BETTING ON THE UNKNOWN

My 2025 started off well. I was happy and hopeful for a beautiful year, and by the grace of God, so many things went as planned and even better than I envisioned them to happen. Moving into the first quarter of the year 2025, everything was still going well, just a few bumps here and there. The good part was that the year seemed really fast, so I could barely notice the challenges because they went by quickly also. Well, until the last quarter of the year, a lot of things just started going the other way. They were good, but I wasn’t just prepared enough for them.

I thought I was a bit too stagnant. I knew I was. I was somewhat jobless, and that was affecting my mental health and my relationship. I noticed how I needed to spend more time with people, but they aren’t as jobless as I was. I knew that had to change, and that was when I started thinking of something to learn. I took interest in crocheting because it is one thing that has always been in my mind to do. I remember the day I went to the market and I saw yarn and just bought some, even when I knew I didn’t know much about how to go about making anything. I also got a crocheting hook too.

But hey, that wasn’t the big risk. So according to the HiveLearners topic for the 3rd edition, we are asked to write on “ONE BIG RISK”. For me, the one big risk I took was about 2 months ago towards the close of 2025. I was on IG that day when I scrolled past an ad, and I was interested because I was looking for a remote job to do as a student so I can get time for other offline stuff. When I saw that advert, it caught my attention, and I clicked on the link, and that was how I kept getting redirected until I got to know a little more about what the ad was trying to offer. I liked it, but I wasn’t sure how genuine it was. Well, I still went ahead and registered for it, and that was one big risk.

I won’t say it wasn’t legit, but one thing is certain: that kind of job will take me a long time to master, and I’m not even certain if I’ll ever master it. But the good part is that I already have hands-on all that I need to make it happen when I want to. Sending my money to someone that I don’t know was a big risk for me, but I was determined to make the most of it at the time. Do I regret it? Not at all. I’m not making use of it right now, but it is something that I can always work on whenever I’m ready to. My plan is to go back to it after I’m done with my first degree.

Thank you for reading through. 💜