Steemit Engagement Challenge S12W6 | "Farewell"

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A story of my farewell from home

Some time ago I never knew what it felt like to be far away from home, not meeting families for 3 weeks, I always tried to be strong and not to feel childish when my siblings cried for my sister who began boarding school for the first time then, my siblings began boarding two and for their past 2 years they have always been crying each time they are about to resume school but to me since I never boarded I didn't understand this feeling.

The feeling was traumatic to me when I had to leave home for a higher institution for further studies. Although I tended to become a man as time flew past but the feeling of being away from home was verbally inexpressible. I had to stay sometimes trying to flashback how my home was when I first left, I called my parents often and I was always waiting for my school to go on a break so I could fly back home.

Wasn't a good experience, I had to cry😭😭

Have you ever had to leave involuntarily, either because of separation in marriage, dismissal from a job or separation from fellow students? Tell us about a single case.

The coincidence made involuntary farewell voluntary, I felt sad leaving but at the same way happy that I got an admission, I was engulfed by mixed feelings. I would say I left involuntarily because I wasn't expecting something of that nature but coincidence forced me out and voluntarily because I knew everyone had to find his or her ways and staying at home with my family forever wouldn't aid growth.

Do you feel prepared for another farewell?

In my family the only people at home are my parents, my smaller siblings are all in boarding schools and my elder sister and I are in the university, we often meet on holidays and another farewell seems normal, some weekends we travel back to see our parents.

Lonely in the midst of people and learning to be dependent

What lessons does life teach us through these farewells?

After a series of farewells, life has taught me to be self-dependent, able to make decisions on my own and hardworking. I have learnt to work harder than before, and I have learnt to encourage myself amid impossibilities. I have also learnt of keys to financial upliftment and I am so grateful for life lessons.

I invite my friend @mayzapata2010, @naf-j23, @joshwolfman and @rekha-shortvids to join in this contest, Blessings to all steemians, Thanks for reading