A BLESSING IN DISGUISE

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'Every disappointment is a blessing in disguise'

 My grandma would tell me this as a little girl, that it got stuck in my head, I applied it when things didn't go well for me but during the longest break I have ever had, I realized it's true meaning.
It was a Friday morning and as a medic, there is no rest or TGIF feeling, my roommate and I were in a cab going for a scheduled class and we heard the 'Corona Virus' had gained entry through our porous borders, I knew it was bound to happen and I couldn't help but wonder what drama was to unfold next.

We were preparing for pharmacology test and three weeks into exams when I started seeing circulars from different schools on their closure, knowing how stubborn my school was, my mind was at rest, little did I know that I would be on a bus home the next monday with my books hoping to read at home.
I got home with the little I packed thinking I would be home for two weeks, two weeks turned into three months and what have I done? Binge-watch different series, baked like I was an employee for UAC foods, nothing productive above all heartbreak reared its ugly head then I saw a call for volunteers by an NGO I had really admired, out of frustration, I applied, I received no response and I had completely forgotten about it till I received a mail about two months from them that I had gotten accepted and that was how everything turned around for me, from discovering my content and copy writing skill to having a strong positive mindset shift due to the kind of people I met, discovering different shades of myself I didn't know existed because I am a bookish one, trust me, I am not the person I was 8 months ago.
This year was supposed to be my discovery year, I mean I turned 20, I wanted to do more and I am thankful the break was instrumental in my growth personally and professionally, my school is not under ASUU and I am in school presently almost done with my exams too but if I was given a chance to do this, I would without being hesitant as the break was a disappointment at first then turned into a blessing!

Contributor: Sherryphat (Kwara State University)

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