In a post on her IG page this afternoon, actress Iyabo
Ojo, shared her story of humble beginnings. According to her, she wasn't born
poor, love made her journey down the lane of poverty and hardship. Read her
post after the cut...
Be grateful! It helps you appreciate the little you have
knowing fully well that there are better days ahead!
A time had been when all I got on a good day in our one
room apartment where 2 of my in-laws also lived with us was 100 naira daily to
feed my son, my unborn daughter and myself which didn’t even come regularly.
But with love and gratitude I managed it knowing that I
was still in a better place than someone who was suffering from one deadly
disease that had no cure and I also believed that one day I will have more than
enough to go round because I deeply believed in myself.
I blamed no one for my mistakes, I took out my pain and
frustration on no one, I refused to be lazy, I refused to allow my mistake and
situation rule and take the better part of me.
Yes! Sometimes I break down, most especially when my
babies fell ill and I had no money, the tears where so uncontrollable but I
never gave up!
I got a job, worked as a sales girl for a while, sent myself
to school doing part time, later got a better job and worked as a secretary, I
was so hard working that in few months I was promoted to a site manager with a
salary of then 18k monthly until one day I lost my job because they felt a male
was better off.
Though they did well by paying me a 3months salary
upfront still I was very unhappy, I had 2 babies! I remember crying all the way
home that I missed my bus stop.
Again I blamed no one and I never lost hope. I then
decided to start trading, I went into the business of buying and selling
clothes, I started my own business with just 30k, I lost alot of weight because
of the stress.
Don’t be mistaken, I wasn’t born poor, love made me
journey down that lane but now I’m glad I did because I understand what it is
to be poor and appreciate every little thing I have achieved!
Thank you Lord!
Now I’m telling part of my story to help encourage any
poor mother who feels she can’t make it because she has kids and you ask yourself,
where do I start from?
The society is bad, I’m too much for this job, I have
failed so I give up!
No, No, No, you can be the best of you, never give up on yourself,
and start anyhow, even if you have to sell pure water or do odd jobs.
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