Beyond the Four Walls of the Classroom.

Life is always filled with lessons; we learn every day, and that is one of the reasons no one is an island of knowledge. Knowledge is said to be sought from different parts and different people. Where you think you know best is where someone's knowledge starts.

Going to school has made us realize what it takes to be literate. There was a prompt in the community a few days ago about being literate and being educated. The question is, is every literate fellow a good person, or does being literate affect our character?

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Right from nursery to primary education, all you have learnt in school are just literacy skills. I learned how to read, write, and understand. After that, there is nothing much to learn. But when I got to secondary school, there was a little bit of improvement. I have started to see life differently. Then our teachers also taught us more than just how to read and write.

Sometimes they give morals, advice, life lessons from their experiences, motivations, and a lot more. Those were what we gained from the school. But don't you think there is more to life?

One major lesson I have learnt outside the four walls of the classroom that has shaped my life for the better is the ability to know God.

I wasn't taught how to know God in school. Though the basics were explained, how does it affect and relate to our real life? This is something the school didn’t teach us.

Personal growth and life experiences taught me how to know God and be much more dependent on Him. There were times when I would think things were over for me, when I was about to give up on almost everything, but out of nowhere, things took another turn.

I began to build my strength on believing in God and relying much more on Him than any other Human. I have my belief growing so strong that in any circumstance I find myself, I believe there will be a way out.

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When I was in the university, something I had envisioned for a long time but got it so late, the right timing came, and I was in the university. I started so nicely, but at some point things changed, everything got too tight and hard for me. Only our lecturers could have provided solutions to it, but they were the ones who made it appear even tougher.

I thought I would not graduate or even have a spill over the year when I got a strong twist from my project supervisor. I complained several times, but nothing changed. She was so adamant about her decision that I won't pass her exams, and even my project will be delayed.

I ended up resulting in prayers and have faith in God that one day all these shall come to an end. I pushed with a strong faith, and I can say I finally graduated, though not with the result I wanted, but there was no extra year.

Afterwards, I have learned to put God in every situation I find myself in. He did that and saved me from the threat of my supervisor. He will surely make a way out for me. The dependency got so strong that I have always felt the impact in most of my decisions.

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At work, in relationships with people, making decisions and choices, the lesson I learned about building a strong connection with God has helped me go a long way in fighting all of these battles.