Have you Found it?

I found this amazing article written by a friend Adeyera Adebiyi and  I found myself asking questions like have I really found it,I would love to share this with you today cos it's a good story which reflects on  the journey of self discovery  

Have You Found It?

  So, that was how I travelled down to Ilesha (a town in Nigeria) in preparation for my professional exam.  My grandparents live in Ilesha but little did I know that it would become a learning place for me over the next few days. Ilesha became more than just a place that hosted my grandparents.  Although this was not my first time visiting the place but this visit was kind of special and spectacular in a way. My grandparents have spent quite a good number of years to wear the befitting crown of Grand so they employed the service of a housemaid to assist in doing all the house chores. This housemaid was to resume work by 7am in the morning and was expected to close by 6pm daily. You might be wondering why am talking about this housemaid please just hold on and follow me on this little journey.

     My grandparent’s  helping hand, after the day's job collects a daily pay of #200. Yes #200. Don't be surprised that's how I saw it too. I can't imagine my little sister who is still in secondary school surviving on #200 daily. You know the thing about we Nigerians is that we always complain and yet never take any action to solve our problem. This elderly woman would complain everyday about she working herself out, she would even get angry and threaten not to come to work the next day. On the first day of my arrival i took her words of not coming to work the following day serious. A few minutes before seven the next morning, I heard frustrated and tired knocks on the gate. She was there knocking ready to resume for work that was when it became clear to me that the hustle was real. She resumes work for the day working and complaining again not to come the next day. Her constant complaints and recurrent change became no surprise, but along  the line I got to understand that if she leaves the job a lot of people are willing and ready to get the job so she is left with no choice than to "suffer and smile" (Fela's quote).

      Now, here is the thing we all live everyday of our lives trying to survive, trying to make ends meet but we've never for once stopped and ask ourselves "What on earth am I here for?". This woman's  lifestyle touched me and got me wondering how we are all carried away by survival instincts and we refuse to exploit and develop our real selves. Most of us find ourselves doing stuff we don't like and yet don't take any action on how to improve ourselves. I'm guilty of this but thanks to this woman I now have a better understanding. The Almighty, in his infinite goodness and love plants within our seeds great potentials and if left undiscovered might die with us fallow without been utilized.

     Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I love writing and reading articles especially that of my mentor Shola Oshunkeye( CNN African journalist of the year 2006), Funke Egbemode (especially when she uses Koko and Kaka to drive home her point) and that of  dolapospeaks.blogspot.com (my latest favorite) My handwriting should discourage me to write or read but i find  myself thinking out loud knowledge which isn't anytime i pick up a pen. After graduating from secondary school I decided to use my Facebook post as a platform to test my writing skills. I started by writing articles about my days in secondary school. The comments I got were quite encouraging and even had people correct my mistakes. It's a long way to achieving this purpose but I absolutely like this road.

       Most of us find ourselves doing things that do  not bring joy but because of the monetary gains we don't stop. I'm not saying you should quit your jobs or whatever it is you are doing now. All am just trying to say is that we need a little break and go on a journey of self discovery. Take a break and some time to analyze your purpose. What is it that you find yourself doing that gives you joy? Things that you could do for free yet still be happy and glad you did. The greatest achievement a man can ever have is to find his/her purpose. Once you know that which you were created for all other things fall in place like he promised even though the road might be rough. Some of us have great talents which we have ceased to explore and if we not careful might die with us. Am not saying after finding your purpose you should just go and sit down and expect success to come rather after finding your purpose you should set out and begin your journey to success. Whatever your calling is you cannot know if you live everyday of your life trying to survive. The only way you can discover your purpose is to reflect on your life,, look at things you enjoy doing and look for a way to make a wonderful living out of it.