Reflections on My Life's Journey

Sometimes, we take someone's words lightly and ignore them, thinking that they have no relevance to our lives.

Arround 22 years ago, a school principal said something to me that I deeply feel today. I keep thinking, 'If only I had taken their words seriously and made an effort to change myself, I wouldn't be feeling so lost today. However, there was another reason why I ignored his words, which perhaps became even more significant for me.

During my childhood, my teacher would often repeat a phrase that stuck with me: 'If the field doesn't yield sustenance for the farmer, burn every grain of wheat in that field.' means 'If you're facing financial struggles in one profession, change your profession.' I had ingrained this phrase in my mind, and as a result, whenever I started a new task and didn't see positive results after some time, I would start exploring other opportunities.

I've done many things in my life, and my goal for each was to succeed and provide for my family. I wanted to give them all the necessities for a comfortable life. This is an old story. When I was in 4th grade, i think i was 10 years I started working as a compounder in a clinic to pay my school fees. At that time, I didn't even know what a compounder does, but my goal was to arrange for my school fees. There i learnt about how to Give first aid to a patient , and about IM and IV .

Everything went smoothly for a while, but then I was transferred to a maternity clinic. There, I had to do tasks I never thought I would do, like cleaning the floor where a delivery had taken place just hours before, and there was blood on the floor. It had a profound effect on me, and even today, I feel queasy when I see blood.

So i left that job and After that, I became an apprentice to a painter and started learning painting work. My intention was to pay my school fees and help with my household expenses. I spent many years in this work because I had a keen interest in it. I didn't had any vision or guidance, i was just flowing with air. I just kept working until 2004 when I established my own Painting Shop. However, unfortunately, the new invention of Digital Printing started affecting the work of painters. Understanding this, I took a Mobile Repairing course along with my painting work and gradually converted my painting shop into a Mobile Shop.

Now I feel that I should have upgraded myself in my own ( Painting to Printing) field at that time. Anyway, at that time, there were no smartphones, there were only keypad phones like Nokia 3310 Nokia 1100 and I had learned this (Mobile Circuit Repairing) work very well, and people started recognizing me as a good mobile technician. After few years when smartphones introduced . I also started crypto trading. But again, bad luck struck, and my shop was robbed three times. And a person also stole my crypto funds. I was broken, and during this time, I joined Steemit and also got a job as an Art teacher in a school. I used to work full day at the school and part-time at the shop, and also work on Steemit.

Then the pandemic (Corona Virus) happened, and I closed the shop. I had no work left except Steemit and school. Three years ago, I left the school job as well because the inflation was very high and the salary was not enough. So i continued Crypto trading For 3 years, I've been passing the time like a player in a game of Snakes and Ladders. I work hard and move up, but then a snake comes along and pushes me back down. And this cycle continues. May be It's surprising that a person with so many skills is struggling for a betterlife at the age of 40.

I mentioned a principal's statement at the beginning of the story. He said that I don't have an consistent temperament at all. And that's true. I haven't done any work consistently. I kept changing with time, and that's why, despite having so many skills, I am unemployed today. Here, I would request all friends to keep doing whatever work they are doing consistently and work hard. Otherwise, you will regret it like me.

Stay safe, Happy, and Blessed!

With Love 💕 @rashid001💕