A STUDENT’S ORDEAL

As a student and someone who works online, it’s always devastating to find my devices low. This is not a problem I encounter often but then, the moment I do, it feels like the worst time of my life. Usually, I’m always fortunate to find a way to get my devices charged but yesterday was different. I had to manage my phone’s battery through out the whole day just to make sure my phone doesn’t completely goes off. I had to reduce my phone’s activity. Since I had no classes yesterday, I spent that time sleeping, eating and reading a book, both school related and a self-help book.

It was fun doing all of those things at first but later, at night, it became evident that this struggle was real. I even felt like crying at some point so I did, hehe. After feeling sad about the whole situation for some minutes, I started singing and reminiscing on the good things I have been blessed with. After some minutes, I felt a lot better and I went inside my kitchen to do the dishes and warm the soup I prepared. After I was done in the kitchen, I went to quickly take my bath because my room was hot and I was already feeling irritated.

Immediately I was done with everything, I retired to bed and tried to use my remaining phone power to make my post for the next day so I won’t be completely stranded. It is not an experience I wish for anyone to be in but then, sometimes it’s just inevitable. Due to the kind of country I find myself in, it’s hard to plan with the electricity we are given every now and then. And as a student, without electricity, it’s hard to do a lot of things.

I will be having a class later today and my plan was to make a little research on the topic before the class so I won’t be completely lost but I’m worried I might not be able to do that. But then, I will make sure to take good notes on the topic so I can revise it when I get back home and hopefully by then, my devices will be charged and I can make more research on the course so I can fully grasp what I need to know about that course.

At some point yesterday, I felt really frustrated just thinking about the challenge I was facing and it made me miss home. I know if I was at home, it would have been a lot easier to find a solution to my problem because I could have just bought petrol to turn on the generator. It made me wish I had a generator here in school but then, that will be a lot of expensive for me and I will just have to manage with what I have now. It’s not going to be easy at all but like yesterday, in a time like that, I will try my best to just be grateful for the good things I have been given instead of wallowing in self pity.

I know of a lot of persons that go through this and even more but they are managing just fine, so I believe I even have an upper hand. I’m not going to let this situation get the worst of me, instead I will think of better things to do with myself just incase I experience something like this again in the future. And for starters, I plan to get a good torch light or a solar light so I can easily study even in a blackout. I won’t go for a rechargeable torch because it won’t serve me well enough in a situation like this and besides, I have devices that can serve as light for me as long as there is electricity but I have come to realize that it is just not enough.

So, my advice to any student out there who is also blogging or doing other important things online is to always prepare for days like this because sometimes it’s inevitable. And you don’t want to lose your mind in this kind of situation. Instead, see this as an opportunity to count your blessings and name them one by one. It worked really well for me so I hope it works for you too. Also, don’t forget that this is just a phase and it will pass sooner than you know it.

Thanks for reading through. ❤️