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Life is full of rosy and torn. Mary a beautiful promising girl full of life, the only girl amongst 3 siblings. Coming from a poor Background with the Father a Farmer and the mom a petty trader. They weren't buoyant enough but they were contended with the little they had. Mary's two brothers Ken and Jay weren't brilliant enough and so they weren't keen on education. After their Secondary Education they both went to the City for greener pasture. Mary on the other hand was very intelligent and represented her School countless times in different Competitions which they always emerge the winner.
After her Secondary Education, sending her to School was a Hard Nut judging from her Poor background. Later on, her dad sold his only piece of Land to send her to School. According to him she was his Land, House, infact any luxury you can think of. On getting to the University, Mary shined like the star she was in her Department, The Department of Petroleum Engineering. She was also doing little stuffs to support herself in School.
Five years went by like a flash of light and She graduated from the University and went for her NYSC (National Youth Service Corps) While at that, she had started writing exams for Jobs. After her Program, she tried her possible best to secure a job but Nigeria kept happening to her despite her first Class. Four years pass but nothing to show for her Sleepless nights in School even her parents that spent their last kobo to send her to School she can't even afford to take care of them.
At a point, she decided to start applying for Scholarships to travel abroad since Nigeria wasn't working for her and that too prove abortive. At a point, she gave up on everything, God, getting a job, leaving the Country infact she went back to the Village to stay with her parents. While at the Village she was just living a hopeless life and going with what life brought. It took the help of her Parents and brothers before she finally went back to the City with her brothers. On getting to the City, she started teaching in a Private Primary School.
Pexel
In her class, there is this boy that the mom usually comes to pick him late and whenever this happens, Mary stays back patiently and wait for her until she comes. On a good day, the Woman came to pick her Son and she offered to drop Mary at her house and on their ride home they started talking and the Woman got to know that Mary was a first Class graduate of Petroleum Engineering and the Lady was Shocked. After their gist, the Lady asked her to send her CV and that was how her life changed, After 7 years of joblessness, she got a job in a Multinational Petroleum Company that pays her well.
| The impact it had on you and what you learnt from it. |
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Reflections
"Don't give up", your Miracle is on the way. As a Living being, don't ever give up no matter what you're going through, take that job, your miracle might be on that little job.
Life is full of struggles and Challenges, from Poverty, unemployment, disappointment, but don't ever stop pushing, your next push might be your miracle.
Your Network is your Net Worth in life, don't even underestimate the power of Connection, what will take you 5 years to get can be gotten in a few minutes if someone put in words for you.
Education is the key, despite what the Society makes it looks like, An educated man has an edge over an illiterate.
Don't fold your arms and wait until you get that dream job. Take up that little job your breakthrough might come from that Job.
| Lessons I learnt from this |
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No matter what you're going through, persevere.
Never underestimate the Poor of connection, in your dealings in life try to make friends that will be of value to you.
Nothing beats sacrifice and support, Support from our loved ones is a stepping stone in helping us in achieving Success.
Education is a great step to achieving Success in life.
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