THIS TOO SHALL PASS

Life has an unusual way of teaching us wise lessons

In this journey called life, we all go through happy and challenging moments. Some of those challenging moments can be so overwhelming that it makes us feel like we might not be able to come out of them.

In my little life here on earth, I have gone through difficult and challenging moments that felt like they were insurmountable.

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I remember how excited I was when I first saw my senior WAEC and Jamb results. Just like every other young person, I thought I was going to gain admission to the university immediately. I thought all I needed was to pass these exams. Unfortunately, life happened, and for some reasons, I didn't gain admission. I spent almost four years at home writing and passing exams without gaining admission. That season was one of my most challenging moments. I spent almost all my night crying and praying to God not to forsake me. All my friends were already in school; it felt like the world was against me. What made it more depressing was that my friends stopped picking up my calls, and those that later picked up after many calls told me they were having lectures. Ahhhh! Those words hit differently.

If only I knew I would become a graduate one day, I wouldn't have wasted my time crying and doing nothing. I would have learned a skill or something while waiting for admission.

Also during my NYSC (National Youth Service Corps), my dad and cousin called to tell me that they spoke to a few people who were willing to give me a job when I was done (getting a job in Nigeria is mostly by connection), and while other corp members were wondering what life holds for them after service, I was relaxed and chilling. Until reality dawned on me after service, their connection was not working. I was so depressed because I was so broke that I couldn't afford to get even a sanitary pad for myself. I would have to ask my parents for money.

Looking back now, if I had known that those were stumbling blocks, if only I knew those mountains that looked too big to climb would eventually come to pass, I would have tapped myself on the shoulder, whispered into my ears, and said, "This too shall pass."

Till now, I'm still faced with challenges here and there, but I don't usually get so worked up like I used to because I know, like I know my name, that it's a phase and it will eventually come to pass.

The irony of life is that while going through the experience, it would seem as though you're swimming against the tide and can't make it through the night, but experience itself has taught that the darker it gets, the closer you are to dawn.

All hell can break loose; don't lose your cool to the storm; rest in the blessed assurance that it will come to pass.

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