IT IS FOR YOUR GOOD

After my NYSC, I honestly wanted to venture into academia. In 2018, I dropped an application for a graduate assistant in my alma mater, hoping to get in and further my studies at the same time. Well, I didn't get in. Afterwards, I worked with a printing press where I was exposed to the printing rudiments, street life and a lot of operational errands for two years. Again, from there I also worked with an agro startup that works with smallholder farmers that grow climate-smart crops for almost two years. Nothing was making sense to me, it was about the little cash coming in that enables me to pay bills and keep life going. (Even though it was not adequate; I can remember days I had absolutely nothing and had to sleep on an empty stomach). I honestly didn't know I was being prepared for what I have today. 

So for the past few weeks, we have been talking about the process of BECOMING, what the process entails and some things that are involved. By now it might have been a cliché, but trust me, this issue will never be over-flogged, it will be a relevant discourse in life now and always. 

Tattoo this on your brain - for all you desire and wish for, for every place you want to go and for whoever you want to become, it will take you a certain process(es). The earlier you know and accept this, the more patient you become with yourself and the unfolding of events in your life. 

Practically, a seed has to be sown, die, germinate, be nurtured, get exposed to rain and the sun, and go through the pain of weeding before it produces yield for the harvest. The farmer on his path also has to be patient to go through these processes with whatever he has planted, he has to do his due diligence, and no matter how in a hurry he is, he cannot bypass any of the needful processes and expect a bumper harvest at the end of the day. This also depends on the kind of crop he planted, some require delicate and longer processes, while others don't. 

Back to my story, fast forward to today, I got an offer with a research organisation in May as the communications officer, and it was my first day at work that all I have been through began to make sense. As I type these words, it has been almost three months and every bit of what I have been through with the printing press and the agro start is popping up daily to help me in handling my tasks efficiently. Do not take for granted whatever you are going through now, the attitude with which you give will come back to haunt you in the future whether good or bad 

I know you can relate this to your life now. The man I am today is the product of the processes I have been through, and the man I will be tomorrow will be the product of the processes I am going through today. To BECOME, you must BE MADE. The problem of most young people is that they want to arrive at their destination before travelling the journey. Sadly, it doesn't work this way.

Why then do you have to be made? Why is the process essential? Permit me to wrap up this series with these points. 

1. You can't BECOME in a day - These things take time. Do you know that even failing to become requires time? Knowing that you cannot BECOME in one in a day keeps you going.

2. The process makes you fit and qualified for the life you dream of. Every kind of life comes with its customised process of becoming. This process equips and arms you with the needful skills, virtues and habits. If you fail to be made, you arrive to realize too late that you don't have all it takes to keep and maintain what you have. Do not make that mistake.

3. The process makes you valuable - The bane of most young people these days is that they cannot offer more than their certificates whereas the 21st century cares only about the value you bring to the table. The irony is that you can learn almost anything and everything on the internet. While going through the process, it may not be palatable, but you are gathering souvenirs that will make you marketable and employable in the future.

4. The process is for your good. How I wish I had a better way to explain this. Just know that the pain, the inconvenience, the tears and all that come with the process of your making are for your good. All things works together for your good 

While you go through the process, keep reminding yourself of the reward, have good and supportive friends around and do not lose heart. Be patient, hopeful, persistent, consistent, open and ready to learn, and have some goodwill and faith. You have a story to tell, but all great stories are made of a series of processes. Stay through and remain true. 

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