Hold on, even when everything seems to fail

Abeg oh!: Is this a case of my village people remembering me?

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I was watching a movie last night on my laptop while, simultaneously, chatting with a friend on Facebook with my phone. Even when I got a notification that my phone’s battery was running low, I ignored it. The generator usually stayed on till midnight before going off, so there was plenty of time to charge the phone. It was when my laptop gave a similar notification that I stood up. But, just then, the light went off. It was just some minutes past ten.

And the post I was supposed to share today is in the laptop—and nowhere else.

This afternoon, after losing hope that the normal light will be restored, I tried typing it all over, using a spare phone. It was no easy task trying to reproduce that piece. But, I did. However, just as I was done, the phone mistakenly fell from my hand and crashed on the floor. Till this time, it has refused to come on.

At that moment, I did not know if I was to cry or scream. But I did try to hold myself from smashing the phone on the wall.

But, you know, that’s how life is sometimes. You try to do all the right things but everything goes south in the end. Still, I believe, those who won’t give up will surely find a way.

This may not be what I was supposed to share today, but I do believe it will inspire—or, who knows, it just might entertain—someone. And, in that, I think this post is as good as the one I would have shared.

Hold on, even when everything seems to fail.

Have a great week ahead.