THE JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE

As we try to achieve what we want in life, we always manifest the best of our abilities to impress, be it in a job interview, a date, or an initial appearance anywhere. This is because first impression is important due to the reality that as human beings we are very judgemental on first sight.

We live in a ruthless world where educational merit is no longer the decisive factor compelling the employer in choosing the perfect candidate to hire for the job. The job market is flooded with competitive, enthusiastic and zealous young contenders all rooting for that good well paying job. Employability in itself has become a tough competition considering the prevalent tough economic atmosphere which forces us to be nothing short of perfect so as to stand out in the hiring pool.

In this "dog-eat-dog" world people go to extremes to get what they want notwithstanding how many toes they have to step on to get to the top. The rather intriguing fact is that even when you are good enough with all the boxes of a potential candidate ticked out, things are not easy as there is always that other factor of “who you know and not what you know”. It is very frustrating especially to an optimistic person freshly out of school.

The disappointing thing about life is that no one will come up to you and tell you that because you worked hard you deserve to get the best out of it. There is not much one can do about this but rather if you are already sitting on that job, stop whining about the boring long office hours while overdosing yourself with coffee and start appreciating that you can even afford to be bored while others are outside struggling. 

I have singled out this job scenario as a simple example but there are so many trials and tribulations in this journey called life which no one but God has got it all figured out. It is common human behavior to quickly forget where we come from when we get to our destinations. The important thing to remember is that life is not all about being at the top, it also entails the journey to get there. So like Usher said: "On the road to the riches, don’t forget to stop and take pictures." just so you don't get consumed and  lose yourself along the way.