Obstructions Or No Obstructions, My Contentment!

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There are many out there who hold onto their believes that "Obstructions" are sort of punishments, temptations, misfortunes in life, death trap and discontentment in life. They see no reason why the should be impeded in life for the attempts of pursuing what they think to be good course in life. Everybody in one way or the other has ever experienced obstruction in life before. We know many of us who have be blocked of some progress the they have begun feel emotionally stress for such obstacles, but when we accept that in this life there two things that must occur: "positive or negative/ bad or good," we aren't hurt since we will agree that one of it bound to happen.

I have been in many ways obstructed in life and now being accustomed to obstructions no matter the degree of the obstructions I will face in life. For my first obstruction in life, I had completed basic school, the first stage in life for one to pursue to second cycle institution. My Gland Mum was looking after me, since my parents have passed away. Living by then was unbearable for this old Gland Mum, so I had to stay home for one year. All my friends that year, that was 1999 had by then been enrolled in second cycle institution, while I had to farm 3 acres of land for my admission fees in 2020. As my first obstruction, I felt worried and dejected about the situation. I continued to experience bit of obstacles even after being admitted in senior secondary school. I was forced to stay with someone who was staying nearby the school, because of high cost of boarding fees. I walked everyday to school, and during some weekends I had to escort the Land Lord to farm. To make earns meet in schooling in those days, I had to receive weeding contracts during vacations so that I get money for semister fees and feeding stuff.

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My second obstruction has do with the time I had successfully come out with flying colours in my senior secondary school certificate examination, the capital to pursue to university. It was 2004, again when all friends were bumping here and there; those who would be going to teacher training colleges, universities, polytechnics and nursing training colleges, I was in the house looking for road contruction work to get money for my admission fees.The university admission came whiles I wasn't ready for the fees, so I had to forfeit the admission for someone who was ready to pay. That led me to stay home for a year again, prepare money down for the next year. Here, I accepted that man is born to thrive through all changes in life; as I motivated myself to work hard no matter this obstruction. I further engaged myself in road construction work in 2005 whiles my friends who were close to me were curious to know while I couldn't enrol myself in university but hanging around. But only left for me to fabricate stories which are all fallacy. I worked hard to raise my admission fees in 2006 for polytechnic admission. I quickly applied for Getfund student's loan to cutdown the cost of my fees and living conditions in campus. I had mess up things like socialization at the expense of personal life issues like emotional stress. Since, everyday on campuse life I had to think the way out to strategise for normal living condition. The only focus was to pass out my pappers for job market, but not to join friends for chilling, after when we complete, there would segregation of life, life being individualism. Luckily, I passed successfuly, what was left for me was to offer my National Service for the Nation.

Though life was continued to be shaken, but determined that once I survived to cross tertially level, I can survive all the time. Lo and behold, we were given allowances every month during service year that even strengthened me to make effort save for raining day, should I complete my service. National service year was over in August 2010 whiles waiting for my certificate for job market. There many people who have the notion that after completing Polytecnic, you have to by all means place yourself in marketing side, banking or technical side, but this is not the case. In Ghana here, job is base on "to whom you know and to whom knows you!" So, I was very wild and aggressive moving ups and down to find job at all cost. As an Agricultural student, I was expecting get job around the areas of Cocobod, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry division and Veterinary service, but to get there was only a mystery. I had to strive my way through Educational sector which was by then difficult to be appointed, but some how ok compare to these sectors mentioned. It was by then replacement of those who had went on retirement and those who had vacated their posts. Exactly six month after National servive, that February 2011, I had an appointment letter as a classroom teacher in basic school. Here is where I'm today, doing my routine work as a teacher and earning my salary every month.

One would ask: "so has the obstructions stopped after getting job and earning monthly salary?" The answer is certainly big no!, since obstruction can't be ceased to occur as far as we continue to live on Earth. When one obstruction come and go, you must prepare for another obstruction ahead of you. So, one should stick into his mind that if there is no pain to experience, there should be happiness. Because by all means there should one in life. Still I'm encountering obstructions, for my wife who is still in the house jobless. This is obstruction for me since I sponsored her tertially education upon failing woefully in her pappers that could not take her to get job. I had to let her begin another course from the scratch. Now she has completed with her certificate but hasn't yet gotton job. She has become burden on me; her feeding, clothing and everything plus my two kids. Now, my Television set has damage which is beyond repairs, so I can't get the current news updates ongoing, that's coronavirus and its quarantine issues, compelling me to buy a new Television set, but no money to afford one. That's another obstruction I'm facing now. But these are some of the things which have to be happen in life, as one can't escape from them. I see all days to be normal for me, since I had encountered series of obstructions, and I'm now content with any obstruction that comes my way, the only thing for me to do is to strive my way through this situation in life.

What obstructions are you facing in life? You've ever stayed home for long years jobless. You've been dismissed from job market that made you crazy, you might be thinking that the World has ended for you. You might have also failed in you interview and exams on several occasions, where you thought of hurting yourself. Maybe yours is long term debts and financial crisis in this hardship economy. You are a family man facing marrital problems that have drove you to seek for divorve and other secrete emotional stress. Is it barreness and impotent, as we normally experience in marriages? You can also your thoughts of the kind of obstructions you are facing in life.

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What does obstruction mean to us life?

Obstructions means "turning over a new leaf" that will equip us to prepare for new life. Without obstructions, we feel that everything in life is ok. Without obstructions we don't attempt to move from our comfort zone." Obstructions mean to us as a way of self empowerment in life. When obstacles block our chances of progress it help us to be vigilant and devise means to create another avenue to thrive in life. We strengthenes ourselves not to be defeated continuously, but determine to overcome that obstacles. Obstructions help us to order our lives in such a way that we can survive and no more affected with trials and defeats. In fact it prepares us that we aren't all that perfect but we try to reach the level of perfection. Obstructions in life build our self-confidence, because problem doesn't come it is hardly for us to build confidence to withstand that problem. The moment we are challenged, it creates some awareness of having that ego and fighting spirit to face that challenge in life. Obstructions also motivate us in life to move forward. Life should motivated, since we always experiwnce unpleasant things, but because we are capable of defending back to claim what we are ahead of us we keep patient and focus in life, after all no condition can be forever permanent remain. Obstructions let us to be self dependent or reliance. In case your supportive members deny or withdraw their support, the next action is to live independently and survive in life. The victim must find his way out to make living meaningful. That's why upon seeing so many obstructions around me, I don't give up but feel content whether there is obstruction or no obstruction.