The value of bad moments.

Andiswa Dlokolo

It has been a long road for me to get to where I am today. Challenges along the way have tested my strength and my will power, making me the person I am today.

“A friend to some” I have met way too many people in this short life of mine.  I’ve had many “friends” especially during the good times. It’s amazing how many of them I’ve lost along the way. Not that I’m complaining though. Good riddance to ….. J I’m not implying I’m a perfect friend or anything, but I can be to the ones I care fore. I guess the ones I’ve lost didn’t care about me or I didn’t care about them…. Who knows?

For some odd reason this year has been hell for me so far. Bad things seem to be happening after another. I overcome one hurdle, then something else happens, like someone is playing a game with me. I must say though, with all the bad things happening in my life, I am learning a lot. These hurdles are making me grow stronger, they are making me find different ways of hustling and making things happen.

I’ve even seen who my “true” friends are, who really cares about me and have my best interest at heart. Not to mention the number of people that turn their backs when bumps surface. I’ve ended up having no choice but to laugh when something bad happens especially when it’s one bad thing after another.

Without the bad things happening in our lives, how can we tell if the friends we have are true friends? How are we to know of our abilities and what we are capable of?

Whenever bad thing happen, we should try and not spend too much time feeling sorry for ourselves. Instead, we should try to look for the good things that will come out of whatever bad situation we find ourselves in. I know it’s easier said than done, but I can be done.