"Life rarely works out as planned", this is a quote I stand on in any action I am taking in this life. Life has only shown me its beautiful side once in a blue moon.
Looking back, two to three years ago, I had a lot of plans which never came to fulfillment and my wished status has never been achieved too.
Back two years ago,I was in high school and I had a lot of plans about my after-school life, but not even half of them came true. First, I planned to be the best graduating student in my high school. I tried all I could, read day and night but this was to no avail as I became the second best graduating student of the session in my high school. I strived to be the best as I had a prize to win from school and parents too.
Second, I planned to have the best WAEC result of the year in the state. But this wasn't accomplished, I had a grade of B resulting in 4 A's and 5 B's instead of 5A's and above which would have fetched me half million from my school committee. I felt like life was against me. I saw myself as an unlucky person in terms of life treatment.
Third, I planned that if I had the best result which I didn't, I would use the money given to me by my school board to register for the ACT(American College Test) scholarship exam which costs about a hundred dollars or luckily get a scholarship from the state to complete my tertiary education abroad. But all plans were flattered and shattered. Now I am struggling to study in my state and suffering from poor infrastructure, facilities and strike actions.
Fourth, I planned that I would strive for excellence in my first year in the tertiary institution and expect scholarships for excellent students.Yes, I performed extraordinarily excellent but I can't apply for the available scholarships because I am not an indigene of the state. I could only get such available scholarships if the state I was studying was my state of origin. My state's university doesn't offer the course I am offering so I had to apply for admission in universities that offer such courses outside my state.
Finally, this is the only time I have planned and the plan worked out and changed my status. I had no money at all but I was in great need of money. But I know one of my friends who plays some form of online betting and I planned to give him my last cash to play betting to win a bigger money. He succeeded as the betting game triple of the money and he took one part while I took the remaining two parts. This plan worked out and I was able to pay for a graphics design class which I learned a lot from, and today I make money from what I have learned.
I have experienced more ugly sides of life than the beautiful parts.
