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This is to hope , this is to everything I am going through in my life at the moment. I am writing this, looking into the future for hope. This is to a better me in 5 years from now.

Dear Pharm Tony,

I am writing this letter to a better version of myself in 5 years time. Indeed the hustle and tussles of life is not a very easy one. Being a youth in my early twenties, I have come to understand that life is not a bed of roses. You have to stand strong and fight your fears in order to be a better version of yourself in the coming future. I believe this is an age to build fortune, the only way to build this fortune is by pure hardwork. One thing for sure about hardwork is that it pays at the very end, but during the process of hardwork, you will come in contact with so many challenges, hoards, stumbling blocks and even enemies just to become successful in the future. My life is not far from all I have mentioned here because at the moment there are things bothering me at this present time, I also know this is a phase I have to pass through to become successful.

Issues I am encountering at the moment:

A. The sudden pause in the academic calendar: This is a major set back to me, because it is hindering me from moving forward. Those in the Nigerian universities are experiencing a total school shut down as a result of the poor infrastructural environment of the school and also lack of funds to pay our lecturers efficiently. This is a phase I am going through but now I have to make the best out of this time. This academic break has given me opportunity to enroll in an online class to develop my skill in dermatology. I have completed the class of 1 month and I have been awarded a certificate of participation. With this skill I currently acquired, it will serve as an additional plus to my pharmacy profession. I am very sure that the school would still reopen pretty soon and on the other hand I have gained a skill on dermatology.

B. Fear of Rejection: At the moment, I don’t have anybody to call my girlfriend or my babe as people call it. I have been through series of heart break , maybe because I am still a student or maybe because I am more of an introvert or because I don’t know how to start up a conversation with the opposite sex. I have a wish of meeting the right person but I am at the process of working on myself, I am trying to socialize with friends, go out, be more of a cheerful person in order to bring more people around me. I am working to be more sociable with people, because 5 years from now I want to have a family of my own, and I cannot get someone I really want to spend the rest of my life with, without Working on myself.

C. Pharmacy Academic Load: I am going through this phase at the very moment, to be sincere it is not an easy one. I stay awake extra nights just to cover up my scheme of work. I know this is for the best, but at the other hand it is so demanding that I could even break down due to the stress of finishing up class very late in the evening everyday. Sometimes I don’t eat to go to classes and I have to wait up till 12 noon to go eat my breakfast, the only thing that keeps me going is the thought of my future. Where would I be in 5 years from now ?, I aspire to be a great pharmacist with multi pharmaceutical stores scattered all over Nigeria. This keeps me going, going through this phase could be really difficult, but I try to stay up at night in order to cover my bulky scheme of work.

Miscellaneous:
I have also involved myself in the hive decentralized platforms, at the moment I am a work in progress in this new platform. The future is going to Web 3.0 and for me to remain updated and to stay relevant in 5 years from now, I have to be consistent in this beautiful decentralized platform. Not going far hive platform is also a beautiful community which I know could change my life in five years time. All I need is consistency, I have promised to save the money I get from this platform, in order for me to set up a big pharmacy complex in 5 years time. If I continue this way in this platform, I know that in five years time I could set up a nice pharmacy business outlet in order to bring out the better version of me in future. Like I said, currently I am a work in process and at the very building stage of my life but in 5 years time I will surly reap the fruits of my labour. MY VISION WILL NEVER DIE.

CHEERS TO PHARM TONY.