Happy Easter!

In the warm afternoon of April 11, I was reminiscing about my life, so an unforgettable memory popped up. I had a good laugh but as at when it happened, I almost pooed in my panties.

I will be going down memory lane. The haunting incident transpired as I was in the classroom—Junior Secondary School ONE (popularly known as JSS–1). I and my classmates were preparing to write a mathematics test in the early morning hour of that particular day. It is quite amusing that i can still describe my mental picture of my then mathematics teacher but can’t retrieve his name—I guess it’s because I thought he enjoyed being nasty. Chuckles. He was at the point of scribbling the test questions on the chalkboard when we heard a loud noise. The noise projected to be that of a gunshot—BOOM.

The information of an ongoing robbery got to us. It was unfortunate that my alma mater was the center of attraction in that vicinity, where the robbery took place. The school authorities told us to lie down and hide for safety. I was so scared; It was my first robbery experience. I hid under my table and I was ready to run just in case the need arises. The authorities of my alma mater did all they could to maintain order and they did everything in their power to keep everyone within the school’s domain safe.

I remained on the floor till the whole incident elapsed: It lasted for an hour. During those moment, I thought I was going to die. I literally thought, ‘‘Moji, is this how you are going to die.” It was a terrible experience. As God would have it, I am still breathing, even as this article is being composed. Although few people were hurt, God kept us. The only recorded damage was a broken window louver from the first floor of the storey buulding. Obviously, a bullet was shot and it passed through the louver, and shattered a section of it.

This was the experience I survived and It has been imprinted indelibly in my heart. As I reminisced about my life, I realised i am a survivor. I have been through less subtle challenges and I came out stronger and better. Some life struggles had felt tougher than expected, but i didn’t allow them to make me feel overwhelmed. The book of 1 John 4:4 says, “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” This consciousness keeps me going because I know I’m a conqueror in Christ.

Don’t allow your struggles to be the center of your thoughts, if you do, they will drown you. Rather, grow through those tough times. Use your trying times as an avenue to learn the intended moral, to build strength of character, and to experience a shift in mindset. Every season of your life is for a purpose. Learn to stick to the process, and you will emerge refined.

I am informing you that what you are going through will surely pass. It is a phase and it wouldn’t last forever. You have survived more terrible instances, so why would you think you can’t survive this one as well? You just read my story, right? You will tell yours too. Direct these words to yourself, “I’m a survivor.”

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