Life promises nothing and nothing is guaranteed.
My 2023 Christmas season did not come with much celebration. I engrossed myself with preparations for the year ahead. I spent more time alone, recharging my inner strength, building on my passion for machine learning and completing online courses. I had a clear plan for the coming year, especially regarding my academic pursuits.
Determined to make 2024 a turning point in my career, I sought many global opportunities. But as the year unfolded, I was met with a mix of experiences that taught me valuable lessons. And, one lesson that stood out like a midnight star is that life has no formula and nothing is guaranteed. Despite my best efforts in the year, I encountered setbacks and challenges that forced me to reevaluate my assumptions.
I learned in the year that hard work, honesty, intelligence, and the like are essential in making life count. But they still do not guarantee success. You may still do more and get less. You may even wake up to a surprising blessing one of the days you least expected it. There is just no formula for these things.
Beyond efforts, prayers, and creed, the only thing we can understand about life, is that we can’t understand life.
When people attribute their success to God, they know their weaknesses wouldn’t have given them a chance. That is why I found it funny when some people attribute their success only to efforts and ability. When the same persons see themselves on the better side of things, they tend to believe others are fooling around or less ambitious.
The truth is that some people out there are dedicated, super talented and willing. Yet life says no to them. Some graduated at 21 but struggled for six years to get a job. Some had no education but still became millionaires. Some married at 20 but divorced three years later. While some found love at 35 and still got it right.
Careful planning and decision-making are good but they still do not guarantee success. Being too careful in choosing a life partner still does not guarantee a happy marriage. Being too careful with your health still does not guarantee longevity. One deadly impact on the body still ends it all.
With the torrents of uncertainties and mixed experiences, 2024 taught me patience, built my strength of mind and made me realize that things don’t always go our way.
Life takes unexpected turns. There is just no formula to it and nothing is promised in it. It happens in different ways and we must learn to accept and adapt to its unpredictability. That is my biggest lesson of the year.
Grace, luck and chance can happen to anybody.
In conclusion, as you anticipate 2025 to be a good year, it might still not be as good as you thought. You will not win every battle in the coming year but you can decide to show up for every one of them. You can decide to be more responsible with your choices, resilient in your pursuit, do your best and leave the rest to God. He alone is the lifter of men.
We go again in 2025!
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