If you were his neighbour and your ward offended you at any time of the day, Alabi was the only option you could call upon to discipline the child for you- he's jobless.
Everything seemed grounded for him. He had all good ideas in the world yet no positive yield. What has he not tried to breakthrough: business? Petty Job? Investment? Alabi was just a consistent failure. A loser-cum-laud!
Perhaps the only thing working for him was that people were always there for him though one couldn't be sure if good thing would come out of the good gesture toward him.
For three days, he had been on fast as he was expectant of half a million naira from cooperative society his mother in-law enrolled in.
And now, he rushed in with a polythene bag; locked himself in, opened the bag, jumped up on his bed. At last! Then he realised he was hungry. He took a thousand naira note from the money, locked the rest in a wooden safe. Few minutes later, he was eating and thinking at a restaurant...
Unknown to him, his rented apartment was on fire due to power surge. He arrived on a bike and everyone was relieved that afterall he was not in the conflagration.
In disbelief, and before anyone could stop him, he dashed into the fire to pick the safe. He was so determined that he got there so fast not minding the severe pain. The box had disintegrated and the money.(May be someone would have helped had they known he had money inside)...the money he had planned for to change his life had turned to ashes...
He cried out loud in the fire and made his way back out...Eventually, he fainted and was rushed to hospital.
Dear friend, no matter what you may be passing through; loss of job, low income, loss of loved one, sickness or anything that can be classified as loss or defeat. PICK YOURSELF UP, you have everything to live for.
In trying times everything could seem to fail even the inner strength to trust God. When life dealt you one of its scary cards, it's not enough for you to turn yourself to a walking corpse. I have seen people who got out of muds of life- far terrible situation than you are facing. This is not time for you to get depressed: The table will turn for you and there'll be joyous shout from your camp.
Friend, when we are in trouble we seem to forget that God will do what no man can do. Of course, we may be sighted at religious centres but with little or no faith and that slows down your healing. Hold on to God, you're in His plan.
May i also encourage you to engage your mind positively. Positive affirmation everyday, and engaging in activities that will put you back on a right path.
Don't say no to life. You will see the finish line where champions are decorated. You will celebrate!
Odunmorayo Olalekan Matthew
Author and speech writer
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