AMINA

 

I stumbled upon an advertisement online on how one could earn dollars working as a freelancer. Anxiously, I created an account thinking that was a big catch, but frustration was written on my face as I received a lot of rejection emails. Would this help to treat my age mother?

I thought that not furthering to the tertiary institution would be the best remedy to alleviate myself from this bond of unemployment in the country. I tucked my mother into bed with a kiss on the forehead with a promise to better her tomorrow; opened my phone to an email. 

"Good morning, Amina. I see you are a Nigerian and I have looked for Nigerian Landscape Photographers because of a project at hand to appreciate the beauty of Mother Earth. Have you worked for anyone before on this?"  He asked through his chat. Should I lie or tell the truth? 

"This project is best by me. I live in Enugu and this makes it easy for a profound work because of its lush vegetation and rolling hills. It is good to capture  antelope, monkeys, and birds. I haven't worked on this  project before I will give my best."  I replied.

"I am impressed with your description of Enugu State. I have that in mind cause I have heard about it over here in Norway but this is a huge project that needs an expert and not a newbie. Thank you, Amina. I will get back to you some other time." 

I cried and decided to give up. But, I met Amadu, who has made it big as a landscape photographer, my eyes opened to see that I can make it big regardless. I never stayed waiting any more but rather I took action; I brought my art to the public.