Good day to you all my tutors and learners here on Hive.
I remain this humble soul who is always ready to appreciate my existence on the surface, once we realize that staying alive is never by our power or might then we know that all we have to do in life is to thank God for his mercy and grace over us.
Never judge a book by its cover
This saying has become more rampant and popular among humans and this is because we can only see the outer appearance, the clothes and neck chains people put on, the nice and shiny shoes the person wore, the big flashy car, and nice houses. But we can't see the pain and scars behind those clothes. We can see the troubled mind behind those skins.
My experience
There was a time when I was in my first year at university. It wasn't easy on me. I tried all I could to make sure I had a comfortable time but it was to no avail. Finally, I had to accept my fate and prepare for a better second year.
I joined my brother and his roommate, so this roommate of his had a friend he visits often. He needed money, so he asked his friend if he had anyone who might want to scout the year, so he could use the money. We never knew he had these plans behind us.
One very afternoon I saw him coming home with someone with a big box. Oooh, it must not be what I am thinking. He got closer and called my attention. “This is your new roommate” I won't be with you guys every day anymore. He will take my place. Oooh! No probs about that. I didn't like his personality before. Thanks for bringing a better soul. I was happy.
The look on the new guy's face was so cool. I judged his character from his looks and first-time approach. This might be the perfect person for our room.
After a few days together, I began to sense some kind of changes in him. He will brag when he gets money from home, buy food from canteens, and spend as much as he can and then at the end of the month he will come back to me and ask for food without contributing. I shunned that aspect of him.
The worst part was the day when I came back from school. I saw the door and windows open instead of locked, and there was no one in the room. I thought maybe it was my brother that was around and quickly went out. I entered the room and to my greatest surprise, all I could smell were cigarettes.
Hahaha!! Who could have done this, even in our room? And then left the windows and doors open so the room won't look polluted. I knew my brother would never try such, our former roommate would not try such too. Both of them never smoked. Then my last option was this new guy I thought to be cool.
He came around in the evening and I was about to challenge him. I had to even keep my lips mute after seeing him and his gang at one corner of the house smoking heavily. 😳😳😳. So my coolest roommate was a chief smoker! Haha 😂. Who am I going to tell my story to?
I managed till the end of the session and immediately left for a new apartment after my brother graduated.
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