Many at times, we find ourselves in a situation rather unpleasant and inconvenient, with the choices to leave or stay fully left to us to decide, but then we choose to remain in that situation till we can no longer bear it anymore.
Just like a frog placed in a pot full of water, and then the pot is placed on fire. At first, the frog enjoys the comfort of the water and decides to stay there. As time goes on, the water gets hot gradually, and as well it gets uncomfortable gradually. But instead for the frog to jump out while it still has it’s strength, it try’s to adjust it’s body temperature to that of the water’s until it can no longer bear the pain anymore. At this point, it try’s to jump out but has gotten too weak because of the temperature of the water till it dies in the water.
This is a brief story on how I kept enduring the pain of my formal lodge until I could no longer bear the inconvenience.
Some years ago, while I resumed my 200Level, I searched for, and found a lodge which is now my formal lodge. This lodge looked attractive from the start, it was fenced and well painted. Although the self contained rooms were very small but I decided to secure a room there due to the fact that the price was good for the room at the moment. Fifty five thousand Naira which converts to USD at roughly $110 a year.
I enjoyed this lodge for a couple of week until I started to experience all the hidden flaws of the lodge. Firstly, the interior was badly finished. When ever rain falls, even though my windows are closed, water from the rain finds its way in through the window frames and gets everything at it’s surroundings soaked.
Secondly, the doorframes and some corners of the room had opened spots that enabled cockroaches and crickets to live and reproduce inside. When night falls, they start to walk around on the walls of the room. Some times I kill up to ten cockroaches per night before sleeping.
Lastly, some times the borehole machine stops working, leaving us without water for days. Sometimes I had to go as far as the fourth house to fetch water.
I complained to the landlady, but she completely ignored. After experiencing an unpleasant stay for a year in the room and my rent got expired, what did I do? I paid for another year even with the fact that the price for the lodge increased. Thinking of the stress I would be going through looking for another lodge, and the stress of moving my belongings for one place to another made me decide to bear the inconvenience for another year, hoping that my complaints would be attended to.
I complained about the lodge again, but like before she ignored me again. After my rent got expired for the second time, I paid again for another year even with another increase in price. Yet I complained again, but was ignored again.
Due to the water entering my room when it rains, some of my property got spoiled, so I decided to find another lodge and move when my rent expires.
Towards the end of last year, I got a notice from my landlady, informing me that the house rent would be increased again, this time the price was more than two times the price I paid in my first year of leaving in the lodge. From $110 initial, I was told to pay $240, this pushed me to start looking for another lodge.
Luckily for me, I found a better lodge, bigger, well finished, closer to school, it has a security post, and at the same time, less expensive than what I was told to pay in my formal lodge. $210 converted to USD.
Yesterday was my first night in my new lodge, away from all the cockroaches that gave me countless nightmares for three years. Last night I enjoyed every bit of my sleep. If the price of my formal lodge wasn’t alleviated, I probably would have remained there, living a very inconvenient life till now.
Conclusively
I would encourage everyone that, when ever we are faced with an unpleasant situation, instead of trying to adjust to it, we should try to find our way out as soon as possible, before it gets rather unbearable.
I'm glad you finally got a new place that's more comfortable even for a less price.
I can't wait to enjoy that pleasant night sleep like you did too, when I finally come around.
Hope you're having a good day over there.
Yes boss, you are absolutely welcome when ever you wish to.
Thanks for your good words. I slept well, how about you
Yes you are right.But there are some situations whereby we can’t just jump out of the inconvenience, if it’s between humans not even (love relationship) wise but friendship some might be going through a lot and they will keep it to their self and it will surely affected their relationship with people and when they are through battling it,they will come back to their normal self and act normal. Sometimes we need to give them one more chance. Thanks for sharing this and I hope you are enjoying your new apartment
I get your point, there are some things worth fighting for right ?. I totally agree on that.
In life, everything has an advantage and likewise a disadvantage. Be it persons in friendship, situations, activities, materials things and all.
But some has their disadvantages more than their advantages, some other things have their advantages more than their disadvantages.
Not it is left for you to decide if that particular thing is worth fighting for.
Yes exactly it’s left for one to decide.
Making your self comfortable at last in a nice apartment was a great thing to do in order to ease your self from the inconveniences of the former apartment
Although the lodge was small, when I first entered in my first year, I thought of staying there till I am done with my 5 years in school. But with the increment in price, the defaults of the lodge, and the fact that the landlady is unwilling to repair anything. I had no choice than to leave.
It’s been 2 days in my new lodge, I have never had to wake up in the middle of the night to kill cockroaches. It seems like I am living a new life, I am very happy.
Thanks for stopping by
It's better to sleep peacefully than sleeping with one eye open
This is beautiful. Sometimes, its good to take a step.you did the right and your patience on getting a better and lesser accommodation was incredible. Getting an apartment require patience, you have to move around and seek for better option. Some people don't have that,and they end up paying for a place the will regret taking.
Thank you for your kind words.
Early last year, I actually walked around to see if I can get another lodge, but I couldn’t find the one of my choice at a better price. So I had to stay back.
But thank God I have this place, you need to see how small my formal lodge was.
congrats on finding a newer and hopefully more comfortable lodge to live in, your previous one sounded like a nightmare, this is an insightful read to go beyond your comfort zone and finding the right fit for you 😊 thank you for sharing your post on this!
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I am telling you, sometimes I wonder how I was able to survive that lodge. Honestly it looks beautiful from the outside but what we experience on the inside is no-good.
I can count how many times I was woken up from sleep in the middle of the night by a cockroach walk on my bed. One even entered my cloth, it wasn’t funny.
Am glad you got this wonderful place if I may say.
It’s quite more better than the old lodge😊
Thank you @savage. The only thing is that it’s farther from your place, this might slightly reduce how often we would be seeing each other daily. But friendship will always find its way 😊
I have a feeling the extra dollar on top is as a result of agent fee, right? I could be wrong though.
You know most times things happen that set us right back to our senses. Example, the increase in the price of your former lodge even when the living conditions isn't improved. This reminds me of my country, Nigeria 😂😂😂... No offense.
I am glad you took matters into your hands and you were rewarded with better options. Congratulations.