The most memorable gifts I had ever received.

@iskafan in her post. My bad, I am not sure whether na he or she but for now, pardon me🤔🤔🤔
I am even more confused as to why the hyperlink is not working.

She ended the post with a call to action which I think making a post like her own will be a better to express it.

Now, your turn, what is the most memorable gift you have ever got?

Sincerely there are loads of gifts and even there are gifts that I cannot remember any longer but when it comes to the most memorable one. It happened about a year ago.

What makes it memorable was not the gifts but the reason behind the gift and the word that follows.

The most memorable gifts I have ever got.

Graduating from a Nigeria University especially a state University like Ekiti State University is like a thug of war and what worsen the situation was that I attended their affiliate campus at Emamanuel Alyande College of Education but as sydents, we do call it College of Frustration.

Maybe I am wrong but surviving the atmosphere in that school can only be by God's grace. No one is ready to help others.
Everyone is looking out for himself but amidst all that, I found a memory while in that school.

I finished my final exam in August 2019 but nothing was done regarding our results till March 2020 before the Covid 19 Lock down. That was six months after our final papers.

I was owing a large amount of money and I have taken it upon myself to settle my bills by myself.

That is the only help I can render because right from my 200levek,i have zero my mind and I was no longer expecting anything from anyone though my parent are trying their best but I understand their financial capability.

I was even the one that was adamant that I will go to school so its my choice and I must face the challenges that comes with it.

The lock down was as if it was meant for me because I was owing a sum of money above ₦300,000 ($700) of which I had no option or idea of how I am going to pay it.

In February 2020, I started Uptrennd and I was able to feed during the lock down and by May, 2020, I paid part of the money ($200) with what I earned on Uptrennd.

After the lock down, the school did not call us or inform us about the next line of action but by December 2,2020 a memo was released that we have a week for our clearance.

That was the most dreadful moment in my life. My brain shut down for a while and I don't know how to go about it.

I calculated all my crypto holdings and it was not enough because I have to pay for late payment and also for clearance so the remaining amount is now close to $650 again.

I called my uncle and explained to him though I have been calling him for quite a long time ever since when I was in 300Level but nothing came out.

He was my last hope and like a magic, I called him one day and my airtime finished.

He called back and asked me to call my account number. Before I dropped the call, I received an alert of ₦100,000 ($200).

I was shocked and I could not hide my joy as I ran straight to make my payment. It was a memorable gifts but that was not all. I still need about $450.

I told my friend about it and he and few of my friends raise $100 (₦50,000) for me on a spot. I was shocked at their willingness to help but they said one thing which has increased the rate at which I serve humanity. They said.

Most of us would not have graduated if not for all the time that you took in teaching us after the lecturers. Even if we graduated, we might find it very hard to come out with this result. It is now compulsory for us to make sure your dream come true as well.

I was almost crying after that statement. How come I have a reward for what I have been doing for years when I least expect it.

That's not all, there is a gift that I can never forget and it was related to the school fee as well.

A girl sent me an airtime of ₦500 ($1) and she said,

I am sorry, I could not give you more than this. This is all I can afford. Thank you for all you have been doing.

This might be the smallest gift I received that time but it was the most memorable because she gave all she could. This means a lot to me and till eternity, I am owing her for her trueness and loyalty.

I am currently serving and by February 2022, I will be done. I wiped all my crypto holdings and the whole market went wild from January. Imagine how much my holding of about $350 in December, 2020 would have been by April this year. 🤔🤔🤔 I was holding BNB and ETH when they were below $100.

I could have sold at little profit though because I did not have the mentality that I have about money now and that will be discussed in my next post which will be the lesson I have learnt from life.

Thanks to @iskafan for the prompt which made me to ponder on an event which is exactly a year this month.

Till I cross your path again, I am like a ready made pen in the hand of the creator. I am
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Cross posted from my blog