Life is a bed filled with roses and thorns. You can always wish for a soft way of life, but it's just something natural for life to bring about tough times, times of hardship and pain. We all have a story to tell. The only difference is the level at which we have experienced hardship. It surely differs from one another.
Some are blessed to have just experienced a little hardship throughout their lifetime, while some hardship has become a way of life for them. So this is not something equal and one reason why life remains multidimensional.
Getting sick or not feeling well to some are tough times, inadequate feeding, poor livelihood, lack of financial freedom, job loss, school palava. All of these surely bring about some levels of tough times to our existence.
The fun fact about hardship and tough times to us as humans is that we only feel the pain while we are undergoing the tough time. Once it's over we forget we passed through such a stage and feel at ease. Though there might be a lot of memories, we would actually forget about it for real.
A tough time I can never forget.
As an average Nigerian from an average family background, we know how the Nigerian education system is. But yet we still have to go to school. It's like seeing a storm right ahead of us and we still have to dive into it. It's either we get lost or we survive it.
When I didn't get admission I never knew how tough schooling could be, all I noticed was that when my brother returned from school during his first year I realized how lean he got compared to when he started schooling. I will make fun of him and laugh, saying my time will not be as tough as his. Without knowing I was just joking. 😂
Before I left home I had my cheeks full and my skin glowing. I never knew it was graced to have all three meals from my parents at home. I was catered for. Not until I got admitted to the same institution and then real life began to show up.
I remember my 100-level days were still a little cool and interesting since I met my bro in his final year. He did most of the struggling for me. He already had accommodations and every other thing a student might need. All I went with was just my luggage.
200 level became a nightmare, the very moment I left the session break, and my brother also rounded up his final project and convocation. I never knew his roommate who was also in his final year already sold all of their properties to someone else and even gave out the apartment we reside in to someone else too. I was all at home preparing for a new session and resumption.
When I would resume, I was shocked to see that the apartment I thought I would stay in had already been furnished, and locked by someone else. Oooh. Where am I starting from? And getting a hostel late is just a gamble you might never win.
To cut the story short, I was unable to get accommodation throughout the whole semester. I felt alone, not as many friendships as at that time. So I had to take my luggage back to town, and that's miles away from the school premises, just like another city entirely, then I will have my clothes packed and then spend the whole week in school sleeping in classrooms and lecture halls.
My cheeky face got tampered upon and I was even happy to survive 😂. The next semester, I was able to get a manageable apartment. We are overcrowded in the room. But still better than sleeping in the school. 300 level everything changed. I got a better apartment and got a little comfortable. Life goes on. All of those times have become a story today.
I am grateful to the almighty for his grace and blessings over me.
This is my response to the hive learners community weekly featured content on Hive for the week 101 edition 2 and the topic to be discussed is ONE TOUGH TIME
Whao... It must have been so rough. I'm glad you came through.
Yeah. It was but it’s all in the past and we move on with life.
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What? You slept in classrooms? Well, you've got quite a story there broh. One sweet thing about hardship is no matter how bad the situation maybe, it will still pass, it will become a story some day.
Yeah. That the sweet part of it. The sad that is that it’s just most time’s inevitable. But once ease surface, we forget the tough times
Definition of "I've been through a lot", I got sad thinking about you going through this too, thank God you came out stronger.
The before pictures though, see you now 😁
Hmmn. Yeah we thank God for life. Lol. Thanks for stopping by
That was one heck of an experience, reading yours now I feel like I haven't even faced anything in life sef 😂. Thank God we add still alive Sha, when there is life there is hope.
Being alive is what’s important. And yeah, your will be different. Because you are YOU and not ME. 😂
Hehe, that's right 😂🥰
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