I have gotten used to riding solo for a very long time that I actually forgot and do forget the little things people have impacted in me. I'm like a one man army with a course, trying not to get distracted by the many imperfections of other people, including mine.
In the world we live in today where people majorly think of themselves, it is not easy to see someone that will actually want to be an angel for you, except you are related to them in one way or the other. Interestingly, I have been thinking of the prompt topic from hive learners throughout today. I almost did not write on this topic because I can actually not think of anyone that has been an angel to me aside my parent and siblings.
The hive learners prompt, "I met an angel" is actually a very difficult one to answer. I think I have been good to strangers but I can not remember whether or not have received a good act (out of the blue) from a stranger before. Most people that have helped me are actually related to me in one way or the other. Also, strangers that helped me with something always turn out to be acquaintances and sometimes, friends.
It's already night time and I think I remember a time when I was helped by a stranger. However, the person did not remain a stranger to me, but she became an acquaintance.
The year 2024 was a year that was filled with a lot of losses when compared to the amount of wins I had. That year was marked by stagnation, and minimal growth. Everything happened at once. Though I manned up and cheated everything, the weight on my chest was far to heavy for me to keep carrying. I needed a solution on how to let go of that weight.
I initially didn't want to work in a hospital as a bedside nurse. I had other plans with my Nursing license, but life had it's own plans for me. When life hit, I quickly began to go from one hospital to the other in search of a job.
My search started in Imo state. I checked diverse hospitals but their pay was not good at all. I had to move down to Port Harcourt that same year. I heard that Port Harcourt pay nurses well.
Being new to Port Harcourt, I didn't know my left from my right. Though I had an aunty there, she was too busy to actually aid in my job hunt. People do say that Nursing is very soft. They say Nurses don't look for job, but job looks for Nurses. Well, I think that statement is not true because I searched for a job for months without any good feedback.
I was using Google maps to locate hospitals in Port Harcourt when I met this young lady. She too was hunting for job. Coincidentally, we were entering the same hospital, First Rivers hospital in Port Harcourt.
I noticed that she came for job hunt, so, I immediately engaged her in a discussion. I needed someone to help me round port Harcourt as I don't know many places there. We got into the Director of Nursing Service office and submitted our resumé.
From there, this lady dragged me to cover many hospitals in Port Harcourt. Even when I told her that I'm tired, she always has a way of convincing me to come out of the house, print more copies of my documents and go submit In different hospitals. In less than one week, I knew almost everywhere in Port Harcourt because we were going from one place to the other.
We got called back but the pay was not what we wanted, so we continued the search. As we are searching for the job, we were talking and chit-chatting while we walk under the hot sun. From two strangers, we began to know each other as we shared different details about ourselves.
After a week or two in Port Harcourt, I came back to base in anticipation of calls. I was called for interviews but then, the pay was not worth my time. She later accepted the a job even though she didn't like the pay and I think she's doing well now.
This lady helped me explore Port Harcourt. She made me get my game together and continue my job hunt irrespective of the fact that I was losing motivation. She's actually an angel in disguise and I'm grateful for what she did.
We do communicate on WhatsApp every now and then.i didn't want to go close to her because she's married. I don't want her husband to begin to feel insecure or something, so, I maintained my distance.
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