WHY SHOULD I THROW THE ONLY TOWEL I GOT?

Pursuing life's goals calls for tonnes and ounces of patience, persistence and lots of practice (by this I mean trying, trying and trying). I am grateful for my work, relations, my phone, Gloria - my PC and above else Jane, a girl I met last month. This is a girl I like with my whole heart and soul. In fact she is the only girl who doesn't make me to check my balance every time I call her. By the way, my cell is on the Uwezo tarriff, which is a loose translation that means the ability to do something.

So today I have chosen to put away everything else that has been troubling me. I have chosen to ignore the fact that I still need money to go to college. I have chosen to ignore the fact that classes are already on and the best I have gotten to joining the class is peeping through the window as the lecturer walked from one end of the class to the other. I am celebrating life. I am celebrating knowing Jane. Which reminds me...

When you are pursuing a goal in life a lot happens that makes you want to give up. Of late I have felt like throwing in the towel. But I cannot just do that. The reason is: I don't have another towel. So I am thinking what will I be doing once I have taken a bath and my body needs drying. In life things happen that make us want to give up. Fortunately we meet people who promise to help us. I have met such people and I am happy, really grateful to have done so. I used to get angry, frustrated and disappointed after someone failed to deliver on their promise. Now I think I know why. Such people, and their promises are just to keep the fire burning inside us.

Its like you are a cow, chewing what you think is a-not-so-good chunk of grass. You look at the cows on the other side chewing away and you think the grass is greener on the other side! Its only when you are on that other side that you finally realized the grass on what used to be your side was better. The thing is, life is wonderful and beautiful. Forget what the naysayers say or do. Life is worth living. Those who promise to help and they don't are there for a purpose. Theirs is to help us climb another step on the ladder. It is always about us, what we want and how badly we want that thing. So go on. Live your life and have a song. And should you want to throw in the towel remember I am not for that kind of thing. I have got one towel and I am not throwing it away.

Its good to keep yearning for better things. But be content with the grass that is on your side and stop thinking about the grass that you think is greener on the other side. Above all, enjoy life and count your blessings. That is what I do everyday. I still need a lot of things in my life. There are still so many goals I would like to achieve. I am taking each day and goal in my stride - one at a time. Meanwhile I am grateful for my work, relations, my phone, Gloria - my PC and above else Jane, a girl I met last month. Who knows, in Jane I may finally find the elusive girl I have been looking for. Being grateful is the reason why I can't throw in the only towel I have got.