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Life is unpredictable. Sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. When it comes to dreams held dearly, I had one but life had to happen. Reminiscing about it now, I feel a little twinge in my heart but it is all good.
A once upon a time
Growing up, I watched a lot of drama series on our free to air network on the television and there was a particular drama series that stood out to me. It was not an indigenous drama series rather it was a drama from another West African country.
What drew me to like this drama series aired on television more than the others was their accent while speaking English. You would hear ”Cam” instead of ”Come”. I recall that I would giggle anytime their accent was obvious in common words that I was used to.
Initially, I thought that they were the ones making mistakes but soon, I discovered that their English pronunciation was indeed correct and that began the birth of my dream.
I will complete my education in Ghana!
This was my dream. No scratch that, this was the dream. I boasted to everyone in my school that after my O'levels examination, I would leave home to further my studies. It sounded so easy and simple like ABC. If only I knew that life had its own path laid out.
After 2 years of nursing that dream, I wrote my O'levels examination and was eager to get the ball rolling. Then the shock came. It came through findings about the cost of tuition, accommodation and other necessary expenses and what I found out was enough to chime that dream of mine to death.
The cost of schooling in a foreign country is very high. No jokes about this. As at that time, the required amount of money I needed was almost two million naira. ”Where would such an amount come from, especially all at once?”
Since I knew that such money was unavailable. I had to cover my dreams in a safe box and opt to attend a tertiary institution in my home country.
Did I feel sad?
Did I pray for a miracle?
No I didn't and that is for both questions. I knew not to chase the wind from a tender age. I also knew how to be content and happy wherever I found myself. I knew it would be futile trying to coax my parents into raising the money. I knew their struggles in trying to raise my siblings and I just couldn't bear to burden them further.
It was better for me to make do with what was affordable now. Who knows, things might take a brighter turn in the future and my dream of schooling in Ghana might come true. I could even go for another degree in a different subject entirely.
Nothing is set in stone.
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