What Are You Most Grateful For? | EcoTrain QOTW

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Everyday we go about living our lives any way we want to, sometimes there's no stress and other times they're a lot of challenges weighing us down, but we still stand tall and wear amazing smiles on our faces.

I could remember seeing a lot of smiling faces yesterday after our first exam for the semester ended. It just felt like a lot of people did so good in that paper, and for me it was a welcome development. But then I noticed that some of the smiles were fake and most people didn't want others to know that they were so scared about what the outcome of the paper was going to be.

That's life for you, they're a lot of people genuinely enjoying it and they're still others who pretend to.

There was this day, when I was going home from school, I think it was sometime between August or September. It was around 5:30/6pm, I boarded a tricycle that'll take me straight home, sat at the back sullen, I was tired and exhausted so I didn't even have interest for anything. A young guy sat at the front of the vehicle and two others at the back with me.

Then, the guy at the front got to his stop, he got out of the vehicle, paid his fair and as he looked by his side, he saw a girl he knew and it seemed they were actually going the same direction. So he held her hand and they made to cross the road. They had almost made it to the other side when I heard a loud sound (I can't best describe it), but in a split second I saw the guy lying lifeless on the floor with blood flowing from God knows where.

It so happened that as they were crossing, a fast moving tricycle swerved from the road and hit him. It was really bad, and I'm sure with the poor health facilities and ignorance of the people that the guy died on the spot. I felt really sad, I couldn't even stay to watch the whole thing unfold for too long so I left.

Fear engulfed me that day, it made me remember one time that I was traveling from Lagos to Uyo, on the way we saw a couple of lifeless motorcycle drivers, some had their hands cut of, others their legs. It was a horrific scene. That was the kind of fear I felt after seeing that guy.

To add salt to the whole injury, that same week, as I was going to buy ground nut from a nearby shop, a fast moving tricycle came towards me and just missed me by an inch only to go crash into a wall. I think the driver was either drunk or he lost control.

After that ordeal I called my mom and spoke to her about what I had seen firsthand and I can remember what she told me.

*"What are you afraid of?
Instead of being scared you should be thankful for life. For every breath you take you should be grateful.

I must say her words gave me courage because from that day on, the fear left and I started to live my life like there's nothing that could shake me.

I can also remember @samsmith1971 also sharing her experiences here, she'd been through so many accidents and yet still she's still alive to tell the story!!

Another testimony that really moved me was that of @dreemsteem, she'd contacted the Covid Delta strain and still lived to tell the story!!..It's quite amazing don't you think.

So each time I look back at how far I've come, I see enough reason to be grateful for life, and not for any life but a fulfilled one. Each day I get to meet amazing people, some here on the Hive and some here in real life, and each time I'm most grateful for being able to live to actually experience things and also touch people's lives.

Life is beautiful, even though most people would disagree with me. I'm happy to be Alive, I'm happy most of the people I care about are alive too.

I'm happy for the grace to meet the right set of people in my lives. Without them I don't think I'll be who I am or I'll be able to live my life well.

I'm grateful for being part of Hive Community, it really is a thing to be thankful for. They're a lot of amazing people here. I tend to use the word amazing each time I about Hive. It's beautiful to be here, to be able to share a lot of experiences with different people from different parts of the world. The love is genuine, it is straight from mars,lol. But surely, I hope we'll be here together to enjoy more happy moments.

So, no matter what you're going through, I just want you to:

S T A Y H A P P Y ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

And,

B E G R A T E F U L L !!

I'm really looking forward to reading more posts from more authors on the pob-wotw happy.
It is a very interesting word and I'm hoping a lot of people will share their stories with us.

What are you most grateful for?

I'll love you to share with us, we'll be glad to hear your story!!..

Thanks for reading this post ❤️❤️😏



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Somehow I was expecting you to talk about @funshee

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Lol, for real?
Why were you expecting that?

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I thought she was the friend who invited you to Hive?

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No.. I met her here on the Hive.

@edystringz did actually

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Ahhh... Those two have some things in common. Forgive me.

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Aahaah! Wondering what could that be.

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Lol you're both strong women

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Look at what trouble I got us into now.

Hopefully this kind of trouble will make us better friends in the end.

It looks like they are not going to forgive me for a long time though !LUV

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Where is @edystringz these days? I guess you guys have a lot of work to finish off this semester of studies.

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See ehn... Lol...

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Talk la 😂😂😂

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I was just imagining stuff in my head. People be like they're tired of life but once they see death, they japa. I am grateful for my life. And i thank God daily for it.

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Exactly, people are just doing initial gra gra. No one actually wants to face death, life just gets really hard that they lose hope.

You're smart. We need to be always grateful

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Reading through your story, just made me realise how far I have come, things I have been through, and how all those experience has shape me. For me to still be here I'm truely grateful.

Thanks for sharing your story with us.


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Yeah, you're alive, you're breathing. A lot could have happened, a lot would have happened, but it didn't. It's enough to be grateful.

Thank you for reading through my story

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What awful experiences to have witnessed.😭 That must have been incredibly difficult. Seems a common theme with tricycle accidents over there 😥I guess there is a balance to be had between being sensible and practical about rational fears and risks and also not letting them consume you so that you stop "living" before your time. So this is an eco train entry then? I haven't seen those before. Guessing you have another one on the word happy still coming for us this week, for word of the week?😎😍

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Yes @samsmith1971 I'm not used to seeing things happen to people, guess you'll call me soft hearted.
There are a lot of tricycles here so they tend to misbehave most times.

I guess there is a balance to be had between being sensible and practical about rational fears and risks and also not letting them consume you so that you stop "living" before your time.

Exactly, there was no way I could have let the fear consume me. I wouldn't have been comfortable living my life, like you said.i would have been dead before actually dying.

So this is an eco train entry then? I haven't seen those before.

Yes it is, you should try it out. Got to read a @josediccus post and decided to try it out.

Guessing you have another one on the word happy still coming for us this week, for word of the week?😎😍

I guess so, depends on how I feel though, if I don't feel happy I don't think I can write on anything happy.

Thanks for your warm Commemt dear

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"if I don't feel happy I don't think I can write on anything happy." I beg to differ🙏I think you have the makings of an article right there with that sentence as an opening line💗

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*smiles..
Why are you always good with words??.

You are very quick to inspire me.
I don't even know what to say.


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When I am unable to find inspiration myself, I've learned to let it find me. There is always a spark somewhere that you can fan into a flame... sometimes it is there right in front of us and we are just too close to notice. And so we need to step back to gain perspective 🤗 On a more serious note, I do hope you are ok. It sounds like you've had a rough week already 🙏😢 It's ok to take time out if you need to, but writing can be quite cathartic if you just allow your thoughts and feelings to spill onto the page.

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Thanks for the concern @samsmith1971, you just became my spark and I'm not ready to let that flame burn out 🔥🔥.

Yeah, the week has been really hectic, exams have started so I'm trying to set my mind well enough for them. It's tiring sometimes. But I'm ok.
Sure, I'll try to pour out how I feel into my writing.

Thanks for the care my friend. I really appreciate


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Hey, that's part of the reason we are all here, right? 🙏All the very best for the rest of your exams. I'm sure you're going to rock them! Make sure you get enough rest though.

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