Resisting The Temptation of Giving Up
Meet my friend, Isaac:
Business Owner: Ice’s
https://www.iceslrs.com/
@icesnaturalskincare
@thefliestplane
It’s easier in life to take the shortcuts instead of putting in the necessary work. It’s easier in life to do wrong than right. It’s easier in life to give up than to keep going. Society is full of people who do what is easy, so what happens to the people who don’t take the easy route? I’m not here to sugarcoat things, for the people who don’t take the easy route out, life will be extremely hard, full of trials and tribulations and there will be days when you feel like you’re on the border of losing your mind. One day you’ll see how beautiful your obstacles are. You will be unique, you will stand out in every room that you go into, you will be noticed by eyes that you will never make eye contact with. The majority of people around us take the easy route, but I love the bumps in my beautiful road.
February 16th, 2019 was the hardest day of my life. I watched my father’s life slip out of the palm of my hands. I didn’t know that the last laugh we shared would be the last laugh, I didn’t know that the last hug I gave him would be the last hug, I didn’t know that the last time I said I love you would be the last time. I was blessed to have had an amazing father, he never put me down, he never cursed me out, but he always corrected me when I was wrong. There are 2 things he always told me that I will never forget. He told me “Nobody cares about your circumstances, we all have a story, nobody is responsible for yours, make your own.” and he also always used to say “Find a way, or make one.” These things used to go in one ear and out the other when I was a child, now as I find myself in adulthood, these statements give me chills because they’re so true.
Before my father passed, I was scheduled to take the last part of my CompTIA A+ exam on February 28th, 2 days after my father’s funeral. He was behind my back the whole 3 months I was working toward it, telling me how proud he was of me and how excited he was for me to finish so I could get a job I really love for once in my life. Many people, including my mother, did not think I would be able to still focus on my exam given the circumstances and that the exam was 2 days after the funeral. Against what everyone said, I still studied, even after the funeral, for my exam. Everyone thought I was crazy, and to be honest, I wanted to cancel the exam myself, but I thought of my father. My father would have been so upset to know that I did not pass my exam because he left. He would want me to keep going and I knew that, so I pushed myself.
I passed my exam with a great score, updated my resume and watched the job offers fly in, there was one in particular I applied for that I prayed for because I knew it would be exactly where my dad would want me to work. After my interview I was nervous, because they said they had 50 other applicants. I received a call almost 2 weeks after my interview offering me the position of Information Systems Manager at Thurgood Marshall College Fund where I’m able to help thousands of kids at HBCUs across the country apply for scholarships to help fund their future. Now what if I took the easy route and gave up on everything I wanted because I let the weight of the world keep me down.
My advice: Don’t let 15 rainy days out of the year make you forget that you can create 350 of your own sunny days.
