How i fell in-love with my fourth choice

I wrote this post on my death bed, so please bear with me it is a summary of my life.

Growing up i was exposed to few options as to what i wanted to be. In that famine of options i decided that i wanted to be a doctor, so i chose science class in high school. I was very determined but struggled with most of the subjects. I failed to meet the requirements to qualify for MBBCh due to my Grade 11 and my early Grade 12 results. I applied at Wits for Bachelor of Science and Chemical Engineering in order to push myself to apply again for MBBCh. I also applied at University of Pretoria for Chemical Engineering and BIT.

I finally finished my Matric and did well enough to qualify for a bachelor's degree at tertiary level. At Wits i qualified to write a placement test, excited i was as i went to write running past Braamfontein like Wayde van Niekerk chasing Usain Bolt on his prime. Finally i wrote the test, but it did not go well. My hopes to study at Wits was swallowed by the wind as it blew past me. "Wait a minute," i got trapped in a soliloquy. I decided to go and see what news University of Pretoria got for me. I was told that i was placed on a waiting list for Chemical Engineering... My heartbeat slowly gave up on me as i started to ask myself what will i do if they don't accept me? Am i going to stay at home? I could feel tears piercing through my steeled eyes, i just heard "but, you are accepted for BIT." Slowly my heartbeat came back to its senses, and a hidden smile shined within me. I convinced myself to accept it, and maybe later on change to Chemical Engineering.

Finally i am on my first semester and like many people, i struggled to adjust to the tertiary life to a point where i received a letter of dismissal from the University. The heartbeat again left me behind like Caster Semenya on her Ferrari mode... "What am i going to do? What will i tell my family?" those were the thoughts that invaded my mind. I wrote back to the University explaining why my performance was poor, i mean if there were awards for the best letter, mine would have cleaned them all. So i got "re-admitted" with a warning. At this point things started to be clear as to what i wanted to do, and who i wanted to be, so on my second year of study i got my first distinction and passed well some of the modules i repeated. Joy filled my heart and i was now a second year student, but like many students i let it go into my head and started to slack and i received a letter of dismissal again. Lost in regrets and disappointment, i wrote again an award winning letter and i was "re-admitted." I stayed focused and that is when i realized that i actually loved what i was doing, i even started to create my own applications on my spare time and finally i was a third year student and this time i remained focused, clinched one or two distinctions and an award. I might had some few bumps, repeating some of the modules but excelled and made it to my final year(Honours) and got my first industry-based training and first job at an insurance company. The thinking was different and at this point all i wanted was to be a software developer that not only will create fun applications, but will also create systems that will change people's lives for the better. Three years later in the workplace moving forward, learning new skills and applying myself into realizing my goals.

I don't know what you will take from my story, but what i know is that my life is pretty awesome. Everything i experienced was a learning curve and i survived. Like many who came before me and thrived, this flue will not succeed in its evil plot.

Thank you, follow your path. Move forward, the rest will follow.  

~PT Legodi