STRIVE!
Smiles cover my face as I beat hard on my chest in jubilee, finally I have been granted admission into the higher institution of learning, Though there would have been a modification if I were to admit myself but nevertheless, am grateful for this rare privilege I have got. Looking back to all my days of struggle, my past minutes of anxiety and where I place myself in the future, this is just the perfect platform to put my tomorrow on track.
Few hours to my departure from home and I already have series of advice; from my neighbours, friends and most importantly, my parents and family members, flowing through my mind. But one thing is certain, it is left for me to decide which advice to take and to do that which I please #smiles#. It is rightly said that, ‘No matter who gives a person advice, the recipient is most likely to do what he/she feels is right’.
The world in here is totally different from the one I came in from, there is virtually every key commodity or service I desire but my family, friends and familiar faces are not within visible reach except with the use of a communication device for few minutes.
The first thing I have to do is to adapt to my present environment- familiarize with the environmental variations, modify my lifestyle and try to build a good social community. Before now, I believed a university was a place where you have sufficient time to study and also engage in socialization and leisure, but my stay here has proven me wrong. I got to discover that every minute is important and for an academically minded individual, you have to spend not less than 18 hours of your day preoccupied with academic work.
Challenges have taken the most of my thoughts and I believe the only way to scale through is by facing this with every form of intellect in me. Challenges ranging from lack of necessary funds and peer pressure to dilemma in decision making seem to be a perfect excuse for not performing well in my studies. Cheers from friends, ‘bookworm’, ‘jackometer’ et cetera have deterred my academic zeal instead of upgrading it.
But on a second thought, I have few years to spend in my new niche, why don’t I give my all, struggle, and suffer if possible to make sure my coming years of toil will result in a fulfilled future? This bold step will not be retarded by finance, my mates or even the ongoing setbacks am experiencing. The only way out is by adding something extra to my ordinary work in order to achieve extraordinary results; work harder, study even if it is with a candle; not even a ‘010’ feeding formula can stop me from attaining that which I now desire.
But wait a second, to desire success is one aspect and accomplishing it is yet another. Come to think of it, there are uncertainties here and there. I can vividly remember to be welcomed by a heartbreaking news while I was waiting to receive one of my first lectures in the university- a first class student that was suppose to graduate from the university in few weeks lost his life. Hmm…Life is indeed unpredictable.
Considering this, I got a greater conviction that one cannot do all these on his/her own, the Lord has to be by one’s side. A more experienced student advised, “Read as if it all depends on studying and pray as if it all depends on prayer”. No wonder the Holy Bible says, ‘It is not of he that wills nor he that runs but of God that shows mercy’. I am sure that with this gallant step of submission to God, my future is rest assured, my dreams are achievable and my success is guaranteed; without which I would live a confused, insecure and unprincipled life.
‘ANYTHING IN LIFE WORTH HAVING IS WORTH WORKING FOR!’- NAPOLEON HILL AND W.CLEMENT
‘VISION KEEPS A FOCUSSED MIND GOING IRRESPECTIVE OF THE SETBACKS BEING EXPERIENCED’- IBEABUCHI C.C
My changed attitude towards learning and worship will result in an outstanding performance in my academics and my outstanding performance will result in rapid development of my family, the university and the society at large.
THANK YOU!
