MY STORY: The Happiest Day of My Life

Learning to face life with my head up was what i started from teenage age.
I believe in destiny, i believe in divine purpose so things hardly move me.

I wasn't born to see my father. Just my uncles,mum and grandma. They all tried their best to raise me and give me the sense of belonging i needed. I spent most of my life with my intelligent,beautiful and precious grandma.

When i lost my mum on that fateful night in August 2005, my approach about life changed. Life is nothing but a slideshow....
My aim/target was to become everything i was created to be despite the challenges and circumstances around me. I just didn't wanted to be a victim of my circumstances......

I always wanted to become an electrical engineer. I remember when i was young, i will be doing electrical connections using cigarettes packets. But things didn't just work out as planned....

I had over five failed attempts trying to gain admission into the University to study electrical engineering. I was a brilliant and bright kid but JAMB kept jamming me.
JAMB is an acronym for Joint Admission and Matriculation Board. It's an exam one takes after clearing his/her papers in SSCE(Senior School Certificate Examination) to gain admission into the tertiary institution in Nigeria.

I was born with a very optimistic spirit, so i kept trying again. My uncles advised me to change course and try something easier since i couldn't gain admission in engineering but i didn't agree with them. I told them that i will try again...

I finally succeeded on the sixth attempt and was given admission to study electrical engineering.
Things were not rosy though as i could barely buy textbooks like my mates.
As far as i could pay my fees, i wasn't perturbed.

The experiences of my life turned me into "A GO GETTER". I started doing hard jobs to make money for my upkeep.
Even if the money is in the teeth of a Lion, i will look for a dentist with my kind of mind to help me remove the money.

Graduating from engineering school wasn't easy because of the emotional state that i was in. My grades started becoming poor, but no no matter what, Giving up was the last thing on my mind.
Many people dropped out of school because they couldn't handle the stress of schooling with their personal issues. But i determined that MY CASE WILL BE DIFFERENT....

Education system in the part of the world i come from didn't even help issues. All i kept seeing were unnecessary theories that will have little or no use in the outside world of the school four walls. How frustrating it was...

I knew what i wanted so i started paying to learn things that will better my life outside school(e.g AutoCAD).
Maybe that was one of the reasons for my struggles in school

After all the academic ups and downs, i finally graduated. My mates had graduated two years before me and finished their national service but that didn't get me demoralized or depressed. Life is not a competition, it's not about who started first. In life's journey, OVERTAKING IS ALLOWED.....

I started taking full responsibility of my life when i was posted to Northern Nigeria for my mandatory one year national service(NYSC). Check my link for details on NYSC https://steemit.com/nysc/@kerry777/how-nysc-changed-my-life-part-1
My grandma and uncles has done their part in grooming me, i need to grow up and prepare myself for the next phase of my life. Oh! I never knew growing up will be like this....

I was already getting tired of the peanut the Federal Government were paying as allowance all in the name of NYSC.
I wanted to step into the world and impact my world...
Due to the unemployment rate in Nigeria, youths are always scared when the service year is about to end.
The end of NYSC always comes with uncertainties and mixed feelings about the future. That was why i took the pains in introducing steemit to my fellow corp members, they can engage in it while waiting for a job instead of staying sad and depressed. Check my link for details https://steemit.com/steemit/@kerry777/steemit-is-taking-over-nysc-steemit-campaign-awareness-plateau-state-nigeria

I was just chilling in my room listening to "Long live the Queen" by Nonso Amadi even i am a king still waiting patiently for the right Queen.
The news broke out that passing out parade is in two weeks, joy broke out from my spirit.

I just decided to have a different attitude because "Attitude is Everything"
While waiting for a job in an electrical firm, i can devote more time and seriousness for STEEMIT. I will now treat it as my job which the pay is determined by me. I will now have time to learn Graphics design(Photoshop, illustrator, suit) e.t.c for effective steemit utilization.

Don't be scared of the Future, Don't be scared of growth!!
Be happy and enter your future with happiness...

In conclusion, i wanted to share with you the happiest day of my life. The day i entered my new level.
I was over excited when i saw the passing out circular and i know that the future is bright!!!

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