After graduated his high school he let his two years slide off before he started his journey in college. His parents could not send him to college because they were financially unstable, and acquiring a college degree is indeed very expensive, so he had to find ways and means in his own. Even in high school, he struggled to bring home a diploma. He worked as a student assistant. Therefore, he graduated from high school. He learned and realized that there is no reason for us to succeed if we are willing to sacrifice and commit yourself to your endeavors at all times.
Since his parents could not fulfill their obligations. He looked for a way on his own. He applied in many department stores but sad to know, he was not qualified because he was underage. Fortunately, his closest friend whom he lived with during his working student days happened to know the manager of one department store. She referred him to the manager and he automatically accepted him. He worked there as a booth attendant but the position took only three months because he was promoted as a merchandiser. There he found peace of mind, friends and comrades. But something inside of him then was burning, and that was his oosing dream of finishing college. After a year, he decided to follow his dream. He humbly asked his manager to allow him to have a fixed schedule so he could spend his time from 7-11 in the morning to study.
For three years, he sacrificed juggling two responsibilities at the same time. Both responsibilities where important to him. There were times that he had to sacrifice one or the other depending on the situation or which priority calls for immediate action. For three years, he had gone through insensitive instructors, jealous and insecure friends and coworkers and to top of it all. He missed paying his tuition fees on time. Still he struggled and ignored those burdens until such time that he have to give up his work due to the complexities. The conflict of time came during his last year in college. He needed to look for another source of income to sustain his survival in college. Though he didn't have a job during the opening of the fourth year in college, he still pursue to enroll because he believe that God would never abandon him. His manager offered him a new work with his cousin to tutor in a grade school. Another conflict worse that he have to give up his work.
Later on, he asked his best friend, a manager in one establishment to give him a job. The only position available at that time was very hard. One has to start at 4:00 am until 1:30 pm, that he was apprehensive of giving him the position. He bigged him to agree and there he was a janitor, wader and check-in agent at the airport which only thirty minutes to spare for traversing the traffic jam roads to school. It took a lot of guts to face what he had been through. He taught him to be strong and survive. He often cried and down because he had to force himself to wake up and face the long and arduous day ahead. He only had three hours of sleep. One time, he was assigned at the arrival area where he had to carry enormous luggage heavier than his own body. All the sacrifices that he had encountered have made him mature. The four years of college have not been easy for him but somehow, he had no regrets because they have made him the person he right now. He was so thankful he had endured all of them. So he had come this far because God has been with him all the time.
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