Economic Hardship– A Path Conquered Through Commitment, Perseverance, and Self-Discipline -By Atitebi Aminat Abiodun

It’s often said that those who work hard will reap the reward of their labour. In today’s multifaceted world, this holds true more than ever.

Success is not achieved through laziness but – through commitment , perseverance, dedication and self- discipline. As a Yoruba aphorism has it” Eni ti yio ga ni, ese re nio tiirin” – meaning; For every person to have height, his legs will be thin”

Conversely, success does not just come with easy tasks. For one to become a successful person, 80/20 percent is required. The 80 percent energy will focus on the goals and the remaining 20 percent will be for the social life.

The storyline of Ada

Ada is a brilliant young girl with a poor background who lost her father while in primary school. At this time, the financial responsibility on her becomes a burden for her mother alone to cater for.

For a responsible parent– he/she will never be happy to see his/her ward’s suffering when it comes to taking care of them.

Ada started going through a lot because of her financial constraints which made her to hawk Puff-puff every blessed morning for a living before she goes to school. Her performance in school was challenged and started having poor results due to the pain she was passing through.

One day, after being mocked during the assembly ground for her poor performance in the examination.

Ada whispers to herself and makes a vow that”I will survive and succeed” from then on, she studies hard day and night at the same time, and continues to hawk to help her mother so that they can bring food on the table.

Ada studies very hard to pursue her dream. And eventually, she gained admission to study Accounting as a course. She keeps moving without relenting. Having it in her mind that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Ada later won a scholarship to further her master’s degree abroad.

To cut her story short, Ada became a successful person despite the challenges she faced– made her stronger.

On a final note, let’s learn from the story of Ada– meaning that your background doesn’t define your future. With commitment, dedication, perseverance and self- discipline and prayer, one can rise above the challenges and attain his/her zenith in life.

A 300- level student department of Accounting from the Faculty of Management Sciences.