Some will say life has been so difficult in the past few months, while some will say it has been good to them, but whichever way it is, we humans have to live through it, accepting every day with whatever it brings along. The economy of many countries has not been so favorable for the past few months; every citizen of each country is finding a means of surviving, working extra hard to put food on their tables. In Nigeria today, life is a bit hard, I must say, especially for the less privileged. Surviving through the hard economy is not a simple task as it is for those who are financially capable.
Last month, I decided to do a market survey, and I will be writing a post on it soon. I went to the market to get an idea of the prices of goods for that month, especially foodstuffs, and it was alarming to see the rise in prices of consumable goods. We are in a time where nothing seems to be working; even those working hard every day are yet to be satisfied with what they are doing to earn a living, not to talk of those who are lazy with their work. In difficult times like this, being around one's loved ones and doing things that make one happy are ways to stay ahead of the difficult time together with hard work.
For me, these past months have been good, I definitely won't say otherwise, though I had to deal with school and work both online and offline. Sometimes, it is too tasking, and I wanted to get away from all the stress because,e, I must say, it is extremely stressful, ul, but then I must do all that to balance my work life and personal life. When I hear people say adulthood is tasking, I never believe so until I got to that stage, at some point, I wish I could go back to being a toddler or a teenager where everything I needed was being catered for by my parents which I never had to worry about anything or work to earn a living. But that stage is gone, and now, I'm at the stage where I need to take responsibility for my life and also attend to other responsibilities from siblings, friends, and family.
Life is difficult in the sense that there are limited chances for opportunities. These days, "opportunities come but once" is a real word. It comes once in a blue moon, and if you can't make good use of it when it comes, then to lay hold of another might take a longer period. Aside from that, making ends meet is a thug of war presently; one has to create that opportunity for oneself instead of waiting for it to come. If you are to wait, you can do that for a lifetime, and it will still not come. Rather, create one and make good use of it to improve your standard of living.
DO I BELIEVE THINGS WILL CHANGE SOON?
This is a big question I don't know how to answer; presently, I don't have an answer for that because nothing is giving the point that things will go to being easy anytime soon; instead, it's getting harder daily. Once upon a time in Nigeria, we bought a liter of petroleum at the rate of #65; presently, we are buying a liter at the rate of #1000. Right now, we are only left with hopes; we are hoping things change for the better soon. Truth be said, it's not easy.
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