By Azeez Sarafadeen.B.
Life is like a roller coaster ride with several ups and downs, bad and good incidents, and happy and sad phases. Though everything that happens brings some kind of lesson or guidance for you, it’s the moments that challenge our assumptions about others that truly transform us. An experience that changed my life taught me that learning from bad experiences and showing gratitude in happy times is important, especially when these experiences teach us about empathy and understanding.
Certainly, it depends on how you take every situation and make it work despite difficulties and hardships. Every individual goes through such incidents that either break them or make them a better and stronger version of themselves. My journey from privilege to understanding taught me one of life’s most valuable lessons.
I have gone through events that stand out in my life and have helped me become a better and stronger person. One of these has been very impactful for me and changed me from who I was to who I am today. It began during my school days when I belonged to a family struggling with financial difficulties. I didn’t have the means to keep up with my friends, and I felt depressed about being in such a situation. I was unable to mingle with them because I didn’t have what they had, and I felt left behind.
This made me feel uneasy, and I created distance between us due to how they reacted and belittled me. I made sure to find friends who were on my level, and we could build ourselves together. I met Kayode and Blessing, and we shared common interests. We began to cope with certain criteria and planned to mingle with someone who could provide us with some financial support during weekends by helping them. We accepted the offer and gradually started making some money.
I started seeing changes, and this made me feel that nothing was impossible when you had the courage to make it happen. Then something unexpected happened – my friends who used to mock me were now trying to mingle with me due to the changes they had seen. I was astonished, asking myself repeatedly why they were being so nice to me after everything they had done. They said they came to apologize
This incident made me realize that people often mingle with successful people, not those who are less privileged. This experience taught me the importance of empathy, understanding, and gratitude. It showed me that true friends can be found in unexpected places and that success is not solely defined by financial means
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