Life is something that should be taken gently. Even though most times we find that the place we end up, isn’t always the place that we wish to end up.
Still, like the saying goes; ‘’when life gives you lemon, you make lemonade’’
I am not the best story teller, but I do know a little story of a boy,who became a man, by taking that lemon and making lemon only-fruit juice.
Once upon a time
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So it came to pass that a man was born, and his name would be James(for James is a generic name, I didn’t want to give the person’s real name out).
Mr James grew up a normal child, his parents were neither too rich nor too poor, an average citizen living in Lagos Nigeria.
His parents weren't spectacular, his mother was a tailor, and his father was a lecturer. Both were educated and he had 3 siblings.
Mr James passed through different phases in his life, but in each and every stage he made sure to utilize it to the last.
Now before I continue this story might seem cheesy as hell, but just bear with me. It is going to be interesting.
When James was 15 years old, he was taken to his uncles home to stay so he could learn to be hardworking, and so he could relate well with people and his family members.
James usually took 100naira($0.8 way back then) to school every daywith which he was always carefree and a spendthrift., but after coming in contact with his uncle, his daily expenditure reduced to 50naira per day, courtesy of the ‘’hardworking’’ he was going to learn.
It came to pass then that young James always ended up hungry in school because on the way to school, the 50 naira would have become exhausted.
As humans, we often do not like a change to our ready set routine, and once anything comes to disrupt our stable pattern of living, we either adjust, or fall.
Young James accepted he wasn’t going to fall. He had always claimed he was a street gee afterall, a man of the street, a hustler, someone with ambition.
Young James therefore did not relent, each day he would save up 20naira, spend 30 naira.
Over the course of 6 months, James was able to save up enough money to pay part of his own regional exams.
James wasn’t the richest student out there, and he did take money out of the piggy bank for emergencies purposes,but all in all, rather than wallow and complain about his reduction, he took it as a reason to buckle up and work harder to make an impact in the house before he finished high school.
This short spell of being able to save up,andthe paradigm shift that came with it meant that James became more than a child at the age of 15.
Young James proceeded to move his tactics into the streets and start working out plans and ideas on how to be successful(not just rich). James started a school bag sewing business thanks to the little knowledge he gained from staying with his mother who taught him how to sew.
School bags getting spoilt and cut was one of the most common complains that students had, followed by how their uniforms needed constant patching.
From sewing school bags, James graduated to sewing uniforms, all these while saving part of the income coming in, and using part to take care of the business.
He had zero use for personal gains at this point because he was staying with family who would feed him.
Long story short, fast forward ten years later.
James is 25, he now employs leagues of individuals for his upcoming clothing line, all while being a student in a university.
He checks on his business every day after the lectures of the day, and then gives corrections based on what his vision is.
The story of James goes on and on, but the main idea is that a little thing, is all it takes to push that mindset of success and progress into you.
I am not expecting this little story to motivate anyone, all I want is for the message of being enlightened, and looking for the positive in any situation to be passed across.
I am still trying to learn the ropes here, but surly, my works will only grow better.
Steem to the moon, as they say.
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