The word of the week reminded me of the story of a lady called Praise who wasted fourteen years(14 years) of her life before discovering what she really wanted.
Eureka is an exclamation used to express a triumph upon a discovery. Join me as I give the full details of the story.
There were 3 friends Joy, Blessing and Praise who finished college together, knowing how hard it was then to gain admission into an institution, they became very close so as to help each other read and pass for the forthcoming examination(JAMB) that would enable them for admission into the university. Unluckily for them, they were shared into different schools, due to that, they had to part ways.
Joy and Blessing got admitted to the same university, had their desired courses to study, met with good students who served as guardians to them throughout their first and second year in the school. They later finished school and came out with good results.
On the other hand, Praise the third lady with the story was forced by the father to study his own desired course, Law which almost led to her doom. The school authority complained to her parent and asked her to change environment due to the unserious act she had pulled up in school.
Will I say the course was too hard for her, or it was not what she wanted which was seriously affecting her education. She mad a transfer and went to another university, in this new institution, she wasn't coping at all due to the fact that she was attending two different department's lecture together the department of Law and the department of international relations. In her third year in the institution, she had the lowest grade point in her class, and had to stop schooling for a while.
By this time, people had started blaming the father for choosing and forcing his daughter to study a particular course, on the other hand, Praise didn't really know what she wanted. This same act of changing school persisted till 14 years was wasted, she had to leave the parent's place because it had became something shameful to her.
One day she went to a nearby supermarket where she met one of her old Friends Joy, who had graduated years back looking good with 2kids(happily married). They created time for discussion, Praise narrated what had gone wrong when they parted ways in tears and in sorrow. Joy advised her to take a bold step and stand for herself by following her own dreams and not her father's.
Joy helped Praise to get a Jamb form and helped her study like their past days. Praise passed the examination and was admitted to a new university and to offer her choice course, international relations. She faced some challenges both at home and in school but she was able to conquer them with the help of her friend.
After some years, Praise finally graduated and bagged her certificate, not only did she graduate with good grades, her grades were the best among her colleagues that year which made her to be given scholarships to further her education and also a place of work, regarding the course she finally studied International Relations.
She remembered the past years she had wasted when she thought there was no hope again and her present life where all hopes had been restored, she was full of joy as she could not contain it, she bursted in tears thanking God for being good to her.
After wasting fourteen years of her life, she finally discovered herself and rejoiced on her triumph, all thanks to her friend, Joy, who enlightened and admonished her to go for her choice instead of her father's choice.
This is my input for the pob-wotw #013, EUREKA, initiated by 