A wonderful weekend to you all.
This is my entery to the weekly featured contest in Hive Learners community. This episode is centered of being proud of oneself.
Each time I look back at my life I see more reasons to be proud of myself and give some accolades for not giving up at some stages of life. There were time that I almost gave in to some evil demands but I found myself pulling out of the scene.
We know the biblical Joseph? Who's is not proud of him for denying such full loaded pleasure? Oh! That's the kind of feeling I get each time I remember the hurdles I've cleared.
Let me share this tough experience of mine during school.
During my schooling days, I vowed not to sort any lecturer till I'm done with school. This vow was majorly triggered by the lack of finance (I won't call it poverty😁) and to do that, it means I must be up to task to counter all the lecturers tactics. The lecturer's board was so corrupt to the extent that sorting became a norm. The worst part is that you don't dare to report them to higher authorities, if you do, that means no graduation for you😢.
During the first semester of my final year, we had more hungered lecturers that opened their stomach and that of their family members, to be feeding from the purses of students via the common means of sorting.
It was December when we were rounding up to travel for the break and we were to submit a practical manual for a course. This lecturer made it a must that anyone submitting must come along with $10. I was so vexed when I heard the news, all my mind was that the lecturer's order won't work because the money is too much and the whole class won't accept it. I didn't know that almost half of the class have submitted already. Omo!😢
I quickly pressed my calculator to see how much he has made in just a day and I was weakened when I saw $1,500+. Greediness of humans!(I made $1,500+ in just day and he still want more)
There was no money with me and I didn't have the mindset of paying the money even if there was money.
I and my two friends that were on same lane approached this lecturer, we pleaded but he refused to collect the practical manual. After much begging, he still refused and promised us a carryover if we don't pay.
Honestly, without the marks from the practical Manual, we have a very little slight chance of passing the course and that's only IF WE CLEAR THE EXAM 100% which is not possible!
We left with the practical Manuals and agreed to prepare very well for the exam.
Story cut short, when result came out we passed the course with good grades. We were shocked to the miracle. Even the lecturer confirmed it to the extent that the lecturer used our case to admonish students. According to him, he said he wanted to fail us but his heart couldn't let it because the effort we poured on the exam "heartcuffed" him.
Had it been that I was failed, that would have resulted to spending extra one year in school.
I almost broke my vow,
I almost gave in to the demand
But all thanks to God and to myself for not allowing such.
Each time I remember this case, I offer words of thanks to myself. I feel proud of myself!
Thanks for reading💝💝💝