TO GIVE UP IS AN ABOMINATION

In our world today, to give up is becoming quite easy when faced with petty difficulties. “The cliché that tough time never last but tough people do” does not add to our morale anymore. What I have come to understand is that quitters can never ever win. With this in mind, I shall in this short piece, prove that no excuse is justifiable for giving up.

I left secondary school at a young age with much enthusiasm to get into the university. After writing JAMB three times and having good scores in the Post UTME, I was denied admission. I thought to myself, of what use is this education? After all, not everyone who gets educated eventually makes it in life. People around me who were supposed to push me out of this reverie further compounded my woes by discouraging me from going to the university. Some fellows told me to venture into any worthwhile business instead of chasing the wind. They even promised to support any trade or business of my choice by procuring a loan for me. What an evil generosity!

As much as my parents were willing to see me have a university education, they were financially handicapped.  The resolve and thirst for higher education made me to painstakingly take up some menial jobs to sponsor myself. Fortunately, doors of favour began to open and I eventually got admission to read English in a prestigious university! Today, I’m a fulfilled university graduate to the glory of God! For me, it is unexplainable how I got here, but one thing I am convinced about is that I do not allow the opinions of others matter to me, let alone discourage me from achieving my dreams.