FORGE AHEAD

Zainab was a lady who could drive herself to anywhere. She might have driven herself overseas if it was possible. After a hectic day at work,she still had a journey to embark on; a journey to the company's head office,to collect a letter,which was a five-hour drive from her office. She left work before the normal time of closure,4p.m. She entered her car and off she went. For three hours,she changed the gear,used everything necessary at the right time. Due to the long drive,extremely loud music and switched on air conditioning,she forgot to change the most important thing,the gear. She kept driving not remembering the gear,overheating sets in and in no time,the car had stopped moving, an hour left to reach the head office. It was after this that she realised that she had not changed the gear for a long time causing the engine to over-work and over-heat,making it knock off. People who she left,met and left her. She was unable to reach her destination,a place where she was going to collect her letter of promotion,she couldn't leave the spot until late in the evening when a mechanic showed up. She lost everything. Hmmm,this story is about some of us who starts well and end badly. Why do we end badly? After obtaining our first degree and successfully get a job,we think that is the end and forget to change the gear like she did. We neglect the idea of improving our knowledge not knowing that there are new things that we have to know. And when we reach a stage,the company knock us off and people who met us would leave us there. This world is a changing world and we the people in it have to change too. That course you studied ten years ago needs to be upgraded by now,don't be a stagnant water. When there is need to go for seminars,workshops or the likes go,and learn so that your story won't end like that of Zainab. Do the right think at the right time. Make progress when there is need to ...