A young man (lets call him Tony) graduated from the university with a beautiful second class upper(2'1 as we call it) but he couldn't get employment with any(I mean any!) company, big or small . Five years later when ofcourse, most of his mates were already settling down reasonably, Tony was still jobless and penniless. On day, he somehow stumbled upon news that there was goingto be an interview for job seekers at a major oil company in Nigeria.
On the D-day, Tony as well as over two thousand other jobseekers all over Nigeria stormed (yeah stormed lol) the interview venue. The interview was scheduled for 9am. At about 8am,the entrance to the company was already bubbling with life as so many hopeful fellows waited for the interview to kick off. Many hours later, they were still waiting as the interview was yet to commence. 11am....1pm...3pm..4pm..nothing and so the number of hopefuls started decreasing as people began to take their leave. Employees too were gradually leaving as work was already over for the day. By 5pm,there were only 10 hopefuls left. 5:30pm...6pm...6:30pm! Nothing! and so the once bubbling environs became a desrt as there was no hopeful there anymore, save for Tony. 7:30pm...Tony, tired and hungry kept waitng determined to watch the last car drive out before giving up.
8pm! Finally, the last car was driving out. Its owner(lets call him Mr B) hurriedly zoomed past our man and suddenly reversed. He motioned Tony to come close and inquired what he wanted in front of the company at that ungodly hour. Tony tiredly explained the event of the day to him. Mr B listened quietly and when Tony was done with his tale, he invited him into his office. Now Mr B was the personnel manger of the company. A short interview was immediately organised and held in Mr B's office and Tony's appointment letter was prepared and handed over to him few minutes later. And so patient Tony became a staff of a major oil company. Today, Tony is the financial pillar of his family and through him, many others have been blessed.
Few people will believe that this is actually a true story. Here's a shocker...it is a true story!
Friends, you might be going through a situation right now and your patience might be wearing out already. Don't give up on hope. Keep striving. Your best days are ahead and they will surely come.Thanks for sharing Anthonia Okonkwo.
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