It actually
dawned on me that there are a lot of things that you’d have to figure out on
your own in life. Of course, there’s the invaluable advice of parents and well
meaning friends and all that, but the fact is that eventually, the decision and
choices boils down to you and you alone. You decide if you want to go God’s way
or not, it’s actually your choice. This post is actually inspired by a certain
funny dilemma I’m in. itz actually funny I tell you.
I asked myself this question? What do you do in the ‘time-in-between’. Lemme explain the time-in-between concept better. There’s always that time in between, two events when we’re totally at loss for what to do to pass the time. The time-between is always too short to do something tangible and to long not to do anything at all and during that period, you usually don’t have as much cash at your disposal as you would love to have. For instance, when you’re between jobs, like you quit your old job and you have to resume a new one in a month’s time, you just need that time to rest and recuperate from stress and all but then, you don’t want to spend one month just lazing about right? And you don’t wanna do anything too stressful or demanding because you don’t want to resume a new job stressed out.
I asked myself this question? What do you do in the ‘time-in-between’. Lemme explain the time-in-between concept better. There’s always that time in between, two events when we’re totally at loss for what to do to pass the time. The time-between is always too short to do something tangible and to long not to do anything at all and during that period, you usually don’t have as much cash at your disposal as you would love to have. For instance, when you’re between jobs, like you quit your old job and you have to resume a new one in a month’s time, you just need that time to rest and recuperate from stress and all but then, you don’t want to spend one month just lazing about right? And you don’t wanna do anything too stressful or demanding because you don’t want to resume a new job stressed out.
Another
scenario is that of a typical Nigerian student that would have to go for youth
service upon completion of a degree program (eg I and a couple of my just
graduated friends). Of course we can’t spend about three to five months just
goofing around and having fun, but there’s this need to at least take a break
from the stress and all.
Of course, there are a lot of things that can be done,
but it has to be temporary cos there’s youth service in a short while. So the
question ‘what do I do?’ pops up. I’ve been thinking about this for a while and
many things came to mind, I could start a professional course but then, I don’t
have a transcript to present yet, getting a temporary job or starting up a
business would be a good idea, but is that the best option at this time 't'? for
some people, it would be perfect cos at least you’ll make some cash for yourself
but for me, it’s not. I could work, do a business and all, but there’s
something important I think everybody should do during the ‘time-in-between’.
That’s what
brought about the comment about including LIFE 110 in our higher institutions.
Yesterday,
a story came to mind…a story about a man that had the time-in-between. In his
case, it was just three days. Jesus had to spend three days in the grave, of
course we know he resurrected after then. And I asked myself, what did he do in
the time he had? He didn’t have to ‘work’ for the three days he spent in the grave, after which a
different kind of ‘work’ awaited him. And I got the answer…Jesus did
underground work for three days, scripture explains that. He had finished his
work on earth but there was still underground work to be done and that had to
be cleared up before he could move on to the next level. And he used the
time-in-between to clear that up.
So here’s
what I’m trying to say, whenever we find ourselves at that time-in-between
stage, it’s time to do that underground work that needs to be cleared up. For
example, I had a very busy schedule in school, a very, very, busy one. I didn’t really have time for myself if you
get what I mean and very soon, I’ll be neck-deep in projects, work and other
responsibilities. So here I am presented with a break from what seems like an
endless cycle of responsibilities and I’m still expected to take on some kinda
work or the other? No sire, I won’t. It doesn’t mean I won’t be engaged in some
productive activity or the other but I’ve decided to make time out for myself
and just clear up pending issues.
I really
can’t say what pending issues people might have, but I do know I need to sort
out some areas of my life that I seem to have neglected for a while now. Like I
really need to pay attention to my appearance, *it might seem vain to some
people, but hey, it’s my blog :)* and my finances need urgent attention if I
plan to be financially independent in the time frame I set for myself. Also, I
need to really draw up a clear and structured career path for myself, I know
where I want to be career-wise quite alright, but I need a map on how to get
there, which I haven’t drawn up yet. Another important issue is that of my
social circle, I’ve come to understand that the people you roll with in life, determines
to a large extent, how far you’ll go in life, and from my last post, you can
infer that I really need to take some people out of that circle and bring in
new people. Then, I have to get clear instructions on exactly what God wants me
to do in his kingdom…as per purpose, so I don’t get carried away with my
personal goals and ambitions and ignore what I was created for, which to me is
far more important than whatever goals I set for myself. Lastly, of course I
would settle down someday….so I need to start paying attention to stuffs that
revolve around the subject matter as I’m not getting any younger :). So I have lots of stuffs to clear
up before I move on to that next level, so I can start off as a well-balanced
individual. And believe me, to do all this; I need to do some deep thinking. I
might not get all the answers I seek for, but at least, I’ll have a sense of
purpose and direction.
Everybody’s
so busy nowadays that often times a lot of important issues are being swept
under the carpet, but like it or not, we’d have to face them one way or the
other. So, when you have that time-in-between, don’t be in such a haste to fill
it up with activities, take out time to do some deep thinking and evaluate your
journey so far, what needs to be cleared up, to make you travel lighter and
faster? It’s important to ask this question once in a while, and not stop
asking till we get answers.
Till next
time,
Ms. Tique
says…
Keep
Rolling!
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