Hi friends, i feel so privileged to tell the world How the journey of my life began and how far it has gone, For some one out there, that is about giving up, please do not, is coming your way.
I was so blessed to be born at such a time in my family, in a small village of akptek, when farming was the only sources of livelihood, we were also blessed to have a public primary and secondary school, though it was a bit far from my house but it was open to as many who had interest in schooling. of cause at that time, not many people in my village wanted to go to school, because we were all acquainted to the rudiment of our farming activities and also the profit we made at harvest.
[sources](https://www.premiumtimesng.com/investigationspecial-reports/269212-investigation-learning-in-tears-inside-the-massive-decay-in-public-schools-in-oil-rich-akwa-ibom.html)
For me, farming had entered my mind so much that anything you talk about will not stick to my head, but my dad had so wanted me to go to school because He heard that we were to become the future leaders if we are educated, He began to engage me on the going to school project, i gave him many reasons why i will not be able to make it, so he asked me to go think about it, then get back to him in three days which was to be a day after our big market.
I was so worried about the schooling project but did not know what to tell my dad, i was between choosing school and doing my farm business, i actually decided to ask few pupils in my neighborhood what its like to join them in school, after i came back from farm the next day preparing my produce for marketing on the next market day, one of the pupils told me that they were given a home work to do and make submission on the next day, i ask myself is what i will be doing?, it became more difficult but finally i decided to agree with my father only on the condition that by weekends i will be allowed to visit the farm, My dad agreed because he believed that as soon as i start, he will do everything to convince me to give in my total commitment to it. but i never knew his plans, except my mom.
On the following week, i was registered to start school, many were exited for me but i was not, from that day my problem started, (staying awake to read at night, seating for several hours to do my home work) remember all the while i had no issue, my farm produces could attend to my needs in addition to what my parent made available but as school interesting, activities became more tedious, the time financial demands became more than ever. The first few term, my result were very poor, i had no Joy and i made up my mind to stay off and maybe leave the town since my parent were on my neck to make the difference.
[sources](https://www.nairaland.com/4496663/war-ikot-uko-awanfia-village#67439152/)
While i was trying to figure out what next to be done, our starch house collapse and we were rendered homeless, that became a secondary worries, because there was no savings kept for the days of emergency. I wanted to go back to farm but my dad said no, that i should continue with my school while the do their best to make things work again, my dad went as far as buying me a bicycle, to help ease my daily journey too and back from school. though i did not enjoy the school stuff but i began to enjoy the bicycle, and things started going fine,
[sources](https://pixabay.com/photos/ghost-town-workshop-carpentry-4788991/)
One day my dad told me that if i do well, that some day i will became my Local Government Chairman, II started getting more serious because of what my dad said began to visit an abandoned house by our neighborhood , hiding myself to read with one of my friends , days to day, and months kept going , finally i could know how to read and write, i did well in my school and latter began an inter- school competition's
[sources](https://www.aacle.org/happiness-vs-joy/)
On one of the competition i was given an scholarship award and it became my quantum lift into destiny , i began to enjoy privileges that i never believed i would, today i am not just having joy, but many have drawn joy from my joy, i am grateful to God for standing by me, a big thank you to my parent for being there for me.
[sources](https://pixabay.com/photos/children-win-success-video-game-593313/)
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