprise visit, we arrived at the school, visited fhe principal. He wss happy to see us once more before we travelled home. He told us his short story, and we he cracked little jokes. He was a plain man and has won numerous awards for himself and his school, the university of Buea, Cameroon. All the senior students were assembled in a hall, we got to speak to them. I was a bit shy but I was happy seeing them. We took pictures, gave them our social media handles, we told them to expect something amazing at the training. We told them not to feel bad because we already had to leave the country. I promised to come back to the country (Cameroon) and also hope that they do well in their forth coming examination. That night we had another meeting with the CEO, he was meant to pay us 450, 000 CFA but to our surprise he paid 250,000 CFA. He promised to send the balance on the completion of the Grand training at Buea. We couldn't argue with him. We accepted and he arranged a driver for our departure the following day.
On the 29th day. We were still at Douala. We woke up with a feeling of both happy and sad, fulfilled and unfulfilled. How do I explain to my parents that my business trip wasn't successful? That question popped up in my head but I chose to ignore it. We waited for hours but the driver didn't show up. My partner got upset. Our journey was going to take two days, and we haven't started. Remember the Ambazonians, the hoodlums calling themselves freedom fighters, yes! We didn't want to encounter them on our journey home. The driver later showed up late in the evening but we already cancelled our trip for that day. We weren't going to risk our lives again. Travelling at night is dangerous, and just like my mom has warned but I didn't listen.
It became an issue between the CEO, his family and us. We said we won't be traveling that day. It was already sunset. What if we encountered the Ambazonians? We might get killed! It wasn't a negative thought. We were being thoughtful and wiser, staying in Cameroon for 29days and we've encountered hoodlums and also had issues with french police. We needed to be extra careful. After much pleas and argument, we decided to move that evening.
I was scared but I prayed hard as we travelled from Douala to Bamenda that night. The journey was a long one. It was a six hours journey, we saw burnt cars on the highway, my partner began to say his prayers .loud😅 Nothing happened on the highway until we got to the border of Bamenda. It was the demarcation between the french region and the English speaking region. An English police stepped forward to do the checkup, everything was good, and then we moved on. We got to the CEO's parents house in Bamenda at about 11: 45pm. We were so exhausted from the long ride, we took some snacks then off to bed.
The following morning, it was our 30th day in Cameroon. Don't forget Bamenda was close to the Cameroon mountains. And the mountains were the boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria. We would be going home by a car, the same way we came, through the same route. We said our prayers before we left the house, the CEO s mother was almost in tears as we took our lugages to the car. We hugged all the family members including the CEO, and then off we go...
We had confidence travelling in the morning, everything was crystal clear, no sign of rebellious militants on the highway. Police were at their respective checkpoints. It was a nice ride back to the Cameroon border. On getting to the border, we were so excited. The thoughts of home filled out minds, Nigeria was only a stone throw away from the Cameroon border. We exchanged our CFAs (Cameroon currency) into NGN( Nigeria naira). We had about 150k with us after the exchange. Our passports were stanoed and then we zoomed into Nigeria.
We were at Ikom, Calabar. Then we hesitantly went to the bus terminal for Lagos. We boarded the bus, and off we zoomed to Lagos. It was a twelve hour journey but the joy of getting home didn't make ne feel the pain in my butt. We got to Lagos safely, at night, around 7pm. It was time for myself and my gallant partner to oath ways. He stayed in a different locality around Lagos, Nigeria. We shared the balance equally, and then we went our separate ways.
I got home safely, so did my business partner. The CEO later sent our balance after four months, and till today we still share a good relationship. That was how my entrepreneurship journey kicked off
I hope you enjoyed the story 😍
Now I've been an entrepreneur for close to two years now, striving through the good and bad times. One day we will succeed, all of us💯
Thanks for reading.
Free!
The word free has different meaning to different individuals. I personally want to be free from every obstacle, every hindrance, and every insecurities keeping me form achieving my ultimate goal in life.
In life to attain our ultimate goals, we all need freedom to do it. Without freedom little or nothing at all can be achieved. Freedom is generating a specific time to do a specific task.
Freedom is getting to do what we love at our own time.
Freedom is living, working, and praying at ones comfort zone.
Most goals are attached to freedom, without freedom we can never accomplish them. A bird flies in the sky at it's will by its on power and strength but humans can't do the same.
Rather there's gender inequality, there is racism, and there is slavery. The black are being sidelined, they female child is being tortured and touted, ignored by the society and considered to be weak. The black needs freedom, and the female child also wants to be heard.
Freedom gotten forcefully or conditionally can be considered as tough freedom. In this instance,the party has to fight, either cause violence or do something remarkable in order to achieve his freedom.
All forms of freedom are good as long as it is for a good course, freedom at workplace, freedom in school, freedom at home. Everyone needs freedom and should be granted freedom so as to enable them improve as a person. Thereby contributing to the growth of the community.
*Pheww. This is my first post in this community. I had to follow the rules. I set aside 10 minutes to write this which I later added 5 more minutes just to make it readable.*
*Kindly bear with me. I would blend in.*
*Thanks for reading...*
Not A Poem
I love peace, I dislike stress. We all dislike stress. Thousands keep dying daily but somehow we manage to be alive. All praise is due to the Almighty. Thank you Lord.
Many are sad, some are happy, while few can't even describe their moods.
I feel guilty for not executing my plans correctly but nobody seems to care.
I've been in pains for months now, soliloquizing, praying and trying to find a way forward.
I don't have a niche, I consider myself to be a jack of all trade. And now I'm a master of none.
I felt I'd get betrayed, and I got betrayed by friends I could take a bullet for any day and anytime.
With the increasing crises in every corner of the Earth, sometimes I don't think I'll ever find peace on the planet.
I'm currently in seclusion, some friends want to implicate me. The race for money and success amongst youth is brain draining.
Every opportunity seems a nice one but truly most are dangerous, pure illusions.
If only we could look beyond the trying times, focus on our goals, tweak the old goals, and form new ones. Then we can plan on it, and aim to achieve it.
My dad has been a focal point in my life, his words and actions has motivated me to do more but the pressure he puts on me the last time lead to my downfall. I did everything to please the family, thereby displeasing myself. And later I realized that all I've done would have been done better by someone else if I wasn't there.
I understand that parents wants the best for their children but your words mould them. I've spent 11months with my parents and I'm not happy staying with them. I want to leave home as soon as I can but with the increasing covid 19 cases, it can't be possible.
I'm trying not to lose my mind, I also want to break up with my girlfriend. I see no reason why I should be in a relationship that makes me sad. I don't think I love her but I like her. I don't know how to tell her it's over. Why is it so hard to tell everyone how I feel?
I'm sure if I start telling those around me my exact feelings majority would run away from me. They would all think I'm crazy. My parents do say that I am a hard child but I've proved them wrong countlessly by achieving success both in my academics and entrepreneurship loop. They say I have a bad attitude but deep down I know what I'm doing. Currently I'm yet to get my haircut, and they've started complaining. It's my hair I do not feel like getting it shaved.
My hair is the least of my problems right now, moreover it's not even up to a month since I last cut it. My friends think I'm no longer social because I rarely chat with them like i used to. Questions keeps popping in my head. Questions like
How do I sustain myself?
What do I do?
Who do I ask for help?
How do i move on?
How do I end a relationship without hurting the other person?
I just want to have peace, cut off every bit of distraction, remove unnecessary things from my life. I want to live a worthy life. I won't call these depression. I'm not depressed, I'm angry at the mistakes I've made in the past, and correcting them would hurt a lot of people. If I correct them (which I will) I know a lot of people would be disappointed and some would leave. I had made promises, breaking them would be painful to those people. I hope they understand and heal quickly because I strongly believe that doing the right thing is a bold step towards achieving supreme peace. I need peace, supreme peace, and comfort. I want to live a comfortable life.
So help me dear God🙏
This is not a poem. This is me writing out my feelings and thoughts, my pain and anger, my desirye and my worries.
This is me reminding myself that I need to do the right thing. I need to find peace and comfort. And this is a reminder for you,whatever circumstance you find yourself in. It's good to think about it but don't overthink. When plan A fails, you still have 25 others to pick from. Find peace, joy, and comfort. Live a worthy life because you only live once!
My Entrepreneurship Journey 5
Twelve days to go till the end of our stay in Cameroon, and two more cites to impact. My partner was already sick, he said he had missed home and he wants to return as soon as possible. Lol. What a pal. We were still at Douala, the organizers were still busy making preparation for the training in the remaining cities.
I and my partner took that time to work more on our brand, our services and some of our goals. We added a new icon to our company's logo while at Cameroon, and we continued our tour around the city.
Few days later, we visited the training venue as usual to do our settings, then I met some high school students at the venue. They told me that would love to enroll for the training session but the fees were too high. Then I asked how much, and they said 270, 000 CFA. I was sad when j heard the price, I put myself in their shoes and I was never going to attend the training session. It was too expensive. I didn't know about the training fees before because It wasn't my concern but these kids made me change my mind. My partner and I spoke about slashing prices for the first 50 students to register.We spoke to the organizers about the price, and they reduced it without hesitation. The new price was now 150,. 000.
The students showed great remorsefulness and eagerness to learn, they started filling their registration form, and j was elated. Later that day the planners in Limbe called to inform the CEO about the postponement of the training session. When I got the news I knew it was going to be a blow because it was meant to be the grand finale.
On the 22nd day at Cameroon, we set out to visit the school in Buea in order to commence the training on time but on getting there we got a big issue. Nothing was ready yet, in terms of payment majority of the students haven't completed their oauenbty. And we were running out of time, my partner wanted to leave Cameroon. He had been complaining inccensanyly about travelling home. A new date was set but they couldn't fix a date that would suit us. Our stay permit expires in exactly thirty days, and we wouldn't want to get involved with the french police.
The day was a really long one for all of us, we were tired, the driver was moving the car at a normal rate. Then we got to a checkpoint, at the checkpoint the officers spoke french to us but we couldn't reply them. The driver interpreted as usual, they had requested for our yellow medical card given to us at the immigration office beside the boarder.
My heart began to beat faster, our yellow cards were no with us. We had herily left them inside our back pack. Then we were apprehended. We spent an hour trying to convince the police men but they never listened, not until someone went back home to bring it to us at Buea, which was about 2hours drive time. After much patience under the scorching sun. The issue was resolved once they saw our cards and then we were released.
To be continued....
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My Entrepreneurship Journey 4
Hi guys, trust you are doing great?
Let's continute from where we stopped yesterday.
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When we got to the organizer's house the following morning, we were given a warm welcome. Like we've known each other before, the organizer was the CEO of glow towers Cameroon, Mr Noel Shalom, we spoke about the sad incident that happened to us on our way coming. He took his time to explain things to us, Cameroon had been in crisis for a long time now, both the french and english speaking regions were not on good terms. They wanted to split, so the Ambazonians who abducted us were from the English speaking region (northern Cameroon). After telling us the war history, we met his family and then we talked about business.
The deal was to train youths in Bamenda (our current city), Douala, Buea, and Limbe. A three day training event had been scheduled to hold at those cities. That's twelve days for the whole session, and we've been giving a month pass at the immigration office, so everything was looking good.
The first city, Bamenda was always very cold. Felt like I was in London (lol) but it wasn't snowing. The CEO and his family lives there, and we were guests in their house. We canceled the offer to lodge in an hotel so as to prevent being attacked by *hoodlums calling themselves freedom fighters . We toured round Bamenda, on out first day out. Some of the areas had funny names like madagascar, foncha street, behind travelers, and so on.*
The training at Bamenda was scheduled to start the following day. We visited the venue, arranged all our equipments, and were anxious to teach, ready to impact the lives of hundreds of youths in Cameroon. The next morning we set out to the venue. It fell on a muslim festival, it was the Eid el fitr festival, the festival after Ramadan. It seems I was the only muslim at Bamenda or at least the only muslim in that location. There was no celebration, it was just a busy business day like every other day.
On arriving at the venue, I saw some old men, and some youths about twenty in number waiting at the hotel reservation. When we settled, they came to join us. We told them our short story, how we started the business **Fabstein designs** and how we were abducted by Ambazonians. The first day of the training session was tiring , I had to make a lot of corrections by demonstrating the right technique to use but it was a fantastic experience.
The second training day at Bamenda was good too, the youths showed great interests in the new design trends, and we collectively spoke of ways to ecband, generate more income, and create a more sustainable life for the entire human race with what they've learnt. The final training day at Bamenda was a joyful experience for me. I had just completed my first task in Cameroon, and I was close to achieving success in my business trip.
At the end of the training session at Bamenda, which was our fourth day in Cameroon, we went to church to give thanks to the Almighty, and we visited other places in the city. We ate and drank, my favourite Cameroon fish still remains the ndola....mixture of vegetables and boiled ripe plantain 😌
On the 6th day at Bamenda, we were ready to continue our journey alongside the CEO of glow towers and his board members, we travelled to the next city which was Douala. I call it the *sun city. Douala is warm and sunny, it was a lowland, it wasn't mountainous like Bamenda, and it wasn't cold. It felt more like home, more like Lagos, due to the weather.*
The training session at Douala went well too. We trained about 10 youths, and I was worried because the population decreased. So we set out to visit schools but the time given was not palatable to us. We had to leave Cameroon as soon as our contract was completed. At Douala we made plans for the grand training session at Buea and Limbe, we visited some universities like university of Buea, and others I can't remember now. The trainees at Douala requested for another training session because they wanted to invite their friends. They accepted the idea and were ready to implement it. They had already created a social media page for their flooring business before we left Cameroon. I and my partner were truly impressed by their attitude. But we didn't have the time to host a training session in Douala again, we had to go home, we told them they would have to organize the training without us because we'll be going home soon.
On completion of the training session at Douala, we had already spent more than two weeks at Cameroon. We had about 12 more days to train the youths in the remaining cities which were Buea and Limbe.
To be continued....
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My Entrepreneurship Journey 3
I and my friend accepted the Cameroon deal. The deal was worth 700,000 CFA. The figures alone was tempting and having the chance to reach out to youths in another country was an experience I'll never forget. So we got all the needed materials, passports, IDs and so on. Then we planned our trip. We were starters,young, and broke. We couldn't afford a flight, so we planned on travelling by bus. The deal with the Cameroonians was that as soon as we show up, we'll get half of our pay and when we're done, we get our balance. So we booked a bus from Lagos to Uyo. And then we set out very early in the morning.
We travelled from Lagos (South Western Nigeria) up to the west, from the west we linked the Niger+Delta bridge, off to Uyo. It was a sweet experience that day. I had never travelled to the south before, and that day the bus passed through eight different states before reaching its final destination which was Uyo. It was late in the night around past seven when we got to Uyo. We had to sleep at the bus terminal, we were newbies in the town, we tried locating an hotel but it started raining heavily. Hence, we settled for less, we didn't push our luck. So we passed the night at the Uyo bus terminal. The following morning we continued our journey, from Uyo to Ikom Calabar.
When we arrived at Ikom, a driver from the Cameroon organization was already waiting to get us across the border and off to Cameroon, but we had to stop at the country's border. We went to the immigration office, we did health check, presented our passports which was stamped after answering series of questions and then we were given yellow cards. Which was the country's permit, we continued our smooth journey through the mountains of Cameroon, I'll never forget the beauty landscape. Most of their roads was on a hill or Mountain and the car kept on going in circles like we were on a rollercoaster ride😅
Darkness was creeping in, and my mother has always warned me to be wary of the dangers that wanders at night, but I didn't listen. I couldn't tell the driver to pull over, so we could rest and continue our journey the next day. Nemesis caught up with us, and we were abducted on the highway around 10pm. We were abducted by militants, they called themselves **Ambazonians.** They called themselves freedom fighters. Meeting them was a horrible experience. They were armed, their guns were corked and they threatened to fire us, kill us, end us, and burn our corpse as well as our car. So there would be no traces.
They spoke french to us but we couldn't respond, we didn't know how to speak french. The driver translated to us then we responded in English. We were asked to get out of the car, we kneeled on the highway with our lugages by our side. My partner was hit on the face when we couldn't answer their questions. We were confused. The atmosphere was freezing... we were crying, shivering and pleading.
Ambazonians: So you guys are foreigners, show us your passport!
I and my friend: we were shivering but we managed to hand over our passports.
Ambazonians: Oh. So you're Nigerians, I hate Nigerians, Nigerians denied us our freedom in the year 19 blah blah blah..
I and my friend: we pleaded for our life.
Ambazonian: Say your last prayer, and points a gun towards us.
Our driver was a Cameroonian, so he spoke french to them. He pleaded on our behalf and told them we knew nothing about the history. We haven't been born when that happened between Nigeria and Cameroon. I was only 18 and my friend was 22. They asked us for money, and our phones but we had already his them in the car before we met them on the road.
Luckily the head of the organizing committee called the driver, then the driver gave him the news but before the driver could explain further his phone was seized by the Ambazonians. They spoke to the organizer, they requested for money or else they'd kill us. After long negotiation, they took us into our car, put on the car warmer/ heater and sat beside us. They said they'd like to know what brought us to Cameroon. I was so scared, I couldn't utter a word, I could only make sounds and nod my head. My partner told them everything about our business and they became annoyingly amazed. They said it's impossible, that how could two small boys form Nigeria, travel all the way to Cameroon just to teach floor designs. They requested for our IDs, chemicals and tools, which we showed to them when we opened our luggage.
At 11pm we were still in our car, parked beside the highway, and surrounded by hoodlums calling themselves freedom fighters (Ambazonians). They were waiting for the ransoms to be paid into their account. They had requested for about 180,000 CFA in order to free us. Shortly another car was stopped. The passengers were all Cameroonian and they gave the militants some money and they were allowed to pass. I watched with tears in my eyes, reminiscing of my mother's warnings about travelling late at night.
The Ambazonians got the alert, then we were released, they said we would meet again and I immediately said a mixture of prayer for myself and curses for all of them, for ruining my first day in Cameroon, and my first entrepreneurship trip. The driver collected all our papers from them, started the engine, then zoomed off at high speed. I will never forget what happened to me that night. The driver had to take us to his house, he fed us, we just couldn't sleep that night, different thoughts running through our minds. Perhaps the driver was involved, or he was going to kill us...
We couldn't sleep until day break.And we finally competed our journey, when we got to the organizers house.
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To be continued...
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My Entrepreneurship Journey 2
Two weeks later, I had settled in the role I play at the laundry, and I was more courageous and less shy when speaking with customers either physically or online. Some of my daily activities at the laundry firm are listed below:
1. Attending to customers.
2. General cleaning of the office.
3. Preparing invoice and keeping records.
4. Sorting and tagging of newly arrived laundries.
5. Inspecting the already washed laundries (I check for stains and tears on the customers clothes).
6. I ensure that the customers get their clothes at the stipulated time on the receipt.
We were five workers at the laundry, Mr Lawrence (General manager), Mr Prince and Mr Ricky (Pressing department), Mr Owolabi (washing department), and myself. They were all grown up men, and I was only eighteen. While working at the laundry, I developed a lot of skills particularly speaking skills, and majority of the customers do tell me some important things that could help change my life. During my leisure, I love listening to the radio presenters, whenever an entrepreneur was speaking, I do pen down some of the things they say, and I make my findings. I was literarily gathering information about the world of business while working as a receptionist.
After a month my first salary was cut short. I was paid 15,000(NGN) rather than the 25,000 we had agreed on during the interview. I was told I would get my balance later. Which did came but very late. I worked form 8am to 6pm or even till 7pm, that's if a customer brings laundries during my closing period, I had to wait behind to sort and tag so it could be processed overnight. Any clothes or laundries which I did not sort and tag wouldn't be processed and that would be delay the delivery date. The General manager likes me, he was my best tutor in the laundry, we spoke about different topics, politics, education, finance, economy, and lots more. I got to know the names of the laundry equipment and washing chemicals through him.
During my third month at Makleys laundry, my daily records was becoming low. We were no longer making profits like we used to, and some old customers were owing. It was my responsibility to call and check on each customer, particularly the debtors. So I began calling one after the other, then I called a woman, I can't remember her name, and she insulted me, my boss and everyone at the laundry firm. I felt bad, very bad because her debts were more than 50,000. She was on a monthly plan, and she kept on bringing laundries without paying her monthly dues. I told my boss about the incident and she instructed us not to deliver any of the lady's wears. Days later the lady paid all her debts and cane to get all her laundries. Her eyes were red, she was angry, I was mute, I allowed the general manager to calm her down but he couldn't convince her to stay. So we lost one of our old customers.
Few weeks later, something terrible hit us. The state government had sent us a mail saying the laundry firm should close down. The manager held a meeting with all the staff, he told us the firm was owing taxes, he said it's a huge amount and he doesn't think our boss could pay up. He said he thinks the business would close down sooner than expected so as to avoid being dragged to court.
Everything sounded like gibberish to me, the laundry firm has been operating for more than five years at the same location. And they didn't have issues like this. It seems someone has blackmailed us. Someone had reported to the state government. The following week everyone was asked to leave the laundry firm. We were all sacked but we were given half payment of our salaries. The incident was a saddening one because majority of the workers became jobless and hopeless.
Haven gathered knowledge of business from the laundry firm, I decided to go into business. I and my friend ventured into interior design, we specialized on floor and wall design. We named our business fabstein designs. We started online, I created a facebook, instagram and twitter account for the business though the first few months were dry nothing came but with consistency we hit a jack pot.
After working tirelessly, designing homes, taking pictures and shirt videos at the same time, then we post to our social media pages. So the jackpot came, we were hired to train youths in three different cities in Cameroon on epoxy design. Epoxy design is a trending floor finishing design, and getting people to adopt it was always tricky. So we prepared for our trip to Cameroon.
To be continued....
Watch out for part 3!
My Entrepreneurship Journey 1
I'd like to use the first few weeks in this new year to reflect on my past activities, most especially my entrepreneurship journey. Stay tuned and enjoy ❤️
I've always had big dreams, and I've also had chances or opportunities that would take me to where I want to be. I'm a very social person and so my personality earned me trust among my peers. Before I graduated from my alma mater, I was always thinking of what to do when I graduate. I studied horticultural technology and I knew securing a job with my certificate was going to be a very difficult task. In my country, environmental science courses are not a big deal. They value them lesser than other courses like engineering, medicine, pharmacy, law, education, financial accounting, business administration, computer science and others. Agriculture and environmental related courses are considered to be of less important, so I had to find a way to prosper after graduation.
While in school nothing came up. During my industrial training (IT) days, I worked for a woman in a cosmopolitan area, she sells flower vases, artificial and exotic plants, fertilizers, and interior design equipments. She opened my eyes to the world of business. Mhen, i loved it. I liked the way she was on her own, not under any boss, and most importantly doing what she loves at her own time but little did I know that the world of business is much more than that.
So I graduated with a second class upper, a not so good grade. I applied for job in almost every firm in my locality but I was never called back. Months passed and a friend called me, saying be saw a post on twitter that a laundry man was needed somewhere in my locality. So I signed up, and I was called for the interview. At the interview, we were just three. The third person just finished his interview, and there I was so anxious and sweaty. Till I was called upon, when j got to the lady's office, she asked for my name and other personal bio, she said I was young and that I lack experience for the job. I was beginning to get scared because I need a job badly. I needed the money for my upkeep. So I told her I was a fresh graduate, then she became more interested in me and my files. After flaunting through the pages if my folder, she asked " can you tell me who a receptionist is? To my greatest surprise I burst into laughter, I wasn't expecting such a question from her. I calmed myself, asked for her forgiveness and answered her question and going extra by telling her the duties of a receptionist. She was impressed, it could tell on her face. I knew I was going to get lucky, and probably secure a job in the laundry firm which I did. After the interview, the lady asked if a pay of 25,000 Nigerian naira would be a fair salary. Yes of course! It was higher than the minimum wage set by the federal government. The minimum wage then was 18,000 Nigerian naira, and I was offered 25,000. It was a huge amount to me and I hesitantly accepted the offer. I was employed instantly, and the following day, I started working as a receptionist in a laundry firm.
I spent most time preparing cash book at my workspace or desk. The laundry business was booming, daily I recorded thousands of naira but I lacked some necessary skills to avoid being humiliated by customers and my boss. Firstly, it was my first job after school, and I was just 17. Still very young, I lacked the skills required to be a receptionist. I couldn't relate to customers well, I couldn't handle their clothes property and updating the cash book regularly was quite tedious, and so I made a whole lot of mistakes. Just a week as a receptionist and i was already loosing my feet. My boss (the lady who did the interview for me) taught me a few things particularly how to update the cash book, and the easiest way to do it. She also taught me how to handle the newly brought laundries, which was by tagging.
Tagging- Each customer is given an invoice which contains the deception of their wears, the price, date brought, and date to be delivered, plus a unique code. The unique code is written down on a tape, which is immediately attached to all their clothes for individual customers.
After teaching me all these for a few days, she started demanding more form me.in tens of my communication skills, I was a bit shy, and always carried away by my thoughts. So she demanded more form me...
To be continued.
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Guess who the richest man in the world is as at this moment?
It is Elon!
Elon Musk....CEO of TESLA
His networth just surpassed that of Jeff Bezos. Today is just the 7th day of 2021. This year would be full of good surprises
Beyond 2020
Mortality did put natality to bed in 2020, the statistics are crazy. So crazy that I'm trembling to type it here. I prefer to ignore the numbers and just proceed...
A famous strategist passed away few days to Christmas. Dr. Ubong King. During his lifetime he did inspire thousands of people worldwide, most especially Nigerian youths, and those in Africa at large. His famous quote is " ***the only way to get out of trouble is to enter a new one"***
Are we in trouble?
The answer is yes, if we are to follow Dr. King's words. Students are in trouble, health workers are in trouble, business tycoons are in trouble, traders are in trouble, the government is in trouble, the world at large is in trouble.
Nature fought for itself last year, which made part of the vision 2020 goals set aside by the united nations to be successful. Developing nations still find it difficult to adapt clean energy sources, they find it hard to settle the disputes in their states not to talk of their borders. Insecurity drives away potential investors, and a lack of basic amenities in the rural areas makes life uncomfortable for the new born babies, the elderlies, and young entrepreneurs.
We are really in a big trouble as oil price reached it's lowest in a long time, and as the second wave of pandemic forces all nations to stiffen their lockdown rules during and after Christmas celebration. The stock market which I try not to disturb myself with has been on my mind as I see top investors lose, and as I watch youngprenures struggle to adapt to the changes that has hit the market. Their target audience fleeing like a bird that sights it's predator.
A lack of medical facilities, coupled with series of debts acquired by the government in developing nations is also an issue I'm frowning at. A lack of Infrastructures, food shortage, bad governance and a steadily growing population, how best can we solve all our previous troubles which would eventually start meeting new troubles. Don't tell me you don't know, and if you don't know, please try not to say those words out of your mouth. They are discouraging, depressing, energy draining, and most importantly misleading.
Yes! We not knowing the right answers to the most pressing needs in our societies and the world at large is very challenging. Though profering solution is the most challenging, and like Einstein once said " we cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them". I have only one thing to say about getting a solution, and that is your mindset. Having a healthy mindset would help you think, act and focus on the areas you desperately want to improve on. Let me tell you a short story...
Few days to Christmas, my parents wanted to design the house. They decide to plaster some walls but the bricklayer needed an extra hand. I was the only one present there,so I helped him, I became his assistant. I carried bricks, mixed the sand, and even did some plastering. I wouldn't have been able to achieve all that I did if I didn't have a healthy mindset, and most importantly if I didn't have mental strength. I think majority of us needs to find and start utilizing our mental strength. It is one of the few gifts we can use to survive this harsh environment, and also profer solutions for a better lifetime.
I hope you learn a few things from this.
Enjoy ❤️
The Weirdest Designer
A pleasant afternoon to y'all 😊 We all have weird people in our lives, we see them daily, in our home, in school, on the streets, in the store, they're are everywhere. Today I'll tell you about a weirdo, not just a random one but my very good friend ❤️
Mimi is a friend I met at a cyber cafe in 2017. She is a boss at what she does. She is a professional photographer, a graphic designer, and a cyber guru🙌 She is all in one. A complete weirdo (lol)
As a friend, she has stood by me during the good times and bad times. She helped restore my brain when I was a frustrated figure at my alma mater. And when I wanted to start my entrepreneurship journey, she was my mentor and my graphics designer. As a graphic designer, her brand name is ***Misty design.*** Mimi is a savvy designer but don't hurry or stress her whenever she's working 😅 you'd regret it. Enough of the introduction now, let me show you why she is the weirdest designer I've ever met.
She doesn't think she is a good designer. Everyone makes mistakes in their field, and the beauty of mistakes is that it gives us a chance to do better by thinking better. Whenever your client complain of your design, it might hurt you but don't let it wear you. Do better!
Other designers are strict. I know a lot of designers who doesn't even smile at me, they make me feel scared. I can't even open up to them, and they end up not designing what I want. Unlike my friend, she playssssssse😅 She plays a lot when working, she doesn't take life to be so serious, and whenever she has a job, she does it with ease, even the most difficult task, she never let her client feel she can't handle it.
She works like a machine. It's okay for guys to work endlessly without eating or drinking. You'd rarely see a lady who posses that kind of energy ⚡ isn't that weird?
Like I said when introducing her, don't stress her whenever she's making a design. Her chances of spoiling it is grade A😅
It's amazing to see a lady who can multi-task freely without stress. Aside multi tasking, Mimi is gifted🤩 She can do a lot of stuffs aside graphic design just like I've said in the beginning.
Mimi in her own weird way could take forever to get you your design done. And she could also do it in a flash, with or without your presence in her cafe.
Lastly, she is just weird 😅
I value my friend a lot, I appreciate all that she has done for me❤️ She has been of good influence too. On rapping this up, I'd say I am a weirdo too just like my friend Mimi.
Whatever you do, never stop being yourself❤️
On A Quest To Love 9
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On A Quest To Love 9
A month passed. Moses decided to visit his aunt again, this time around to clear his mistakes with Lateefat. He was finally going to break up with her. Moses Aunt persuaded him to stay for a week, which he did. While staying there, Lateefat was always coming to check up on him every single day.She showed him love and care like she did in the past but he noticed something else. She had gotten another boyfriend, moses was a bit sad when he found out but he later became very happy for her because she deserves a happy life and a better boyfriend. Moses tried kissing her but she resisted . She only pecked him and that was all from her, her last expression to him. Moses was glad he didn't have to tell her it was over, before she could move on. It was a huge relief for him. One down, one more to go. Azeezat was the last on the list.
After all that has happened to Moses, it was nearly impossible for him to love someone wholeheartedly. Elizabeth left a big scar in his heart and she would forever remain in his heart. Moses had learnt vital lessons, one of which is to never double date. Secondly, never date someone who is already in a relationship. Though he did that twice, first with Lateefat where he later became her only lover but the second experience with Elizabeth was a melt down in the end, he was torn apart and they both became strangers. He left his aunt place with fulfillment knowing he has amended his mistakes with Lateefat.
Moses rang Azeezat ages after he had read and ignored her text. She sounded relaxed ad they spoke while Moses was the tine tensed. He picked his words carefully, he started by asking about her wellbeing, then apologized for all the pains he had caused her. He said " it's never my intention to break your heart and I would never do so, I appreciate and love you a lot'. Then he spoke of all his struggles, and mentioned that he had been heartbroken recently, which was the main reason why he has avoided everyone. She was very pleased to hear him say all these. She said she just wanted to be sure if truly he loves her, and now she was satisfied. Then Moses smiled... regretting his inability to completely open up to her.
Moses and Azeezat spoke more frequently, on a daily basis. Everything seemed to be going smoothly once again. Moses had regained his appetite, and he no longer think too much of Elizabeth. Baseerah was arguably his best friend or at least one of the few people he trusted in his life. Lateefat was also doing very well, and so was Righteousness. Information about Eli was opaque not until she called one day. After three months. Moses was amazed to see her calling. They both spoke for a long time, she said she had missed him a lot and also blamed him for not calling her. She said she was upset with him. Moses laughed as he asked for her forgiveness which she did without hesitation, they both cracked jokes then Moses promised to return the call later.
Ever since then, he has learnt to stay true to himself, and never to jump into any relationship without proper thinking about it. Moses was now more focused about his career, relationship was no longer his focus. The hike Eli had dredged in his heart still hurts, on the other hand, he hasn't broken anyone's heart, and was a fair achievement for him. He was finally our of the entanglement, broken, reformed, and a lot wiser. Till now he has got only Azeezat as his potential partner but he acts cautiously with her, which she clearly understands.
The Covid-19 pandemic still spreads around the globe which has forced everyone, most especially the government of each country to safeguard their citizens by stiffening lockdown restrictions and by developing vaccines and other means of curbing the spread of the deadly virus. Millions of cases has been recorded around the world, and thousands of death. Europe, South America, and North America are the continents with the highest number of deaths recorded, while Moses's country Nigeria, Africa, has about 100, 000 recorded cases and less than 5,000 deaths. His country like other countries are currently battling a new surge in the number if daily recorded cases, which has once again forced Moses and other students to remain at their respective homes. All lectures are to be done online.
Mkses strongly hope that the pandemic ends soon, and everything returns back to normal. He prays he doesn't get into any frustrating and depressing tangle with anyone in future. He also hope that teenagers should learn to resist the urge of getting into a relationship at an early age, most especially high school students. This story hasn't ended yet, watch out for other entanglements in moses life!
The End🤩
Sorry it took me so long to complete it. Let me know what you think, so I would be able to improve as a writer.
Thank you ❤️
On A Quest To Love - 8
***On A Quest To Love-1, On A Quest To Love-2, On A Quest To Love-3, On A Quest To Love-4, On A Quest To Love-5, On A Quest To Love-6, On A Quest To Love-7.***
**On A Quest To Love-8**
The world was shut down! Schools, businesses, transportation, communication and everything. Everything was on a halt. Moses and Eli spoke less. There was simply nothing to talk about. Though Moses always thought about her but he only missed her the most by doing so. Sometimes when he tries to call her, he gets a piercing feeling in his heart, more like suffocation, so he didn't call her for several months.
The global pandemic was still ongoing, school had been shut down for ten months. Moses, Elizabeth, Azeezat, Lateefat, Righteousness and all humans on the planet felt the impact of the deadly Coronavirus. After the number of cases reduced, the lockdown restrictions imposed by the government was eased in every part of the world. On moses first day out, he went to visit his aunt who lives in the same locality as his former girlfriend Lateefat. The lady he on e loved and abandoned during his ND days. Lateefat learnt make up artistry from his aunt, which made his relationship with her complex because his aunt and her mom were extended relatives. Going there today meant that moses could meet Lateefat after one and half years.
On arriving, moses saw a young lady waiting at the door step. Oh my goodness! Moses exclaimed as he walked towards Lateefat. She looked as pretty as always. They exchanged greetings and hugged, then they went inside the makeup studio, his aunt's studio. Moses greeted his aunt, and the rest of the people in the studio. Moses visitation later only for few hours, seeing Lateefat made him uneasy, sad and guilty. He knew she would want to talk to him before he take his leave and she did. Lateefat bursted into tears before she could start talking, she lamented on the pains she has had while waiting and thinking about him. She has been very sad. She said she loves him a lot and she has accepted her date. She said if this was to be her destiny then she can't question the Almighty God. Moses pleaded as tears rolled down his cheeks too. Things had been complicated for him, most especially his love life. Lateefat accepted his apologies and asked after Baseerah. He told her he wasn't in a relationship with her but she was doing well. She sighted...Moses hugged her as she kept on crying, trying to calm her down. She pulled moses face closer to hers and she gave him a soft kiss on the lips. She whispered to him saying "it was alright she could manage".
Shortly after there scene, moses board a taxi, waved her goodbye then he went home. Moses was in deep thought when he arrived home
Why Lateefat, and how come? He asked himself several rhetorical questions. Later that night, she texted moses saying she has missed him a lot and also asked when he was coming back. Moses was cautious with his reply, haven been heartbroken recently. He only said he would visit her quite soon, and thanked her for accepting his apologies. Moses relationship with Lateefat was never ended, he didn't break up with her, and he has never told aby lady that it was over, he would rather not speak to them for a long period of time, Mostly for months. He never knew Lateefat would wait that long. His love life was in a complete mess. Azeezat also rang him that night while he was thinking of what to do with Lateefat. She further compounded his mysteries. Breaking up with a lady was never his thing, he hasn't tried it before but his hands are now tight , and that was the only option in his head. He wanted no one, at least not now. He gave Elizabeth all his love and it had been destroyed. His wounds haven't heal at all. So he wanted no one.
***Emotional intelligence was what moses lacked the most, and It took him a long time to realize it.*** Days turned into weeks, moses was enjoying his peace, then a text came in from Azeezat. It clearly states that she was hurt and frustrated with the way moses had been ignoring her. She said she needed space she told moses to be bold, and he should let her know if he wants out. Moses was happy as he read the text, finally one down, one more to go. Moses lost his social life, he preferred to be in his room sleeping than to be online chatting with his friends. On a second thought about Azeezat, moses felt bad, he knows she would be hurt if he should reply her angrily. Everything seemed creepy and more like a test for him. Arguably the most difficult test he would encounter in his life. Moses deleted the message and didn't send her a reply.
**To be continued**.
Watch out for the penultimate chapter 😍
On A Quest To Love-7
On A Quest To Love-1, On A Quest To Love-2, On A Quest To Love-3, On A Quest To Love-4, On A Quest To Love-5, On A Quest To Love-6, On A Quest To Love-7
**Eli like Moses would call her was now** **very fond of him, she got an hostel outside campus and moses went to visit her casually. Moses was well aware that she had a boyfriend, so his relationship with Elizabeth was just on a friendship level. Elizabeth also had few friends on campus namely Praise and Esther, both ladies liked moses company because he makes them laugh whenever and wherever he saw them**.
About a month a month later, Moses relationship with Elizabeth became closer than ever, they were best buddies. One night while they were chatting on WhatsApp, she said she wanted to tell him something very important but she doesn't know how to say it, Moses persuaded her and she finally let it out. She said " hmm I love you' moses was perplexed, he didn't know if it was one of her pranks or she was serious so he didn't give her a reply. Eli was damn serious about it, she rang moses severally telling him to stop toying with her feelings. Moses in a tight situation, tried his best to give thoughtful reply. He started by reminding her that she has a boyfriend. Then she replied by saying "Yeah, i know but I love and I'm confused, I love two guys" Moses became more confused as he read her reply.
Moses: I love you too but since you have a boyfriend, I had to shun my feelings.
Elizabeth: It's fine, please let's forget we had this discussion. I'm sorry.
Moses further persuaded her into giving him a chance to show her how much he loves her, after three hours she finally agreed. Moses now has a new girlfriend in school just few months after he resumed. Moses had made up his mind to become Elizabeth number one choice. So he did everything possible to satisfy her but as humans our wants are insatiable. He did all what he hasn't done for his previous girlfriends for Elizabeth. Their love grew thicker everyday, until their Christmas holiday. Christmas was fast approaching and the newly admitted students have just done their matriculation ceremony. It was time to go home. Eli had been acting strangely after the matric, she had been cold to moses and whenever she spoke to him, she was always demanding more from him. They board the same bus, and left school on Christmas Eve.
Days after Moses got home, he was unable to reach her. There was no electricity supply in his hood. And the only way to charge his device was to leave his community, which was a suicide mission for him because he was so occupied at home in preparation for the new year. He was his dad's P.A. Eli called on the third day, she was mad at him, her voice was on the loudest volume. She threatened to put an end to the relationship, moses was shell shocked. He pleaded but as usual his apology wasn't fully accepted. On New year's eve, Moses called Eli and they both spoke for a lengthy period. Moses emphasized his love for her,how much he needed her in his life, and his plans for the new year. Moses wished that nothing would come between them but as they say good things never last, so moses love story was hit by a whirlwind.
The Christmas and new year holidays were over, it was the first day of resumption in the new year. The young couples were on good terms, Eli decided to go visit Moses at his hostel. On getting there, they cooked, ate, danced, and sang. Love was in the air. Nothing could possibly go wrong with their relationship, Moses thought. The day passed and Moses had a day to remember with Elizabeth. Two weeks after she visited, Moses was with his older brother, Ibrahim, at the Dean of Students Affairs Office (DSA). His older brother was aspiring to be a senator at the student union level. Then Elizabeth call came in, moses excused himself from the surrounding just to answer the call, which he did. The spoke as usual not until she said she wanted to tell him something.
Moses was anxious to hear it hoping it would be good news. Then she said "I want us to stop" it sounded strange to moses, he couldn't understand her. What should we stop? He asked. She continued by saying she would like them to put an end to their relationship. She said it has been giving her headache, dating two guys and loving both of them, and also pretending to her friends. She said she was tired. Moses on the other hand couldn't believe his ears. He asked if it was another prank. Eli dropped the call. Suddenly Moses became cold, he felt a sharp pain in his heart, he became totally confused as dear gripped him. Once again he had lost someone he loves whole heatedly juts like Baseerah.
He hurried to Eli's department, he saw her at the top floor, and he went to meet her. On seeing him, Eli tried to hold back her tears. Moses then took her to a corner. Seeing tears in her eyes, he knew he has lost it, he has lost everything. Her facial expression said it all.
Moses: Eli but you said you love me, right?
Eli: Yes I still do just try to understand me.
Moses: What would happen to me, I can't live without you.
Eli: So you're concerned about you, what about me, I am the one who lives two guys, I am going crazy here.
Moses kept quiet for a while and then he said okay. He walked away angrily, leaving her all alone. Moses left school immediately, he was becoming insane. He couldn't sit, think, drink or eat, he couldn't even close his eyes. All his thoughts were about Eli and his forth coming examination. Later that day, Elizabeth called to check up on him but he ignores all her calls. He felt guilty for everything, mostly for persuading her into giving him a chance, so he called her back. She picked instantly and apologized to him, he did the same too. Few weeks to their first semester examination, Eli became sick. Esther and Praise informed moses, and he raced over to her hostel.
At her hostel, they didn't talk much but Moses did what he does best, which is putting a smile on her face. That night Eli spoke of all her troubles, moses listened then he said " your happiness matters the most to me, and as long as you are happy then I'm happy too". He spent the night at her hostel, it was a one filled with love memories. The next morning moses was back in his hostel, still struggling to assimilate. He has always been a brilliant lad. He has never had issues like this before. The breakup had broke a lot of things in him, he just couldn't concentrate. Surprisingly, Elizabeth call came in, on hearing her sweet voice, his worries and sorrows vanished. After the call, he was able to x and understand some topics.
Their exams were done and dusted, they completed their papers on a Valentine's day. Unfortunately for moses he had no one to celebrate with. Everything changed after the examination, everyone went home for a long holiday hit by a deadly pandemic.
***To be continued...***
On A Quest To Love-6
Moses and David were back in Nigeria, they shared the profits into equal halves and they both went home to their families. Moses had fell in love with Azeezat, they saw each other every forth night, and shared blissful moments together. Few months later, Moses applied to study physiology at the Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos. One day, while in the process of his admission, he sat down to reflect on his life. He smiled when he thought of his accomplishment as a young entrepreneur, the smile was still there when he thought of his family and friends relationship. He sighed when he thought about his education, and he shook his head in despair when he thought about his love-life. He couldn't point at the reason why he was desperately searching for a girlfriend. And at 19 he has dated four ladies in the space of three years. He felt awful. He brought out a pen and his journal. He scribbled down long term and short term goals for himself, he named it "my top priorities" The first five things on the list are;
* Become closer to God.
* Help my family.
* Focus more on my career.
* Elevate my business.
* Balance my love-life.
Moses knew deep down that he was already going astray, his lack of emotional intelligence was a big issue but rather than destroy his whole life because of it, he was ready to focus more on other aspects.
Moses got a mail days later, he had been offered admission to study physiology, a course related to his dream course medicine. Moses was over joyed. He was a step closer to achieving success in his career. On getting to campus, Azeezat called his line severally but Moses wasn't in the mood to speak to her. Once her calls and text began pouring in minutes later, moses blocked her contact straight away just like he did to Lateefat.
Lateefat had missed Moses so much, she never stopped missing him. She has gotten a new phone and she tried reaching moses severally but all her efforts was in vain. She heard he had been given admission and she was very happy for him. She remained hopeful to her lover, not knowing that he had already betrayed her. Azeezat on the other hand had similar hopes, little did the they know that tge eagle has soar higher into the sky.
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Moses began a new chapter in his life. A university at last! He exclaimed. He was a step closer to his ultimate goal of becoming a medical doctor. Moses father, a solider in the Nigerian Army was now preparing to retire from active service. As compared to when moses was at the Polytechnic, thus time around everything was going smoothly at home and in school. Moses was in the same school with his older brother. His brother was a level ahead of him, and they both shared the same hostel. Moses continued his verification process for fresher, a name given to new students in a tertiary institution. Moses saw a familiar face while he was doing his verification at the school's sports center. He couldn't remember where he had seen the fair lady with curly hair. She noticed he was staring, then she said hi. Moses responded. The lady was a bit nervous, and sweaty. Moses took he files so as to relief her. She said thank you in the most polite manner as her smile and beauty captivated him.
*If at all love at first sight truly existed, then this was it. Moses already fell in love with the lady he has just met. He could feel it*, he knew they would become very close friends but he quickly cleared his head as he tries to respond to her questions about the verification process. They both completed their sport verification, they exchanged contacts and he told her what to do next for her verification, she said her name was Elizabeth as they both walked towards the school lawn. Later that day, Moses called to ask if she had completed her verification, he guessed right. She has not done much, then he put her through once again, and they both exchanged pleasantries. Moses and his new friend got along really well.
Some weeks later, lecturers were pouring in and most student on campus got chocked. Moses and Elizabeth spoke via phone, they were yet to see each other since their verification day. Elizabeth studies languages just like Moses's older brother. One sunny afternoon, Moses and his colleague were in a hurry to the physics lab for practical, he walked passed Elizabeth, took a few steps back and they both talked for a while. She spoke about her accommodation problem, and Moses in his kindness gave her his agent contact so as to make inquiry. He then hurried to join his colleagues as his waved her goodbye.
...To be continued...
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On A Quest To Love-5
***Moses already made up his mind... It was over. He was done with Lateefat***
While working as a receptionist in Mackley's laundry, Moses and his friend, David, started a business. They ventured into floor finishing designs. Few months later, the laundry firm was shut down by the government for breaking taxes, Moses became jobless and as poor as a church mouse. Later that year, through perseverance and consistency Moses new start-up hit a jackpot! He was awarded a contract to help train youths in three different cities in Cameroon on floor finishing designs. It was worth more than half a million naira. Moses and his business partner accepted the one time offer instantly. Moses flew to Cameroon, his first time on flight was a bit scary experience but he liked it.
On getting to Cameroon, Moses entrepreneurship story took a big twist. He and his partner were abducted on the road, hours after reaching Cameroon. The abductors were called ambazonians. They hit David, while they were told to kneel on the highway on gunpoint. Moses was shivering as he said all the prayers he could muster at that time. Moses thought of his parents most especially his mom, how she had opposed to him not travelling to Cameroon. Luckily for Moses and his partner David, the organizer of the training paid their ransome which was about CFA 200,000 . After they were released, they were taken to the hotel. Sadly, the police couldn't do much to apprehend the criminals,. majority called the guys freedom fighters which Moses and David never agreed to. The training kicked off at the first city, Bamenda, the region was cold and mountainous. Social media did the trick, Moses and David became famous young entrepreneurs while in Cameroon. Baseerah reached out to Moses during that period, They spoke for lengthy hours, they both shared their good and bad experience during the past one and half years since they last spoke. From that day onset, they became close friends once again, and reached out to each other frequently.
Moses met an old colleague on facebook, they attended the same alma mater. Azeezat is a tall, elegant, dimpled face, with broad hips, lady. She is very pretty. She steered the senor boys into fighting while in high school. Moses did know her but not as much as she knew him, time flies and Moses had forgotten that he was a popular geek in school those days. The chatted on facebook, discussed so many things most especially the problems in the country Nigeria, and how they could proceed solutions. Before Moses left Cameroon, Azeezat became fond of him, they spoke almost every time even though moses tried his best to ignore some of her messages.
Moses and David successfully completed the training program in Cameroon, they had inspired the lives of hundreds of youths in Cameroon even though the majorities couldn't afford the training fee which Moses did pleaded to slash prices with the organizes, so the less privileged could benefit from the training, a thing which they did later on. Certificates and awards were to the trainees, they took pictures and video coverage. Moses and his partner, David were satisfied with their accomplishment, and they prepared to go home.
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Hi guys, my apologies for taking so long to continue. I've been occupied lately preparing for the new year. I do hope you enjoy this episode 😘
Old Soldier Never Dies
The saying "old solider never dies" Is something I've been muttering these days. My dad happens to be a retired naval personnel, and since he retired last October, it won't be nice to say that the house hasn't known peace since then. No jokes, it's all military rules, get up early, lights out by 2200, breakfast by 6, and many more.
I and my siblings haven't spend a year with my dad since we were born because he was always away from home, on duty. But now that he is retired, he has all the time to himself which makes him always present at home. Personally I'd say I don't really know my dad. I've been at home for ten months now, and it seems like the person I'm currently seeing isn't the one I normally call my dad when i was a kid. He is different know, drilled, accurate, no mistakes at all, and deep motivation. The military rules in the house aren't that bad though, he simply wants his kids to be more discipline but the only rule I dislike is the eating period.
Here's my dad food timing:
Breakfast: 6am or 6:30 am
Lunch: 12pm
Dinner: 6pm
It sounds funny but my system isn't used to these timing. I wasn't brought up this way. I hate those timing above. It disrupts my own plans most especially breakfast time. That's when I get read or write, md get myself prepared for the day. Lastly eating dinner by 6pm is another suicide mission for me😂 I'd surely get hungry before going to bed😂 and after dinner is served, you dare not enter the kitchen. Most times I get to sleep very hungry, except I have some snacks to ease my worries. If only the feeding time could be altered then I'm fine with all the military rules in the house😄
So like people would say " Old solider never dies"
On A Quest To Love-4
*On A Quest To Love-1, On A Quest To Love-2, On A Quest To Love-3, On A Quest To Love-4*
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Moses vowed to hang on. He promised to wait for Baseerah but how far could he really go? Moses thought about Baseerah's words as he battled his final year project. Lateefat' on the other hand became increasingly attached to him. She noticed his dull face when he came back from class one afternoon. She moved closer to him and snuggled him. He gave her a faint smile and he made his way to the restroom. He was back in the sitting room and she went close to him again. This time around he surrendered. He told her almost everything about Baseerah, how she had loved him and he was so blind to see it. Lateefat became quiet and sad. Her facial expressions could tell it all. Something was definitely wrong. Have I offended you asked Moses? She was mute, and didn't utter a word. She sat on the sofa, holding her laps tight as she tried to explain to Moses that she has fallen deeply in love with him.
Moses became subdued, not that he was totally surprised but hearing her say those words caught him off guard. He wasn't expecting it at all. Different thoughts ran through his mind, first was his aunt, and his parents, what would they say, but he was easy to let go of his feelings as a force drew him closer to her and they started hugging, caressing, and finally made love to each other. After thirty minutes, Moses has had his first kiss, and made love to a woman first time. He was only eighteen at that time, oh! He felt so elated, lucky to have done it but yet still surprised and less worried about the outcome.
Moses went closer to Lateefat, held her hands and promised never to leave her. He pleaded to her to keep their relationship a secret, promised to be her boyfriend, and he was never going to let her down. She agreed...
Moses love-life became colourful. At last! He has gotten a girlfriend. Something he had always wanted but a portion of his heart was still in grief of Baseerah. He was still desperate to be her boyfriend. Lateefat has a boyfriend before her love story with Moses began, they were yet to breakup but she had promised to put an end to that relationship. This made Moses wary of her and a bit jealous because he felt she wasn't truthful to him. Aside that, Lateefat did everything humanly possible to satisfy Moses. They made love almost every day, and they had all the fun they could ever imagine at their teenage years but Moses was never completely honest about his relationship with Baseerah to his girlfriend Lateefat.
At 18, Moses has had the fun of his entire life when it comes to being in a relationship, he was arguably the most fulfilled teen among his peers. Time flies , Moses had completed his National Diploma program, and had graduated from school. On leaving school finally, he reassured his darling Lateefat of all his promises to her, tears rolled down her cheeks for she doesn't know what's going to befall her and most importantly their relationship. Moses left.
A year later, Moses became 19. He had secured a job as a receptionist in a laundry firm. He worked from 9ambto 6pm and the pay was fair enough for an ND holder. He received a wage of N25,000 (I'm naira NGN). He took care of his parents and siblings has much as he could but he couldn't reach Lateefat. Her phone became faulty, and travelling miles to see her was never feasible. Lateefat never forgot about the blissful moment they shared together neither did I moses.
Moses hasn't spoken to Baseerah for more than a year now.. Since he had promised to hang on. She hasn't called, and he didn't bother to call her either. He has somehow lost faith in her. Moses was becoming impatient with his girlfriend. The lack of steady communication was eating him up on the inside. Hus negative thoughts increased on a daily basis, perhaps she has gotten another boyfriend, perhaps she is out with someone else, maybe she's in bed with him( her ex). The thoughts kept on flowing in making him more furious at her.
On A Quest To Love-3
On *A Quest To Love- 1, On A Quest To Love-2, On A Quest To Love-3*
The strike was over, called off by the government, Moses had resumed school but things went from bad to worse for him. He became a frustrated figure at school, his CGPA dropped from distinctions to second class lower. Moses was going through the hardest times in his life, the breakup with Righteousness didn't really bother him but his parents were badly broke, hit by the recession in the country. His mother's shop was demolished by federal road workers during a road construction session. There was no support from any angle, Moses was on the brink of dropping out of school. His goals in life didn't change but he just didn't know how to move on, support himself and his family.
One thing Moses did well during that period was to work harder than ever. No contract passed him by. He did almost all the petty jobs on campus, he and his team became famous and were nominated for the most hardworking team during the students award night session. They didn't win but Moses resilience, and remorsefulness earned him love and respect by other students and his lecturers. Like Moses's Mother would say in their dialect " Kaka komo olore Jin sin koto mono mono a side iyanu" meaning rather than a child of a saviour to get messy, he would certainly find an helper. A light came to Moses rescue, a female friend from his high school days. She had been trying to get in touch with him since they graduated. Baseerah is the daughter of a rich man who was one of Moses close friends in high school.
Remember Moses was popular and loved by his peers while in high school. Moses cracked a lot of jokes back then which Baseerah do enjoy a lot. She had a crush on him but Moses was too blind to see it then. Now that God has sent an angel to Moses, he erased every thought of dropping out of school from his mind. Baseerah encouraged him, sent him money, provisions, and food items. She went extra mile by visiting him in school as well as his parents at home. As a good muslim that she is, she always prayed for Moses too. Moses wheel of fortune took a positive turn but little did he know that Baseerah had a huge crush on him, and she desperately wants to become his girlfriend.
At Moses hostel, there was another pretty lady called Lateefat. Oh! She loves Moses a lot, more than a friend and brother. They lived together with his aunt, they did everything together, ate, danced, sang, worked, and played. Moses liked her too but was cautious with her, for she was related to his aunt. His slump in school already earned him a carry over, and so Moses's was determined to bounce back in his academics. Mr Sanni, the Head of Landscape Department (HOD) noticed Moses slump in school and he invited him to his office. On getting there, the HOD asked Moses a straight question. "What has happened to you" he asked. Moses told his HOD all his recent struggles and also pointed that he never really liked the course he was studying and would like to change it to a medical related course. The HOD was a bit surprised at Moses but smiled and gave him some advice, he said " It's where you are now that matters the most, work harder and get a good grade here. When you're done here, you can study your dream course" Moses appreciated him as he made his way to the door.
Eight months later, it was almost the end of the school session, Baseerah had stopped calling Moses frequently and she neither came to check on him. He noticed a change in her attitude towards him but he kept on calling and texting her. His friendship with Baseerah was the strongest of all the bonds he has had, she was more like his best friend but he never told her that. Moses had improved in school, while his family at home kept on striving. His continuous assessment tests were aced! He had started working on his final year project for his National Diploma in Landscape. Moses was eager to graduate, and study his dream course medicine, but most importantly secure a good job to assist his parents and siblings at home.
One night Moses began thinking of his relationship with Baseerah, and how she has helped changed his life. He thought about dating her but things aren't the same anymore. He said to himself. He took out his phone, opened WhatsApp and messaged Baseerah, his heart became heavy as he confessed all his feelings for her, and further appreciated her for all she has done for him but Moses got another life time shock...She said NO! Outright NO!
She said Moses was way too late, although she still loves but not as much as she once did. She said she had been waiting for Moses to say those words but it never came, and she was never going to pester him into having a relationship with her because she knows how success driven he was, and wouldn't want to be an hindrance. In short, she has gotten a boyfriend, and she can't double date. Moses bursted into tears as he pleaded to her for a chance but Baseerah stayed on her words, I can't double date!
Moses became miserable that night. He has never been lucky to have a girlfriend that would truly love him and stay by his side. Moses blamed himself, for his ignorance and over determined mindset. Moses was hurt...
On A Quest To Love- 2
Later that year, Moses was given admission to study landscaping at the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Abeokuta. Moses admission came at a very difficult time for his parents, and with a tough prize, he lost the chance to study his dream course, medicine. It was a hard time for Moses as his parents had to secure a loan to pay his school fees.
On campus, Moses worked diligently. He became a well known labourer at his faculty, the faculty of agriculture. Moses did every sort of job, legal job, just to sustain himself. His communication with Righteousness became hit by a tide. They spoke less but on more than one occasion Moses had told her that he was going through a very hard time. Little did he know that Righteousness has a dark side too, Righteousness was never right with him from the onset. Precious, one of Moses seven friends was now Righteousness best friend which Moses was aware of but he never gave it a negative thought because Precious was his very good friend.
It was time for holidays, Moses was back home. He was happy, fortunately for him his school had embarked on a three month strike. Moses had planned his visitation. Firstly to see his seven friends, them to see Righteousness his babe like he calls her. Moses had been away for ten months, so hanging out with his friends was what he had missed the most. While at their meeting venue, all eight friends cheered and shared their experience since graduating from high school. Precious started the crush talk. He further mentioned that Righteousness was now his best friend, and she confessed her feelings for him. Moses was red! He became completely restless. Precious further mentioned that he did try dating her but it was kinda weird. "How long has this been going on" Moses asked. He said it's been a long time. Oh my goodness! Moses became subdued. His face turned pale. He has just realized that he had been in a love triangle with his friend, his very good friend. He said nothing else until the hangout was over. Moses felt betrayed but he couldn't get mad at his friend, he did but bit as much as he was at Righteousness. She had been playing him all these while. He had been betrayed from the onset without realizing it.
Moses became heartbroken, he never bothered to visit Righteousness, he only called her to confirm what his friend had said. She added salt to his wound when she said she never really liked him from the onset but she had liked Precious the first day she set her eyes on him. Moses wept... He had been just too busy, clueless or rather too foolish to notice it. He had been in a love triangle all this while. He spent the rest of his holidays alone at his house, heartbroken, and disjointed, soliloquizing of the beautiful moments he had spent with her.
jUsT wRiTe!
I've forgotten how much fun I used to get from writing, it was always the first on my hobby list but slowly I stopped including it. My hobby list isn't so long infact my hobbies are: playing video games, travelling, listening to music, watching movies and football, sky viewing, reading and lastly writing 😃
I know I included writing, I can't do without writing in a week. I could skip it for days but not for a week. I must write but lately I've not read or write much except here on @Read.Cash❣️ rather I've travelled more and watched more movies this year than in my entire life😄Sounds crazy right? Once the lockdown restrictions was lifted then my tour began. Though I took necessary Covid precaution 😉
Why did I stop writing/ why did I omit writing from my hobby list?
Hobbies are what you love doing frequently. Music, movies, football, travel, video games, and zoom conferences are what I've done the most this year. I've only written when I had the urge to do so. Sometimes I write in order to remember some stuffs, I write to schedule events, and I write to sustain myself ( currently doing that). I stopped writing mainly because I was sick. My mind was sick likewise my entire body. Writing is hell of a fun, and I miss doing that. I miss writing to friends by chatting, and I miss writing my crazy ideas on how to expand my little interior design business. Now that I'm writing more frequently, its back on the top of my hobby list, thanks to the new spike in Covid-19 I might not travel again this year. So writing has easily knocked off travelling on the top of my hobby list😄
What are your hobbies, and what have you omitted recently?
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