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My apology if this entry is late already, but I just couldn't take my mind off the challenge topic. Even if it's late, I still want to make my entry to satisfy my heart and my conscience from beating fast. Right now, I already regret not writing about the topic, but right now, my mind feels at ease. I didn't see it early or didn't notice... I still cannot explain how.
Last Friday, I did something similar to this topic in the Weekend Experiences community which talks about writing our last post assuming Hive is shutting down.
I read a few entries about Hive not existing but my mind wasn't there. Last week, I had the toughest moment but thank God I was able to scale through it. It's not easy being an adult with younger siblings and having to still take care of yourself plus your dependent father.
What if Hive never existed?
I thought I would miss and other friends I met on the Defunct Uptrennd platform when it crashed. That was when I focused on another platform I was introduced to even when Hive was introduced to me later.
If Hive never existed, I will miss everyone we started together on Uptrennd because majority of them are on Hive. Uptrennd made me get to Discord and I am not that active. It's so obvious that I will never log in to Discord again except when my mind just goes there. I will so miss Tiger Lily (Dreemsteem) and I never wanted to. Hive made it possible to still be in contact with her and other virtual friends I knew.
As I said above, it is not easy to be an adult. I still do not know what life would be like if Hive never existed. Though no one will know what the Blockchain looks like, it is very sure that life would look so much rough for me.
I was blogging on a platform before finally coming to Hive, but it is not enough for me truly. I know how Hive has saved me today so that I could stand on my feet to help myself, my family and my friends.
I know how much I have made here alone and how Hive has given me a Job. Hive has been a comfort to me. Without Hive, I know I would be out there trying to survive, working my ass out just to survive but I wouldn't want such a life where I will start struggling and depriving myself of good health and life.
Though, I am not someone that will end up doing what I don't want to do because some will tell me to use what I have to get what I want. This applies to selling your body in exchange for money. Life wouldn't have been sweet for me as it is today because Hive was there to save me.
I have withdrawn a lot here to send money to my Dad and younger ones. Right now, I am thinking of withdrawing some Hive soon and converting to naira to give to my siblings because I promised them something before the end of the month. If Hive never existed, will this be possible? I will still be struggling hard to feed myself, not to talk about my siblings and Dad.
Hive truly is a blessing to many people with the number of articles I have read till now about this particular topic.
Perhaps, I would have been doing what I don't like just to keep myself good. I am lazy at stepping out especially early in the morning but with Hive, I love the “work from home” pattern as I will just resume when I want.
With Hive's existence, it gave me life, just as called it, Hive is Live. I am a living testimony to all I have benefited from Hive.
Thanks for your time.