Hey guys, I am actually new here and decided to give a try to this contest since @tripod asked me to give a try.
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Lemon is a sour fruit, they are full of sourness
Lemonade is juice extracted out of a lemon.It is a drink that contians water, and sweetener such as cane sugar, syrup or honey. So lemonade is a lemon juice.
So, lemon means sourness, difficulty, pain, challenges in life so making a lemonade out lemon is seeing a challenging situation from the positive side or turning a challenging situation into a desirable situation which will favour you and be of benefit to you as well.
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It means seeing a bright light even in a dark tunnel, it is been optimistic even in a bad situation and putting on a positive can-do attitude when in a face of adversity or misfortune.
Many times, life has thrown at us the things we never expected out of it but what makes us strong and fit to live is what we do in such situations.
When I saw the phrase, I thought so much about what this phrase meant and I came to the conclusion that the phrase is an encouraging phrase to put on a positive attitude and look at the bright side of life or a problem when life throws at us adversity or misfortune that brings sadness and unhappiness to our heart and face.
This reminds of what happened to be last year precisely March which I call the unexpected. A few days to the Covid 19 pandemic lockdown, I was relieved of my duty and during that period, it is quite a difficult time in my life at that time and indeed I would have said life wasn't fair to me.
I had a sick mother who needed medical attention, my house rent was due for renewal and things were quite difficult for me as I was not financially bouyant to stay home through out the Covid- 19 period.
I began to shriek because I knew, this things cannot happen if i am not financially bouyant. I will I and my family feed during this period, how will I meet my daily needs and that of my sick mother and siblings as well? This thought kept ringing and I thought of things I could do to sustain myself.
My mom's medical bills were enough to feed us through out a month not to talk about the food/diet she was placed on just to get her quick recovery.
I knew I needed to do something very fast or would break down. Luckly, I got to know about Hive from a friend and I decided to try it out.
Although the first period were quite difficult but I was able to acquire as much as possible that was able to pay my house bills, treat my sick mom, buy her medications and all the foods she would be needing through out that period to get her back and strong, I was able to provide my family and I daily needs and still had some more to spare out and save in my account.
That is life throwing at me a sour lemon and me turning such a difficult situation into a sweet lemonade. Instead of sitting down to wallow in self-pity or make people feel pity of you because of the situation life throws at us, why not let us sit down and think of ways we can come out of such situation even though wounded but strong and courageous to face life strong and full of determination.
I call upon my friend @udygold to join this contest and here is the link to this contest