To ask for help...

Greetings!

Asking for help with ease has not always been my thing and this is because I'm not used to doing it. I'm this kind of a person that used to think of other responsibilities without even telling them and as a result, telling or begging others for help used to do me somehow. 

Although, it's not as if I don't need help from others as no one is an island, but the problem is that I also used to think ahead of others' needs.

Aside from this, I used to think about how I would feel if they later declined my request of getting help from them. So, these are  the major reasons I used to find it difficult to ask or beg people for help.

Having said so much about helping and asking others for help, I would like to delve into the topic of the prompt which is all about, “ asking for help.”

Before now, I have always asked or begged people for me but one thing I have realized in those times was that, whenever I begged these people for help, they would not do it and for this reason, I used to feel dejected and disappointed. 

So, when I realized that begging them for help would not even bring anything to my table, I decided not to beg anyone for help again and to look unto God Almighty who is the greatest help and in him, I have always found my help and he has always sent help to me through people.

Also, I have come to realize that I would not get help when I asked people for help, but when I refused or less expected people to come to my aid, they would just show up and that's always been the case that has happened to me on so many occasions. 

Furthermore, I would have been asking for help, but something happened some time ago, then I was looking for help from people on how to get my school fee paid and since I have lost my mum, I have been struggling to get things done if not for now that God has been helping me.

So, in the course of me seeking help from a family member who happened to be the immediate younger brother to my mum, I couldn't get the help and instead of him politely told me that he has his own responsibilities, what he said amazed me.

He said, “Look here boy, I also have my own responsibilities to take care off, after all, I'm not the one who killed your mother. Go and look for your help somewhere else ooo.”

When I heard this from him, I felt disappointed in him and ever since that day, I decided not to ask or seek help from others unless they deemed it fit to help me themselves.

Although it's a difficult decision to take, it's now paying off for me. Also, I also felt the consequences of delay in those days, but now, things are getting better.

In conclusion, I don't ask for help easily, rather, what I do is to take my time in getting things done by myself, however, I don't let that disturb me from helping others.

This is my entry to week 213, episode 01 of the weekly Featured contest in the Hive Learners community. 

Thanks for reading. 

Picture is mine.