EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR REASON

 

Growing up I have always wanted to be a Psychologist because I found joy in listening to people and advising them.  So when I finished high school, I could not enroll to university because of financial constraints so I decided to take a gap year. I was only 17 at the time, so I decided to write in a local newspaper showcasing my potential and requesting people to contact me when they need advice, but my age was not disclosed. I did not think my advertisement would attract any attention, but so many people reached out. I can confidently say I saved some marriages hahaha! So the year went by and I continued advising people, and it continued for two years which was not the plan but it had to because I still could not enroll due to finances. The third year came and I was going to do Psychology but I got demotivated by the market industry in Namibia and decided to apply for Accounting. Things did not work out and I missed the opportunity to enroll for accounting because I was notified late. I was disappointed because I did not want to spend another year home so I decided to enroll for whatever was available. I was notified to come for late registration in case they still had available spaces for Accounting but to luck there was nothing. The next thing I heard was “We have space for BA in English” I had no idea what that course was or what it entailed but I had to register for it because I needed to be in university. Mind you I have never wanted to ever teach in my life because I have a condition of stuttering  and I never imagined myself standing in front of a class and teaching. And teaching was definitely one of the careers.  During my primary years and high school years, oral presentation was always a struggle and because of that I never wanted to go to school because it led to bullying. So when I enrolled for varsity, my course entailed a lot of presentations and I was struggling and that made me not even wanting to ever teach. So in my third year I went to do my internship at a primary school. I was very nervous because I had no idea how I was going to do this but I had to do it for marks. The experience truly made me grow, and upon returning I had to do a 20 minute presentation on the experience. All my lecturers and fellow students were impressed and never saw me presenting like that. I was proud of myself and it made me realize that everything surely does happen for a reason. I wanted to be a Psychologist but it did not happen, then I wanted to do Accounting but it did not happen. I ended up doing what I feared the most. God wanted me to take up this course because more than ever it gave me the confidence I was lacking. It made me grow and motivated me. I needed to do this course to prove that my stuttering was not a barrier for me to succeed in life. Because here I am today, teaching over 1000 students and I have never had more confidence than I do now. In the end I became the one thing I feared the most which is teaching. A career I have grown to love. This just shows that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck. So everything does definitely happen for a reason. We just need to find that reason.